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

MTV REVEALS THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE “2013 MTV EMA,” WITH JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE AND MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS TOPPING THE LIST

THE “2013 MTV EMA” WILL BROADCAST LIVE FROM AMSTERDAM’S ZIGGO DOME ON MONDAY, 11 NOVEMBER AT 2AM (WIB), 3AM (SIN/HK/PH) AND 4AM (MAL)

TUNE IN TO MTV AT 10.30PM (WIB) AND 11.30PM (SIN/HK/PH) ON TUESDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER, AND 12.30AM (MAL) AND 5.30PM (TH) ON WEDNESDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER FOR THE “2013 EMA NOMINATION SPECIAL” HOSTED BY RON BURGUNDY

LONDON/NEW YORK, 17 SEPTEMBER 2013 – 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.

[pullquote align=”right”]The “2013 MTV EMA” will broadcast on MTV channels around the world on Monday, 11 November at 2am (WIB), 3am (SIN/HK/PH), 4am (MAL) from the stunning new Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam.[/pullquote]

Fans also won’t want to miss the “2013 EMA Nomination Special” hosted by Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), premiering 10.30pm (WIB) and 11.30pm (SIN/HK/PH) on Tuesday, 17 September, and 12.30am (MAL) and 5.30pm (TH) on Wednesday, 18 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.

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, 17 September, 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 5:59PM SGT on Friday, 8 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 10 November.

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.

Here is the list of nominees for the “2013 MTV EMA”:

BEST SONG

1. Bruno Mars – “Locked Out Of Heaven”
2. Daft Punk – “Get Lucky” (ft. Pharrell Williams)
3. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Thrift Shop” (ft. Wanz)
4. Rihanna – “Diamonds”
5. Robin Thicke – “Blurred Lines” (ft. T.I. & Pharrell)

BEST POP

1. Justin Bieber
2. Katy Perry
3. Miley Cyrus
4. One Direction
5. Taylor Swift

BEST FEMALE

1. Katy Perry
2. Lady Gaga
3. Miley Cyrus
4. Selena Gomez
5. Taylor Swift

BEST MALE

1. Bruno Mars
2. Eminem
3. Jay Z
4. Justin Bieber
5. Justin Timberlake

BEST LIVE

1. Beyoncé
2. Green Day
3. Justin Timberlake
4. P!nk
5. Taylor Swift

BEST NEW

1. Bastille
2. Icona Pop
3. Imagine Dragons
4. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
5. Rudimental

BEST VIDEO

1. Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
2. Lady Gaga – “Applause”
3. Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball”
4. Robin Thicke – “Blurred Lines” (ft. T.I. & Pharrell)
5. Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Up In The Air”

BEST ROCK

1. Black Sabbath
2. Green Day
3. Kings Of Leon
4. Queens Of The Stone Age
5. The Killers

BEST ALTERNATIVE

1. Arctic Monkeys
2. Fall Out Boy
3. Franz Ferdinand
4. Paramore
5. Thirty Seconds To Mars

BEST HIP HOP

1. Drake
2. Eminem
3. Jay Z
4. Kanye West
5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

BEST ELECTRONIC

1. Afrojack
2. Avicii
3. Calvin Harris
4. Daft Punk
5. Skrillex

BIGGEST FANS

1. Tokio Hotel
2. Thirty Seconds To Mars
3. One Direction
4. Justin Bieber
5. Lady Gaga

BEST LOOK (exclusively sponsored by essence)

1. Harry Styles
2. Justin Timberlake
3. Lady Gaga
4. Rihanna
5. Rita Ora

BEST PUSH

1. Karmin (October 2012)
2. Rudimental (November 2012)
3. Imagine Dragons (January 2013)
4. A$AP Rocky (February 2013)
5. Bastille (March 2013)
6. Austin Mahone (April 2013)
7. Bridgit Mendler (May 2013)
8. Tom Odell (June 2013)
9. Iggy Azalea (July 2013)
10. Icona Pop (August 2013)
11. twenty one pilots (September 2013)

BEST WORLD STAGE (WS)

1. Alicia Keys – WS Manchester 2012 (aired Dec. 7th)
2. fun. – WS Rock Am Ring 2013 (taped June 7th)
3. Garbage – WS Mexico 2012 (aired Dec. 21st)
4. Green Day – WS Rock Am Ring 2013 (taped June 9th)
5. Jason Mraz – WS Live In Myanmar 2012 (taped Dec. 16th)
6. Jessie J – WS Malta 2013 (taped 26th June)
7. Linkin Park – WS Mexico 2012 (aired Oct. 26th)
8. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – WS Wireless 2013 (taped 13th July)
9. No Doubt – WS Frankfurt 2012 (aired Dec. 28th)
10. Paramore – WS Rock Am Ring 2013 (taped 7th June)
11. Rita Ora – WS Malta 2013 (taped June 26th)
12. Robin Thicke – WS Malaysia 2013 (taped 8th September)
13. Snoop Lion – WS Durban 2013 (taped May 18th)
14. The Black Keys – WS NY Webster City Hall 2012 (aired Oct. 12th)
15. The Killers – WS Big Day Out 2013 (taped Jan 18th)

2013 MTV EMA – Worldwide Act: Asia nominees

For the full list of Worldwide Act nominees, please visit press.mtvema.com.

BEST JAPAN ACT

1. EXILE
2. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
3. MIYAVI
4. Momoiro Clover Z
5. ONE OK ROCK

BEST KOREA ACT

1. B.A.P
2. Boyfriend
3. EXO
4. Sistar
5. U-Kiss

BEST MAINLAND CHINA & HONG KONG ACT

1. 李宇春 Chris Lee
2. 陈奕迅 Eason Chan
3. 张靓颖 Jane Zhang
4. 方大同 Khalil Fong
5. 孙楠 Sun Nan

BEST SOUTHEAST ASIA ACT

1. Hafiz (Malaysia)
2. My Tam (Vietnam)
3. NOAH (Indonesia)
4. Olivia Ong (Singapore)
5. Sarah Geronimo (Philippines)
6. Slot Machine (Thailand)

BEST TAIWAN ACT

1. 蕭敬騰 Jam Hsiao
2. 林俊傑 JJ Lin
3. 楊丞琳 Rainie Yang
4. 羅志祥 Show Lo
5. 吳建豪 Vanness Wu

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.” For MTV EMA news and announcements, check out EMA on Facebook