Viewers Choice

• Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
• Jay-Z (featuring Ja Rule & Amil-Lion), "Can I Get A..."
• Korn, "Freak On A Leash"
• Ricky Martin, "Livin' La Vida Loca"
• 'N Sync, "Tearin' Up My Heart"
• TLC, "No Scrubs"

Best Pop Video

• Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
• Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
• Ricky Martin, "Livin' La Vida Loca"
• 'N Sync, "Tearin' Up My Heart"
• Britney Spears, "Baby One More Time"

Best Group Video

• Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
• Limp Bizkit, "Nookie"
• 'N Sync, "Tearin' Up My Heart"
• Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"
• TLC, "No Scrubs"

Nominees for the 20 categories were announced by comedian Chris Rock, who will return to host the show after handing the 1998 VMAs, MTV VJ Carson Daly, and multiple nominee Ricky Martin during a press conference held this morning at New York City's famed Lincoln Center.

Coming off its thunderous weekend performance at Woodstock '99, Korn led all nominees by receiving nine nods for its "Freak on a Leash" video, a collaboration between graphic artist Todd McFarlane and the husband-wife directing team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris.

Latin sensation Ricky Martin, rapper-film star Will Smith, and TLC tied with six nominations a piece, as Martin was honored for his "Livin' La Vida Loca" clip, while Will Smith received four nominations for "Miami" and two for his "Wild Wild West" clip with Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee, and TLC was recognized for its "No Scrubs" clip.

A little more than five months after her record-setting night at the 1999 Grammy Awards, Lauryn Hill led all female artists with five nominations for her "Doo Wop (That Thing)" video. Dreadlocked rapper Busta Rhymes also garnered five nominations, with four coming for his collaboration with Janet Jackson on "What's It Gonna Be," and a single nod for "Gimme Some More."

Others receiving multiple nominations include the Backstreet Boys, Eminem, Fatboy Slim, Jennifer Lopez, and Madonna, all of whom are up for four awards each.