2015 MTV Europe Music Awards

2015 MTV Europe Music Awards

Date	25 October 2015
Location	Mediolanum Forum, Assago, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy
Hosted by	Ed Sheeran Ruby Rose
Most awards	Justin Bieber (6)
Official website	mtvema.com
Television/Radio coverage
Network	MTV Channel 5

The 2015 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held at the Mediolanum Forum in Assago, near Milan, Italy, on 25 October 2015.^[1]^[2] This was the third time the awards have taken place in Italy, second time Assago has been the host city, and the first time that the awards have been held in October. The awards was held in the same venue as the 1998 MTV EMAs. On 30 September 2015, it was announced that singer Ed Sheeran would host the awards, along with actress Ruby Rose.

Justin Bieber won six awards, including Best Male and Best Worldwide Act.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Throughout mid-2015, Milan also hosted Expo 2015, a partner of this year's awards.^[6]

In association with the EMAs, MTV Italia organised an event called MTV Music Week, which ran from October 19 to October 25. In addition, on the nights of the 24 and 25 October, two concerts were held in Piazza del Duomo, Milan, one of which was related to MTV World Stage. International and Italian acts performed on both nights, including Ellie Goulding, Marco Mengoni, Duran Duran, Martin Garrix and Afrojack.

Voting process

Category	Voting Method	Start Date	End Date
Biggest Fans	Twitter, Instagram and Vine Hashtag	15 Sept @12pm CET	25 Oct @9:30pm CET
Worldwide Act	Website/App	8 Sept @12pm CET	24 Oct @11:59pm CET
Best Video	MTV Music Editorial Team - not eligible for audience voting	N/A	N/A
Video Visionary Award	MTV Music Editorial Team - not eligible for audience voting	N/A	N/A
All others	Website/App	15 Sept @12pm CET	24 October 11:59pm CET

Performances

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Pre-show
Fifth Harmony	"Worth It"
Main show
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis	"Downtown"
Jason Derulo	"Want to Want Me"
Ellie Goulding	"Love Me like You Do"
Twenty One Pilots	"Tear in My Heart"
Rudimental Ed Sheeran	"Lay It All on Me"
Justin Bieber	"What Do You Mean?"
Jess Glynne	"My Love" "Hold My Hand" "Don't Be So Hard On Yourself"
James Bay	"Hold Back the River"
Tori Kelly Andrea Bocelli	"Should've Been Us" "No Scrubs" "Real Love" "Ready or Not" "Con te partirò" "Just Give Me a Reason"
Pharrell Williams	"Freedom"

Nominations

The nominations were announced on 15 September 2015.^[7] Winners in bold.

Best Song

Ellie Goulding — "Love Me Like You Do"
Major Lazer and DJ Snake (featuring MØ) — "Lean On"
Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) — "Uptown Funk"
Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — "Bad Blood"
Wiz Khalifa (featuring Charlie Puth) — "See You Again"

Best Video

Kendrick Lamar — "Alright"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — "Downtown"
Sia — "Elastic Heart"
Pharrell Williams — "Freedom"
Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — "Bad Blood"

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

Artist On The Rise

Best Look

Best Collaboration

David Guetta (featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha and Afrojack) — "Hey Mama"
Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber) — "Where Are Ü Now"
Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) — "Uptown Funk"
Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — "Bad Blood"
Wiz Khalifa (featuring Charlie Puth) — "See You Again"

Video Visionary Award

Duran Duran

Regional nominations

Europe

Best UK & Ireland Act

Best Danish Act

Best Finnish Act

Best Norwegian Act

Best Swedish Act

Best German Act

Best Dutch Act

Best Belgian Act

Best Swiss Act

Best French Act

Best Italian Act

Best Spanish Act

Alejandro Sanz
Leiva
Neuman
Sweet California
Rayden

Best Portuguese Act

Agir
Carlão
Carolina Deslandes
D.A.M.A
Richie Campbell

Best Greek Act

Stavento
Rec
Despina Vandi
Giorgios Mazonakis
Giorgos Sampanis

Best Polish Act

Margaret
Natalia Nykiel
Sarsa
Tabb & Sound'n'Grace
Tede

Best Russian Act

Best Romanian Act

Dan Bittman
Feli
Inna
Randi
Smiley

Best Adria Act

Best Israeli Act

Café Shahor Hazak
Eden Ben Zaken
Eliad
E-Z
Guy & Yahel

Africa & India

Best African Act

Best Indian Act

Indus Creed
Monica Dogra
Priyanka Chopra
The Ska Vengers
Your Chin

Asia

Best Japanese Act

Best Korean Act

Best Southeast Asian Act

Best Chinese & Hong Kong Act

Best Taiwanese Act

Australia & New Zealand

Best Australian Act

Best New Zealand Act

Latin America

Best Brazilian Act

Best Latin America Northern Act

Enjambre
Ha*Ash
Mario Bautista
Kinky
Natalia Lafourcade

Best Latin America Central Act

ChocQuibTown
J Balvin
Javiera Mena
Pasabordo
Piso 21

Best Latin America Southern Act

Axel
Indios
Maxi Trusso
No Te Va Gustar
Tan Biónica

North America

Best US Act

Best Canadian Act

Worldwide nominations

Best European Act^[9]

Best African & Indian Act

Diamond Platnumz
Priyanka Chopra

Best Asian Act

Best Australian & New Zealand Act

5 Seconds of Summer
Savage

Best Latin America Act

Anitta
Axel
J Balvin
Mario Bautista

Best North America Act

Justin Bieber
Taylor Swift

Appearances

Shay Mitchell and Ashley Benson — presented Best Male
Novak Djokovic — presented Best Hip-Hop
Hailey Baldwin, Bianca Balti and Tinie Tempah — presented Best Video
Mark Ronson - presented Best Live
Ruby Rose — presented Best North America Act
Ruby Rose — presented Video Visionary Award
Martin Garrix and Charli XCX — presented Best Collaboration
Fifth Harmony — presented Best Look
Laura Whitmore - presented Biggest Fans

References

↑ "Milan Will Host the 2015 MTV EMA!". MTV Europe. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
↑ http://www.mediolanumforum.it/it/home/
↑ "Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj and Ed Sheeran among winners at MTV EMAs". Guardian. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
↑ "MTV EMAs 2015: Five things we learned". Daily Telegraph. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
↑ "Justin Bieber is big winner at MTV EMAs as he takes home five prizes including Best Male and Best Worldwide Act". Daily Mail. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
↑ "MTV EMA 2015 – MTV Europe Music Awards". Where Milan. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
↑ Szalai, George (15 September 2015). "Taylor Swift Leads MTV EMAs With 9 Nominations". Billboard. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
↑ http://www.mtv.com/video-clips/htphfs/emas-2015-troye-sivan-wins-artist-on-the-rise
↑ "MTV EMA 2015 | 25.10.2015 | Milan | Vote - Worldwide Act: Europe". EMA.MTV. Retrieved 2015-10-23.

External links

Official website

MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs)

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