MTV EMA release 2011 nominees list: Wizkid, Cabo Snoop, 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 18^th 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, 19^th 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

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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.