Africa Stand Up! Let’s hear it for Mi Casa, D’Banj, Wizkid, Camp Mulla and Sarkodie who have been nominated in the Worldwide Act category alongside other acts from places like India, Latin America, North America and Middle East.
Airing on Sunday, 11 November at 10pm on MTV (Dstv Channel 130) as well as 12 November at 9pm on MTVBase, this year’s 2012 MTV EMA is definitely a promising one for the ladies, with Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry leading the pack. What’s exciting is that YOU can vote in categories such as Best New and Best Live acts! Yes you! Go to www.mtvbase.com for more info.
Check out the nominees list. Who do you think is taking home best hip hop? Drake/Jay-Z&Kanye/Nas/Nicki Minaj/Rick Ross? Send us your thoughts to hype@hypemagazine.co.za
BEST HIP HOP
Jay Z & Kanye West
Nas
Rick Ross
Drake
Nicki Minaj
BEST SONG
Carly Rae Jepsen – ‘Call Me Maybe’
Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – ‘We Found Love’
Gotye – ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’
Pitbull feat. Chris Brown – ‘International Love’
fun. feat. Janelle Monáe – ‘We Are Young’
BEST NEW
Rita Ora
fun.
One Direction
Lana Del Rey
Carly Rae Jepsen
BEST FEMALE
Rihanna
Katy Perry
P!nk
Taylor Swift
Nicki Minaj
BEST MALE
Justin Bieber
Kanye West
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Jay Z
BEST POP
Justin Bieber
No Doubt
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
Rihanna
BEST LIVE
Taylor Swift
Lady Gaga
Jay Z & Kanye West
Green Day
Muse
BEST ROCK
Linkin Park
Green Day
Muse
The Killers
Coldplay
BEST ELECTRONIC
David Guetta
Swedish House Mafia
Avicii
Skrillex
Calvin Harris
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Jack White
The Black Keys
Arctic Monkeys
Florence + The Machine
Lana Del Rey
BEST VIDEO
M.I.A. – ‘Bad Girls’
Lady Gaga – ‘Marry The Night’
Katy Perry – ‘Wide Awake’
Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – ‘We Found Love’
PSY – ‘Gangnam Style’
BEST LOOK
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Jack White
Taylor Swift
A$AP Rocky
BIGGEST FANS
Justin Bieber
One Direction
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Katy Perry
BEST WORLD STAGE
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
B.o.B
Evanescence
Flo Rida
Jason Derulo
Joe Jonas
Justin Bieber
Kasabian
Ke$ha
LMFAO
Maroon 5
Nelly Furtado
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sean Paul
Snoop Dogg
Snow Patrol
Taylor Swift
BEST PUSH
Nov – Foster The People
Dec – Lana Del Rey
Jan – Mac Miller
Feb – Michael Kiwanuka
March – Gotye
April – Rebecca Ferguson
May – fun.
June – Rita Ora
July – Conor Maynard
August – Of Monsters And Men
September – Carly Rae Jepsen
WORLDWIDE ACT
Sarkodie
Camp Mulla
Wizkid
Mi Casa
D’Banj