Bruno Mars is known for giving high-octane performances… And, he soon could have a prize to cement his status as a superstar live performer.
The 28-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, whose Super Bowl performance earlier this year was seen by a record 115.3 million viewers, has earned an MTV Europe Music Awards nomination for Best Live.
Mars, who won the Best Song prize at last year’s MTV EMAs, faces stiff competition from Beyonce,
Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry and One Direction.
Ally Brooke Hernandez, Camila Cabello and Lauren Jauregui and their fellow Fifth Harmony band mates have earned their first-ever MTV Europe Music Award nod. The all-girl group, winners of the MTV Artist to Watch award at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, are up competing for Best U.S. Act against Katy Perry, Beyonce, Eminem and Pharrell Williams.
Meanwhile, Enrique Iglesias is nominated in the Best World Stage category for his MTV World Stage Isle of MTV Malta performance.
In all, Katy Perry leads the pack of MTV Europe Music Awards nominees with seven nominations.
Like last year, MTV will broadcast a U.S. pre-show telecast, this time from Miami, on Sunday, November 9 at 7:00 pm ET/PT ahead of the actual awards show, which will take place from Glasgow’s Hydro at 9:00 pm ET/PT.
Voting is open in all categories on MTVEMA.com and closes Nov. 8 at 11:59 p.m. CEST.
Here’s the full list of nominees:
BEST SONG
Ariana Grande – Problem ft. Iggy Azalea
Eminem – The Monster ft. Rihanna
Katy Perry – Dark Horse ft. Juicy J
Pharrell Williams – Happy
Sam Smith – Stay With Me
BEST POP
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Katy Perry
Miley Cyrus
One Direction
BEST FEMALE
Ariana Grande
Beyoncé
Katy Perry
Nicki Minaj
Taylor Swift
BEST MALE
Ed Sheeran
Eminem
Justin Bieber
Justin Timberlake
Pharrell Williams
BEST LIVE
Beyoncé
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake
Katy Perry
One Direction
BEST NEW
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Kiesza
Sam Smith
BEST VIDEO
Iggy Azalea – Black Widow ft. Rita Ora
Katy Perry – Dark Horse ft. Juicy J
Kiesza – Hideaway
Pharrell Williams – Happy
Sia – Chandelier
BEST ROCK
Arctic Monkeys
The Black Keys
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Linkin Park
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Fall Out Boy
Lana Del Rey
Lorde
Paramore
Thirty Seconds To Mars
BEST HIP HOP
Drake
Eminem
Iggy Azalea
Kanye West
Nicki Minaj
BEST ELECTRONIC
Afrojack
Avicii
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Hardwell
BIGGEST FANS
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Justin Bieber
Nicki Minaj
One Direction
BEST LOOK
Iggy Azalea
Katy Perry
Nicki Minaj
Rita Ora
Taylor Swift
BEST PUSH
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Cris Cab
John Newman
Jungle
Kid Ink
Kiesza
Lorde
Sam Smith
Zedd
BEST WORLD STAGE
Afrojack – MTV World Stage Live in Amsterdam
B.o.B – MTV World Stage Malaysia
Ellie Goulding – MTV World Stage Wireless London
Enrique Iglesias – MTV World Stage Isle of MTV Malta
Fall Out Boy – MTV World Stage Monterrey
Flo Rida – MTV World Stage Mexico
Hardwell – MTV World Stage Isle of MTV Malta
Imagine Dragons – MTV World Stage Live in Amsterdam
Kings of Leon – MTV World Stage Rock am Ring Germany
Linkin Park – MTV World Stage Rock am Ring Germany
Nicole Scherzinger – MTV World Stage Isle of MTV Malta
Pharrell Williams – MTV World Stage Wireless London
Simple Plan – MTV World Stage Monterrey
The Killers – MTV World Stage Live in Amsterdam
Best UK & Ireland Act:
One Direction
Calvin Harris
Sam Smith
Ed Sheeran
Cheryl Lloyd
Best US Act:
Beyoncé
Katy Perry
Eminem
Pharrell Williams
Fifth Harmony