2011 MTV Europe Music Awards
| 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards | |
|---|---|
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| Date | 6 November 2011 (9:00 PM CET) |
| Location | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Hosted by | Selena Gomez |
| Most awards | Lady Gaga (4) |
| Most nominations | Lady Gaga (7) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | MTV Networks International (Europe) |
The 2011 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held in Northern Ireland's capital Belfast, on Sunday, 6 November 2011, at the Odyssey Arena in the Titanic Quarter area of the city and was hosted by Selena Gomez. Additional live venues for the awards show include Ulster Hall and Belfast City Hall.
On 19 September 2011, MTV Networks International announced the 2011 nominees. The main categories were dominated by Lady Gaga with seven nominations, Katy Perry and Bruno Mars with five and Britney Spears, Thirty Seconds to Mars and Adele with three apiece. Lady Gaga was the biggest winner of the night, taking home 4 awards.[1][2][3] Other winners include Thirty Seconds to Mars, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber with two apiece.
During the show Selena Gomez said that MTV received 154 million votes from people around the globe.[4] Queen received the Global Icon Award from Katy Perry, and the band closed the awards ceremony, with Adam Lambert on vocals, performing "The Show Must Go On", "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions".[5]
Nominations
Winners are in bold text.
| Best Song | Best Video |
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| Best Female | Best Male |
| Best New Act | Best Pop |
| Best Rock | Best Alternative |
| Best Hip-Hop | Best Live Act |
| Best World Stage Performance | Best Push Act |
| Biggest Fans | Best Worldwide Act |
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| Voices Award | |
| Justin Bieber | |
| Global Icon | |
| Queen | |
Regional nominations
Best Adria Act
- Dubioza Kolektiv
- Hladno pivo
- Magnifico
- S.A.R.S.
- SevdahBABY
Best Belgian Act
- Deus
- Goose
- Stromae
- The Subs
- Triggerfinger
Best Czech and Slovak Act
- Ben Cristovao
- Charlie Straight
- Debbi
- PSH
- Rytmus
Best Danish Act
Best Dutch Act
Best Finnish Act
Best French Act
Best German Act
- Beatsteaks
- Clueso
- Culcha Candela
- Frida Gold
- Lena
Best Greek Act
- Κokkina Halia
- Mark F. Angelo featuring Shaya
- Melisses
- Onirama
- Panos Mouzourakis featuring Kostis Maraveyas
Best Hungarian Act
- Bin Jip
- Compact Disco
- Fish!
- Punnany Massif
- The Carbonfools
Best Israeli Act
- Izabo
- Liran Danino
- Sarit Hadad
- The Walking Man
- The Young Professionals
Best Italian Act
Best Norwegian Act
Best Polish Act
Best Portuguese Act
- Amor Electro
- Aurea
- Diego Miranda
- Expensive Soul
- The Gift
Best Romanian Act
- Alexandra Stan
- Fly Project
- Guess Who
- Puya
- Smiley
Best Russian Act
Best Spanish Act
- El Pescao
- Nach
- Russian Red
- Vetusta Morla
- Zenttric
Best Swedish Act
Best Swiss Act
- Adrian Stern
- Baschi
- Gimma
- Myron
- TinkaBelle
Best Turkish Act
Best UK and Ireland Act
Best Ukrainian Act
- Jamala
- Ivan Dorn
- Kazaky
- Max Barskih
- Sirena
Worldwide Act nominations
Best Africa, Middle East and India Act
- Abdelfattah Grini
- Black Coffee
- Cabo Snoop
- Fally Ipupa
- Scribe
- Wizkid
Best Asia and Pacific Act
Best European Act
- Adele
- Alexandra Stan
- Atiye Deniz
- Aurea
- Ben Saunders
- Charlie Straight
- Compact Disco
- Deus
- Dubioza Kolektiv
- Eva & The Heartmaker
- Ewa Farna
- Gimma
- La Fouine
- Lauri Ylönen
- Lena
- Mark F. Angelo & Shaya
- Medina
- Modà
- Nyusha
- Russian Red
- Sirena
- Swedish House Mafia
- The Young Professionals
Best Latin American Act
Best North American Act
Performances
Pre show
- Jason Derülo — "It Girl / In My Head"
Main show
- Coldplay — "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
- LMFAO (featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock) — "Party Rock Anthem"
- Bruno Mars — "Marry You"
- Jessie J — "Price Tag"
- Red Hot Chili Peppers — "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie"
- Lady Gaga — "Marry the Night"
- Selena Gomez & the Scene — "Hit the Lights"
- Snow Patrol — "Called Out in the Dark"
- Justin Bieber — "Mistletoe / Never Say Never"
- David Guetta (featuring Taio Cruz, Ludacris and Jessie J) — "Sweat (David Guetta Remix) / Little Bad Girl / Without You"
- Queen + Adam Lambert — "The Show Must Go On / We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions"
Digital show
- Snow Patrol — "This Isn't Everything You Are"
- Jason Derülo — "Don't Wanna Go Home"
- Pendulum - "Stay Too Long" (with Plan B) / "Watercolour"
- Does It Offend You, Yeah? - "Let's Make Out / Being Bad Feels Pretty Good / Battle Royale / With A Heavy Heart (I Regret To Inform You) / We Are Rockstars"
Appearances
- Louise Roe and Tim Kash — Red carpet hosts
- Nicole Polizzi and Jennifer Farley — presented Best Live Act
- David Hasselhoff — presented Best Female
- Katy Perry — presented Global Icon Award
- Ashley Rickards and Sheamus — presented Best Male
- Amy Lee — introduced Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Jeremy Scott and From Above — presented Best New Act
- Hayden Panettiere and Paul Clark — presented Best Song
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Tracee Ellis Ross — presented Best Worldwide Act
- Jessie J — introduced the Amy Winehouse tribute
- Bar Refaeli and Irina Shayk — presented Best Video
See also
References
- ^ "Lady Gaga wins four prizes at MTV Europe awards". Guardian. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Lady Gaga dominates MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast". BBC News. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "MTV Europe Music Awards 2011: as it happened". Daily Telegraph. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
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