MTV EMA’s: List of Nominees

Award season is underway. Ish. The little brother to the VMA’s in the MTV stable- The European Music Awards have announced a list of nominees. The 2016 MTV EMAs will air live on MTV and MTV Base on Sunday November 6th, 2016 at 22:00 CAT in Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Best African Act
Alikiba
Black Coffee
Cassper Nyovest
Olamide
Wizkid

Best Song
Adele – Hello
Justin Bieber – Sorry
Lukas Graham – 7 Years
Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix)
Rihanna ft. Drake – Work

Best Video
Beyoncé – Formation
Coldplay – Up&Up
Kanye West – Famous
Tame Impala – The Less I Know the Better
The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk – Starboy

Best Female
Adele
Beyoncé
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Sia

Best Male
Calvin Harris
Drake
Justin Bieber
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd

Best Live
Adele
Beyoncé
Coldplay
Green Day
twenty one pilots

Best New
Bebe Rexha
DNCE
Lukas Graham
The Chainsmokers
Zara Larsson

Best Pop
Ariana Grande
Fifth Harmony
Justin Bieber
Rihanna
Selena Gomez
Shawn Mendes

Best Rock
Coldplay
Green Day
Metallica
Muse
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Best Alternative
Kings of Leon
Radiohead
Tame Impala
The 1975
twenty one pilots

Best Hip Hop
Drake
Future
G-Eazy
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa

Best Electronic
Afrojack
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Major Lazer
Martin Garrix

Best Push
Alessia Cara
Anne-Marie
Bebe Rexha
Blossoms
Charlie Puth
DNCE
Dua Lipa
Elle King
Halsey
Jack Garratt
Jonas Blue
Lukas Graham

Biggest Fans
Ariana Grande
Beyoncé
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Shawn Mendes

Best World Stage
Duran Duran – Piazza Del Duomo, Milan (2015)
Ellie Goulding – Piazza Del Duomo, Milan (2015)
Jess Glynne – Isle of MTV, Malta (2016)
Martin Garrix – Isle of MTV, Malta (2015)
One Republic – MTV Evolution, Philippines (2016)
Tinie Tempah – MTV Crashes, Plymouth (2015)
Tomorrowland – Belgium (2016)
Wiz Khalifa – Isle of MTV, Malta (2016)

Voting is open to members of the public here.

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