The MTV EMAs have announced this year’s contenders for the annual award ceremony, which takes place on 5 November in Paris. The ceremony, which will air live at 9pm GMT, will see some of the UK’s finest artists go head-to-head in the fan voted categories.
Pop superstars Dua Lipa and Ed Sheeran, who both released hit singles such as “Dance The Night” and “Eyes Closed”, are nominated for Best Pop award. The two artists joined the likes of US megastars such as Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus in the category. Ed Sheeran, whose album Autumn Variations dropped last Friday, is also nominated for Best Live award following his 2022 to 2023 The Mathematics Tour.
Fans of rapper Central Cee have also a reason to celebrate as the artist earned the most nominations out of the male British acts. The 25-year-old musician, who won two MOBO (Excellence in music of black origin) awards last year, sees the star nominated for Best Collaboration award, Best Hip Hop award and Best UK and Ireland Act. The last category, which was won by Harry Styles in 2022, sees the star face Calvin Harris, Sam Smith, Raye, Tom Grennan and PinkPantheress for the award.
Listen to Central Cee’s collaboration with Dave, below.
PinkPantheress, who had a breakout year when she appeared on the Barbie soundtrack and released smash hit “Boys a Liar Pt. 2”, leads the most British female nominations. The singer is nominated for Best Collaboration award and Best New at the award ceremony. This week, the star released her new single titled “Mosquito”.
Meanwhile, Little Simz has made the UK proud by being the only British act to score a nomination for the Best Video award. The talented rapper will go toe-to-toe with megastars such as Taylor Swift and SZA in the category.
Fans can now vote for their favourite artists at the official EMA Website until the end of the month. Take a look at a selection of categories Britain’s finest are nominated in down below.
Best Video
Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion – “Bongos”
Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red”
Little Simz – “Gorilla”
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Best Collaboration
Central Cee x Dave – “Sprinter”
David Guetta, Anne-Marie, Coi Leray – “Baby Don’t Hurt Me”
KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG”
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, 21 Savage – “Creepin”
PinkPantheress, Ice Spice – “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2”
Rema, Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
Best New
Coi Leray
FLO
Ice Spice
Peso Pluma
PinkPantheress
Reneé Rapp
Best Pop
Billie Eilish
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Miley Cyrus
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
Best Rock
Arctic Monkeys
Foo Fighters
Måneskin
Metallica
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Killers
Best Hip Hop
Cardi B
Central Cee
Lil Wayne
Lil Uzi Vert
Metro Boomin
Nicki Minaj
Travis Scott
BEST UK & IRELAND ACT
Calvin Harris
Central Cee
PinkPantheress
Raye
Sam Smith
Tom Grennan
