Taking place on Sunday, 9 November in Glasglow, the 2014 MTV EMA will see the greatest stars on earth fill up one room as they compete for the coveted awards. Katy Perry leads the pack with 7 nominations, followed by Ariana Grande and Pharrell Williams. No doubt it’ll be all eyes on Nicki Minaj and Iggy Azalea as the two go head to head in several categories.
Voting is officially open for all categories at mtvema.com, including the Best African Act category which includes Goldfish repping for South Africa!
Nominees in the Biggest Fans category have also been announced. Fan groups have been given the power to vote for their favourite artists via Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #EMABiggestFans along with the artists’ names. Here the official hashtags:
- #EMABiggestFans1D
- #EMABiggestFans5SOS
- #EMABiggestFansJustinBieber
- #EMABiggestFansNickiMinaj
- #EMABiggestFansArianaGrande
2014 MTV EMA NOMINEES
BEST AFRICAN ACT
Davido
Toofan
Diamond
Goldfish
Sauti Sol
BEST SONG
Ariana Grande – Problem ft Iggy Azalea
Eminem – The Monster ft Rihanna
Katy Perry – Dark Horse ft Juicy J
Pharrell Williams – Happy
Sam Smith – Stay With Me
BEST POP
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Katy Perry
Miley Cyrus
One Direction
BEST FEMALE
Ariana Grande
Beyoncé
Katy Perry
Nicki Minaj
Taylor Swift
BEST MALE
Ed Sheeran
Eminem
Justin Bieber
Justin Timberlake
Pharrell Williams
BEST LIVE
Beyoncé
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake
Katy Perry
One Direction
BEST NEW
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Kiesza
Sam Smith
BEST VIDEO
Iggy Azalea – Black Widow ft Rita Ora
Katy Perry – Dark Horse ft Juicy J
Kiesza – Hideaway
Pharrell Williams – Happy
Sia – Chandelier
BEST ROCK
Arctic Monkeys
The Black Keys
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Linkin Park
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Fall Out Boy
Lana Del Rey
Lorde
Paramore
Thirty Seconds To Mars
BEST HIP HOP
Drake
Eminem
Iggy Azalea
Kanye West
Nicki Minaj
BEST ELECTRONIC
Afrojack
Avicii
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Hardwell
BIGGEST FANS
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Justin Bieber
Nicki Minaj
One Direction
BEST LOOK
Iggy Azalea
Katy Perry
Nicki Minaj
Rita Ora
Taylor Swift
BEST PUSH
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Cris Cab
John Newman
Jungle
Kid Ink
Kiesza
Lorde
Sam Smith
Zedd
BEST WORLD STAGE
Afrojack MTV World Stage Live in Amsterdam
B.o.B MTV World Stage Malaysia
Ellie Goulding MTV World Stage Wireless London
Enrique Iglesias MTV World Stage Isle of MTV Malta
Fall Out Boy MTV World Stage Monterrey
Flo Rida MTV World Stage Mexico
Hardwell MTV World Stage Isle of MTV Malta
Imagine Dragons MTV World Stage Live in Amsterdam
Kings of Leon MTV World Stage Rock am Ring Germany
Linkin Park MTV World Stage Rock am Ring Germany
Nicole Scherzinger MTV World Stage Isle of MTV Malta
Pharrell Williams MTV World Stage Wireless London
Simple Plan MTV World Stage Monterrey
The Killers MTV World Stage Live in Amsterdam