2011 MTV Europe Music Awards

2011 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date	6 November 2011 (9:00 PM CET)
Location	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Hosted by	Selena Gomez
Most awards	Lady Gaga (4)
Most nominations	Lady Gaga (7)
Television/radio coverage
Network	MTV Networks International (Europe)

The 2011 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held in Northern Ireland's capital Belfast, on Sunday, 6 November 2011, at the Odyssey Arena in the Titanic Quarter area of the city and was hosted by Selena Gomez. Additional live venues for the awards show include Ulster Hall and Belfast City Hall.

On 19 September 2011, MTV Networks International announced the 2011 nominees. The main categories were dominated by Lady Gaga with seven 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.^[1][2][3] 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.^[4] 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".^[5]

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song	Best Video
Lady Gaga — "Born This Way" Adele — "Rolling in the Deep" Bruno Mars — "Grenade" Jennifer Lopez (featuring Pitbull) — "On the Floor" Katy Perry — "Firework"	Lady Gaga — "Born This Way" Adele — "Rolling in the Deep" Beastie Boys — "Make Some Noise" Beyoncé — "Run the World (Girls)" Justice — "Civilization"
Best Female	Best Male
Lady Gaga Adele Beyoncé Jennifer Lopez Katy Perry	Justin Bieber Bruno Mars David Guetta Eminem Kanye West
Best New Act	Best Pop
Bruno Mars Far East Movement Jessie J LMFAO Wiz Khalifa	Justin Bieber Britney Spears Katy Perry Lady Gaga Rihanna
Best Rock	Best Alternative
Linkin Park Coldplay Foo Fighters Kings of Leon Red Hot Chili Peppers	Thirty Seconds to Mars Arcade Fire Arctic Monkeys My Chemical Romance The Strokes
Best Hip-Hop	Best Live Act
Eminem Jay-Z & Kanye West Lil Wayne Pitbull Snoop Dogg	Katy Perry Coldplay Foo Fighters Lady Gaga Red Hot Chili Peppers
Best World Stage Performance	Best Push Act
Thirty Seconds to Mars Arcade Fire Diddy – Dirty Money Enrique Iglesias Kings of Leon Linkin Park My Chemical Romance Ozzy Osbourne Snoop Dogg The Black Eyed Peas	Bruno Mars Alexis Jordan Big Time Rush Far East Movement Jessie J Katy B LMFAO Neon Trees Skylar Grey Theophilus London Wiz Khalifa
Biggest Fans	Best Worldwide Act
Lady Gaga Justin Bieber Paramore Selena Gomez Thirty Seconds to Mars	Big Bang Abd El Fattah Grini Britney Spears Lena Restart
Voices Award
Justin Bieber
Global Icon
Queen

Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Adria Act	Best Belgian Act
Dubioza Kolektiv Hladno pivo Magnifico S.A.R.S. SevdahBABY	Deus Goose Stromae The Subs Triggerfinger
Best Czech & Slovak Act	Best Danish Act
Charlie Straight Ben Cristovao Debbi PSH Rytmus	Medina L.O.C. Nik & Jay Rasmus Seebach Rune RK
Best Dutch Act	Best Finnish Act
Ben Saunders Afrojack Baskervilles De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig Go Back to the Zoo	Lauri Ylönen Anna Abreu Children of Bodom Haloo Helsinki! Sunrise Avenue
Best French Act	Best German Act
La Fouine Ben l'Oncle Soul David Guetta Martin Solveig Soprano	Lena Beatsteaks Clueso Culcha Candela Frida Gold
Best Greek Act	Best Hungarian Act
Mark F. Angelo featuring Shaya Κokkina Halia Melisses Onirama Panos Mouzourakis featuring Kostis Maraveyas	Compact Disco Bin-Jip Fish! Punnany Massif The Carbonfools
Best Israeli Act	Best Italian Act
The Young Professionals Izabo Liran Danino Sarit Hadad The Walking Man	Modà Fabri Fibra Jovanotti Negramaro Verdena
Best Norwegian Act	Best Polish Act
Eva & The Heartmaker Erik og Kriss Jaa9 & OnklP Jarle Bernhoft Madcon	Ewa Farna Afromental Doda Monika Brodka Myslovitz
Best Portuguese Act	Best Romanian Act
Aurea Amor Electro Diego Miranda Expensive Soul The Gift	Alexandra Stan Fly Project Guess Who Puya Smiley
Best Russian Act	Best Spanish Act
Nyusha Gradusi Kasta Machete Timati	Russian Red El Pescao Nach Vetusta Morla Zenttric
Best Swedish Act	Best Swiss Act
Swedish House Mafia Eric Amarillo Mohombi Robyn Veronica Maggio	Gimma Adrian Stern Baschi Myron TinkaBelle
Best Turkish Act	Best Ukrainian Act
Atiye Deniz Cartel Duman Hadise Mor ve Ötesi	Sirena Jamala Ivan Dorn Kazaky Max Barskih
Best UK & Ireland Act
Adele Coldplay Florence and the Machine Jessie J Kasabian

Worldwide Act nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Africa, Middle East and India Act	Best Asia and Pacific Act
Abd El Fattah Grini Black Coffee Cabo Snoop Fally Ipupa Wizkid	Big Bang Agnes Monica Exile Gotye Jane Zhang Jay Chou Sia
Best European Act	Best Latin American Act
Lena Adele Alexandra Stan Atiye Deniz Aurea Ben Saunders Charlie Straight Compact Disco Deus Dubioza kolektiv Eva & the Heartmaker Ewa Farna Gimma La Fouine Lauri Ylönen Mark F. Angelo & Shaya Medina Modà Nyusha Russian Red Sirena Swedish House Mafia The Young Professionals	Restart Ádammo Babasónicos Belanova Calle 13 Don Tetto No Te Va Gustar Panda Seu Jorge Zoé
Best North American Act
Britney Spears Beyoncé Bruno Mars Foo Fighters Justin Bieber Katy Perry Lady Gaga Lil Wayne

Performances

Pre show

• Jason Derülo — "It Girl / In My Head"

Main show

• Coldplay — "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
• LMFAO (featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock) — "Party Rock Anthem"
• Bruno Mars — "Marry You"
• Jessie J — "Price Tag"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie"
• Lady Gaga — "Marry the Night"
• Selena Gomez & the Scene — "Hit the Lights"
• Snow Patrol — "Called Out in the Dark"
• Justin Bieber — "Mistletoe / Never Say Never"
• David Guetta (featuring Taio Cruz, Ludacris and Jessie J) — "Sweat (David Guetta Remix) / Little Bad Girl / Without You"
• Queen + Adam Lambert — "The Show Must Go On / We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions"

Digital show

• Snow Patrol — "This Isn't Everything You Are"
• Jason Derülo — "Don't Wanna Go Home"

Appearances

• Louise Roe and Tim Kash — Red carpet hosts
• Nicole Polizzi and Jennifer Farley — presented Best Live Act
• David Hasselhoff — presented Best Female
• Katy Perry — presented Global Icon Award
• Ashley Rickards and Sheamus — presented Best Male
• Amy Lee — introduced Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Jeremy Scott and From Above — presented Best New Act
• Hayden Panettiere — presented Best Song
• Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Tracee Ellis Ross — presented Best Worldwide Act
• Jessie J — introduced the Amy Winehouse tribute
• Bar Refaeli and Irina Shayk — presented Best Video

See also

• 2011 MTV Video Music Awards

References

1. "Lady Gaga wins four prizes at MTV Europe awards". Guardian. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
2. "Lady Gaga dominates MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast". BBC News. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
3. "MTV Europe Music Awards 2011: as it happened". Daily Telegraph. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
4. "SELENA GOMEZ LINK 3 (SAY CHEESE + SNOW DROP)". MTV Europe Music Awards. 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
5. Katy and Adam Honour Queen Archived 12 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine MTV. Retrieved 19 April 2011

External links

• MTV Europe Music Awards Official show site