2016 MTV Europe Music Awards Nominations: The Usual Suspects (Beyonce, Justin Bieber, Etc.)

Robbie Daw | September 27, 2016 3:33 pm

You’re going to be totally blown away by the left-of-center nominees for this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards! Ha ha — just kidding. No you’re not.

Beyonce (crazy!) and Justin Bieber (daring!) each scored five nods, and they’ll square off against each other in the Biggest Fans category. Elsewhere, Adele (shocking!) stands to win four MTV EMAs this time around. Curiously, The Weeknd and Daft Punk‘s “Starboy,” which was released a mere five days ago, is up for Best Video. Ain’t that a kick in the shorts?

The EMAs will go down in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on November 6.

BEST UK & IRELAND ACT:

Adele
Coldplay
Little Mix
Years & Years
Zayn

BEST CANADIAN ACT:

Alessia Cara
Drake
Justin Bieber
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd

BEST US ACT:

Ariana Grande
Beyoncé
Charlie Puth
Kanye West
twenty one pilots

BEST SONG:

Adele, “Hello”
Justin Bieber, “Sorry”
Lukas Graham, “7 Years”
Mike Posner, “I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix)”
Rihanna featuring Drake, “Work”

BEST VIDEO:

Beyoncé, “Formation”
Coldplay, “Up&Up”
Kanye West, “Famous”
Tame Impala, “The Less I Know The Better”
The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”

BEST FEMALE:

Adele
Beyoncé
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Sia

BEST MALE:

Calvin Harris
Drake
Justin Bieber
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd

BEST LIVE:

Adele
Beyoncé
Coldplay
Green Day
twenty one pilots

BEST NEW:

Bebe Rexha
DNCE
Lukas Graham
The Chainsmokers
Zara Larsson

BEST POP:

Ariana Grande
Fifth Harmony
Justin Bieber
Rihanna
Selena Gomez
Shawn Mendes

BEST ROCK:

Coldplay
Green Day
Metallica
Muse
Red Hot Chili Peppers

BEST ALTERNATIVE:

Kings of Leon
Radiohead
Tame Impala
The 1975
twenty one pilots

BEST HIP HOP:

Drake
Future
G-Eazy
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa

BEST ELECTRONIC:

Afrojack
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Major Lazer
Martin Garrix

BEST PUSH:

Alessia Cara
Anne-Marie
Bebe Rexha
Blossoms
Charlie Puth
DNCE
Dua Lipa
Elle King
Halsey
Jack Garratt
Jonas Blue
Lukas Graham

BIGGEST FANS:

Ariana Grande
Beyoncé
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Shawn Mendes

BEST WORLD STAGE:

Duran Duran – Piazza Del Duomo, Milan
Ellie Goulding – Piazza Del Duomo, Milan
Jess Glynne – Isle of MTV, Malta
Martin Garrix – Isle of MTV, Malta
OneRepublic – MTV Evolution, Philippines
Tinie Tempah – MTV Crashes, Plymouth
Tomorrowland – Belgium
Wiz Khalifa – Isle of MTV, Malta

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