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[10/01/19 - 10:17 AM]
Ariana Grande Leads "2019 MTV EMA" Nominations Followed by Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, J Balvin and Shawn Mendes for 26th Edition Airing Live Globally November 3rd from Seville, Spain
The "2019 MTV EMAs" will take place at the FIBES, Conference & Exhibition Centre of Seville, Spain, and broadcast live on MTV in nearly 180 countries on Sunday, November 3 at 9:00/8:00c.

[via press release from MTV]

ARIANA GRANDE LEADS "2019 MTV EMA" NOMINATIONS FOLLOWED BY BILLIE EILISH, LIL NAS X, J BALVIN AND SHAWN MENDES FOR 26TH EDITION AIRING LIVE GLOBALLY NOVEMBER 3RD FROM SEVILLE, SPAIN

NOMINEES REVEALED VIA COFFEE ART ACROSS MTV'S SOCIAL PLATFORMS

VOTING NOW OPEN AT MTVEMA.COM

SOCIAL TAGS: #MTVEMA @MTVEMA @VIACOM_INTL

NEW YORK/SEVILLE - OCT. 1, 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 in nearly 180 countries on Sunday, November 3 at 9:00pm ET.

The 2019 MTV EMA Red Carpet is sponsored by the upcoming film, "Charlie's Angels."

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

COMPLETE LIST - 2019 MTV EMA NOMINEES

BEST VIDEO Ariana Grande thank u, next Billie Eilish bad guy Lil Nas X Old Town Road (Remix) ft. Billy Ray Cyrus ROSAL�A, J Balvin Con Altura ft. El Guincho Taylor Swift ME! ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco

BEST ARTIST Ariana Grande J Balvin Miley Cyrus Shawn Mendes Taylor Swift

BEST SONG Ariana Grande 7 rings Billie Eilish bad guy Lil Nas X Old Town Road (Remix) ft. Billy Ray Cyrus Post Malone, Swae Lee Sunflower Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello Se�orita

BEST COLLABORATION BTS, Halsey Boy With Luv Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus Old Town Road (Remix) Mark Ronson, Miley Cyrus Nothing Breaks Like a Heart ROSAL�A, J Balvin Con Altura ft. El Guincho Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello Se�orita The Chainsmokers, Bebe Rexha Call You Mine

BEST NEW Ava Max Billie Eilish Lewis Capaldi Lil Nas X Lizzo Mabel

BEST POP Ariana Grande Becky G Camila Cabello Halsey Jonas Brothers Shawn Mendes

BEST LIVE Ariana Grande BTS Ed Sheeran P!NK Travis Scott

BEST ROCK Green Day Imagine Dragons Liam Gallagher Panic! At The Disco The 1975

BEST HIP-HOP 21 Savage Cardi B J. Cole Nicki Minaj Travis Scott

BEST ALTERNATIVE FKA Twigs Lana Del Rey Solange twenty one pilots Vampire Weekend

BEST ELECTRONIC Calvin Harris DJ Snake Marshmello Martin Garrix The Chainsmokers

BEST LOOK Halsey J Balvin Lil Nas X Lizzo ROSAL�A

BIGGEST FANS Ariana Grande Billie Eilish BTS Shawn Mendes Taylor Swift

BEST PUSH Ava Max Billie Eilish CNCO H.E.R. Jade Bird Juice WRLD Kiana Ledé Lauv Lewis Capaldi Lizzo Mabel ROSAL�A

BEST WORLD STAGE Bebe Rexha Isle of MTV Malta 2019 Hailee Steinfeld Isle of MTV Malta 2018 Muse Bilbao, Spain 2018 The 1975 Lollapalooza Paris Festival 2019 twenty one pilots Lollapalooza Paris Festival 2019

*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. For more detail, check with your local MTV PR representative for participating countries and respective local nominees.

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ABOUT THE 2019 MTV EMA

The MTV EMAs 2019 will broadcast LIVE across the globe on 3rd 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.

**Check local listings.





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