# 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards

The 2018 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) was held at the Bizkaia Arena (Bilbao Exhibition Centre) in Barakaldo, part of Greater Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, on 4 November 2018. The ceremony's host was Hailee Steinfeld. This was the third time that Spain hosted the ceremony.
Camila Cabello was nominated for 6 awards, followed by Ariana Grande and Post Malone, who were each nominated for five. Cabello won four awards, becoming the most awarded artist of the night.
In association with the EMAs, an event called MTV Music Week was organised, which run from 29 October to 3 November at different locations throughout the province of Biscay. The main concert, part of the MTV World Stage series, was held at San Mamés Stadium on 3 November, headlined by Muse and Crystal Fighters.

## Performances
### Pre show

| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Pre-show ||
| Sofía Reyes | "1, 2, 3" |

### Main show

| Artist | Featuring | Song |
| Nicki Minaj Little Mix | Nicki Minaj Little Mix | "Majesty (reprise)" "Good Form" "Woman Like Me" |
| Panic! At The Disco | Panic! At The Disco | "High Hopes" |
| Rosalía | Rosalía | "De aquí no sales" "Malamente" |
| Hailee Steinfeld | Hailee Steinfeld | "Back to Life" |
| Muse | Muse | "Pressure" (Filmed at San Mamés Stadium) |
| Janet Jackson | Janet Jackson | "Made for Now" (contains excerpts from "Rhythm Nation" and "All for You") |
| Bebe Rexha | Bebe Rexha | "I'm a Mess" |
| Halsey | Halsey | "Without Me" |
| Jason Derulo David Guetta | Nicki Minaj | "Goodbye" |
| Alessia Cara | Alessia Cara | "Trust My Lonely" |
| Jack & Jack | Jack & Jack | "No One Compares to You" "Rise" |
| Marshmello | Anne-Marie Bastille | "Friends" "Happier" |

## Appearances

* Michael Peña and Diego Luna — presented Best Artist
* Dua Lipa — introduced Rosalía
* Debby Ryan — presented Best Song
* Lindsay Lohan — presented Best Electronic
* Terry Crews — introduced Muse
* Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross — presented Best Pop
* Jourdan Dunn and Terry Crews — presented Best Video
* Anitta and Sofía Reyes — presented Best Hip-Hop
* Camila Cabello and Jason Derulo — presented Global Icon

## Nominations

Winners are in bold text.
| Best Song | Best Video |
| Camila Cabello (featuring Young Thug) – "Havana" Ariana Grande — "No Tears Left to Cry" Bebe Rexha (featuring Florida Georgia Line) — "Meant to Be" Drake — "God's Plan" Post Malone (featuring 21 Savage) — "Rockstar" | Camila Cabello (featuring Young Thug) — "Havana" Ariana Grande — "No Tears Left to Cry" Childish Gambino — "This Is America" Lil Dicky (featuring Chris Brown) – "Freaky Friday" The Carters — "Apeshit" |
| Best Artist | Best Group |
| Camila Cabello Ariana Grande Drake Dua Lipa Post Malone | BTS 5 Seconds of Summer Chloe x Halle Maroon 5 Migos PrettyMuch |
| Best New | Best Pop |
| Cardi B Anne-Marie Bazzi Hayley Kiyoko Jessie Reyez | Dua Lipa Ariana Grande Camila Cabello Hailee Steinfeld Shawn Mendes |
| Best Electronic | Best Rock |
| Marshmello Calvin Harris David Guetta Martin Garrix The Chainsmokers | 5 Seconds of Summer Foo Fighters Imagine Dragons Muse U2 |
| Best Alternative | Best Hip-Hop |
| Panic! at the Disco Fall Out Boy The 1975 Thirty Seconds To Mars Twenty One Pilots | Nicki Minaj Drake Eminem Migos Travis Scott |
| Best Live | Best World Stage |
| Shawn Mendes Ed Sheeran Muse Pink The Carters | Alessia Cara Clean Bandit Charli XCX David Guetta Jason Derulo Post Malone Migos J. Cole Nick Jonas |
| Best Push Act | Biggest Fans |
| Grace VanderWaal Why Don't We Bishop Briggs Superorganism Jessie Reyez Hayley Kiyoko Lil Xan Sigrid Chloe x Halle Bazzi Jorja Smith | BTS Camila Cabello Selena Gomez Shawn Mendes Taylor Swift |
| Best Look | |
| Nicki Minaj Cardi B Dua Lipa Migos Post Malone | |
| Generation Change ||
| Sonita Alizadeh Hauwa Ojeifo Xiuhtezcatl "X" Martinez Mohamad Al Jounde Ellen Jones ||
| Global Icon ||
| Janet Jackson ||

## Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.
Europe :
| Best Belgian Act | Best Danish Act |
| Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Angèle DVTCH NORRIS Emma Bale Warhola | Scarlet Pleasure Bro Sivas Skinz Soleima |
| Best Dutch Act | Best Finnish Act |
| Shirak Bizzey Maan Naaz Ronnie Flex | JVG Evelina Mikael Gabriel Nikke Ankara Sanni |
| Best French Act | Best German Act |
| Bigflo & Oli Dadju Louane Orelsan Vianney | Mike Singer Bausa Feine Sahne Fischfilet Namika Samy Deluxe |
| Best Hungarian Act | Best Israeli Act |
| Follow The Flow Caramel Halott Pénz Margaret Island Wellhello | Noa Kirel Anna Zak Nadav Guedj Peled Stephane Legar |
| Best Italian Act | Best Norwegian Act |
| Annalisa Calcutta Ghali Liberato Shade | Alan Walker Astrid S Kygo Sigrid Tungevaag & Raaban |
| Best Polish Act | Best Portuguese Act |
| Margaret Brodka Dawid Podsiadło Natalia Nykiel Taconafide | Diogo Piçarra Bárbara Bandeira Bispo Blaya Carolina Deslandes |
| Best Russian Act | Best Spanish Act |
| Jah Khalib Eldzhey Monetochka Pharaoh WE | Viva Suecia Belako Brisa Fenoy Love of Lesbian Rosalía |
| Best Swedish Act | Best Swiss Act |
| Avicii Axwell & Ingrosso Benjamin Ingrosso Felix Sandman First Aid Kit | Loco Escrito Hecht Lo & Leduc Pronto Zibbz |
| Best UK & Ireland Act | |
| Little Mix Anne-Marie Dua Lipa George Ezra Stormzy | |
| Africa ||
| Best African Act ||
| Tiwa Savage Davido Distruction Boyz Fally Ipupa Nyashinski Shekhinah ||
| Asia ||
| Best Greater China Act | Best Indian Act |
| Loura Lou Alex To Lala Hsu Silence Wang Stringer Zhang | Big Ri and Meba Ofilia Monica Dogra & Curtain Blue Nikhil Raja Kumari ft. Divine Skyharbor |
| Best Japanese Act | Best Korean Act |
| Little Glee Monster Daoko Glim Spanky Wednesday Campanella Yahyel | Loona Cosmic Girls (G)I-dle Golden Child Pentagon |
| Best Southeast Asian Act | |
| Joe Flizzow Afgan IV of Spades Minh Hang Slot Machine The Sam Willows Twopee Southside | |
| Australia and New Zealand ||
| Best Australian Act | Best New Zealand Act |
| Tkay Maidza Amy Shark Dean Lewis Peking Duk The Rubens | Mitch James Kimbra Robinson Stan Walker Thomston |
| Americas ||
| Best Brazilian Act | Best Canadian Act |
| Anitta Alok Ludmilla Nego do Borel Pabllo Vittar | Shawn Mendes Alessia Cara Arcade Fire Drake The Weeknd |
| Best Latin America North Act | Best Latin America Central Act |
| Ha*Ash Molotov Mon Laferte Sofía Reyes Reik | Sebastián Yatra J Balvin Karol G Maluma Manuel Turizo |
| Best Latin America South Act | Best US Act |
| Lali Duki Los Auténticos Decadentes Paulo Londra TINI | Camila Cabello Ariana Grande Cardi B Imagine Dragons Post Malone |