MTV announced today, September 17, 2013
the nominees for the “2013 MTV EMA,” the
world’s annual music awards show that
celebrates the year’s hottest artists from
around the globe.
Nigerian superstar Wizkid and dynamic
duo, PSquare have been nominated for the
Best African Act category alongside African
acts, Mafikizolo, LCNVL and Fuse ODG.
These selected acts will represent Africa at
the global music celebration.
Musical powerhouse and multi-talented
Justin Timberlake and breakthrough artists
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis lead the EMA
nominations with five nods each, while
always captivating superstars Lady Gaga,
Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke
are each up for four awards.
News of the nominations will be revealed
during the “2013 EMA Nomination Special”
Hosted by Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell),
premiering on MTV at 16:40 CAT on
Tuesday 17 September. The world famous
“Anchorman” Ron Burgundy (star of the
upcoming Anchorman 2: The Legend
Continues) will deliver the news on this
year’s EMA nominees in his unique and
hilarious way.
Other notable EMA nominees include Lady
Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke, Justin
Bieber, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Green
Day, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Daft Punk,
Rudimental, Icona Pop and One Direction,
who are each up for three EMA
nominations (with 1D’s Harry Styles also
nabbing a nod for Best Look). Artists with
two EMA nods include Rihanna, Katy Perry,
Eminem, Jay Z, Bastille, Imagine Dragons,
The Killers, Paramore, Rita Ora, Drake,
Afrojack, Avicii, Calvin Harris and Iggy
Azalea. MTV will announce EMA performers
and presenters at a later date.
The MTV EMA – MTV’s global celebration of
the hottest stars in music – recognizes
artists from around the world and across
genres, and brings together music fans
everywhere for a one-of-a-kind experience
in the weeks leading up to and at the show.
Voting for EMA categories is open now until
00:59 CAT on Saturday 9 November 2013.
Once again, viewers from around the world
have been engaging with the EMA digital
platforms to earn points for their favorite
EMA artists in the Biggest Fans category;
since 30 August, their participation has
helped narrow down the field to the five
official nominees announced today. The
more fans continue to engage with the EMA
content featured on MTV’s digital platforms
in the weeks leading up to the show, the
more they can help boost the chances for
their favorite artist to win the Biggest Fans
award on November 10th.
Each year, the MTV EMA highlights
incredible artists from every corner of the
world with the Worldwide Act category.
Fans can vote for nominated artists from
their respective territory starting today,
Tuesday 17 September. The local winners
will receive an EMA award and also move
on to the next phase of voting starting
Friday 25 October and compete for the
regional title. The 10 official Worldwide Act
nominees from each region will then be
announced on Monday 1 November, and
battle for the Worldwide Act Award. The
winner will be named at the show in
Amsterdam.
The “2013 MTV EMA” will broadcast live on
MTV (DStv Channel 130) on Sunday 10
November at 22:00 CAT from the stunning
new Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam (official red
carpet show starts at 21:00 CAT).
Here is the list of nominees for the “2013
MTV EMA”:
BEST SONG
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out Of Heaven”
Daft Punk – “Get Lucky” (ft. Pharrell
Williams)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Thrift
Shop” (ft. Wanz)
Rihanna – “Diamonds”
Robin Thicke – “Blurred Lines” (ft. T.I. &
Pharrell)
BEST POP
Justin Bieber
Katy Perry
Miley Cyrus
One Direction
Taylor Swift
BEST FEMALE
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Miley Cyrus
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift
BEST MALE
Bruno Mars
Eminem
Jay Z
Justin Bieber
Justin Timberlake
BEST LIVE
Beyoncé
Green Day
Justin Timberlake
P!nk
Taylor Swift
BEST NEW
Bastille
Icona Pop
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Rudimental
BEST VIDEO
Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
Lady Gaga – “Applause”
Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball”
Robin Thicke – “Blurred Lines” (ft. T.I. &
Pharrell)
Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Up In The Air”
BEST AFRICAN ACT (winner goes on to
compete in Worldwide Act category)
Fuse ODG
LCNVL
Mafikizolo
P-Square
Wizkid
BEST ROCK
Black Sabbath
Green Day
Kings Of Leon
Queens Of The Stone Age
The Killers
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Arctic Monkeys
Fall Out Boy
Franz Ferdinand
Paramore
Thirty Seconds To Mars
BEST HIP HOP
Drake
Eminem
Jay Z
Kanye West
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
BEST ELECTRONIC
Afrojack
Avicii
Calvin Harris
Daft Punk
Skrillex
BIGGEST FANS
Tokio Hotel
Thirty Seconds To Mars
One Direction
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
BEST LOOK (exclusively sponsored by
essence)
Harry Styles
Justin Timberlake
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Rita Ora
BEST PUSH
Karmin (October 2012)
Rudimental (November 2012)
Imagine Dragons (January 2013)
A$AP Rocky (February 2013)
Bastille (March 2013)
Austin Mahone (April 2013)
Bridgit Mendler (May 2013)
Tom Odell (June 2013)
Iggy Azalea (July 2013)
Icona Pop (August 2013)
twenty one pilots (September 2013)
BEST WORLD STAGE (WS)
Alicia Keys – WS Manchester 2012 (aired
Dec. 7th)
fun. – WS Rock Am Ring 2013 (taped June
7th)
Garbage – WS Mexico 2012 (aired Dec. 21st)
Green Day – WS Rock Am Ring 2013 (taped
June 9th)
Jason Mraz – WS Live In Myanmar 2012
(taped Dec. 16th)
Jessie J – WS Malta 2013 (taped 26th June)
Linkin Park – WS Mexico 2012 (aired Oct.
26th)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – WS Wireless
2013 (taped 13th July)
No Doubt – WS Frankfurt 2012 (aired Dec.
28th)
Paramore – WS Rock Am Ring 2013 (taped
7th June)
Rita Ora – WS Malta 2013 (taped June 26th)
Robin Thicke – WS Malaysia 2013 (taped 8th
September)
Snoop Lion – WS Durban 2013 (taped May
18th)
The Black Keys – WS NY Webster City Hall
2012 (aired Oct. 12th)
The Killers – WS Big Day Out 2013 (taped Jan
18th)
The “2013 MTV EMA” will air across MTV’s
global network of more than 60 channels
reaching nearly 700 million households
around the world as well as through
syndication. In addition, its convergent
programming and content will reach the
entire interactive community, via MTV’s
more than 200 digital media properties
around the world. Bruce Gillmer and
Richard Godfrey are Executive Producers
for the “2013 MTV EMA”.
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