MANILA – Beyoncé and Justin Bieber got five nominations each for the 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA), making them the lead contenders in the music awards happening this November at the Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
MTV revealed on Wednesday the final list of nominations for the 2016 MTV EMA, which is said to be one of the biggest award shows in the world.
“Hello” singer Adele got four nominations. Three nominations each went to Coldplay, Lukas Graham, Shawn Mendes, Rihanna and Drake.
Amercan pop rock band, OneRepublic’s performance in Manila last June was nominated for the Best World Stage category. The group performed in the finale of the MTV Music Evolution that the country hosted, and was held at the Mall of Asia concert grounds.
Here is the complete list of nominees:
Best song
Adele – Hello
Justin Bieber – Sorry
Lukas Graham – 7 Years
Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix)
Rihanna ft. Drake – Work
Best video
Beyoncé – Formation
Coldplay – Up&Up
Kanye West – Famous
Tame Impala – The Less I Know the Better
The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk – Starboy
Best female
Adele
Beyoncé
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Sia
Best male
Calvin Harris
Drake
Justin Bieber
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Best live
Adele
Beyoncé
Coldplay
Green Day
twenty one pilots
Best new
Bebe Rexha
DNCE
Lukas Graham
The Chainsmokers
Zara Larsson
Best pop
Ariana Grande
Fifth Harmony
Justin Bieber
Rihanna
Selena Gomez
Shawn Mendes
Best rock
Coldplay
Green Day
Metallica
Muse
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Best alternative
Kings of Leon
Radiohead
Tame Impala
The 1975
twenty one pilots
Best hip hop
Drake
Future
G-Eazy
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa
Best electronic
Afrojack
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Major Lazer
Martin Garrix
Best push
Alessia Cara
Anne-Marie
Bebe Rexha
Blossoms
Charlie Puth
DNCE
Dua Lipa
Elle King
Halsey
Jack Garratt
Jonas Blue
Lukas Graham
Biggest fans
Ariana Grande
Beyoncé
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Shawn Mendes
Best world stage
Duran Duran – Piazza Del Duomo, Milan (2015)
Ellie Goulding – Piazza Del Duomo, Milan (2015)
Jess Glynne – Isle of MTV, Malta (2016)
Martin Garrix – Isle of MTV, Malta (2015)
OneRepublic – MTV Evolution, Philippines (2016)
Tinie Tempah – MTV Crashes, Plymouth (2015)
Tomorrowland – Belgium (2016)
Wiz Khalifa – Isle of MTV, Malta (2016)
Best Southeast Asia act
Bunkface (Malaysia)
Dong Nhi (Vietnam)
Gentle Bones (Singapore)
Raisa (Indonesia)
Sarah Geronimo (Philippines)
Thaitanium (Thailand)
Yuna (Malaysia)
Voting is open until November 6.