The 2016 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held at the Rotterdam Ahoy, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on 6 November 2016. It was hosted by Bebe Rexha. This was the third time the awards have taken place in the Netherlands, and the second time Rotterdam has been the host city. The awards were held in the same venue as the 1997 MTV EMAs.
| 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 November 2016 |
| Location | Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Hosted by | Bebe Rexha |
| Most wins | Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Martin Garrix, Shawn Mendes, Twenty One Pilots and Zara Larsson (each 2) |
| Most nominations | Beyoncé (5) |
| Website | mtvema |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | MTV Channel 5 |
MTV Europe Music Awards | |
Nominations
The nominations were announced on September 27, 2016. Winners are in bold text.
| Best Song | Best Video |
|---|---|
| Justin Bieber — "Sorry"
| The Weeknd (featuring Daft Punk) — "Starboy"
|
| Best Female | Best Male |
| Lady Gaga
| Shawn Mendes
|
| Best New | Best Pop |
| Zara Larsson
| Fifth Harmony
|
| Best Electronic | Best Rock |
| Martin Garrix
| Coldplay
|
| Best Alternative | Best Hip-Hop |
| Twenty One Pilots
| Drake
|
| Best Live | Best World Stage |
| Twenty One Pilots
| Martin Garrix
|
| Best Push Act | Biggest Fans |
| DNCE
| Justin Bieber
|
| Best Look | Best Worldwide Act |
| Lady Gaga
| Ariana Grande |
| Global Icon | |
| Green Day | |
Regional nominations
Winners are in bold text.
Europe
| Best Adria Act | Best Belgian Act |
|---|---|
| S.A.R.S
| Emma Bale
|
| Best Danish Act | Best Dutch Act |
| Benjamin Lasnier
| Broederliefde
|
| Best Finnish Act | Best French Act |
| Antti Tuisku
| Amir
|
| Best German Act | Best Israeli Act |
| Max Giesinger
| The Ultras
|
| Best Italian Act | Best Norwegian Act |
| Benji & Fede
| Alan Walker
|
| Best Polish Act | Best Portuguese Act |
| Margaret
| David Carreira
|
| Best Romanian Act | Best Russian Act |
| Andra
| Therr Maitz
|
| Best Spanish Act | Best Swedish Act |
| Enrique Bunbury
| The Fooo Conspiracy
|
| Best Swiss Act | Best UK & Ireland Act |
| Chlyklass
| Little Mix
|
Africa
| Best African Act |
|---|
| Ali Kiba
|
Asia
| Best Chinese and Hong Kong Act | Best Indian Act |
|---|---|
| G.E.M.
| Prateek Kuhad
|
| Best Japanese Act | Best Korean Act |
| One Ok Rock
| B.A.P
|
| Best Southeast Asian Act | |
| Dong Nhi
|
Australia and New Zealand
| Best Australian Act | Best New Zealand Act |
|---|---|
| Troye Sivan
| Broods
|
Latin America
| Best Brazilian Act | Best Latin America North Act |
|---|---|
| Anitta
| Paty Cantú
|
| Best Latin America Central Act | Best Latin America South Act |
| Maluma
| Lali
|
North America
| Best Canadian Act | Best US Act |
|---|---|
| Shawn Mendes
| Ariana Grande
|
Performances
Pre show
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Pre-show | |
| Anne-Marie | "Alarm" |
Main show
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Main show | |
| Bruno Mars | "24K Magic" |
| DNCE | "Body Moves" "Cake by the Ocean" |
| Martin Garrix Bebe Rexha | "In the Name of Love" |
| Shawn Mendes | "Mercy" |
| Zara Larsson | "Lush Life" "Ain't My Fault" |
| Green Day | "Bang Bang" |
| The Weeknd | "Starboy" |
| Kings of Leon | "Waste a Moment" |
| Bebe Rexha | "I Got You" |
| Lukas Graham | "You're Not There" "7 Years" |
| Afrojack | "Gone" "Hey" |
| OneRepublic | "Let's Hurt Tonight" |
| Green Day | "American Idiot" |
Appearances
Pre show
- Laura Whitmore and Sway Calloway — Red carpet hosts
- Laura Whitmore — Presented Biggest Fans
- Laura Whitmore and The MTV It Girls — Presented Best Look
Main show
- G-Eazy and Charli XCX — presented Best Electronic
- Winnie Harlow and Tinie Tempah — presented Best Live
- Jourdan Dunn — presented Best Male
- Jaden Smith — presented Best New Act
- Nina Dobrev and Deepika Padukone — presented Best Video
- Idris Elba — presented Global Icon
Voting process
| Category | Voting Method | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biggest Fans | Twitter, Instagram and Vine Hashtag | 27 Sept @12pm CET | N/A |
| Worldwide Act | Website/App | 2 Sept @12pm CET | 5 Nov @11:59pm CET* |
| Best Video | MTV Music Editorial Team - not eligible for audience voting | N/A | N/A |
| All others | Website/App | 12 Sept @12pm CET | 5 Nov @11:59pm CET |
(*)without Best Acts from Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Israel and Poland. In those countries voting was ended earlier.
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