We all know that women have been dominating the music scene in the past year, but get this: 10 of the 11 artists with the most nominations for the 2024 MTV EMAs are women. The only man who cracked the leaderboard is Kendrick Lamar, with four nods.
Taylor Swift leads with seven nods, including best artist, best video, best pop and biggest fans. Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter each scored five nominations. Closely following with four nods each are Ayra Starr, Beyoncé, Lamar, LISA, plus first-time nominees Chappell Roan and Tyla.
These nominees also demonstrate the globalization of pop music. Charli XCX hails from England; Starr from Nigeria; LISA from Thailand (though she is best known as a member of a South Korean girl group, BLACKPINK); and Tyla from South Africa.
The show is set to be broadcast live on Sunday, Nov. 10, from Co-op Live in Manchester, U.K. Last year’s ceremony was set for Nov. 5 in Paris, but was canceled two weeks before the show due to the Israel–Hamas war, becoming the first EMAs to be canceled in its 30-year history.
Nineteen nominees have the chance to score their first ever MTV EMA at this year’s show, including Kehlani and Tinashe in the best R&B category, Disclosure and Fred Again.. for best electronic, Fontaines D.C. for best alternative, The Last Dinner Party for best new and BTS’ Jimin for best K-pop, which marks his first nomination as a solo artist.
Fans can vote for their favorites on the EMAs website from now until 00:00 CET on Nov. 6.
The winner in the best video category will be chosen by MTV. The nominees are Grande’s “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love),” Charli XCX’s “360,” Eminem’s “Houdini,” Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” LISA featuring Rosalía’s “New Woman” and Swift featuring Post Malone’s “Fortnight.”
Fans from 23 regions around the world can also vote for their favorite artists in the best regional act categories. These categories reflect the territories in which MTV operates.The biggest fans category will be voted for at a later date on social via @MTVEMA.
The 2024 MTV EMAs will broadcast at 9 p.m. GMT Sunday, Nov. 10, on MTV UK, Channel 5 and Pluto TV, and will be available on demand on Paramount+ from Nov. 12. Tickets will be on sale at a later date.
Bruce Gillmer and Richard Godfrey are executive producers for the 2024 MTV EMAs. Debbie Phillips and Chloe Mason are producers.
This will be the eighth time the EMAs have been held in the U.K. The show has been in London three times, and in Liverpool, England; Edinburgh, Scotland; Belfast, Northern Ireland; and Glasgow, Scotland once each.
Here’s the full list of 2024 MTV EMA nominations.
Best song
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”
Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”
Beyoncé – “Texas Hold ‘Em”
Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Babe!”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
Best video
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”
Charli XCS – “360”
Eminem – “Houdini”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
LISA feat. Rosalía – “New Woman”
Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best artist
Beyoncé
Billie Eilish
Post Malone
Raye
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift
Best collaboration
Charli XCX & Billie Eilish – “Guess” feat. Billie Eilish
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”
Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
LISA feat. Rosalía – “New Woman”
Peso Pluma, Anitta – “Bellakeo”
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best new
Ayra Starr
Benson Boone
Chappell Roan
LE SSERAFIM
Teddy Swims
The Last Dinner Party
Tyla
Best pop
Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Camila Cabello
Charli XCX
Dua Lipa
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift
Best Afrobeats
Asake
Ayra Starr
Burna Boy
Rema
Tems
Tyla
Best rock
Bon Jovi
Coldplay
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Lenny Kravitz
Liam Gallagher
The Killers
Best Latin
Anitta
Bad Bunny
Karol G
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Shakira
Best K-pop
Jimin
Jung Kook
LE SSERAFIM
LISA
NewJeans
Stray Kids
Best alternative
Fontaines D.C.
Hozier
Imagine Dragons
Lana Del Rey
Twenty One Pilots
Yungblud
Best electronic
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Disclosure
DJ Snake
Fred Again..
Swedish House Mafia
Best hip-hop
Central Cee
Eminem
Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Travis Scott
Best R&B
Kehlani
SZA
Tinashe
Tyla
Usher
Victoria Monét
Best live
Adele
Coldplay
Doja Cat
Raye
Taylor Swift
Travis Scott
Best push
Ayra Starr
Chappell Roan
Coco Jones
Flyana Boss
Jessie Murph
Laufey
LE SSERAFIM
Mark Ambor
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
The Warning
Victoria Monét
Biggest fans
Anitta
Ariana Grande
Beyoncé
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Charli xcx
Katy Perry
LISA
Nicki Minaj
Sabrina Carpenter
Shawn Mendes
Taylor Swift
Best U.K. & Ireland act
Central Cee
Charli XCX
Chase & Status
Dua Lipa
Hozier
Raye