2011 MTV Europe Music Awards

2011 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date November 6, 2011 (9:00 PM CET)
Location Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Host Selena Gomez
Television/Radio coverage
Network MTV Networks International (Europe)
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The 2011 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held in Northern Ireland's capital Belfast, on Sunday, November 6, 2011, at the Odyssey Arena in the Titanic Quarter area of the city and were hosted by Selena Gomez.[1][2] Additional live venues for the awards show include Ulster Hall and Belfast City Hall.

On September 19, 2011, MTV Networks International announced the 2011 nominees. The main categories were dominated by Lady Gaga with six 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.[3][4][5][6] 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.[7] 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".[8]

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song

Best Video

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

Global Icon

Regional nominations

Best UK & Ireland Act

Best Danish Act

Best Finnish Act

Best Norwegian Act

Best Swedish Act

Best German Act

Best Italian Act

Best Dutch Act

Best Belgian Act

Best French Act

Best Polish Act

Best Spanish Act

Best Russian Act

Best Romanian Act

Best Portuguese Act

Best Adria Act

Best Hungarian Act

Best Turkish Act

Best Ukrainian Act

Best Greek Act

Best Israeli Act

Best Swiss Act

Best Czech and Slovak Act

Worldwide Act nominations

Best European Act

Best Africa, Middle East and India Act

Best Asia and Pacific Act

Best Latin American Act

Best North American Act

Performances

Pre show

At Belfast City Hall

Main show

At Odyssey Arena

Digital show

At Belfast City Hall

Appearances

References

  1. "The 2011 MTV EMAs Are Coming To…Belfast!". MTV.
  2. "The 2011 MTV EMA Host Is…Selena Gomez!". MTV Networks Europe. 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  3. "Lady Gaga wins four prizes at MTV Europe awards". Guardian. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  4. "Lady Gaga dominates MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast". BBC News. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  5. "MTV Europe Music Awards 2011: as it happened". Daily Telegraph. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  6. "Lady Gaga goes to the moon and back as she scoops best female at the MTV Europe Music Awards". Daily Mail. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  7. http://www.mtv.pl/shows/mtv-europe-music-awards-2011/episodes/mtv-europe-music-awards-2011-czesc-2/video/2011-ema-main-show-part-16-selena-gomez-link-3-say-cheese-snow-drop-704601/
  8. Katy and Adam Honour Queen MTV. Retrieved 19 April 2011
  9. "The 2011 Global Icon Is...Queen!". MTV Networks Europe. 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Snow Patrol and Jason Derulo Will Play the EMAs From City Hall!". MTV Networks Europe. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Jessie J, Coldplay & LMFAO To Perform At 2011 MTV EMAs". MTV Networks Europe. 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars Will Perform At 2011 MTV EMAs". MTV Networks Europe. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  13. "Red Hot Chili Peppers To Perform At 2011 MTV EMAs". MTV Networks Europe. 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
  14. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a349338/selena-gomez-to-perform-at-mtv-emas.html
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 "Justin Bieber and David Guetta Will Perform!". MTV Networks Europe. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  16. http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/columnists/dean-piper/2011/11/06/lady-gaga-wears-gigantic-dangly-earrings-115875-23540808/

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