2015 MTV Europe Music Awards
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| 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards | |
|---|---|
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| Date | 25 October 2015 |
| Location | Mediolanum Forum, Assago (Metropolitan City of Milan), Italy |
| Hosted by | Ed Sheeran Ruby Rose |
| Most awards | Justin Bieber (6) |
| Website | mtvema |
| 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 Milan has been the host city, and the first (and so far, the only) 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]
Throughout mid-2015, Milan also hosted Expo 2015, a partner of this year's awards.[5]
In association with the EMAs, MTV Italia organised an event called MTV Music Week, which ran from 19 October to 25 October. In addition, on the nights of 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.
Nominations
[edit]Winners are in bold text.[6]
| Best Song | Best Video |
|---|---|
| Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — "Bad Blood"
| Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — "Downtown"
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| Best Collaboration | |
| Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber) — "Where Are Ü Now"
| |
| 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 | Artist on the Rise[7] |
| Video Visionary Award | |
| Duran Duran | |
Regional nominations
[edit]Winners are in bold text.
Europe
[edit]Africa
[edit]| Best African Act |
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Asia
[edit]| Best Chinese and Hong Kong Act | Best Indian Act |
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| Best Japanese Act | Best Korean Act |
| Best Southeast Asian Act | Best Taiwanese Act |
Australia and New Zealand
[edit]| Best Australian Act | Best New Zealand Act |
|---|---|
Latin America
[edit]| Best Brazilian Act | Best Latin America North Act |
|---|---|
| Mario Bautista
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| Best Latin America Central Act | Best Latin America South Act |
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North America
[edit]| Best Canadian Act | Best US Act |
|---|---|
Worldwide nominations
[edit]Winners are in bold text.
Best European Act
[edit]- Agir
- Astrid S
- Black M
- Daniel Kajmakoski
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
- Eliad
- Giorgos Mazonakis
- Inna
- JVG
- Kensington
- Lena Meyer-Landrut
- Little Mix
- Lukas Graham
- Marco Mengoni[8]
- Margaret
- MBAND
- Stefanie Heinzmann
- Sweet California
- The Fooo Conspiracy
Best African and Indian Act
[edit]Best Asian Act
[edit]Best Australian and New Zealand Act
[edit]Best Latin America Act
[edit]Best North America Act
[edit]Performances
[edit]Appearances
[edit]- 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
Voting process
[edit]| Category | Voting Method | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biggest Fans | Twitter, Instagram and Vine Hashtag | 15 September | 25 October |
| Worldwide Act | Website/App | 8 September | 24 October |
| 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 September | 24 October |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Milan Will Host the 2015 MTV EMA!". MTV Europe. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Mediolanum Forum". www.mediolanumforum.it. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj and Ed Sheeran among winners at MTV EMAs". Guardian. 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "MTV EMAs 2015: Five things we learned". Daily Telegraph. 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "MTV EMA 2015 – MTV Europe Music Awards". Where Milan. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ Szalai, George (15 September 2015). "Taylor Swift Leads MTV EMAs With 9 Nominations". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Troye Sivan Wins Artist On The Rise (Video Clip) - MTV". MTV. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "MTV EMA 2015 | 25.10.2015 | Milan | Vote - Worldwide Act: Europe". EMA.MTV. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
External links
[edit]- Official website Archived 12 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine