MTV EMA nominations 2016: Beyoncé and Justin Bieber lead the way with five nods

The pop superstars have received the most nominations for this year's awards 
Frontrunner: Beyoncé leads the way with five MTV EMA nominations
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Jennifer Ruby27 September 2016
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Beyoncé and Justin Bieber lead the way with the most nominations for this year’s MTV EMAs.

The pop superstars have both picked up nods in five categories, closely followed by Adele, Rihanna and Coldplay.

US singer Beyoncé has been nominated in categories including Best Video for Formation, Best Female, Best Live Act, Best Look and Biggest Fans.

Canadian star Bieber is nominated for Best Song, Best Male, Best Pop, Biggest Fans as well as Best Local Act.

Adele is keeping the side up for the Brits, with nominations in the Best Song category for Hello, Best Female, Best UK and Ireland Act and Best Live Act.

Rihanna, Sia and Lady Gaga are also nominated for Best Female, while Bieber will battle it out against Calvin Harris, Drake, Shawn Mendes and The Weeknd for Best Male.

This year’s contenders for Best New Act are Bebe Rexha, DNCE, Lukas Graham, The Chainsmokers and Zara Larsson

Coldplay, Little Mix, Years & Years and Zayn Malik will compete with Adele in the Best UK and Ireland Act category.

Beyoncé was the big winner at this year's MTV VMAs, making history with her 24 wins, surpassing Madonna as the most awarded singer ever.

The winners will be revealed at this year’s ceremony in Rotterdam on November 6.

MTV EMAs 2016 - nominations 

BEST SONG  

Adele - Hello

Justin Bieber - Sorry

Lukas Graham - 7 Years

Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix)

Rihanna ft. Drake - Work

BEST VIDEO

Beyoncé - Formation

Coldplay - Up&Up

Kanye West - Famous

Tame Impala - The Less I Know the Better

The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk - Starboy             

BEST FEMALE         

Adele

Beyoncé

Lady Gaga     

Rihanna

Sia                               

BEST MALE  

Calvin Harris

Drake 

Justin Bieber 

Shawn Mendes         

The Weeknd                          

BEST LIVE    

Adele

Beyoncé         

Coldplay        

Green Day     

Twenty One Pilots                           

BEST NEW   

Bebe Rexha

DNCE 

Lukas Graham          

The Chainsmokers   

Zara Larsson                        

BEST POP     

Ariana Grande

Fifth Harmony          

Justin Bieber 

Rihanna

Selena Gomez           

Shawn Mendes                                

BEST ROCK  

Coldplay

Green Day

Metallica        

Muse  

Red Hot Chili Peppers                          

BEST ALTERNATIVE         

Kings of Leon

Radiohead     

Tame Impala

The 1975      

Twenty One Pilots

BEST HIP HOP         

Drake

Future           

G-Eazy           

Kanye West  

Wiz Khalifa                

BEST ELECTRONIC 

Afrojack         

Calvin Harris 

David Guetta 

Major Lazer   

Martin Garrix

Best Look

Lady Gaga

Rihanna

Beyonce

Sia

Bebe Rexha                     

BEST PUSH  

Alessia Cara  

Anne-Marie   

Bebe Rexha   

Blossoms

Charlie Puth 

DNCE 

Dua Lipa

Elle King

Halsey

Jack Garratt

Jonas Blue     

Lukas Graham

BIGGEST FANS        

Ariana Grande          

Beyoncé         

Justin Bieber

Lady Gaga     

Shawn Mendes                                                          

BEST WORLD STAGE         

Duran Duran - Piazza Del Duomo, Milan (2015)

Ellie Goulding - Piazza Del Duomo, Milan (2015)

Jess Glynne - Isle of MTV, Malta (2016)

Martin Garrix - Isle of MTV, Malta (2015)

One Republic - MTV Evolution, Philippines (2016)

Tinie Tempah  - MTV Crashes, Plymouth (2015)

Tomorrowland - Belgium (2016)

Wiz Khalifa - Isle of MTV, Malta (2016)

BEST UK & IRELAND ACT

Adele

Coldplay

Little Mix

Zayn

Years & Years

MTV VMAs 2016

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