2018 MTV Europe Music Awards

2018 MTV Europe Music Awards
2018 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date	4 November 2018
Location	Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo, Basque Country, Spain
Hosted by	Hailee Steinfeld
Most awards	Camila Cabello (4)
Most nominations	Camila Cabello (6)
Website	mtvema.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	MTV; Channel 5

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.^[1] The ceremony's host was Hailee Steinfeld.^[2] This was the third time that Spain hosted the ceremony.

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Camila Cabello was nominated for 6 awards, followed by Ariana Grande and Post Malone, who were each nominated for five.^[3] Cabello won four awards, becoming the most awarded artist of the night.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6]

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Artist(s)	Song(s)
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Sofía Reyes^[7]	"1, 2, 3"

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Artist	Featuring	Song
Nicki Minaj Little Mix		"Majesty (reprise)" "Good Form" "Woman Like Me"
Panic! At The Disco^[8]		"High Hopes"
Rosalía^[9]		"De aquí no sales" "Malamente"
Hailee Steinfeld^[2]		"Back to Life"
Muse		"Pressure" (Filmed at San Mamés Stadium)
Janet Jackson^[10]		"Made for Now" (contains excerpts from "Rhythm Nation" and "All for You")
Bebe Rexha^[7]		"I'm a Mess"
Halsey^[9]		"Without Me"
Jason Derulo David Guetta^[7]	Nicki Minaj	"Goodbye"
Alessia Cara^[8]		"Trust My Lonely"
Jack & Jack^[8]		"No One Compares to You" "Rise"
Marshmello^[8]	Anne-Marie Bastille	"Friends" "Happier"

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Michael Peña and Diego Luna^[9] — presented Best Artist
Dua Lipa — introduced Rosalía
Debby Ryan^[8] — presented Best Song
Lindsay Lohan^[8] — presented Best Electronic
Terry Crews^[7] — introduced Muse
Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross^[8] — presented Best Pop
Jourdan Dunn and Terry Crews^[7] — presented Best Video
Anitta and Sofía Reyes^[8]^[7] — presented Best Hip-Hop
Camila Cabello and Jason Derulo — presented Global Icon

Thumb — Camila Cabello accepting the Best Video

Winners are in bold text.

More information Best Song, Best Video ...

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^[11]
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^[12]
Sonita Alizadeh Hauwa Ojeifo Xiuhtezcatl "X" Martinez Mohamad Al Jounde Ellen Jones
Global Icon
Janet Jackson^[10]

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Winners are in bold text.

More information Europe, Best Belgian Act ...

Europe
Best Belgian Act	Best Danish Act^[13]
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Angèle DVTCH NORRIS Emma Bale Warhola	Scarlet Pleasure Bro Sivas Skinz Soleima
Best Dutch Act	Best Finnish Act
Shirak Bizzey Maan Naaz Ronnie Flex	JVG Evelina Mikael Gabriel Nikke Ankara Sanni
Best French Act	Best German Act
Bigflo & Oli Dadju Louane Orelsan Vianney	Mike Singer Bausa Feine Sahne Fischfilet Namika Samy Deluxe
Best Hungarian Act	Best Israeli Act
Follow The Flow Caramel Halott Pénz Margaret Island Wellhello	Noa Kirel Anna Zak Nadav Guedj Peled Stephane Legar
Best Italian Act	Best Norwegian Act
Annalisa Calcutta Ghali Liberato Shade	Alan Walker Astrid S Kygo Sigrid Tungevaag & Raaban
Best Polish Act	Best Portuguese Act
Margaret Brodka Dawid Podsiadło Natalia Nykiel Taconafide	Diogo Piçarra Bárbara Bandeira Bispo Blaya Carolina Deslandes
Best Russian Act	Best Spanish Act
Jah Khalib Eldzhey Monetochka Pharaoh WE	Viva Suecia Belako Brisa Fenoy Love of Lesbian Rosalía
Best Swedish Act	Best Swiss Act
Avicii Axwell & Ingrosso Benjamin Ingrosso Felix Sandman First Aid Kit	Loco Escrito Hecht Lo & Leduc Pronto Zibbz
Best UK & Ireland Act^[14]
Little Mix Anne-Marie Dua Lipa George Ezra Stormzy
Africa
Best African Act
Tiwa Savage Davido Distruction Boyz Fally Ipupa Nyashinski Shekhinah
Asia
Best Greater China Act	Best Indian Act
Loura Lou Alex To Lala Hsu Silence Wang Stringer Zhang	Big Ri and Meba Ofilia Monica Dogra & Curtain Blue Nikhil Raja Kumari ft. Divine Skyharbor
Best Japanese Act	Best Korean Act
Little Glee Monster Daoko Glim Spanky Wednesday Campanella Yahyel	Loona Cosmic Girls (G)I-dle Golden Child Pentagon
Best Southeast Asian Act
Joe Flizzow Afgan IV of Spades Minh Hang Slot Machine The Sam Willows Twopee Southside
Australia and New Zealand
Best Australian Act	Best New Zealand Act
Tkay Maidza Amy Shark Dean Lewis Peking Duk The Rubens	Mitch James Kimbra Robinson Stan Walker Thomston
Americas
Best Brazilian Act	Best Canadian Act
Anitta Alok Ludmilla Nego do Borel Pabllo Vittar	Shawn Mendes Alessia Cara Arcade Fire Drake The Weeknd
Best Latin America North Act	Best Latin America Central Act
*HaAsh** Molotov Mon Laferte Sofía Reyes Reik	Sebastián Yatra J Balvin Karol G Maluma Manuel Turizo
Best Latin America South Act	Best US Act
Lali Duki Los Auténticos Decadentes Paulo Londra TINI	Camila Cabello Ariana Grande Cardi B Imagine Dragons Post Malone

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2018 MTV Video Music Awards

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