2016 MTV Europe Music Awards

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
Date6 November 2016
LocationRotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Hosted byBebe Rexha
Most winsJustin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Martin Garrix, Shawn Mendes, Twenty One Pilots and Zara Larsson (each 2)
Most nominationsBeyoncé (5)
Websitemtvema.com
Television/radio coverage
NetworkMTV
Channel 5
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Nominations

The nominations were announced on September 27, 2016. Winners are in bold text.

Best Song Best Video

Justin Bieber"Sorry"

  • Adele — "Hello"
  • Lukas Graham — "7 Years"
  • Mike Posner — "I Took a Pill in Ibiza (Seeb Remix)"
  • Rihanna (featuring Drake) — "Work"

The Weeknd (featuring Daft Punk) — "Starboy"

Best Female Best Male

Lady Gaga

  • Adele
  • Beyoncé
  • Rihanna
  • Sia

Shawn Mendes

  • Calvin Harris
  • Drake
  • Justin Bieber
  • The Weeknd
Best New Best Pop

Zara Larsson

  • Bebe Rexha
  • The Chainsmokers
  • DNCE
  • Lukas Graham

Fifth Harmony

  • Selena Gomez
  • Ariana Grande
  • Justin Bieber
  • Rihanna
  • Shawn Mendes
Best Electronic Best Rock

Martin Garrix

  • Afrojack
  • Calvin Harris
  • David Guetta
  • Major Lazer

Coldplay

  • Green Day
  • Metallica
  • Muse
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
Best Alternative Best Hip-Hop

Twenty One Pilots

  • Kings of Leon
  • Radiohead
  • Tame Impala
  • The 1975

Drake

  • Future
  • G-Eazy
  • Kanye West
  • Wiz Khalifa
Best Live Best World Stage

Twenty One Pilots

  • Adele
  • Beyoncé
  • Coldplay
  • Green Day

Martin Garrix

  • Duran Duran
  • Ellie Goulding
  • Jess Glynne
  • OneRepublic
  • Tinie Tempah
  • Tomorrowland
  • Wiz Khalifa
Best Push Act Biggest Fans

DNCE

  • Alessia Cara
  • Anne-Marie
  • Bebe Rexha
  • Blossoms
  • Charlie Puth
  • Dua Lipa
  • Elle King
  • Halsey
  • Jack Garratt
  • Jonas Blue
  • Lukas Graham

Justin Bieber

  • Ariana Grande
  • Beyoncé
  • Lady Gaga
  • Katy Perry
Best Look Best Worldwide Act

Lady Gaga

  • Beyoncé
  • Bebe Rexha
  • Rihanna
  • Sia

Ariana Grande
Got7
Maluma
Shawn Mendes
Troye Sivan
Wizkid
Zara Larsson

Global Icon
Green Day

Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Europe

Best Adria Act Best Belgian Act

S.A.R.S

  • Elemental
  • Luce
  • Siddharta
  • Toni Zen

Emma Bale

  • Laura Tesoro
  • Lost Frequencies
  • Tourist LeMC
  • Woodie Smalls
Best Danish Act Best Dutch Act

Benjamin Lasnier

  • Christopher
  • Gilli
  • Lukas Graham

Broederliefde

  • Douwe Bob
  • Julian Jordan
  • Ronnie Flex
  • Sam Feldt
Best Finnish Act Best French Act

Antti Tuisku

  • Evelina
  • Nikke Ankara
  • Teflon Brothers
  • Paula Vesala

Amir

  • Frero Delavega
  • Jain
  • Maitre Gims
  • Nekfeu
Best German Act Best Israeli Act

Max Giesinger

  • Beginner
  • Robin Schulz
  • Mark Forster
  • Topic

The Ultras

  • E-Z
  • Eliad
  • Noa Kirel
  • Static & Ben El Tavori
Best Italian Act Best Norwegian Act

Benji & Fede

  • Alessandra Amoroso
  • Emma
  • Francesca Michielin
  • Salmo

Alan Walker

  • Astrid S
  • Aurora
  • Julie Bergan
  • Kygo
Best Polish Act Best Portuguese Act

Margaret

  • Ania Dąbrowska
  • Bovska
  • Cleo
  • Dawid Podsiadło

David Carreira

  • Aurea
  • Carlão
  • D.A.M.A
  • HMB
Best Romanian Act Best Russian Act

Andra

  • Feli
  • Manuel Riva
  • Smiley
  • Vanotek

Therr Maitz

  • Basta
  • Elka
  • Leningrad
  • OQJAV
Best Spanish Act Best Swedish Act

Enrique Bunbury

  • Álvaro Soler
  • Amaral
  • Corizonas
  • Leiva

The Fooo Conspiracy

  • Galantis
  • Laleh
  • Tove Lo
  • Zara Larsson
Best Swiss Act Best UK & Ireland Act

Chlyklass

  • Bastian Baker
  • Bligg
  • Damian Lynn
  • Nickless

Little Mix

  • Adele
  • Coldplay
  • Zayn
  • Years & Years

Africa

Best African Act

Ali Kiba

  • Black Coffee
  • Cassper Nyovest
  • Olamide
  • Wizkid

Asia

Best Chinese and Hong Kong Act Best Indian Act

G.E.M.

  • Khalil Fong
  • Momo Wu
  • Pu Shu
  • Vision Wei

Prateek Kuhad

  • Anoushka Shankar
  • Bandish Projekt
  • Monica Dogra
  • Uday Benegal & Friends
Best Japanese Act Best Korean Act

One Ok Rock

  • Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
  • Perfume
  • Radwimps
  • Sheena Ringo

B.A.P

  • Got7
  • GFriend
  • Twice
  • VIXX
Best Southeast Asian Act

Dong Nhi

  • Bunkface
  • Gentle Bones
  • Raisa
  • Sarah Geronimo
  • Thaitanium
  • Yuna

Australia and New Zealand

Best Australian Act Best New Zealand Act

Troye Sivan

  • Flume
  • Tkay Maidza
  • The Veronicas
  • Vance Joy

Broods

  • Kings
  • Ladyhawke
  • Maala
  • Sachi

Latin America

Best Brazilian Act Best Latin America North Act

Anitta

  • Karol Conká
  • Ludmilla
  • Projota
  • Tiago Iorc

Paty Cantú

  • CD9
  • Jesse & Joy
  • León Larregui
  • Mon Laferte
Best Latin America Central Act Best Latin America South Act

Maluma

  • Alkilados
  • J Balvin
  • Manuel Medrano
  • Sebastian Yatra

Lali

  • Babasónicos
  • Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas
  • Será Pánico
  • Tini

North America

Best Canadian Act Best US Act

Shawn Mendes

  • Justin Bieber
  • Alessia Cara
  • Drake
  • The Weeknd

Ariana Grande

  • Beyoncé
  • Charlie Puth
  • Kanye West
  • Twenty One Pilots

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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