The 2015 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held at the Mediolanum Forum in Assago, near Milan, Italy, on 25 October 2015. This was the third time the awards have taken place in Italy, second time Milan has been the host city, and the first (and so far, the only) time that the awards have been held in October. The awards was held in the same venue as the 1998 MTV EMAs. On 30 September 2015, it was announced that singer Ed Sheeran would host the awards, along with actress Ruby Rose.
| 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 October 2015 |
| Location | Mediolanum Forum, Assago (Metropolitan City of Milan), Italy |
| Hosted by | Ed Sheeran Ruby Rose |
| Most awards | Justin Bieber (6) |
| Most nominations | Taylor Swift (9) |
| Website | mtvema |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | MTV Channel 5 |
MTV Europe Music Awards | |
Justin Bieber won six awards, including Best Male and Best Worldwide Act.
Throughout mid-2015, Milan also hosted Expo 2015, a partner of this year's awards.
In association with the EMAs, MTV Italia organised an event called MTV Music Week, which ran from 19 October to 25 October. In addition, on the nights of 24 and 25 October, two concerts were held in Piazza del Duomo, Milan, one of which was related to MTV World Stage. International and Italian acts performed on both nights, including Ellie Goulding, Marco Mengoni, Duran Duran, Martin Garrix and Afrojack.
Nominations
Winners are in bold text.
| Best Song | Best Video |
|---|---|
| Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — "Bad Blood"
| Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — "Downtown"
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| Best Collaboration | |
| Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber) — "Where Are Ü Now"
| |
| Best Female | Best Male |
| Rihanna
| Justin Bieber
|
| Best New Act | Best Pop |
| Shawn Mendes
| One Direction
|
| Best Electronic | Best Rock |
| Martin Garrix
| Coldplay
|
| Best Alternative | Best Hip-Hop |
| Lana Del Rey
| Nicki Minaj
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| Best Live Act | Best World Stage Performance |
| Ed Sheeran
| Ed Sheeran
|
| Best Push Act | Biggest Fans |
| Shawn Mendes
| Justin Bieber
|
| Best Look | Artist on the Rise |
| Justin Bieber
| Troye Sivan
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| Video Visionary Award | |
| Duran Duran | |
Regional nominations
Winners are in bold text.
Europe
| Best Adria Act | Best Belgian Act |
|---|---|
| Daniel Kajmakoski
| Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
|
| Best Danish Act | Best Dutch Act |
| Lukas Graham
| Kensington
|
| Best Finnish Act | Best French Act |
| JVG
| Black M
|
| Best German Act | Best Greek Act |
| Lena
| Giorgos Mazonakis
|
| Best Israeli Act | Best Italian Act |
| Eliad
| Marco Mengoni
|
| Best Norwegian Act | Best Polish Act |
| Astrid S
| Margaret
|
| Best Portuguese Act | Best Romanian Act |
| Agir
| Inna
|
| Best Russian Act | Best Spanish Act |
| MBAND
| Sweet California
|
| Best Swedish Act | Best Swiss Act |
| The Fooo Conspiracy
| Stefanie Heinzmann
|
| Best UK & Ireland Act | |
| Little Mix
|
Africa
| Best African Act |
|---|
| Diamond Platnumz
|
Asia
| Best Chinese and Hong Kong Act | Best Indian Act |
|---|---|
| Jane Zhang
| Priyanka Chopra
|
| Best Japanese Act | Best Korean Act |
| Dempagumi.inc
| BTS
|
| Best Southeast Asian Act | Best Taiwanese Act |
| Sơn Tùng M-TP
| Jay Chou
|
Australia and New Zealand
| Best Australian Act | Best New Zealand Act |
|---|---|
| 5 Seconds of Summer
| Savage
|
Latin America
| Best Brazilian Act | Best Latin America North Act |
|---|---|
| Anitta
| Mario Bautista
|
| Best Latin America Central Act | Best Latin America South Act |
| J Balvin
| Axel
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North America
| Best Canadian Act | Best US Act |
|---|---|
| Justin Bieber
| Taylor Swift
|
Worldwide nominations
Winners are in bold text.
Best European Act
- Agir
- Astrid S
- Black M
- Daniel Kajmakoski
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
- Eliad
- Giorgos Mazonakis
- Inna
- JVG
- Kensington
- Lena Meyer-Landrut
- Little Mix
- Lukas Graham
- Marco Mengoni
- Margaret
- MBAND
- Stefanie Heinzmann
- Sweet California
- The Fooo Conspiracy
Best African and Indian Act
- Diamond Platnumz
- Priyanka Chopra
Best Asian Act
- Dempagumi.inc
- BTS
- Sơn Tùng M-TP
- Jane Zhang
- Jay Chou
Best Australian and New Zealand Act
- 5 Seconds of Summer
- Savage
Best Latin America Act
- Anitta
- Axel
- J Balvin
- Mario Bautista
Best North America Act
- Justin Bieber
- Taylor Swift
Performances
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Pre-show | |
| Fifth Harmony | "Worth It" |
| Main show | |
| Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | "Downtown" |
| Jason Derulo | "Want to Want Me" |
| Ellie Goulding | "Love Me like You Do" |
| Twenty One Pilots | "Tear in My Heart" |
| Rudimental Ed Sheeran | "Lay It All on Me" |
| Justin Bieber | "What Do You Mean?" |
| Jess Glynne | "My Love" "Hold My Hand" "Don't Be So Hard On Yourself" |
| James Bay | "Hold Back the River" |
| Tori Kelly Andrea Bocelli | "Should've Been Us" "No Scrubs" "Real Love" "Ready or Not" "Con te partirò" "Just Give Me a Reason" |
| Pharrell Williams | "Freedom" |
Appearances
- Shay Mitchell and Ashley Benson — presented Best Male
- Novak Djokovic — presented Best Hip-Hop
- Hailey Baldwin, Bianca Balti and Tinie Tempah — presented Best Video
- Mark Ronson - presented Best Live
- Ruby Rose — presented Best North America Act
- Ruby Rose — presented Video Visionary Award
- Martin Garrix and Charli XCX — presented Best Collaboration
- Fifth Harmony — presented Best Look
- Laura Whitmore - presented Biggest Fans
Voting process
| Category | Voting Method | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biggest Fans | Twitter, Instagram and Vine Hashtag | 15 September | 25 October |
| Worldwide Act | Website/App | 8 September | 24 October |
| Best Video | MTV Music Editorial Team - not eligible for audience voting | N/A | N/A |
| Video Visionary Award | MTV Music Editorial Team - not eligible for audience voting | N/A | N/A |
| All others | Website/App | 15 September | 24 October |
See also
- 2015 MTV Video Music Awards
- Expo 2015
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