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
