Lady Gaga Leads With Six Nominations for the "2011 MTV EMA", Followed by Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Adele, Justin Bieber and Thirty Seconds to MarsLONDON and NEW YORK, September 19, 2011 - Other Multi-Award Nominees Include Foo Fighters, Jennifer Lopez, Jessie J, Coldplay, Beyoncé, Eminem, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kanye West and More - The "2011 MTV EMA" Celebrates Music's Biggest Global Superstars and Hottest Artists From Every Corner of the World - The 18th Annual "MTV EMA" Will Air Live From Belfast's Odyssey Arena Sunday, 6th November at 9PM CET MTV today announced the nominees for the "2011 MTV EMA" with Lady Gaga leading the pack with six nods, 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 broadcast live on Sunday, 6th Novemberat 9PM CET from Belfast's Odyssey Arena on MTV channels around the world. The "2011 MTV EMA" are sponsored by Dell, Replay, Hyundai and Swatch. 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 andKaty Perry compete for Best Live, Best Pop and Best Female, as well as Best Song, with Perry nominated for "Firework" andGaga 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. 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, September 19, viewers can vote for their favourite EMA artists by visiting http://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. Also 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 from their respective territory in Europe starting Monday, September 19th, and then those local winners will vie for the European title the week of 17th October. The representative for Europe will be announced the week of 24th October along with the regional nominees from Latin America, North America, Asia Pacific and Africa/India/Middle East, and those five regional nominees will then battle for the "World Wide Act" distinction. The winner will be named at the show in Belfast. Here is the list of nominees for the "2011 MTV EMA":
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. The 17th annual show saw a +61% increase year over year with the coveted P12-34 demographic and grabbed a +72% increase in live streams of the show online to more than 4.5 million. For all MTV EMA news and announcements, check out EMA on Facebook and follow us @ EMA Twitter. For MTV EMA press materials, please visit press.mtvema.com. About MTV: MTV is the world's premier youth entertainment brand. With a global reach of more than a half-billion households, MTV is the cultural home of the millennial generation, music fans and artists, and a pioneer in creating innovative programming for young people. MTV reflects and creates pop culture with its award-winning content built around compelling storytelling, music discovery and activism across TV, online and mobile. Outside of the United States, MTV is part of Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. For more information about the 2011 MTV EMA, please visit press.mtvema.com. For further information, please contact: SOURCE Viacom International Media Networks
September 20, 2011 3:35am ET by Newsdesk
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