The 30th anniversary ceremony is due to take place at the Co-op Live in Manchester on Sunday November 10. It’ll be broadcast on MTV UK, Channel 5, and Pluto TV. Additionally, fans can stream on-demand via Paramount+ from November 12.
Taylor Swift leads the nominations for the second year running, earning seven nods overall including Best Artist, Best Collaboration (‘Fortnight’ feat. Post Malone), Best Pop and Biggest Fans.
She is followed by Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Lisa and Ayra Starr – all of whom are in the running for four awards.
Chappell Roan is continuing her huge year by achieving her first-ever MTV EMAs nominations in the following categories: Best Song (‘Good Luck, Babe!’) Best New, Best Push and Biggest Fans.
Nineteen nominees have the chance to bag their first MTV EMA, including Disclosure and Fred Again.. for Best Electronic, Fontaines D.C. for Best Alternative, The Last Dinner Party for Best New, and BTS‘ Jimin for Best K-Pop (his first nomination as a solo artist).
Fontaines D.C. also feature in the Best Alternative list along with Hozier, Imagine Dragons, Lana Del Rey, Twenty One Pilots and Yungblud. Elsewhere, the Best Rock category is made up of Coldplay, Liam Gallagher, The Killers, Green Day, Lenny Kravitz and Bon Jovi.
Meanwhile, Adele and Coldplay are both up for Best Live – sharing that group with Doja Cat, RAYE, Taylor Swift and Travis Scott.
Fighting it out for the Best UK & Ireland Act prize are Central Cee, Charli XCX, Chase & Status, Dua Lipa, Hozier and RAYE.
In addition, viewers from 23 regions around the world can vote for their favourite artists in the Best Regional Act categories. The winner of the Best Video award will be chosen by MTV.
The full list of nominations for the 2024 MTV EMAs is:
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 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
