Just In: MTV Reveals The Nominations For The 2013 MTV EMA

MTV today announced 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. Musical powerhouse and multi-hyphenate 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. The “2013 MTV EMA” will broadcast onMTV channels around the world Sunday, November 10th at 9:00PM CET* from the stunning new Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam. The2013 MTV EMA is sponsored by tic tac, with essence as the exclusive sponsor of the Best Look Award.

Fans also won’t want to miss the “2013 EMA Nomination Special” Hosted by Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), premiering 8PM on Tuesday, September 17th. 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.

Continuing his hot streak after a long hiatus from music, Timberlake continues to dominate 2013, securing EMA nominations for Best Male, Best Live, Best Look, Best US Act and Best Video for “Mirrors.” First-time EMA nominees Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will compete for Best New, Best Hip Hop, Best Song for “Thrift Shop (ft. Wanz),” Best US Act and Best World Stage for their performance at MTV World Stage Wireless 2013 in July.

Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus will go head to head for the Best Female title, and both will vie against Robin Thicke for Best Video. Gaga is also up for Best Look and Biggest Fans, while Cyrus has secured additional nods for Best Pop and Best US Act. Thicke’s other nominations are for Best Song for “Blurred Lines (ft. T.I. & Pharrell), Best US Act and Best World Stage for his performance in Malaysia earlier this month. Perennial EMA nominee Justin Bieber is once again nominated for Best Pop, Best Male, Biggest Fans and Best Canadian Act.

Other notable EMA nominees include 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. Beginning today, Tuesday, September 17th, viewers can vote for EMA categories such as Best New, Best Live and more by visiting www.mtvema.com online or http://m.mtvema.com on their mobile phones. Voting for EMA categories is open now until 11:59PM CET on Friday, November 8th, 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 August 30th, 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, September 17th. The local winners will receive an EMA award and also move on to the next phase of voting starting Friday, October 25th and compete for the regional title. The 10 official Worldwide Act nominees from each region will then be announced on Monday, November 1st, and battle for the Worldwide Act Award. The winner will be named at the show in Amsterdam.

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 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
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)

MTV UK / BEST UK AND IRELAND ACT
Calvin Harris
Ellie Goulding
Olly Murs
One Direction
Rudimental

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Justin Bieber's Entourage Targeted in Drug Search

Justin Bieber was kept waiting at an airport in Florida on Sunday while sniffer dogs checked his team's luggage for drugs.



The Baby hitmaker made headlines last month when Canadian border patrol police in Michigan found marijuana and drug paraphernalia on board one of his tour buses.



Officials are clearly now on the lookout for the teen superstar as authorities at Florida's Fort Lauderdale International Airport stopped his entourage on Sunday to send in the drug dogs.



The crafty canines checked bags in a parking bay as Bieber kept himself busy posing for photographs with fans nearby, according to TMZ.com.



Nothing incriminating was found during the search,and Bieber and his crew were allowed to board their flight. The singer had been partying with Jay-Z and Kevin Hart in Miami, Florida over the weekend.

Model to Sue Justin Bieber Over Brawl

Justin Bieber is facing the prospect of legal action from a male model who alleges the pop superstar kicked him during a brawl in New York last weekend.



Wayne Rennalls, 22, claims he was caught up in an alleged altercation with the singer's entourage outside a nightclub in the Hamptons and was later hospitalised to treat injuries including a black eye and a chipped tooth.



He also filed a police report which prompted an investigation, and now he has revealed he is planning to sue the star and his entourage over the incident.



Rennalls alleges Bieber, 19, who was standing on the roof of a car throughout most of the dispute, approached him and kicked during the fracas.



He tells the New York Daily News, "(Bieber yelled) 'You f**king p**sy, do something!'... Justin Bieber (was) still running his mouth and I took my shirt off to fight. That's when they all hopped out of the truck and bum-rushed me. They said, 'That's your f**king a**,' and the first one came to me, and I put my hands up to fight, to protect myself... He (Bieber) got around and kicked me."



Rennalls claims the argument started inside the nightclub and then turned nasty outside, saying, "Honestly, it was like jealousy in the club. I got a group of females, like seven on this (left) side and three on this side (right) and one standing behind me. The girls I was with, none of them ran to him... He's a kid! He wasn't even allowed in the club. It's not a teenage party."



Rennalls' attorney Mark Rudner also reveals a legal summons and official complaint were drafted Friday and they plan to file suit against the star and his bodyguards, as well as the nightclub in Southampton.



The news comes as video footage from the incident has emerged online. The clip shows Bieber standing on top of a car before running down the hood and moving towards the trouble.



A spokesperson for Bieber has previously insisted the young singer was not involved in the alleged altercation.

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Selena Gomez Cuts Interview Short Over Justin Bieber Question

Pop star Selena Gomez cut short an interview with a U.S. reporter after he asked about her relationship with troubled singer Justin Bieber.

The singer/actress was chatting to correspondent Dean Richards on America's WGN Entertainment network on Monday when he mentioned Bieber's recent headline-grabbing antics.

He said, "You're... probably as close a friend to Justin Bieber as they come. Is there something about him that we don't get or we don't understand? I mean, there is one story after another of... pretty outrageous behaviour that we're reading about."

Gomez, who was appearing on the show via videolink, refused to answer the question and looked off camera to an aide, before the screen suddenly went blank.

The brunette recently sparked fresh reports of a reconciliation with the Baby hitmaker after previously splitting last year.

Bieber has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent months, showing up hours late for several gigs and falling out with his neighbors in California, while he has also faced allegations he spat in a DJ's face and urinated in a restaurant's mop bucket.

Lil Twist Arrested For Suspected DUI in Bieber Car

The rapper known as Lil Twist has been arrested for investigation of driving under the influence after being stopped in California while he was behind the wheel of Justin Bieber's luxury sports car.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore says 20-year-old Christopher Moore was pulled over around 3:30 a.m. Thursday on a Calabasas road leading to a gated community where Bieber lives.

Whitmore says Moore was driving a 2012 Fisker registered to the pop star.

Authorities say Moore was driving between 60 and 70 mph in an area that has a 30 mph speed limit because of construction.

Investigators think Moore may have been under the influence of marijuana. Bail was set at $5,000 for the misdemeanor offense.

An email seeking comment was sent to his record label.

Justin Bieber Contacts Bill Clinton After Mop Video

Justin Bieber has reportedly made amends with Bill Clinton after apparently cursing at a photo of the former U.S. President in a shocking new video.



The Baby hitmaker came under fire on Wednesday after footage emerged online showing a young man who looks a lot like Bieber relieving himself in a mop bucket in the kitchen of a New York City restaurant.



The controversial clip, reportedly shot earlier this year, ends with the Bieber lookalike spraying cleaning fluid on a framed picture of Clinton and cursing at Bill Clinton!



The singer has yet to confirm whether he is indeed the star of the film, but reports suggest Bieber reached out to Clinton to apologise after the footage spread across the web.



Bieber appeared to confirm speculation he had been in touch with the former White House leader by sending him a message via Twitter.com, writing, "Bill Clinton thanks for taking the time to talk Mr. President. Your words meant alot. Great guy."



A source tells E! News Clinton wasn't offended by the stunt and even assured Bieber, "If that is the worst thing you have ever done, all is well."



Earlier on Wednesday, Bieber appeared to show remorse for the controversy when he tweeted, "In life u will make mistakes and people will try and tear u down... but u gotta stay positive. Stay strong.. and learn to be better... and... always live to serve others and The Lord. Growing every day."

Justin Bieber in Bizarre Video Mystery

Justin Bieber has become embroiled in a bizarre online video drama amid reports suggesting he has been caught on camera urinating into a mop bucket at a restaurant in New York.



The footage, taken on a cell phone and published on TMZ.com, shows a young man who looks like Bieber, wearing sunglasses and dressed in the singer's signature baggy clothes and baseball cap, leaving a nightclub through the restaurant's back entrance and stopping to relieve himself in the kitchen.



A group of friends can be heard laughing and joking in the background during the clip, which was reportedly filmed in New York City earlier this year. The bizarre footage ends with the boy in the baseball cap spraying cleaning fluid on a picture of former U.S. President Bill Clinton.



It is not clear whether Bieber is indeed the star of the film, and the Baby singer has yet to comment on the story.

Justin Bieber Bans Selena Gomez Music From Photoshoot Set

Pop star Justin Bieber has banned music by his on/off girlfriend Selena Gomez from his photoshoot playlist.

The couple split late last year (12), but rumours of a romantic reunion emerged in March (13) after Bieber paid a visit to Gomez's Los Angeles home, and in April (13) she flew out to Norway to support the 19 year old during his European tour.

The stars have since reaffirmed their single status and now Bieber has forbidden staffers from playing any of the beauty's music in his presence.

Editors at TMZ.com have obtained a copy of one of the superstar's riders, which forbids personnel from asking for photographs, speaking to Bieber and blasting any tunes recorded by his ex during photoshoots.

The document also lists items to be included in the pop hunk's dressing room, such as a large pack of Swedish Fish candies and two pairs of white socks.

Miley Cyrus' "We Can't Stop" Video Breaks Record on VEVO With 10.7 Million Views in 24 Hours

VEVO, the world's leading all-premium music video and entertainment platform, has announced today that global superstar Miley Cyrus's new single video "We Can't Stop" delivered 10.7 million views across VEVO in the 24 hours following its premiere. This beats out the previous record holder, Justin Bieber ft. Nicki Minaj "Beauty and the Beat," which hit 10.6 million views.



Miley Cyrus premiered the video for her new single "We Can't Stop" across VEVO on June 19th.The video was directed by Diane Martel and shot in Los Angeles. "We Can't Stop", which was co-written by Miley along with Mike Will and Rock City and produced by Mike Will is currently available at all digital retail providers.



Miley Cyrus is appearing on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" for an exclusive late night appearance on Tuesday, June 25. The hit maker will first sit down with the late night host to talk about her new music followed by an epic performance in the center of Hollywood, CA on JKL's SONY outdoor stage in front of thousands of fans. This will be Miley's first ever live performance of "We Can't Stop", the first single off her forthcoming RCA Records debut album.