Started in 1994, MTV Europe Music Awards celebrate the best music of the year and the biggest artists from around the world. This year marks the sixth time the awards are heading to Germany where the event will broadcast live on MTV in more than 170 countries.
Representing
Africa this year for the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards (MTV EMAs) in the Best
African Act category are Black Sherif (Ghana), Zuchu (Tanzania) Musa
Keys (South Africa), Ayra Star (Nigeria), Burna Boy (Nigeria)
and Tems (Nigeria) leading the African reps with an additional
nomination in the Best New Act category. The event will be held at the PSD Bank
Dome Düsseldorf, Germany, on 13 November 2022.
Harry Styles holds the highest nominations with seven slots followed by Taylor Swift with six. Nicki Minaj and ROSALÍA have five nominations each.
You can vote for your favourite African artist www.mtvema.com. Voting is open until 9 November at 11.59pm CAT.
Below is the
full list of nominees:
Best Song
• Bad Bunny, Chencho Corleone - ‘Me
Porto Bonito’
• Harry Styles - ‘As It Was’
• Jack Harlow - ‘First Class’
• Lizzo - ‘About Damn Time’
• Nicki Minaj - ‘Super Freaky Girl’
• ROSALÍA - ‘DESPECHÁ’
Best Video
• BLACKPINK - ‘Pink Venom’
• Doja Cat - ‘Woman’
• Harry Styles - ‘As It Was’
• Kendrick Lamar - ‘The Heart Part 5’
• Nicki Minaj - ‘Super Freaky Girl’
• Taylor Swift - ‘All Too Well (10
Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)’
Best Artist
• Adele
• Beyoncé
• Harry Styles
• Nicki Minaj
• ROSALÍA
• Taylor Swift
Best African
Act
• Ayra Star
• Burna Boy
• Tems
• Black Sherif
• Zuchu
• Musa Keys
Best
Collaboration
• Bad Bunny, Chencho Corleone - ‘Me
Porto Bonito’
• David Guetta & Bebe Rexha -
‘I’m Good (Blue)’
• DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby
- ‘STAYING ALIVE’
• Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa
- ‘Sweetest Pie’
• Post Malone ft. Doja Cat - ‘I Like
You (A Happier Song)’
• Shakira ft. Rauw Alejandro - ‘Te
Felicito’
• Tiësto & Ava Max - ‘The Motto’
Best Live
• Coldplay
• Ed Sheeran
• Harry Styles
• Kendrick Lamar
• Lady Gaga
• The Weeknd
Best Pop
• Billie Eilish
• Doja Cat
• Ed Sheeran
• Harry Styles
• Lizzo
• Taylor Swift
Best New
• Baby Keem
• Dove Cameron
• GAYLE
• SEVENTEEN
• Stephen Sanchez
• Tems
Best K-Pop
• BLACKPINK
• BTS
• ITZY
• LISA
• SEVENTEEN
• TWICE
Best Latin
• Anitta
• Bad Bunny
• Becky G
• J Balvin
• ROSALÍA
• Shakira
Best
Electronic
• Calvin Harris
• David Guetta
• DJ Snake
• Marshmello
• Swedish House Mafia
• Tiësto
Best Hip Hop
• Drake
• Future
• Jack Harlow
• Kendrick Lamar
• Lil Baby
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Nicki Minaj
Best Rock
• Foo Fighters
• Liam Gallagher
• Måneskin
• Muse
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• The Killers
Best
Alternative
• Gorillaz
• Imagine Dragons
• Panic! At The Disco
• Tame Impala
• Twenty One Pilots
• YUNGBLUD
Best R&B
• Chlöe
• Giveon
• H.E.R.
• Khalid
• Summer Walker
• SZA
Best
Longform Video
• Foo Fighters - ‘Studio 666’
• ROSALÍA - ‘MOTOMAMI (ROSALÍA TikTok
LIVE Performance)’
• Stormzy - ‘Mel Made Me Do It’
• Taylor Hawkins Tribute concert,
London’s Wembley Stadium
• Taylor Swift - ‘All Too Well (10
Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)’
Video For
Good
• Ed Sheeran - ‘2step (feat. Lil
Baby)’
• Kendrick Lamar - ‘The Heart Part 5’
• Latto - ‘P*ssy’
• Lizzo - ‘About Damn Time’
• Sam Smith - ‘Unholy (feat. Kim
Petras)’
• Stromae - ‘Fils de joie’
Biggest Fans
• BLACKPINK
• BTS
• Harry Styles
• Lady Gaga
• Nicki Minaj
• Taylor Swift
Best Push
• Nessa Barrett
• SEVENTEEN
• Mae Muller
• GAYLE
• Shenseea
• Omar Apollo
• Wet Leg
• Muni Long
• Doechii
• Saucy Santana
• Stephen Sanchez
• JVKE
Best
Metaverse Performance
• BLACKPINK - ‘The Virtual’ | PUBG
• BTS | Minecraft
• Charli XCX | Roblox
• Justin Bieber - ‘An Interactive
Virtual Experience’ | Wave
• Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience | Roblox
May the best
candidate win.
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