The 2012 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held in Frankfurt, Germany, on 11 November 2012.[1] This was the fifth time the awards had been held in Germany, and the second time Frankfurt had been the host city.[2] On 17 August the nominees were announced. Rihanna received eight nominations while Katy Perry and Taylor Swift received five, leading the categories.[3]
| 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards | |
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| Date | 11 November 2012 |
| Location | Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany |
| Hosted by | Heidi Klum and Ludacris |
| Most awards | Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and One Direction (3) |
| Most nominations | Rihanna (8) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Viacom International Media Networks (Europe) |
This year added new regional categories to compete in the Best Worldwide Act, as well as the Best Look category, due to the presence of the same award at the Italian TRL Awards.[4] Taylor Swift, Han Geng, Justin Bieber and One Direction were the biggest winners taking home three awards each.[5][6][7]
Nominations
editWinners are in bold text.
| Best Song | Best Video |
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Carly Rae Jepsen – "Call Me Maybe"
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Psy – "Gangnam Style"
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| Best Female | Best Male |
| Best New Act | Best Pop |
| Best Electronic | Best Rock |
| Best Alternative | Best Hip-Hop |
| Best Live Act | Best World Stage Performance |
| Best Push Act | Biggest Fans |
| Best Look | Best Worldwide Act |
| MTV2 US Artist About to Go Global | |
| Global Icon | |
| Whitney Houston | |
Regional nominations
editWinners are in bold text.
Europe
edit| Best Adria Act | Best Belgian Act |
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| Best Czech & Slovak Act | Best Danish Act |
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| Best Dutch Act | Best Finnish Act |
| Best French Act | Best German Act |
| Best Greek Act | Best Hungarian Act |
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| Best Israeli Act | Best Italian Act |
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| Best Norwegian Act | Best Polish Act |
| Best Portuguese Act | Best Romanian Act |
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| Best Russian Act | Best Spanish Act |
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| Best Swedish Act | Best Swiss Act |
| Best Ukrainian Act | Best UK & Ireland Act |
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Africa, Middle East and India
edit| Best African Act | Best Middle East Act |
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| Best Indian Act | |
Asia and Oceania
edit| Best Asian Act | Best Australia & New Zealand Act |
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Latin America
edit| Best Brazilian Act | Best Latin America North Act |
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| Best Latin America Central Act | Best Latin America South Act |
Worldwide Act nominations
editWinners are in bold text.
| Best Africa, Middle East and India Act | Best Asia and Pacific Act |
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| Best European Act | Best Latin American Act |
| Best North American Act | |
Performances
edit| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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| Rita Ora | "R.I.P." |
| Fun | "We Are Young" |
| Carly Rae Jepsen | "Call Me Maybe" |
| Alicia Keys | "New Day" "Girl on Fire" |
| No Doubt | "Looking Hot" |
| The Killers | "Runaways" |
| Psy | "Gangnam Style" |
| Muse | "Madness" |
| Pitbull | "Don't Stop the Party" |
| Taylor Swift | "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" |
Appearances
edit- Louise Roe, Tim Kash and Sway Calloway – Red carpet hosts and presented Biggest Fans
- Lana Del Rey – presented Best Female
- Kim Kardashian – presented Best Song
- Cast of Geordie Shore (Gaz Beadle, Holly Hagan, Sophie Kasaei, Ricci Guarnaccio, Vicky Pattison, Daniel Thomas-Tuck, Jay Gardner and Charlotte Crosby) – presented Best Male
- Anne Vyalitsyna, Brett Davern and Isabeli Fontana – presented Best Live Act
- Heidi Klum – presented Best Look
- Alicia Keys – presented Global Icon
- David Hasselhoff – presented Best Video
- Jonas Brothers – presented Best Worldwide Act
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Heidi Klum To Host 2012 MTV EMA – Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "The 2012 MTV EMA Host City Is...Frankfurt!". MTV. 3 December 2012. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ "Taylor Swift flies away with three MTV Europe Music Awards". Independent UK. 13 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ "Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber win big, take home three awards". New York Daily News. 13 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ "Taylor Swift triumphs with three gongs". Daily Telegraph. 13 November 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ "Taylor Swift and ONE DIRECTION triumph at MTV Europe Music awards". Guardian UK. 13 November 2012. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ "Rihanna leaves MTV Music Awards empty handed, as Taylor Swift triumphs". Irish Independent. 13 November 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
External links
edit- Official Site Archived 27 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine