Katy Perry Leads MTV EMA Nominations- Ariana Grande, Pharrell Williams, 5 Seconds Of Summer & Iggy Azalea Also Get Honors
The MTV EMA nominations have just been announced and everyone's favorite "Dark Horse" is anything but this year. Katy Perry is leading the pack with seven nominations to her name. Ariana Grande is not far behind, trailing Katy only be one nomination. Pharrell Williams along with 5 Seconds of Summer come in third with five nominations each and Iggy Azalea, Enimem, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, and Sam Smith are in a five way tie for fourth place as they all have four nominations to their names.
Accoridng to E! News, the EMA's will take place on November 9 and will be broadcasted from Glasglow, Scotland at the SSE Hydro arena. The show is also set to have a pre-show special, which this year will take place in Miami. Last years pre-show was in New York City and hosted by Darren Criss of Glee, Cher Lloyd, and Andrew Schulz. The special featured performances by Fall Out Boy, Jason Derulo, and Austin Mahone.
The following are the nominees for the 2014 EMA's:
BEST U.S. ACT
Beyoncé
Eminem
Katy Perry
Pharrell Williams
[Fan Vote]
BEST SONG
"The Monster (feat. Rihanna) - Eminem
"Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)" - Ariana Grande
"Dark Horse (feat. Juicy J)" - Katy Perry
"Stay With Me" - Sam Smith
"Happy" - Pharrell Williams
BEST POP
5 Seconds of Summer
Miley Cyrus
Ariana Grande
One Direction
Katy Perry
BEST FEMALE
Beyoncé
Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
BEST MALE
Ed Sheeran
Eminem
Justin Bieber
Justin Timberlake
Pharrell Williams
BEST LIVE
Beyoncé
Bruno Mars
One Direction
Katy Perry
Justin Timberlake
BEST NEW
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Kiesza
Sam Smith
BEST VIDEO
"Black Widow (feat. Rita Ora)" - Iggy Azalea
"Dark Horse (feat. Juicy J)" - Katy Perry
"Hideaway" - Kiesza
"Happy" - Pharrell Williams
"Chandelier" - Sia
BEST ROCK
Arctic Monkeys
The Black Keys
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Linkin Park
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Fall Out Boy
Lana Del Rey
Lorde
Paramore
Thirty Seconds to Mars
BEST HIP-HOP
Iggy Azalea
Drake
Eminem
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West
BEST ELECTRONIC
Afrojack
Avicii
David Guetta
Hardwell
Calvin Harris
BIGGEST FANS
5 Seconds of Summer
Justin Bieber
Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
One Direction
BEST LOOK
Iggy Azalea
Nicki Minaj
Rita Ora
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
BEST PUSH
5 Seconds of Summer
Charli XCX
Cris Cab
Ariana Grande
John Newman
Jungle
Kid Ink
Kiesza
Lorde
Sam Smith
Zedd
BEST WORLD STAGE
Afrojack, "MTV World Stage Live in Amsterdam"
B.o.B., "MTV World Stage Malaysia"
Flo Rida, "MTV World Stage Mexico"
Ellie Goulding, "MTV World Stage Wireless London"
Fall Out Boy, "MTV World Stage Monterrey"
Hardwell, "MTV World Stage Isle of MTV Malta"
Enrique Iglesias, "MTV World Stage Isle of MTV Malta"
Imagine Dragons, "MTV World Stage Live in Amsterdam"
The Killers, "MTV World Stage Live in Amsterdam"
Kings of Leon, "MTV World Stage Rock am Ring Germany"
Linkin Park, "MTV World Stage Rock am Ring Germany"
Nicole Scherzinger, "MTV World Stage Isle of MTV Malta"
Simple Plan, "MTV World Stage Monterrey"
Pharrell Williams, "MTV World Stage Wireless London"
Voting is now open at mtvema.com and will be open until November 8.