# 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards

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. 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. 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".

## 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