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Tuesday, October 8, 2024

MTV EMA: Taylor Swift leads with seven nominations as Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Asake, others  get nods

Asake makes his debut at the 2024 EMA’s with two nods for the categories of ‘Best African Act’ & ‘Best Afrobeats’

• October 8, 2024
Taylor Swift, Burna Boy, Ayra Statrr, Asake
Taylor Swift, Burna Boy, Ayra Statrr, Asake

American pop singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift, has garnered the most nominations for the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards, receiving a total of seven nods including Best Artist, Best Collaboration (‘Fortnight’ feat. Post Malone), Best Pop and Biggest Fans.


Nigerian artistes Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Rema, Asake & Tems were nominated for some categories at this year’s MTV EMA’s

Ayra Starr joins global stars with four nods at this year’s EMA’s Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, LISA, plus first-time nominees Chappell Roan and Tyla.


Asake makes his debut at the 2024 EMA’s with two nods for “Best African Act’ & ‘Best Afrobeats’ and he joins 19 nominees to have a chance to win their first EMA including Chappell Roan, Disclosure and Fred Again, The Last Dinner Party & BTS’s Jimin

The 30th-anniversary ceremony is scheduled to be held at Co-op Live in Manchester on Sunday, November 10. The event will be televised on MTV UK, Channel 5, and Pluto TV. Also, fans will be able to stream it on-demand via Paramount+ starting from November 12.

Starting from today, October 8, fans have the opportunity to cast their votes for their preferred nominees across various categories until 12am CET on November 6 or 11pm GMT on November 5. The winner of the Best Video award will be determined by MTV.

Full list of nominees for this year’s 2024 MTV EMAs: 

Best song

Ariana Grande – We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)
Benson Boone – Beautiful Things
Beyoncé – Texas Hold ‘Em
Billie Eilish – Birds Of A Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso

Best video 

Ariana Grande – We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)
Charli XCX – 360
Eminem – Houdini
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Lisa ft. Rosalía – New Woman
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – Fortnight

Best artist 

Beyoncé
Billie Eilish
Post Malone
RAYE
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift

Best collaboration 

Charli XCX & Billie Eilish – Guess

Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – Like That
Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile
Lisa ft. Rosalía – New Woman
Peso Pluma, Anitta – Bellakeo
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – Fortnight

Best new 

Ayra Starr
Benson Boone
Chappell Roan
LE SSERAFIM
Teddy Swims
The Last Dinner Party
Tyla

Best African act 

Asake

Ayra Starr

Titom & Yuppe

Diamond Platnumz

DBN Gogo

Best pop 

Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Camila Cabello
Charli xcx
Dua Lipa
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift

Best afrobeats 

Asake
Ayra Starr
Burna Boy
Rema
Tems
Tyla

Best rock 

Bon Jovi
Coldplay
Green Day
Kings Of Leon
Lenny Kravitz
Liam Gallagher
The Killers

Best Latin 

Anitta
Bad Bunny
KAROL G
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Shakira

Best K-pop

Jimin
Jung Kook
LE SSERAFIM
Lisa
NewJeans
Stray Kids

Best alternative 

Fontaines D.C.
Hozier
Imagine Dragons
Lana Del Rey
Twenty One Pilots
Yungblud

Best electronic 

Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Disclosure
DJ Snake
Fred Again..
Swedish House Mafia

Best hip-hop 

Central Cee
Eminem
Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Travis Scott

Best R&B

Kehlani

SZA
Tinashe
Tyla
Usher
Victoria Monét

Best live 

Adele
Coldplay
Doja Cat
RAYE
Taylor Swift
Travis Scott

Best push 

Ayra Starr
Chappell Roan
Coco Jones
Flyana Boss
Jessie Murph
Laufey
LE SSERAFIM
Mark Ambor
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
The Warning
Victoria Monét

Biggest fans 

Anitta
Ariana Grande
Beyoncé
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Charli XCX
Katy Perry
Lisa
Nicki Minaj
Sabrina Carpenter
Shawn Mendes
Taylor Swift

Best UK & Ireland act 

Central Cee
Charli XCX
Chase & Status
Dua Lipa
Hozier
RAYE

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