By: Sarah DeNunzio//
The 2017 EMA (Europe Music Awards) Nominees are upon us! The show is scheduled to be held on Sunday, November 12th at The SSE Arena in Wembley, London. Rita Ora is set to host the event and is also a nominee in the Best Look category. She will also be performing her new single in addition to hosting the awards ceremony. Speaking about Ora, Bruce Gillmer, the head of music and music talent at Viacom’s Global Entertainment Group, said, “Rita is a multi-talented star who’s been an MTV core artist for over half of a decade. She’s the perfect hometown hero to lead the 2017 MTV EMAs.”
Taylor Swift leads the nominations with six total, followed by Shawn Mendes with five. Ed Sheeran and Kendrick Lamar both have four; each of these artists are nominated for the Best Artist category. MTV will also no longer have separate categories for Best Male and Best Female artists, choosing to do away with gender specific categories altogether.
You can vote for each category here and learn even more about the event on the official MTV EMA website. Check out the full list of nominees below. (More nominees may be revealed after press time, so keep your eyes locked on the EMAs website!)
BEST UK & IRELAND ACT
Dua Lipa
Louis Tomlinson
Ed Sheeran
Little Mix
Stormzy
BEST CANADIAN ACT
Alessia Cara
Drake
Justin Bieber
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
BEST SONG
Clean Bandit – Rockabye ft. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie
DJ Khaled – Wild Thoughts ft. Rihanna, Bryson Tiller
Ed Sheeran – Shape of You
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee – Despacito (Remix) ft. Justin Bieber
Shawn Mendes – There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back
BEST ARTIST
Ariana Grande
Ed Sheeran
Kendrick Lamar
Miley Cyrus
Shawn Mendes
Taylor Swift
BEST US ACT
Bruno Mars
DJ Khaled
Kendrick Lamar
Taylor Swift
Fifth Harmony
BEST LOOK
Dua Lipa
Harry Styles
Rita Ora
Taylor Swift
ZAYN
BEST NEW
Dua Lipa
Julia Michaels
Khalid
KYLE
Rag’n’Bone Man
BEST POP
Camila Cabello
Demi Lovato
Miley Cyrus
Shawn Mendes
Taylor Swift
BEST VIDEO (The winner in this category is chosen by MTV and is the only category that is NOT Fan Voted)
Foo Fighters – Run
Katy Perry – Bon Appétit ft. Migos
Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE.
KYLE – iSpy ft. Lil Yachty
Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do
BEST LIVE
Bruno Mars
Coldplay
Ed Sheeran
Eminem
U2
BEST ELECTRONIC
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Major Lazer
Martin Garrix
The Chainsmokers
BEST ROCK
Coldplay
Foo Fighters
Royal Blood
The Killers
U2
BEST HIP HOP
Drake
Eminem
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Post Malone
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Imagine Dragons
Lana Del Rey
Lorde
The xx
Thirty Seconds To Mars
BIGGEST FANS
Ariana Grande
Justin Bieber
Katy Perry
Shawn Mendes
Taylor Swift
BEST PUSH
Hailee Steinfeld
Jon Bellion
Julia Michaels
Kacy Hill
Khalid
KYLE
Noah Cyrus
Petite Meller
Rag’n’Bone Man
SZA
The Head And The Heart
BEST WORLD STAGE
Steve Aoki – Live from Isle of MTV Malta 2016
Kings of Leon – Live from Oude Luxor Theatre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2016
Tomorrowland 2017
DNCE – Live from Isle of MTV Malta 2017
The Chainsmokers – Live from Isle of MTV Malta 2017
Foo Fighters – Live from Barcelona, Spain 2017
