Ariana Grande leands 2019 MTV EMA nominations followed by Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, J Balvin, Shawn Mendes for 26th edition airing live globally from Seville, Spain

NOMINEES REVEALED VIA COFFEE ART ACROSS MTV’S SOCIAL PLATFORMS

VOTING NOW OPEN AT MTVEMA.COM

Singapore, 2 October 2019 —MTV today announced nominations for the “2019 MTV EMAs”, with frontrunner Ariana Grande securing seven nods. Grande’s nominations include “Best Artist”, “Best Video” for her viral hit “thank you, next”, as well as “Best Song” alongside Shawn Mendes and EMA nominee newcomers Lil Nas X and Billie Eilish, who all follow Grande with six nods each. Latin American sensation J Balvin follows closely with five nominations including “Best Artist”, and Lizzo and Taylor Swift join the above contenders for “Best U.S. Act”, scoring four nods each.

To tease this year’s nominees, MTV poured fans a “taste of Seville” with beautiful coffee art reveals. As a play on the traditional Spanish cortado, the nominees for “Best Artist”, “Best Video” and “Biggest Fans” were revealed via artistic foam cream visuals. The videos premiered across MTV’s global digital platforms and a coalition of media partners.

The “2019 MTV EMAs” will take place at the FIBES, Conference & Exhibition Centre of Seville, Spain, and broadcast live on MTV Asia on Monday, 4 November 2019, starting with the red carpet premiere at 2.00 AM (WIB), 3.00 AM (SG/MY/PH), and 4.00 AM (MY - Astro). This is followed by the main show at 3.00 AM (WIB), 4.00 AM (SG/MY/PH), and 5.00 AM (MY - Astro).

Catch the primetime encore telecast on the same day, 4 November, with the red carpet at 7.00 PM (WIB) and 8.00 PM (SG/MY/PH), and the main show at 7.50 PM (WIB) and 8.50 PM (SG/MY/PH).

In this region, Rich Brian (Indonesia), Yuna (Malaysia), Moira Dela Torre (Philippines), Jasmine Sokko (Singapore), Jannine Weigel (Thailand) and Suboi (Vietnam) have been nominated in the ‘Best Southeast Asia Act’ category.

The 2019 MTV EMA Red Carpet is sponsored by the upcoming film, “Charlie’s Angels”.

Voting is now open at mtvema.com until November 2^nd at 11:59pm CET, so fans can cast votes beginning today. 

Ariana Grande (US), Taylor Swift (US), Ed Sheeran (UK & Ireland), Shawn Mendes (Canada) and Burna Boy (Africa) are among those nominated for Best Act in their respective home regions.

The MTV EMAs 2019 will broadcast LIVE across the globe on 3^rd  November from FIBES, Conference & Exhibition Centre of Seville, Spain. One of the biggest global music events of the year that celebrates the hottest artists from around the world, the MTV EMAs bring music fans a unique, multi-platform experience across MTV’s global network in nearly 180 countries. Follow @MTVEMA on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram, and join the conversation with #MTVEMA. Bruce Gillmer and Richard Godfrey are Executive Producers for the MTV EMAs 2019. Debbie Phillips and Ceire Deery are Producers.