Rihanna, Taylor Swift lead the pack for MTV Europe Music Awards 2012 Nominations
Rihanna is nominated for six awards at this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards, while British acts Muse, Coldplay and One Direction also pick up nominations.
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The music channel said Rihanna had been shortlisted for best song (“We Found Love”), best female, best pop, best video (“We Found Love”), biggest fans and in the new category, best look.
The British act with the most nominations is Scottish producer Calvin Harris, who is twice nominated alongside Rihanna for his involvement in the song ‘We Found Love, and is also shortlisted for the best electronic award.
British band Muse is nominated in two categories, best live and best rock, while Coldplay are also nominated in the latter category.
Other British nominees include Rita Ora and One Direction, both of whom are nominated for best new act and best UK & Ireland act.
Florence and the Machine is nominated for best alternative, and M.I.A. is nominated in the best video category, for her song Bad Girls.
Several US pop singers have been nominated multiple times, including Taylor Swift, who is shortlisted in five categories, and Katy Perry and Justin Bieber, who each gain four nominations.
The awards ceremony will be held in Frankfurt’s Festhalle on November 11. Many of the awards can be voted for by fans online.
It’s on! Voting is open for the 2012 MTV EMA, so make your clicks heard! Vote for your favourite nominees from now through 9 November. Find out who you and your fellow fans have selected as winners when the EMA air on 11th November! http://uk.mtvema.com/vote
Last year’s ceremony was held at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast. Lady Gaga was the biggest winner, picking up four awards.
The nominations:
Best Song
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – We Found Love
Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know
Pitbull feat. Chris Brown – International Love
fun. feat. Janelle Monáe – We Are Young
Best New Act
Rita Ora
fun.
One Direction
Lana Del Rey
Carly Rae Jepsen
Best Female
Rihanna
Katy Perry
Pink
Taylor Swift
Nicki Minaj
Best Male
Justin Bieber
Kanye West
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Jay Z
Best Pop
Justin Bieber
No Doubt
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
Rihanna
Best Live
Taylor Swift
Lady Gaga
Jay-Z and Kanye West (The Throne)
Green Day
Muse
Best Hip-Hop
Jay-Z and Kanye West (The Throne)
Nas
Rick Ross
Drake
Nicki Minaj
Best Rock
Linkin Park
Green Day
Muse
The Killers
Coldplay
Best Electronic
David Guetta
Swedish House Mafia
Avicii
Skrillex
Calvin Harris
Best Alternative
Jack White
The Black Keys
Arctic Monkeys
Florence + the Machine
Lana Del Rey
Best Video
M.I.A. – Bad Girls
Lady Gaga – Marry The Night
Katy Perry – Wide Awake
Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – We Found Love
PSY – Gangnam Style
Best Look
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Jack White
Taylor Swift
A$AP Rocky
Biggest Fans
Justin Bieber
One Direction
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Katy Perry
Best World Stage
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
B. o. B
Evanescence
Flo Rida
Jason Derulo
Joe Jonas
Justin Bieber
Kasabian
Ke$ha
LMFAO
Maroon 5
Nelly Furtado
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sean Paul
Snoop Dogg
Snow Patrol
Taylor Swift
Best Push
Foster the People (November 2011)
Lana Del Rey (December 2011)
Mac Miller (January 2012)
Michael Kiwanuka (February 2012)
Gotye (March 2012)
Rebecca Ferguson (April 2012)
fun. (May 2012)
Rita Ora (June 2012)
Conor Maynard (July 2012)
Of Monsters and Men (August 2012)
Carly Rae Jepsen (September 2012)
Best UK & Ireland Act
Conor Maynard
Rita Ora
One Direction
Jessie J
Ed Sheeran
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