# 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards

The 2014 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland on 9 November 2014. This was the first time since 2003 when the awards were held in Scotland and the fifth time the United Kingdom has hosted the MTV EMA since the show was hosted in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The event showcases the world's hottest musical acts in a different city each year. The event was hosted by Nicki Minaj.
Ariana Grande opened the show with "Problem" and "Break Free". An additional performance from Alicia Keys was featured at the O2 Academy Glasgow. Ozzy Osbourne received the award for Global Icon from Slash. Slash closed the show performing "Crazy Train" featuring The Conspirators and with Myles Kennedy and Simon Neil from Biffy Clyro on vocals.
One Direction and 5 Seconds Of Summer were the biggest winners of the night with three wins, followed by Ariana Grande and Katy Perry.

## Voting process

| Category | Voting Method | Start Date | End Date |
| Biggest Fans | Twitter and Instagram Hashtag | 15 Sept @12 pm CET | 8 Nov @ 11:59 pm CET |
| Worldwide Act Pre-Nomination | Twitter and Weibo (in China only) Hashtag | 9 Sept @ 12 pm CET | 14 Sept @ 11:59 pm CET |
| Worldwide Act Phase 1 - Local | Website mtvema.com/App | 16 Sept @12 pm CET | 22 Oct @ 11:59 pm CET |
| Worldwide Act Phase 2 - Cluster | Website mtvema.com/App | 23 Oct @ 12 pm CET | 29 Oct @ 11:59 pm CET |
| Worldwide Act Phase 3 - Final | Website mtvema.com/App | 30 Oct @ 12 pm CET | 8 Nov @ 11:59 pm CET |
| Best Video | MTV Music Editorial Team - not eligible for audience voting | N/A | N/A |
| Global Icon | MTV Music Editorial Team - not eligible for audience voting | N/A | N/A |
| Greatest EMA Moments | Website mtvema.com/mtv-ema-top-20 | 25 Sept @12 pm CET | 20 Nov @ 11:59 pm CET |
| Additional Social Category (Artist on the Rise, #EMAzing Artist) | social media | TBA | TBA |
| All Others | Website mtvema.com/App | 16 Sept @12 pm CET | 8 Nov @ 11:59 pm CET |

## Nominations

Winners are in bold text.
| Best Song | Best Video |
| Ariana Grande (featuring Iggy Azalea) — "Problem" Eminem (featuring Rihanna) — "The Monster" Katy Perry (featuring Juicy J) — "Dark Horse" Pharrell Williams — "Happy" Sam Smith — "Stay With Me" | Katy Perry (featuring Juicy J) — "Dark Horse" Iggy Azalea (featuring Rita Ora) — "Black Widow" Kiesza — "Hideaway" Pharrell Williams — "Happy" Sia — "Chandelier" |
| Best Female | Best Male |
| Ariana Grande Beyoncé Katy Perry Nicki Minaj Taylor Swift | Justin Bieber Ed Sheeran Eminem Justin Timberlake Pharrell Williams |
| Best New Act | Best Pop |
| 5 Seconds of Summer Ariana Grande Charli XCX Kiesza Sam Smith | One Direction 5 Seconds of Summer Ariana Grande Katy Perry Miley Cyrus |
| Best Electronic | Best Rock |
| Calvin Harris Afrojack Avicii David Guetta Hardwell | Linkin Park Arctic Monkeys The Black Keys Coldplay Imagine Dragons |
| Best Alternative | Best Hip-Hop |
| Thirty Seconds To Mars Arcade Fire Lana Del Rey Lorde Paramore | Nicki Minaj Drake Eminem Iggy Azalea Kanye West |
| Best Live Act | Best World Stage Performance |
| One Direction Beyoncé Bruno Mars Justin Timberlake Katy Perry | Enrique Iglesias Afrojack B.o.B Ellie Goulding Fall Out Boy Flo Rida Hardwell Imagine Dragons The Killers Kings of Leon Linkin Park Nicole Scherzinger Pharrell Williams Simple Plan |
| Best Push Act | Biggest Fans |
| 5 Seconds of Summer Ariana Grande Charli XCX Cris Cab John Newman Jungle Kid Ink Kiesza Lorde Sam Smith Zedd | One Direction 5 Seconds of Summer Ariana Grande Justin Bieber Nicki Minaj |
| Best Look | Best Worldwide Act |
| Katy Perry Iggy Azalea Nicki Minaj Rita Ora Taylor Swift | Bibi Zhou 5 Seconds of Summer Alessandra Amoroso B.A.P. Dawid Kwiatkowski Dulce Maria Fifth Harmony Mohammed Assaf One Direction Revolverheld |
| Artist on the Rise | Best Song With A Social Message |
| 5 Seconds Of Summer Fifth Harmony Jake Miller Lucy Hale Nick Jonas | Beyoncé — "Pretty Hurts" Alicia Keys — "We Are Here" Arcade Fire — "We Exist" Hozier — "Take Me to Church" Meghan Trainor — "All About That Bass" |
| Global Icon ||
| Ozzy Osbourne ||

## Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.

### Northern Europe

| Best Danish Act | Best Finnish Act |
| Christopher Burhan G L.I.G.A Medina Sivas | Isac Elliot Kasmir Nikke Ankara Robin Teflon Brothers |
| Best Norwegian Act | Best Swedish Act |
| Adelén Anders Nilsen Donkeyboy Martin Tungevaag Nico & Vinz | The Fooo Anton Ewald Avicii Icona Pop Tove Lo |
| Best UK & Ireland Act | |
| One Direction Calvin Harris Cheryl Cole Ed Sheeran Sam Smith | |

### Southern Europe

| Best French Act | Best Greek Act |
| Indila Casseurs Flowters Christine and the Queens Julien Doré Tal | Vegas Demy Despina Vandi Kostas Martakis Thanos Petrelis |
| Best Italian Act | Best Portuguese Act |
| Alessandra Amoroso Caparezza Club Dogo Emis Killa Giorgia | David Carreira Amor Electro Diego Miranda HMB Richie Campbell |
| Best Spanish Act | |
| Enrique Iglesias Izal Leiva Sweet California Vinila Von Bismark | |

### Central Europe

| Best Belgian Act | Best Dutch Act |
| Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Netsky The Oddword Stromae Triggerfinger | Kensington Chef'Special Hardwell Martin Garrix Mr. Probz |
| Best German Act | Best Swiss Act |
| Revolverheld Cro Marteria Max Herre Milky Chance Sido | Sinplus Bastian Baker DJ Antoine Mr. Da-Nos & The Product G&B Remady & Manu-L |

### Eastern Europe

| Best Adria Act | Best Israeli Act |
| Van Gogh Gramatik Punčke Vatra Who See | TRIPL featuring Meital de Razon Eliad E-Z Dudu Tassa Ido B & Zooki |
| Best Polish Act | Best Romanian Act |
| Dawid Kwiatkowski Artur Rojek Grzegorz Hyży Jamal Mrozu | Andra Antonia Iacobescu Elena Gheorghe Maxim Smiley |
| Best Russian Act | |
| Nyusha Bianka Kasta Noize MC Serebro | |

### Africa, Middle East and India

| Best African Act | Best Middle East Act |
| Sauti Sol Davido Diamond Goldfish Toofan | Mohammed Assaf Cairokee Jana Omar Basaad Saad Lamjarred |
| Best Indian Act | |
| Yo Yo Honey Singh Meet Bros Anjjan Pritam Chakraborty Vishal–Shekhar | |

### Japan and Korea

| Best Japanese Act | Best Korean Act |
| Daichi Miura E-Girls Namie Amuro One Ok Rock Perfume | B.A.P BTS Beast CNBLUE Kara |

### Southeast Asia, Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan

| Best Southeast Asian Act | Best Mainland China and Hong Kong Act |
| Sarah Geronimo Agnez Mo Hồ Ngọc Hà Noah Stefanie Sun Slot Machine Yuna | Bibi Zhou G.E.M. Moraynia Liu Wang Feng Jason Zhang |
| Best Taiwanese Act | |
| Hebe Tien A-mei Mayday Sodagreen Will Pan | |

### Australia and New Zealand

| Best Australian Act | Best New Zealand Act |
| 5 Seconds Of Summer Havana Brown Iggy Azalea Justice Crew Sia | Lorde Broods Ginny Blackmore Kimbra Stan Walker |

### Latin America

| Best Brazilian Act | Best Latin America North Act |
| Anitta Marcelo D2 MC Guimê Pitty Projota | Dulce María Camila CD9 Panda Zoé |
| Best Latin America Central Act | Best Latin America South Act |
| Don Tetto Alkilados J Balvin Mirella Cesa Nicolás Mayorca | Miranda! Babasónicos Banda de Turistas Maxi Trusso Tan Biónica |

### North America

| Best Canadian Act | Best US Act |
| Justin Bieber Arcade Fire Avril Lavigne Drake Kiesza | Fifth Harmony Beyoncé Eminem Katy Perry Pharrell Williams |

## Worldwide nominations

Winners are in bold text.
| Best Northern European Act | Best Southern European Act |
| One Direction Adelén The Fooo Christopher Isac Elliot | Alessandra Amoroso David Carreira Enrique Iglesias Shaka Ponk Vegas |
| Best Central European Act | Best Eastern European Act |
| Revolverheld Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Kensington Sinplus | Dawid Kwiatkowski Andra Nyusha Tripl featuring Meital de Razon Van Gogh |
| Best Africa, Middle East and India Act | Best Japan and Korea Act |
| Mohammed Assaf Sauti Sol Yo Yo Honey Singh | B.A.P. Daichi Miura |
| Best Southeast Asia, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan Act | Best Australia and New Zealand Act |
| Bibi Zhou Hebe Tien Sarah Geronimo | 5 Seconds of Summer Lorde |
| Best Latin American Act | Best North American Act |
| Dulce Maria Anitta Don Tetto Miranda! | Fifth Harmony Justin Bieber |

## Performances

| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Pre-Show ||
| Fifth Harmony | "BO$$" |
| Nick Jonas | "Jealous" |
| Main show ||
| Ariana Grande | "Problem" "Break Free" |
| Kiesza | "Hideaway" |
| Royal Blood | "Figure It Out" |
| Charli XCX | "Boom Clap" "Break the Rules" |
| U2 | "Every Breaking Wave" |
| Nicki Minaj Skylar Grey | "Super Bass" "Bed of Lies" "Anaconda" |
| Ed Sheeran | "Thinking Out Loud" |
| Enrique Iglesias Gente de Zona | "I'm a Freak" "Bailando" |
| Alicia Keys | "We Are Here" |
| Slash Myles Kennedy The Conspirators Simon Neil | "Crazy Train" |

## Appearances
### Pre show

* Bonang Matheba — Red Carpet Host
* Laura Whitmore — Pre-Red Carpet and Backstage Host
* Sway Calloway — Pre-Red Carpet Host

### Main show

* Emeli Sandé and Alicia Keys – presented Best Song
* Redfoo — presented Best Pop
* Jena Malone and Jourdan Dunn – presented Best Hip-Hop
* Laura Whitmore – presented Best Song With a Social Message
* Slash – presented Global Icon
* Afrojack – presented Worldwide Act
* David Hasselhoff, Brie Bella and Nikki Bella – presented Best Female