MTV EMA AWARDS, Wizkid,fally ipupa nominated

MTV today announced the nominees for the “2011
MTV EMA” with Lady Gaga leading the pack with
six nominations, and Katy Perry and Bruno
Mars following closely behind with four
nominations. British songstress Adele, who
stands as the top-selling artist of the year, has
been nominated for three awards, with Justin
Bieber and Thirty Seconds To Mars also up
for three. The 18th annual MTV EMA will take
place on Sunday 6 November at Belfast’s
Odyssey Arena, airing on MTV channels around
the world including MTV (DStv 321) and MTV Base
(DStv 322).
New this year is the World Wide Act category,
which celebrates diversity and the breadth of all
the music that MTV has to offer by nominating
incredible artists from all corners of the world.
Fans will be able to vote for an artist/group within
five different regions (Asia Pacific, North America,
Latin America, Africa/India/Middle East and
Europe). The nominee from each region with the
most votes (to be announced the week of 24th
October) will then battle for the “World Wide Act”
distinction - to be bestowed at the show in
Belfast.
Two of the reigning queens of pop will go head
to head at this year’s EMA in four of the same
categories, as Lady Gaga and Katy Perry
compete for Best Live, Best Pop and Best
Female, as well as Best Song, with Perry
nominated for “Firework” and Gaga for “Born
This Way”. Gaga is also nominated for Best
Video for “Born This Way” and Biggest
Fans. Multi-talented singer/songwriter Bruno
Mars is up for four awards, including Best
New, Best Male, Best Push and Best Song
for “Grenade.” Adele has been nominated for
Best Female, as well as Best Song and Best
Video for “Rolling In The Deep”, and Justin
Bieber will compete for Best Pop, Best Male
and Biggest Fans. Thirty Seconds To Mars is
up for Best Alternative, Best World Stage
and Biggest Fans.
As always, the MTV EMA – MTV’s international
celebration of the year’s best in music – features
nominees from across genres, recognizing
today’s hottest acts and global superstars. Foo
Fighters, Snoop Dogg, My Chemical
Romance, Jennifer Lopez, LMFAO, Jessie J,
Beyoncé, Coldplay, Eminem, Arcade Fire,
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Far East Movement,
Kanye West, Linkin Park, Wiz Khalifa and
Kings of Leon are each up for two EMA
nominations.
Also new to the “2011 MTV EMA” is the Biggest
Fans award, which will go to the most
passionate fan base for a particular artist.
Beginning Monday, 19th September, viewers can
vote for their favourite EMA artists by visiting
www.mtvema.com. The more fans engage with
the EMA content featured on the site, the more
their participation and points can boost the
chances for their favourite artist to win.
Here is the list of nominees for the “2011 MTV
EMA”:
BEST SONG
Adele – “Rolling In The Deep”
Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull – “On The Floor”
Katy Perry – “Firework”
Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”
BEST LIVE
Coldplay
Foo Fighters
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Red Hot Chili Peppers
BEST POP
Britney Spears
Justin Bieber
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
BEST NEW
Bruno Mars
Far East Movement
Jessie J
LMFAO
Wiz Khalifa
BEST FEMALE
Adele
Beyoncé
Jennifer Lopez
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
BEST MALE
Bruno Mars
David Guetta
Eminem
Justin Bieber
Kanye West
BEST HIP HOP
Eminem
Lil Wayne
JAY Z & Kanye West
Pitbull
Snoop Dogg
BEST ROCK
Coldplay
Foo Fighters
Linkin Park
Kings of Leon
Red Hot Chili Peppers
BEST VIDEO
Adele – “Rolling In The Deep”
Beastie Boys – “Make Some Noise”
Beyoncé – “Run The World (Girls)”
Justice – “Civilization”
Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
My Chemical Romance
The Strokes
Thirty Seconds To Mars
BEST WORLD STAGE
Arcade Fire
The Black Eyed Peas
Diddy Dirty Money
Enrique Iglesias
Kings of Leon
Linkin Park
My Chemical Romance
Ozzy Osborne
Snoop Dogg
Thirty Seconds To Mars
BEST PUSH
Alexis Jordan
Big Time Rush
Bruno Mars
Far East Movement
Jessie J
Katy B
LMFAO
Neon Trees
Theophilus London
Wiz Khalifa
BIGGEST FANS
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Paramore
Selena Gomez
Thirty Seconds To Mars
AFRICA/INDIA/MIDDLE EAST (Top vote-
getter will represent Africa/India/Middle
East in the World Wide Act category)
Abdelfattah Grini
Cabo Snoop
Fally Ipupa
Black Coffee
Wizkid
Scribe
The “2011 MTV EMA” will be available to a potential
viewing audience of more than 1.2 billion people
via MTV’s global network of more than 60
channels reaching more than 640 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 nearly 200
digital media properties around the world.
Richard Godfrey and Bruce Gillmer are Executive
Producers for the “2011 MTV EMA.”
The “2010 MTV EMA”, held in Madrid, was the
event’s most watched telecast ever with a total of
22.2 million viewers tuning in to MTV and VIVA
channels around the world.