LOS ANGELES (MCT) – MTV announced the nominees for this year’s Video Music Awards, and there were clear leaders – and one eyebrow-raising omission.

Drake and Rihanna led the field with five nods apiece. The latter was heavily featured on Drake’s album “Take Care,” and the two frequently spur speculation about their relationship (most recently when Drake’s and Chris Brown’s posses erupted in a champagne-hurling brawl, reportedly over Rihanna). The two will each compete with Brown in different categories, Rihanna in choreography and Drake for male video.

Katy Perry landed four noms, while Coldplay, M.I.A., Jay-Z and Kanye’s Watch the Throne and newcomer Frank Ocean scored three apiece.