# 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards

The 2019 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) was held at the FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre in Seville, Spain, on 3 November 2019. The ceremony's host was Becky G. This was the fourth year, as well as the second consecutive year, that Spain hosted the ceremony. It was also the first time a country hosted back-to-back editions.
Ariana Grande was nominated for seven awards, followed by Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X and Shawn Mendes, who were each nominated for six. BTS won three awards, becoming the most awarded act of the night, followed by Taylor Swift, Halsey and Eilish, who each won two.
In association with the EMAs, an event called MTV Music Week was organised, which run from 31 October to 2 November at different locations throughout the city. Its main concert was held at the Plaza de España on 2 November, headlined by Green Day.

## Performances

List of musical performances :
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Pre show ||
| Pabllo Vittar | "Flash Pose" |
| Sofía Reyes Jhay Cortez | "A Tu Manera (Corbata)" |
| Main show ||
| Dua Lipa | "Don't Start Now" |
| Mabel | "Don't Call Me Up" |
| Niall Horan | "Nice to Meet Ya" |
| Akon Becky G | "Cómo No" |
| Green Day | "Father of All..." "Basket Case" (Filmed at Plaza de España) |
| Halsey | "Graveyard" |
| Ava Max | "Torn" "Sweet but Psycho" |
| Rosalía | "Pienso en tu mirá" "Di mi nombre" |
| NCT 127 | "Highway to Heaven" |
| Becky G | "24/7" "Sin Pijama" "Mayores" |
| Liam Gallagher | "Once" "Wonderwall" |

## Appearances

* Terry Crews — announcer
* Nicole Scherzinger — presented Best Pop
* Afrojack and Georgina Rodríguez — presented Best Collaboration
* Doutzen Kroes and Paz Vega — presented Best Hip Hop
* Joan Smalls and Sway Calloway — presented Best Rock
* Halsey — presented Rock Icon
* Abraham Mateo and Sofía Reyes — presented Best New
* Johnny Orlando and Leomie Anderson — presented Best Video

## Nominations

Nominees were announced on October 1, 2019. Winners are in bold text.
| Best Song | Best Video |
| Billie Eilish — "Bad Guy" Ariana Grande — "7 Rings" Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) — "Old Town Road (Remix)" Post Malone and Swae Lee – "Sunflower" Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello — "Señorita" | Taylor Swift (featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco) — "Me!" Ariana Grande — "Thank U, Next" Billie Eilish — "Bad Guy" Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) — "Old Town Road (Remix)" Rosalía and J Balvin (featuring El Guincho) – "Con Altura" |
| Best Collaboration | Best Artist |
| Rosalía and J Balvin (featuring El Guincho) – "Con Altura" BTS and Halsey — "Boy with Luv" Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) — "Old Town Road (Remix)" Mark Ronson (featuring Miley Cyrus) — "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello — "Señorita" The Chainsmokers and Bebe Rexha — "Call You Mine" | Shawn Mendes Ariana Grande J Balvin Miley Cyrus Taylor Swift |
| Best Group | Best New |
| BTS 5 Seconds of Summer Blackpink CNCO Jonas Brothers Little Mix Monsta X The 1975 | Billie Eilish Ava Max Lewis Capaldi Lil Nas X Lizzo Mabel |
| Best Pop | Best Electronic |
| Halsey Ariana Grande Becky G Camila Cabello Jonas Brothers Shawn Mendes | Martin Garrix Calvin Harris DJ Snake Marshmello The Chainsmokers |
| Best Rock | Best Alternative |
| Green Day Imagine Dragons Liam Gallagher Panic! at the Disco The 1975 | FKA Twigs Lana Del Rey Solange Twenty One Pilots Vampire Weekend |
| Best Hip-Hop | Best Live |
| Nicki Minaj 21 Savage Cardi B J. Cole Travis Scott | BTS Ariana Grande Ed Sheeran Pink Travis Scott |
| Best World Stage | Best Push |
| Muse Bebe Rexha Hailee Steinfeld The 1975 Twenty One Pilots | Ava Max Billie Eilish CNCO H.E.R. Jade Bird Juice Wrld Kiana Ledé Lauv Lewis Capaldi Lizzo Mabel Rosalía |
| Biggest Fans | Best Look |
| BTS Ariana Grande Billie Eilish Shawn Mendes Taylor Swift | Halsey J Balvin Lil Nas X Lizzo Rosalía |
| Generation Change ||
| Alfredo "Danger" Martinez Shiden Tekle Lisa Ranran Hu Kelvin Doe Jamie Margolin ||
| Rock Icon ||
| Liam Gallagher ||

## Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.
Europe :
| Best Belgian Act | Best Danish Act |
| MATTN Blackwave. IBE Tamino Zwangere Guy | Nicklas Sahl Christopher Gilli Lukas Graham MØ |
| Best Dutch Act | Best Finnish Act |
| Snelle Josylvio Maan Nielson Yung Felix | JVG Alma Benjamin Gettomasa Robin Packalen |
| Best French Act | Best German Act |
| Kendji Girac Aya Nakamura Dadju DJ Snake Soprano | Juju AnnenMayKantereit Luciano Marteria and Casper Rammstein |
| Best Hungarian Act | Best Italian Act |
| Viktor Király Hősök Jumodaddy András Kállay-Saunders Mörk | Mahmood Coez Elettra Lamborghini Elodie Salmo |
| Best Norwegian Act | Best Polish Act |
| Sigrid Alan Walker Astrid S Kygo Ruben | Roksana Węgiel Bass Astral x Igo Daria Zawiałow Dawid Podsiadło Sarsa |
| Best Portuguese Act | Best Russian Act |
| Fernando Daniel David Carreira Plutónio ProfJam TAY | Maruv Face Little Big Noize MC Zivert |
| Best Spanish Act | Best Swedish Act |
| Lola Indigo Amaral Anni B Sweet Beret Carolina Durante | Avicii Jireel Zara Larsson Molly Sandén Robyn |
| Best Swiss Act | Best UK & Ireland Act |
| Loredana Stefanie Heinzmann Ilira Monet192 Faber | Little Mix Lewis Capaldi Dave Mabel Ed Sheeran |
| Africa ||
| Best African Act ||
| Burna Boy Harmonize Nasty C Prince Kaybee Teni Toofan ||
| Asia ||
| Best Greater China Act | Best Indian Act |
| Zhou Shen Click#15 Fiona Sit Shin Timmy Xu Feng Timo | Emiway Bantai Komorebi Parikrama Prateek Kuhad Raja Kumari |
| Best Japanese Act | Best Korean Act |
| King Gnu Chai Chanmina Nulbarich Tempalay | Ateez AB6IX CIX Itzy Iz*One |
| Best Southeast Asian Act | |
| Jasmine Sokko Jannine Weigel Moira Dela Torre Rich Brian Suboi Yuna | |
| Australia and New Zealand ||
| Best Australian Act | Best New Zealand Act |
| Ruel Dean Lewis Mallrat Sampa the Great Tones and I | JessB Benee Broods Drax Project Kings |
| Americas ||
| Best Brazilian Act | Best Canadian Act |
| Pabllo Vittar Anitta Emicida Kevin O Chris Ludmilla | Johnny Orlando Alessia Cara Avril Lavigne Carly Rae Jepsen Shawn Mendes |
| Best Caribbean Act | Best Latin America North Act |
| Anuel AA Bad Bunny Daddy Yankee Ozuna Pedro Capó | Mon Laferte Ed Maverick Jesse & Joy Reik Ximena Sariñana |
| Best Latin America Central Act | Best Latin America South Act |
| Sebastián Yatra J Balvin Maluma Mau y Ricky Piso 21 | J Mena Cazzu Lali Paulo Londra Tini |
| Best US Act | |
| Taylor Swift Ariana Grande Billie Eilish Lil Nas X Lizzo | |

## Most wins and nominations
### Most wins

| Artist(s) | Wins |
| BTS | 3 |
| Taylor Swift | 2 |
| Billie Eilish | 2 |
| Halsey | 2 |

### Most nominations

| Artist(s) | Nominations |
| Ariana Grande | 7 |
| Billie Eilish | 6 |
| Lil Nas X | 6 |
| Shawn Mendes | 6 |