MTV unveiled its nominations for the highly anticipated MTV EMA 2022, featuring international artists who dominated the music charts this past year. Harry Styles leads the pack with seven nominations, including Best Artist, Best Song and Best Video. Following Styles with six nominations is Taylor Swift, who also earned a nod for Best Longform Video, a brand new MTV EMA 2022 category. Styles and Swift also scored nominations for Best Local Act in their respective home regions: the UK and Ireland, and the US. Next, Nicki Minaj and ROSALÍA have respectively earned five nominations, and both are competing for Best Song and Best Artist.
Other first-time nominees are some of the most exciting artists in the industry right now, including Chencho Corleone, GAYLE, Stephen Sanchez, Dove Cameron, Doechii, Baby Keem, Kim Petras, Mae Muller, Saucy Santana, Shenseea, Summer Walker, Wet Leg and more.
The MTV EMA 2022 will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, at the multi-functional indoor arena PSD Bank Dome. The ceremony will broadcast live on MTV in more than 170 countries on November 13 and will be available on Paramount+ and Pluto TV globally beginning November 14. This year marks the sixth time Germany has hosted the event.
Beginning today, fans can visit www.mtvema.com to vote for their favorite artists across 19 gender-neutral categories, including Best Song, Best Artist, Best Collaboration, Best Longform Video and Best Metaverse Performance. Voting remains open until November 9 at 11:59 PM CET.