The 2016 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held at the Rotterdam Ahoy, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on 6 November 2016. It was hosted by Bebe Rexha. This was the third time the awards have taken place in the Netherlands, and the second time Rotterdam has been the host city. The awards were held in the same venue as the 1997 MTV EMAs.
| 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards | |
|---|---|
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| Date | 6 November 2016 |
| Location | Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Hosted by | Bebe Rexha |
| Most awards | Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Martin Garrix, Shawn Mendes, Twenty One Pilots and Zara Larsson (each 2) |
| Most nominations | Beyoncé (5) |
| Website | mtvema |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | MTV Channel 5 |
Nominations edit
The nominations were announced on September 27, 2016.[1][2] Winners are in bold text.
| Best Song | Best Video |
|---|---|
|
Justin Bieber — "Sorry"
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The Weeknd (featuring Daft Punk) — "Starboy"
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| Best Female | Best Male |
| Best New | Best Pop |
| Best Electronic | Best Rock |
| Best Alternative | Best Hip-Hop |
| Best Live | Best World Stage |
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| Best Push Act | Biggest Fans |
| Best Look | Best Worldwide Act |
|
Ariana Grande | |
| Global Icon | |
| Green Day | |
Regional nominations edit
Winners are in bold text.
Europe edit
| Best Adria Act | Best Belgian Act |
|---|---|
|
S.A.R.S |
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| Best Danish Act | Best Dutch Act |
|
Benjamin Lasnier |
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| Best Finnish Act | Best French Act |
| Best German Act | Best Israeli Act |
|
The Ultras | |
| Best Italian Act | Best Norwegian Act |
|
Benji & Fede |
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| Best Polish Act | Best Portuguese Act |
| Best Romanian Act | Best Russian Act |
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| Best Spanish Act | Best Swedish Act |
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| Best Swiss Act | Best UK & Ireland Act |
|
Chlyklass
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Africa edit
| Best African Act |
|---|
Asia edit
| Best Chinese and Hong Kong Act | Best Indian Act |
|---|---|
| Best Japanese Act | Best Korean Act |
| Best Southeast Asian Act | |
Australia and New Zealand edit
| Best Australian Act | Best New Zealand Act |
|---|---|
Latin America edit
North America edit
| Best Canadian Act | Best US Act |
|---|---|
Performances edit
Pre show edit
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Pre-show | |
| Anne-Marie | "Alarm" |
Main show edit
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Main show | |
| Bruno Mars | "24K Magic" |
| DNCE | "Body Moves" "Cake by the Ocean" |
| Martin Garrix Bebe Rexha |
"In the Name of Love" |
| Shawn Mendes | "Mercy" |
| Zara Larsson | "Lush Life" "Ain't My Fault" |
| Green Day | "Bang Bang" |
| The Weeknd | "Starboy" |
| Kings of Leon | "Waste a Moment" |
| Bebe Rexha | "I Got You" |
| Lukas Graham | "You're Not There" "7 Years" |
| Afrojack | "Gone" "Hey" |
| OneRepublic | "Let's Hurt Tonight" |
| Green Day | "American Idiot" |
Appearances edit
Pre show edit
- Laura Whitmore and Sway Calloway — Red carpet hosts
- Laura Whitmore — Presented Biggest Fans
- Laura Whitmore and The MTV It Girls — Presented Best Look
Main show edit
- G-Eazy and Charli XCX — presented Best Electronic
- Winnie Harlow and Tinie Tempah — presented Best Live
- Jourdan Dunn — presented Best Male
- Jaden Smith — presented Best New Act
- Nina Dobrev and Deepika Padukone — presented Best Video
- Idris Elba — presented Global Icon
Voting process edit
| Category | Voting Method | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biggest Fans | Twitter, Instagram and Vine Hashtag | 27 Sept @12pm CET | N/A |
| Worldwide Act | Website/App | 2 Sept @12pm CET | 5 Nov @11:59pm CET* |
| Best Video | MTV Music Editorial Team - not eligible for audience voting | N/A | N/A |
| All others | Website/App | 12 Sept @12pm CET | 5 Nov @11:59pm CET |
(*)without Best Acts from Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Israel and Poland. In those countries voting was ended earlier.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "justin bieber & beyoncé lead the 2016 mtv ema nominations – see the full list!". MTV UK. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Beyoncé, Justin Bieber and Adele lead 2016 MTV European Music Award nominations". NME. 27 September 2016. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ MTV Sweden [@MTV_Sweden] (6 November 2016). "🎉 @thefooomusic har vunnit @mtvema's Best Swedish Act för tredje året i rad! CONGRATS GUYS 🎉" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ MTV Asia [@mtvasia] (6 November 2016). "Meet your 2016 @mtvema Best Korea Act: B.A.P 🎉🎉🎉 #MTVEMA" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links edit
- Official website Archived 12 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine