2018 MTV Europe Music Awards

The 2018 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) was held at the Bizkaia Arena (Bilbao Exhibition Centre) in Barakaldo, part of Greater Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, on 4 November 2018. The ceremony's host was Hailee Steinfeld. This was the third time that Spain hosted the ceremony.

2018 MTV Europe Music Awards

Date	4 November 2018
Location	Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo, Basque Country, Spain
Hosted by	Hailee Steinfeld
Most wins	Camila Cabello (4)
Most nominations	Camila Cabello (6)
Website	mtvema.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	MTV Channel 5
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Camila Cabello was nominated for 6 awards, followed by Ariana Grande and Post Malone, who were each nominated for five. Cabello won four awards, becoming the most awarded artist of the night.

In association with the EMAs, an event called MTV Music Week was organised, which run from 29 October to 3 November at different locations throughout the province of Biscay. The main concert, part of the MTV World Stage series, was held at San Mamés Stadium on 3 November, headlined by Muse and Crystal Fighters.

Performances

Pre show

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Pre-show
Sofía Reyes	"1, 2, 3"

Main show

Artist	Featuring	Song
Nicki Minaj Little Mix		"Majesty (reprise)" "Good Form" "Woman Like Me"
Panic! At The Disco		"High Hopes"
Rosalía		"De aquí no sales" "Malamente"
Hailee Steinfeld		"Back to Life"
Muse		"Pressure" (Filmed at San Mamés Stadium)
Janet Jackson		"Made for Now" (contains excerpts from "Rhythm Nation" and "All for You")
Bebe Rexha		"I'm a Mess"
Halsey		"Without Me"
Jason Derulo David Guetta	Nicki Minaj	"Goodbye"
Alessia Cara		"Trust My Lonely"
Jack & Jack		"No One Compares to You" "Rise"
Marshmello	Anne-Marie Bastille	"Friends" "Happier"

Appearances

Michael Peña and Diego Luna — presented Best Artist
Dua Lipa — introduced Rosalía
Debby Ryan — presented Best Song
Lindsay Lohan — presented Best Electronic
Terry Crews — introduced Muse
Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross — presented Best Pop
Jourdan Dunn and Terry Crews — presented Best Video
Anitta and Sofía Reyes — presented Best Hip-Hop
Camila Cabello and Jason Derulo — presented Global Icon

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song	Best Video
Camila Cabello (featuring Young Thug) – "Havana" Ariana Grande — "No Tears Left to Cry" Bebe Rexha (featuring Florida Georgia Line) — "Meant to Be" Drake — "God's Plan" Post Malone (featuring 21 Savage) — "Rockstar"	Camila Cabello (featuring Young Thug) — "Havana" Ariana Grande — "No Tears Left to Cry" Childish Gambino — "This Is America" Lil Dicky (featuring Chris Brown) – "Freaky Friday" The Carters — "Apeshit"
Best Artist	Best Group
Camila Cabello Ariana Grande Drake Dua Lipa Post Malone	BTS 5 Seconds of Summer Chloe x Halle Maroon 5 Migos PrettyMuch
Best New	Best Pop
Cardi B Anne-Marie Bazzi Hayley Kiyoko Jessie Reyez	Dua Lipa Ariana Grande Camila Cabello Hailee Steinfeld Shawn Mendes
Best Electronic	Best Rock
Marshmello Calvin Harris David Guetta Martin Garrix The Chainsmokers	5 Seconds of Summer Foo Fighters Imagine Dragons Muse U2
Best Alternative	Best Hip-Hop
Panic! at the Disco Fall Out Boy The 1975 Thirty Seconds To Mars Twenty One Pilots	Nicki Minaj Drake Eminem Migos Travis Scott
Best Live	Best World Stage
Shawn Mendes Ed Sheeran Muse Pink The Carters	Alessia Cara Clean Bandit Charli XCX David Guetta Jason Derulo Post Malone Migos J. Cole Nick Jonas
Best Push Act	Biggest Fans
Grace VanderWaal Why Don't We Bishop Briggs Superorganism Jessie Reyez Hayley Kiyoko Lil Xan Sigrid Chloe x Halle Bazzi Jorja Smith	BTS Camila Cabello Selena Gomez Shawn Mendes Taylor Swift
Best Look
Nicki Minaj Cardi B Dua Lipa Migos Post Malone
Generation Change
Sonita Alizadeh Hauwa Ojeifo Xiuhtezcatl "X" Martinez Mohamad Al Jounde Ellen Jones
Global Icon
Janet Jackson

Regional nominations