Camila Cabello Wins First MTV Europe Music Award as a Solo Artist

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Camila Cabello is taking Europe by storm…

The 20-year-old Cuban and Mexican singer and former Fifth Harmony member, who recently earned her first No. 1 in the U.K. with her hit single “Havana,” earned her first-ever MTV EMAs prize as a single artist at the this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards.

Cabello, who has only been a solo artist since December, picked up the award for Best Pop, beating out Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus, Shawn Mendes and Taylor Swift.

Cabello’s former group mates didn’t leave empty-handed…

Fifth Harmony, featuring Latina singers Ally Brooke Hernandez and Lauren Jauregui, was named Best U.S. Act.

It’s the second time the all-girl group has won in the category, and it’s Fifth Harmony’s fourth MTV EMAs award.

Jared Leto and his group Thirty Seconds to Mars were named Best Alternative…

It’s the ninth MTV EMAs win for the 45-year-old part-Spanish American singer/actor and his bandmates.

The Rita Ora-hosted award show was held at the SSE Arena in Wembley.

Here’s a look at the winners.

2017 MTV EMAs Awards Winners

Best Song
Shawn Mendes, “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back”

Best Artist
Shawn Mendes

Best Look
Zayn

Best New
Dua Lipa

Best U.S. Act
Fifth Harmony

Best Pop
Camila Cabello

Best Video
Kendrick Lamar, “Humble”

Best Live
Ed Sheeran

Best Electronic
David Guetta

Best Rock
Coldplay

Best Hip Hop
Eminem

Best Alternative
Thirty Seconds to Mars

Biggest Fans
Shawn Mendes

Best Push
Hailee Steinfeld

Best World Stage
The Chainsmokers

Mars to Give Live Debut Performance of “24K Magic” at MTV Europe Music Awards

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Bruno Mars is ready to spread the Magic across Europe…

The 31-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer-songwriter is set to perform his brand new single “24K Magic” at this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards.

It’ll be the live debut of chart-climbing track from the three-time EMA-winner.

Mars previously performed his single “Gorilla” at the 2013 MTV EMAs, and “Marry You” at the 2012 show.

Mars joins a lineup of performers that includes Shawn Mendes, Zara Larsson, DNCE and Lukas Graham — all of whom are nominated in various categories.

Voting for the 2016 MTV EMAs is open until November 5. You can cast your vote here.

The ceremony will take place in Rotterdam, Netherlands on November 6.

Fifth Harmony Earns Its Fifth Career MTV EMAs Nomination

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Lauren Jauregui, Camila Cabello and Ally Brooke Hernandez are ready to Pop it like it’s hot…

The Latina singers and their fellow Fifth Harmony members have received a nomination for this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards.

The all-girl group, which was named Best U.S. Act and Best North America Act at the MTV EMAs in 2014, are nominated in the Pop category, where they’ll face off against fellow Latina nominee Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Shawn Mendes.

Meanwhile, Robert Trujillo is gunning for his first-ever MTV EMA…

The 51-year-old bassist and his fellow Metallica band mates have earned the fifth nomination of their career, in the best rock category.

Beyoncé and Justin Bieber lead the awards with five nominations apiece.

The 2016 MTV EMAs will broadcast live from the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Sunday, November 6.

Here’s the full list of nominees.

BEST SONG
Adele – “Hello”
Justin Bieber – “Sorry”
Lukas Graham – “7 Years”
Mike Posner – “I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix)”
Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work”

BEST VIDEO
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Coldplay – “Up&Up”
Kanye West – “Famous”
Tame Impala – “The Less I Know the Better”
The Weeknd ft. 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 (2015)
Ellie Goulding – Piazza Del Duomo, Milan (2015)
Jess Glynne – Isle of MTV, Malta (2016)
Martin Garrix – Isle of MTV, Malta (2015)
One Republic – MTV Evolution, Philippines (2016)
Tinie Tempah – MTV Crashes, Plymouth (2015)
Tomorrowland – Belgium (2016)
Wiz Khalifa – Isle of MTV, Malta (2016)

Mars Wins Best Song Prize at the MTV Europe Music Awards

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Make that three MTV Europe Music Awards for Bruno Mars…

The 28-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer earned the third MTV EMA statue of his career on Sunday, winning in the best song category for his smash hit single “Locked Out Of Heaven.”

Mars, who was nominated for two awards, lost in the best male category to Justin Bieber, who won the award for a fourth straight year.

Mars, who performed his new single “Gorilla” during the awards show, previously claimed the Best New Act and Best Push prizes at the 2011 event.

The MTV Europe Music Awards were held at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam

LMFAO‘s Redfoo, the night’s host, mentioned that 292 million votes had been cast by fans for the EMAs, a new record. Last year, 184 million votes were submitted.

Here is the complete list of winners at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards:

BEST SONG
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out Of Heaven”

BEST VIDEO
Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball”

BEST NEW
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

BEST FEMALE
Katy Perry

BEST MALE
Justin Bieber

BEST POP
One Direction

BEST LIVE
Beyoncé

BEST HIP HOP
Eminem

BEST ROCK
Green Day

BEST ELECTRONIC
Avicii

BEST ALTERNATIVE
Thirty Seconds To Mars

BEST LOOK
Harry Styles

BIGGEST FANS
Tokio Hotel

BEST WORLD STAGE
Linkin Park – Mexico 2012

BEST PUSH
Austin Mahone – April 2013

BEST WORLDWIDE ACT
Chris Lee

GLOBAL ICON
Eminem

Mars to Perform at the MTV Europe Music Awards

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Bruno Mars is bringing his sizzling stage presence to Europe…

The 28-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer has been added to the star-studded line-up of performers at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards.

It won’t be Mars’ first appearance at the annual awards show. He previously took the MTV EMAs’ stage in Belfast, Ireland in 2011.

For the upcoming show, Mars – nominated in two MTV EMA categories this year, including Best Male – will perform one of the tracks off his sophomore album, Unorthodox Jukebox.

Mars will join previously-announced performers like Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke, Kings of Leon, Icona Pop, Snoop Dogg, Afrojack, Imagine Dragons, The Killers and Katy Perry.

Set to air in the U.S. on November 10 live from the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, the event will be hosted by LMFAO‘s Redfoo. Singer Ariana Grande will serve as a backstage host.

Miguel Notches Five Soul Train Award Nominations…

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Miguel is one of the music industry’s brightest soul-diers…

The 27-year-old half-Mexican singer-songwriter, who will serve as a mentor on the upcoming season of NBC’s The Voice, leads this year’s pack of Latino Soul Train Awards nominees.

Miguel is up for five awards, one less than overall lead nominee Kendrick Lamar.

He’s nominated twice in the Best Collaboration category, for his song with J.Cole, “Power Trip,” as well as his track “How Many Drinks” with Lamar.

He’s also up for Album of the Year for his sophomore set Kaleidoscope Dream, Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year for “Power Trip” and Best R&B/Soul Male Artist.

Meanwhile, Bruno Mars has earned two nods…

The 27-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer follows up his two MTV Europe Music Award nominations with two Soul Train Award nominations.

Mars, confirmed to perform at next year’s Super Bowl halftime show, will face off against Miguel in the Best R&B/Soul Male Artist category. He’s also up for Best Dance Performance for his sizzling single “Treasure.”

Other Latino nominees include Marc Anthony, Ashanti and Maxwell.

The Soul Train Awards will be presented November 8 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The awards will air December 1 on BET and Centric.

Actor-comedian Anthony Anderson will host the show.

See a complete list of nominees below.

Best New Artist
Bridget Kelly
K. Michelle
Kendrick Lamar
Tamar Braxton
TGT

Centric Certified Award
Joss Stone
Luke James
Lyfe Jennings
Solange
Stacy Barthe
Talib Kweli

Best Gospel/Inspirational Performance
Break Every Chain – Tasha Cobbs
Confessions- Lecrae
Every Praise – Hezekiah Walker
God Will Make Away – Shirley Caesar
If He Did It Before…Same God – Tye Tribbett
Life & Favor – John P. Kee & New Life

Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year

Bad – Wale feat. Tiara Thomas
High School – Nicki Minaj feat. Lil Wayne
Holy Grail – Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake
Poetic Justice – Kendrick Lamar feat. Drake
Power Trip – J. Cole feat. Miguel
Started From the Bottom – Drake

The Chaka Khan Best R&B/Soul Female Artist

Alicia Keys
Chrisette Michele
Fantasia
Janelle Monáe
Kelly Rowland
Tamar Braxton

Best R&B/Soul Male Artist

Bruno Mars
Charlie Wilson
Chris Brown
John Legend
Miguel
Robin Thicke

Album of the Year

20/20 Experience, The – Justin Timberlake
Good Kid, m.A.A.d City – Kendrick Lamar
Kaleidoscope Dream – Miguel
Magna Carta… Holy Grail – Jay Z
The Side Effects of You – Fantasia
Unapologetic – Rihanna

Song of the Year

Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I.
Diamonds -Rihanna
Fine China – Chris Brown
Love and War – Tamar Braxton
Poetic Justice – Kendrick Lamar feat. Drake
Suit & Tie – Justin Timberlake feat. Jay Z

The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award

Crooked Smile – J.Cole (Jermaine Cole, Meleni Smith)
Fire We Make – Alicia Keys feat. Maxwell (Gary Clark Jr., Warren Felder, Alicia Keys, Andrew Wansel)
Lose to Win – Fantasia (Francine Golde, Dennis Lambert, Andrea Martin, Walter Orange, Harmony Samuels)
Love & War – Tamar Braxton (Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper Jr., LaShawn Daniels, Makeba Riddick)
Mirrors – Justin Timberlake (James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake)
Q.U.E.E.N. – Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu (Roman GianArthur Irvin , Dr. Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II, Janelle Monáe Robinson, Kellis Parker Jr.)

Best Dance Performance

Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke
Body Party – Ciara
Fine China – Chris Brown
Q.U.E.E.N. – Janelle Monáe feat. Erykah Badu
Suit & Tie – Justin Timberlake feat. Jay Z
Treasure – Bruno Mars

Video of the Year

Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I. (Diane Martel)
Fine China – Chris Brown (Chris Brown, Sylvain White)
Love & War – Tamar Braxton (Walid Azami)
Poetic Justice – Kendrick Lamar feat. Drake (The Lil Homie, Dave Free, and Dangeroo Kipawaa)
Q.U.E.E.N. – Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu (Alan Ferguson)
Started from the Bottom – Drake (Director X)

Best Collaboration

Alicia Keys feat. Maxwell – Fire We Make
Brandy feat. Chris Brown – Put It Down
J.Cole feat. Miguel – Power Trip
Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu – Q.U.E.E.N.
Miguel feat. Kendrick Lamar – How Many Drinks
Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I. – Blurred Lines
Wale feat. Sam Dew – LoveHate Thing

Best International Performance (CENTRICTV.com)

Differentology – Bunji Garlin
The Fog – Machel Montano
Next To Me – Emeli Sande
Personally – P-Square
Ur Waist – Iyanya

Best Traditional Jazz Performance (CENTRICTV.com)

George Benson feat. Wynton Marsalis – Unforgettable
Jeffrey Osborne feat. Chaka Khan – Baby it’s Cold Outside
Tony Bennett feat. Marc Anthony – For Once In My Life
Nicole Henry – Waiting In Vain
Terence Blanchard – Pet Step Sister’s Theme Song

Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (CENTRICTV.com)

Jose James – Trouble
Boney James feat. Rick Braun – Batucada (The Beat)
Michael Bublé – It’s A Beautiful Day
Dave Koz – Got To Get You Into My Life
George Duke – Missing You

Best Independent R&B/Soul Performance (CENTRICTV.com)

Ashanti – Never Should Have
Brian McKnight – Sweeter
Kenny Lattimore – Find A Way
Maysa – Love Me Good
Raheem DeVaughn – Love Connection
Ronald Isley – Dinner And A Movie

Mars Earns Two MTV Europe Music Award Nominations

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Bruno Mars has a date with the MTV EMAs…

The 27-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer has earned two MTV Europe Music Award nominations, the most of any Latino artist this year.

Mars, who won his first-ever Moonman at the MTV Video Music Awards last month, is nominated in the Best Song category for his No. 1 hit single “Locked Out Of Heaven.”

He’s also up for Best Male, where he’s up against Eminem, Jay Z, Justin Bieber and Justin Timberlake.

But Mars isn’t the only Latino artist to earn an at least one MTV EMA nomination…

Selena Gomez, who also won the first Moonman of her career at the MTV VMAs in August, is nominated for Best Female. She’s up against Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift

The 2013 MTV EMA will be shown on MTV at 9pm on Sunday November 10 and broadcast live from Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome.

Here’s a look at the nominees:

BEST SONG

Bruno Mars – “Locked Out Of Heaven”
Daft Punk – “Get Lucky” (Ft. Pharrell Williams)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Thrift Shop” (Ft. Wanz)
Rihanna – “Diamonds”
Robin Thicke – “Blurred Lines” (Ft. T.I. & Pharrell)

BEST POP

Justin Bieber
Katy Perry
Miley Cyrus
One Direction
Taylor Swift

BEST FEMALE

Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Miley Cyrus
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift

BEST MALE

Bruno Mars
Eminem
Jay Z
Justin Bieber
Justin Timberlake

BEST LIVE

Beyoncé
Green Day
Justin Timberlake
P!no
Taylor Swift

BEST NEW ARTIST

Bastille
Icona Pop
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Rudimental

BEST VIDEO

Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
Lady Gaga – “Applause”
Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball”
Robin Thicke – “Blurred Lines” (ft. T.I. & Pharrell)
Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Up In The Air”

BEST ROCK

Black Sabbath
Green Day
Kings Of Leon
Queens Of The Stone Age
The Killers

BEST ALTERNATIVE

Arctic Monkeys
Fall Out Boy
Franz Ferdinand
Paramore
Thirty Seconds To Mars

BEST HIP HOP

Drake
Eminem
Jay Z
Kanye West
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

BEST ELECTRONIC

Afrojack
Avicii
Calvin Harris
Daft Punk
Skrillex

BIGGEST FANS

Tokio Hotel
Thirty Seconds To Mars
One Direction
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga

BEST LOOK

Harry Styles

Justin Timberlake

Lady Gaga

Rihanna

Rita Ora

BEST PUSH

Karmin (October 2012)
Rudimental (November 2012)
Imagine Dragons (January 2013)
A$AP Rocky (February 2013)
Bastille (March 2013)
Austin Mahone (April 2013)
Bridgit Mendler (May 2013)
Tom Odell (June 2013)
Iggy Azalea (July 2013)Icona Pop (August 2013)twenty one pilots (September 2013)

BEST WORLD STAGE (WS)

Alicia Keys – WS Manchester 2012 (aired Dec. 7th)
fun. – WS Rock Am Ring 2013 (taped June 7th)
Garbage – WS Mexico 2012 (aired Dec. 21st)
Green Day – WS Rock Am Ring 2013 (taped June 9th)
Jason Mraz – WS Live In Myanmar 2012 (taped Dec. 16th)
Jessie J – WS Malta 2013 (taped 26th June)
Linkin Park – WS Mexico 2012 (aired Oct. 26th)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – WS Wireless 2013 (taped 13th July)
No Doubt – WS Frankfurt 2012 (aired Dec. 28th)
Paramore – WS Rock Am Ring 2013 (taped 7th June)
Rita Ora – WS Malta 2013 (taped June 26th)

Robin Thicke – WS Malaysia 2013 (taped 8th September)
Snoop Lion – WS Durban 2013 (taped May 18th)
The Black Keys – WS NY Webster City Hall 2012 (aired Oct. 12th)
The Killers – WS Big Day Out 2013 (taped Jan 18th)

BEST UK & IRELAND ACT

Calvin Harris
Ellie Goulding
Olly Murs
One Direction
Rudimental

Ádammo Strips Down for Extra MTV Europe Music Award Votes…

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

The members of Ádammo are hoping to flash past the competition to claim the band’s first MTV Europe Music Award…

The Peruvian power pop trio has been nominated for Mejor Artista Latinoamericano Central for the MTV Europe Music Awards, which will be taking place in Frankfurt, Germany this fall.

And the members of the band—Ezio Oliva, Diego Ubierna and Renzo Bravo—are trying to get some extra exposure to earn extra votes from fans.

They happily appeared in an online ad promoting the awards show, using the numbers of the event date (11-11-12) to cover their private parts.

This isn’t the first time Ádammo has received some MTV Europe love. The band earned a similar nod last year, becoming the first Peruvian band to ever be recognized by the MTV Europe Music Awards.

Click here to see the full list of EMA nominees, which includes two nods for Pitbull this year.

Pitbull Offers a Sneak Peak at His Next Album

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

He won’t be releasing his next album until November, but Pitbull is already giving fans a taste of what’s to come…

The 31-year-old Cuban American rap superstar, who received two 2012 MTV Europe Music Award nominations this week, has already given a glimpse of his new music with the release of his collaboration with Shakira, “Get It Started” and the theme song for the latest installment of Men In Black, “Back In Time.”

But Pitbull has released a video teaser to promote his seventh studio album, Global Warming, which goes on sale November 19.

Pitbull is currently on his Planet Pit international tour.

“The tour’s going great. I think that this tour embodies everything that the music is about,” Pitbull tells ET Online.

Pitbull Receives Two MTV EMA Award Nominations

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

It’s no wonder he’s the self-proclaimed Mr. Worldwide…

Pitbull has picked up two MTV Europe Music Awards nominations—the only Latino artist to earn any nods this year.

The 31-year-old Cuban American rap superstar is nominated in the Best Male category, where he’s competing against Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Jay Z and Flo Rida.

Meanwhile, Pitbull’s dancetastic collaboration with Chris Brown “International Love” is up for Best Song. The other contenders include Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe,” Rihanna’s “We Found Love” featuring Calvin Harris, Goyte’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” and fun.’s “We Are Young” featuring Janelle Monáe.

The nominations bring Pitbull’s MTV EMA nod count to three. He was previously nominated for Best Hip Hop Artist last year, the same year that saw Selena Gomez serve as the show’s hostess.

MTV has yet to announce this year’s MTV EMA Awards host, performers and presenters.

The MTV EMAs will take place on Sunday, November 11 at the historic Festhalle Frankfurt arena in Germany, and will be broadcast on MTV channels around the world at 9 p.m. central European time.

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