P-Square, Wizkid, Fuse ODG, Mafikizolo and others nominated for MTV European Music Awards

MTV has 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-talented 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.

Representing for Africa at the global music celebration will be LCNVL, Mafikizolo, P-Square, Wizkid and Fuse ODG – who are all nominated in the Best African Act category. The “2013 MTV EMA” will broadcast live on MTV (DStv Channel 130) on Sunday 10 November at 9pm WAT from the stunning new Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam (official red carpet show starts at 8pm WAT).

News of the nominations will be revealed during the “2013 EMA Nomination Special” Hosted by Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), premiering on MTV at 3:4opm WAT on Tuesday 17 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. Voting for EMA categories is open now until 11:59 WAT on Saturday 9 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 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 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

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 AFRICAN ACT (winner goes on to compete in Worldwide Act category)

Fuse ODG

LCNVL

Mafikizolo

P-Square

Wizkid

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

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 (exclusively sponsored by essence)

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)