# 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards

The 2016 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held at the Rotterdam Ahoy, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on 6 November 2016. It was hosted by Bebe Rexha. This was the third time the awards have taken place in the Netherlands, and the second time Rotterdam has been the host city. The awards were held in the same venue as the 1997 MTV EMAs.

## Nominations

The nominations were announced on September 27, 2016. Winners are in bold text.
| Best Song | Best Video |
| Justin Bieber — "Sorry" Adele — "Hello" Lukas Graham — "7 Years" Mike Posner — "I Took a Pill in Ibiza (Seeb Remix)" Rihanna (featuring Drake) — "Work" | The Weeknd (featuring Daft Punk) — "Starboy" Beyoncé — "Formation" Coldplay — "Up&Up" Kanye West — "Famous" Tame Impala — "The Less I Know the Better" |
| Best Female | Best Male |
| Lady Gaga Adele Beyoncé Rihanna Sia | Shawn Mendes Calvin Harris Drake Justin Bieber The Weeknd |
| Best New | Best Pop |
| Zara Larsson Bebe Rexha The Chainsmokers DNCE Lukas Graham | Fifth Harmony Selena Gomez Ariana Grande Justin Bieber Rihanna Shawn Mendes |
| Best Electronic | Best Rock |
| Martin Garrix Afrojack Calvin Harris David Guetta Major Lazer | Coldplay Green Day Metallica Muse Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Best Alternative | Best Hip-Hop |
| Twenty One Pilots Kings of Leon Radiohead Tame Impala The 1975 | Drake Future G-Eazy Kanye West Wiz Khalifa |
| Best Live | Best World Stage |
| Twenty One Pilots Adele Beyoncé Coldplay Green Day | Martin Garrix Duran Duran Ellie Goulding Jess Glynne OneRepublic Tinie Tempah Tomorrowland Wiz Khalifa |
| Best Push Act | Biggest Fans |
| DNCE Alessia Cara Anne-Marie Bebe Rexha Blossoms Charlie Puth Dua Lipa Elle King Halsey Jack Garratt Jonas Blue Lukas Graham | Justin Bieber Ariana Grande Beyoncé Lady Gaga Katy Perry |
| Best Look | Best Worldwide Act |
| Lady Gaga Beyoncé Bebe Rexha Rihanna Sia | Ariana Grande Got7 Maluma Shawn Mendes Troye Sivan Wizkid Zara Larsson |
| Global Icon ||
| Green Day ||

## Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.

### Europe

| Best Adria Act | Best Belgian Act |
| S.A.R.S Elemental Luce Siddharta Toni Zen | Emma Bale Laura Tesoro Lost Frequencies Tourist LeMC Woodie Smalls |
| Best Danish Act | Best Dutch Act |
| Benjamin Lasnier Christopher Gilli Lukas Graham MØ | Broederliefde Douwe Bob Julian Jordan Ronnie Flex Sam Feldt |
| Best Finnish Act | Best French Act |
| Antti Tuisku Evelina Nikke Ankara Teflon Brothers Paula Vesala | Amir Frero Delavega Jain Maitre Gims Nekfeu |
| Best German Act | Best Israeli Act |
| Max Giesinger Beginner Robin Schulz Mark Forster Topic | The Ultras E-Z Eliad Noa Kirel Static & Ben El Tavori |
| Best Italian Act | Best Norwegian Act |
| Benji & Fede Alessandra Amoroso Emma Francesca Michielin Salmo | Alan Walker Astrid S Aurora Julie Bergan Kygo |
| Best Polish Act | Best Portuguese Act |
| Margaret Ania Dąbrowska Bovska Cleo Dawid Podsiadło | David Carreira Aurea Carlão D.A.M.A HMB |
| Best Romanian Act | Best Russian Act |
| Andra Feli Manuel Riva Smiley Vanotek | Therr Maitz Basta Elka Leningrad OQJAV |
| Best Spanish Act | Best Swedish Act |
| Enrique Bunbury Álvaro Soler Amaral Corizonas Leiva | The Fooo Conspiracy Galantis Laleh Tove Lo Zara Larsson |
| Best Swiss Act | Best UK & Ireland Act |
| Chlyklass Bastian Baker Bligg Damian Lynn Nickless | Little Mix Adele Coldplay Zayn Years & Years |

### Africa

* Best African Act
* Ali Kiba
* Black Coffee
* Cassper Nyovest
* Olamide
* Wizkid

### Asia

| Best Chinese and Hong Kong Act | Best Indian Act |
| G.E.M. Khalil Fong Momo Wu Pu Shu Vision Wei | Prateek Kuhad Anoushka Shankar Bandish Projekt Monica Dogra Uday Benegal & Friends |
| Best Japanese Act | Best Korean Act |
| One Ok Rock Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Perfume Radwimps Sheena Ringo | B.A.P Got7 GFriend Twice VIXX |
| Best Southeast Asian Act | |
| Dong Nhi Bunkface Gentle Bones Raisa Sarah Geronimo Thaitanium Yuna | |

### Australia and New Zealand

| Best Australian Act | Best New Zealand Act |
| Troye Sivan Flume Tkay Maidza The Veronicas Vance Joy | Broods Kings Ladyhawke Maala Sachi |

### Latin America

| Best Brazilian Act | Best Latin America North Act |
| Anitta Karol Conká Ludmilla Projota Tiago Iorc | Paty Cantú CD9 Jesse & Joy León Larregui Mon Laferte |
| Best Latin America Central Act | Best Latin America South Act |
| Maluma Alkilados J Balvin Manuel Medrano Sebastian Yatra | Lali Babasónicos Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas Será Pánico Tini |

### North America

| Best Canadian Act | Best US Act |
| Shawn Mendes Justin Bieber Alessia Cara Drake The Weeknd | Ariana Grande Beyoncé Charlie Puth Kanye West Twenty One Pilots |

## Performances
### Pre show

| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Pre-show ||
| Anne-Marie | "Alarm" |

### Main show

| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Main show ||
| Bruno Mars | "24K Magic" |
| DNCE | "Body Moves" "Cake by the Ocean" |
| Martin Garrix Bebe Rexha | "In the Name of Love" |
| Shawn Mendes | "Mercy" |
| Zara Larsson | "Lush Life" "Ain't My Fault" |
| Green Day | "Bang Bang" |
| The Weeknd | "Starboy" |
| Kings of Leon | "Waste a Moment" |
| Bebe Rexha | "I Got You" |
| Lukas Graham | "You're Not There" "7 Years" |
| Afrojack | "Gone" "Hey" |
| OneRepublic | "Let's Hurt Tonight" |
| Green Day | "American Idiot" |

## Appearances
### Pre show

* Laura Whitmore and Sway Calloway — Red carpet hosts
* Laura Whitmore — Presented Biggest Fans
* Laura Whitmore and The MTV It Girls — Presented Best Look

### Main show

* G-Eazy and Charli XCX — presented Best Electronic
* Winnie Harlow and Tinie Tempah — presented Best Live
* Jourdan Dunn — presented Best Male
* Jaden Smith — presented Best New Act
* Nina Dobrev and Deepika Padukone — presented Best Video
* Idris Elba — presented Global Icon

## Voting process

| Category | Voting Method | Start Date | End Date |
| Biggest Fans | Twitter, Instagram and Vine Hashtag | 27 Sept @12pm CET | N/A |
| Worldwide Act | Website/App | 2 Sept @12pm CET | 5 Nov @11:59pm CET* |
| Best Video | MTV Music Editorial Team - not eligible for audience voting | N/A | N/A |
| All others | Website/App | 12 Sept @12pm CET | 5 Nov @11:59pm CET |
(*)without Best Acts from Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Israel and Poland. In those countries voting was ended earlier.