2019 MTV Europe Music Awards
| 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | 3 November 2019 |
| Location | FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre, Seville, Andalusia, Spain |
| Hosted by | Becky G |
| Most awards | BTS (3) |
| Most nominations | Ariana Grande (7) |
| Website | mtvema |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | MTV Channel 5 |
The 2019 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) was held at the FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre in Seville, Spain, on 3 November 2019.[1] The host of the ceremony was Becky G.[2] This was the fourth time, as well as the second consecutive year, that Spain hosted the awards show. It was the first time that a country hosted back-to-back editions of the award show.
Ariana Grande was nominated for seven awards, followed by Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X and Shawn Mendes, who were each nominated for six.[3] BTS won three awards, becoming the most awarded act of the night, followed by Taylor Swift, Halsey and Eilish, who were each won for two.[4]
In association with the EMAs, an event called MTV Music Week was organised, which run from 31 October to 2 November at different locations throughout the city. Its main concert was held at the Plaza de España on 2 November, headlined by Green Day.[5]
Performances
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Pre show[6] | |
| Pabllo Vittar | "Flash Pose" |
| Sofía Reyes Jhay Cortez |
"A Tu Manera (Corbata)" |
| Main show[6][7][8][9] | |
| Dua Lipa | "Don't Start Now" |
| Mabel | "Don't Call Me Up" |
| Niall Horan | "Nice to Meet Ya" |
| Akon Becky G |
"Cómo No" |
| Green Day | "Father of All..." "Basket Case" (Filmed at Plaza de España) |
| Halsey | "Graveyard" |
| Ava Max | "Torn" "Sweet but Psycho" |
| Rosalía | "Pienso en tu mirá" "Di mi nombre" |
| NCT 127 | "Highway to Heaven" |
| Becky G | "24/7" "Sin Pijama" "Mayores" |
| Liam Gallagher | "Once" "Wonderwall" |
Presenters and Appearances
- Terry Crews — announcer
- Nicole Scherzinger — presented Best Pop
- Afrojack and Georgina Rodríguez — presented Best Collaboration
- Doutzen Kroes and Paz Vega — presented Best Hip Hop
- Joan Smalls and Sway Calloway — presented Best Rock
- Halsey — presented Rock Icon
- Abraham Mateo and Sofía Reyes — presented Best New
- Johnny Orlando and Leomie Anderson — presented Best Video
- Nicki Minaj — appeared via-satellite accepting Best Hip Hop
- Billie Eilish — appeared via-satellite accepting Best Song and Best New
- Shawn Mendes — appeared via-satellite accepting Best Artist
- Martin Garrix — appeared via-satellite accepting Best Electronic
- FKA Twigs — appeared via-satellite accepting Best Alternative
- Taylor Swift — apeeared via-satellite accepting Best Video
Winners and nominees
Nominees were released on 1 October 2019.[3] Winners are highlighted in Bold and announced in November.
- Taylor Swift (featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco) — "ME!"
- Ariana Grande — "thank u, next"
- Billie Eilish — "bad guy"
- Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) — "Old Town Road (Remix)"
- Rosalía and J Balvin (featuring El Guincho) – "Con altura"
- Billie Eilish — "bad guy"
- Ariana Grande — "7 Rings"
- Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) — "Old Town Road (Remix)"
- Post Malone and Swae Lee – "Sunflower"
- Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello — "Señorita"
Best Collaboration
- Rosalía and J Balvin featuring El Guincho – "Con altura"
- BTS and Halsey — "Boy with Luv"
- Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus — "Old Town Road (Remix)"
- Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus — "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart"
- Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello — "Señorita"
- The Chainsmokers and Bebe Rexha — "Call You Mine"
- Muse (Bilbao, Spain)
- Bebe Rexha (Isle of MTV Malta 2019)
- Hailee Steinfeld (Isle of MTV Malta 2018)
- The 1975 (Lollapalooza Paris 2019)
- twenty øne piløts (Lollapalooza Paris 2019)
Rock Icon
- Alfredo "Danger" Martinez
- Shiden Tekle
- Lisa Ranran Hu
- Kelvin Doe
- Jamie Margolin
Regional nominees
Winners are highlighted in Bold
Europe
- Nicklas Sahl
- MATTN
- Loredana
- Stefanie Heinzmann
- Ilira
- Monet192
- Faber
- Lola Indigo
- Amaral
- Anni B Sweet
- Beret
- Carolina Durante
- Roksana Węgiel
- Bass Astral x Igo
- Daria Zawiałow
- Dawid Podsiadło
- Sarsa
- Viktor Király
- Hősök
- Jumodaddy
- András Kállay-Saunders
- Mörk
Africa
- Burna Boy (Nigeria)
Asia, Australia & New Zealand
- Emiway Bantai
- Komorebi
- Parikrama
- Prateek Kuhad
- Raja Kumari
- Jasmine Sokko (Singapore)
- Jannine Weigel (Thailand)
- Moira Dela Torre (Philippines)
- Rich Brian (Indonesia)
- Suboi (Vietnam)
- Yuna (Malaysia)
- Zhou Shen (China)
Americas
Most wins and nominations
Most wins
| Artist(s) | Wins |
|---|---|
| BTS | 3 |
| Taylor Swift | 2 |
| Billie Eilish | |
| Halsey |
Most nominations
| Artist(s) | Nominations |
|---|---|
| Ariana Grande | 7 |
| Billie Eilish | 6 |
| Lil Nas X | |
| Shawn Mendes |
See also
References
- ^ "MTV's European Music Awards Head To Seville In Spain For 2019 Event". Deadline. March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "Becky G to Host 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards". Billboard. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Ariana Grande Leads 2019 MTV EMA Nominations". Variety. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "MTV EMAs 2019: BTS the big winners in Seville". BBC News. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ Jesús Morillo (17 September 2019). "La Plaza de España acogerá el gran concierto internacional de los premios MTV en Sevilla". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Dua Lipa, NCT 127, Sofia Reyes, Pablo Vittar and Jhay Cortez will perform at the MTV EMA". MTV EMA. October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Halsey, Rosalía, Becky G, Akon, Ava Max And Mabel Will Perform at the 2019 EMAs". MTV EMA. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Green Day will Headline the MTV World Stage in Seville". MTV EMA. October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ "Global Superstar Niall Horan to Perform New Single at the 2019 MTV EMA". MTV EMA. October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ "Meet the innovative activists who are being honored with the 2019 mtv ema generation change award". MTV EMA. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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