MTV EMAs 2014 Nominations: Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Ariana Grande & More

The nominations are in for the MTV Europe Music Awards 2014, and most of the usual suspects are up for multiple nods.

Leading by the numbers is Katy Perry, with seven nominations, including Best U.S. Act, Best Female and Best Song.

Hot on her heels is Ariana Grande, with six nominations ranging from Best Female, Best New Artist, Best Pop and Biggest fans.

5 Seconds Of Summer and Pharrell Williams have five nods each, while One Direction, Kiesza and Sam Smith, Nicki Minaj, Iggy Azalea and Eminem have four nominations.

Justin Bieber enters the game with three nominations. The 20-year-old superstar is nominated for Best Male, and contends against strong field consisting of Brit troubadour Ed Sheeran, Eminem, Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams.

The Canadian singer is also nominated, aptly, for Best Canadian Act. Other contenders in that specialized category are Drake, Arcade Fire, Avril Lavigne and Kiesza. Justin got another nomination in the Biggest Fans category.

In this field, which will undoubtedly be hotly contested, the “Believe” singer’s Beliebers go up against One Direction’s Directioners fans, 5 Seconds of Sumnmer, Ariana Grande’s Arianators and Nicki Minaj fans.

The best UK and Ireland category will be fought between Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, One Direction, Calvin Harris, Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran.

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Unlike some award events which go on interminably, the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) is actually a tight affair.

One category that always gets everyone voting is the Best Song category. This year, Perry’s “Dark Horse” will face-off against Grande’s “Problem” which cameos the rapper Iggy Azalea, Pharrell’s super hit “Happy,” Smith’s “Stay With Me”, and Eminem’s “The Monster” featuring Rihanna.

The MTV European Music Awards 2014 throws down at the SSE The Hydro in Glasgow on Sunday, November 9.

For U.S. fans there will be EMA U.S. pre-show telecast live from Miami beginning at 7 pm on November 9.

For those music fans who wish to vote, categories are already open and close November 8.

Here is the list of nominations in full:

Best Song
Ariana Grande – “Problem ft Iggy Azalea”
Eminem – “The Monster ft Rihanna”
Katy Perry – “Dark Horse ft Juicy J”
Pharrell Williams – “Happy”
Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”

Best Pop
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Katy Perry
Miley Cyrus
One Direction

Best Female
Ariana Grande
Beyoncé
Katy Perry
Nicki Minaj
Taylor Swift

Best Male
Ed Sheeran
Eminem
Justin Bieber
Justin Timberlake
Pharrell Williams

Best Live
Beyoncé
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake
Katy Perry
One Direction

Best New
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Kiesza
Sam Smith

Best Video
Iggy Azalea – “Black Widow ft Rita Ora”
Katy Perry – “Dark Horse ft Juicy J”
Kiesza – “Hideaway”
Pharrell Williams – “Happy”
Sia – “Chandelier”

Best Rock
Arctic Monkeys
The Black Keys
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Linkin Park

Best Alternative
Fall Out Boy
Lana Del Rey
Lorde
Paramore
Thirty Seconds To Mars

Best Hip Hop
Drake
Eminem
Iggy Azalea
Kanye West
Nicki Minaj

Best Electronic
Afrojack
Avicii
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Hardwell

Biggest Fans
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Justin Bieber
Nicki Minaj
One Direction

Best Look
Iggy Azalea
Katy Perry
Nicki Minaj
Rita Ora
Taylor Swift

Best Push
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Cris Cab
John Newman
Jungle
Kid Ink
Kiesza
Lorde
Sam Smith
Zedd

Best World Stage
Afrojack – MTV World Stage Live in Amsterdam
B.o.B – MTV World Stage Malaysia
Ellie Goulding – MTV World Stage Wireless London
Enrique Iglesias – MTV World Stage Isle of MTV Malta
Fall Out Boy – MTV World Stage Monterrey
Flo Rida – MTV World Stage Mexico
Hardwell – MTV World Stage Isle of MTV Malta
Imagine Dragons – MTV World Stage Live in Amsterdam
Kings of Leon – MTV World Stage Rock am Ring Germany
Linkin Park – MTV World Stage Rock am Ring Germany
Nicole Scherzinger – MTV World Stage Isle of MTV Malta
Pharrell Williams – MTV World Stage Wireless London
Simple Plan – MTV World Stage Monterrey
The Killers – MTV World Stage Live in Amsterdam