Taylor Swift, Rihanna Rule 2012 MTV EMA Nominations
The 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards are quickly approaching, and it seems that Rihanna is the girl to beat, with six nods. Taylor Swift isn't far behind the Talk That Talk singer with five nominations of her own.
Swift and Rihanna will battle against each other for EMA supremacy in three categories: Best Female, Best Pop and Best Look. Each of the ladies just graced the VMA stage earlier this month with eye-popping performances.
Rihanna is also up for Best Video against M.I.A. ("Bad Girls"), Lady Gaga ("Marry the Night"), Katy Perry ("Wide Awake") and viral-video sensation PSY ("Gangnam Style"). However, they have some stiff competition in Rihanna. She took home the Moonman for Video of the Year at the 2012 VMAs earlier this month for her "We Found Love" clip.
Justin Bieber and Perry (who has hosted the show twice before) are up for four prizes at the big show. Meanwhile, Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Lana Del Rey, Carly Rae Jepsen and Fun. will all see if they can take home one of the three awards they are each up for.
The show will air in the U.S. on MTV2 at 11 p.m. ET/PT on Sunday, November 11. It all goes down in Frankfurt, Germany, at the Festhalle. Fans can get in on the action beginning Monday (September 17) by voting in all EMA categories online at MTVEMA.com or m.mtvema.com on their mobile phones. Voting for EMA categories is open from now until 11:59pm CET (Central Europe Time) on Friday, November 9.
Full List of 2012 MTV EMA Nominees:
Best Song
Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe"
Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris), "We Found Love"
Gotye, "Somebody That I Used to Know"
Pitbull (featuring Chris Brown), "International Love"
Fun. "We Are Young"
Best New
Rita Ora
Fun.
One Direction
Lana Del Rey
Carly Rae Jepsen
Best Female
Rihanna
Katy Perry
Pink
Taylor Swift
Nicki Minaj
Best Male
Justin Bieber
Kanye West
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Jay Z
Best Pop
Justin Bieber
No Doubt
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
Rihanna
Best Live
Taylor Swift
Lady Gaga
Jay Z and Kanye West
Green Day
Muse
Best Hip Hop
Jay Z and Kanye West
Nas
Rick Ross
Drake
Nicki Minaj
Best Rock
Linkin Park
Green Day
Muse
Killers
Coldplay
Best Electronic
David Guetta
Swedish House Mafia
Avicii
Skrillex
Calvin Harris
Best Alternative
Jack White
The Black Keys
Arctic Monkeys
Florence and the Machine
Lana Del Rey
Best Video
M.I.A., "Bad Girls"
Lady Gaga, "Marry the Night"
Katy Perry, "Wide Awake"
Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris), "We Found Love"
PSY, "Gangnam Style"
Best Look
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Jack White
Taylor Swift
A$AP Rocky
Biggest Fans
Justin Bieber
One Direction
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Katy Perry
Best World Stage
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
B.o.B
Evanescence
Flo Rida
Jason Derülo
Joe Jonas
Justin Bieber
Kasabian
Ke$ha
LMFAO
Maroon 5
Nelly Furtado
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sean Paul
Snoop Dogg
Snow Patrol
Taylor Swift
Best PUSH
Foster the People
Lana Del Rey
Mac Miller
Michael Kiwanuka
Gotye
Rebecca Ferguson
Fun.
Rita Ora
Conor Maynard
Of Monsters And Men
Carly Rae Jepsen
Don't miss the 2012 MTV EMA, airing in the U.S. on MTV2 at 11 p.m. ET/PT on Sunday, November 11. Fans can get in on the action beginning Monday (September 17) by voting in all EMA categories online at MTVEMA.com or m.mtvema.com on their mobile phones. Voting for EMA categories is open from now until 11:59 p.m. CET on Friday, November 9.