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MTV (DStv Channel 130) today announced the nominees for the
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2013 MTV EMA,” the world’s annual music awards show that celebrates the year’s
hottest artists from around the globe. Musical powerhouse and multi-talented
Justin Timberlake and breakthrough artists
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis lead the
EMA nominations with five nods each, while always captivating superstars Lady
Gaga, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke are each up for four awards.
Representing for Africa at the global music celebration will be LCNVL,
Mafikizolo, P-Square, Wizkid and Fuse ODG – who are all nominated in the Best
African Act category. The “2013 MTV EMA” will broadcast live on MTV (DStv
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l 130) on Sunday 10 November at 22:00 CAT from the stunning new Ziggo
Dome in Amsterdam (official red carpet show starts at 21:00 CAT). Continuing
his hot streak after a long hiatus from music, Timberlake continues to dominate
2013, securing EMA nominations for Best Male, Best Live, Best Look, Best US Act
and Best Video for “Mirrors”.
First-time
EMA nominees Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will compete for Best New, Best Hip
Hop, Best Song for “Thrift Shop (ft. Wanz)”, Best US Act and Best World Stage for
their performance at MTV World Stage Wireless 2013 in July. Lady Gaga and Miley
Cyrus will go head to head for the Best Female title, and both will vie against
Robin Thicke for Best Video. Gaga is also up for Best Look and Biggest Fans,
while Cyrus has secured additional nods for Best Pop and Best US Act.
Thicke’s other nominations are for Best Song
for “Blurred Lines (ft. T.I. & Pharrell), Best US Act and Best World Stage
for his performance in Malaysia earlier this month.
Perennial EMA nominee Justin Bieber is once
again nominated for Best Pop, Best Male, Biggest Fans and Best Canadian Act.
Other notable EMA nominees include Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Green Day, Thirty
Seconds to Mars, Daft Punk, Rudimental, Icona Pop and One Direction, who are
each up for three EMA nominations (with 1D’s Harry Styles also nabbing a nod
for Best Look). Artists with two EMA nods include Rihanna, Katy Perry, Eminem,
Jay Z, Bastille, Imagine Dragons, The Killers, Paramore, Rita Ora, Drake,
Afrojack, Avicii, Calvin Harris and Iggy Azalea. MTV will announce EMA
performers and presenters at a later date.
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