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The 30th anniversary edition of the Europe Music Awards took place last night at Manchester's new Co-op Live
By James Hanley on 11 Nov 2024
MTV EMAs 2024
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Performances by global stars such as Pet Shop Boys, Busta Rhymes, Raye, Shawn Mendes and Peso Pluma lit up the 2024 MTV EMAs at Manchester’s Co-op Live.
The show, which was hosted for a third time by Rita Ora, marked the awards’ 30th anniversary and was broadcast in over 150 countries.
Featuring a set inspired by Manchester’s music heritage and warehouse party legacy, last night’s (10 November) production was the first time the event had been staged in the city.
Benson Boone opened the show in acrobatic fashion, suspended in the air playing a golden grand piano, while other performers included The Warning, Le Sserafim, Teddy Swims and Tyla.
The inaugural MTV EMA Pop Pioneer recipients, Pet Shop Boys closed the show alongside local string players the Manchester Camerata with a cover of David Bowie’s All The Young Dudes followed by West End Girls, celebrating the single’s 40th anniversary.
Taylor Swift topped the winners list, netting trophies for Best Video with Fortnight (feat. Post Malone), Best Artist, Best Live and Best US Act. Swift, who sent a video acceptance speech from her tour in the US, was followed by three-time winner Tyla, who scooped her first ever MTV EMAs for Best Afrobeats, Best R&B and Best African Act.
The show also featured an emotional tribute to the late Liam Payne from Ora, who collaborated with the former One Direction singer on the 2018 hit For You (Fifty Shades Freed).
First held in Berlin, Germany in 1994, the EMAs had most recently been staged in the UK at London’s OVO Arena Wembley in 2017.
The 2023 EMAs were cancelled last October “out of an abundance of caution” amid the escalation of the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Full List of 2024 MTV EMA Winners
BEST SONG
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
BEST VIDEO
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – Fortnight
BEST ARTIST
Taylor Swift
BEST COLLABORATION
LISA ft. Rosalía – New Woman
BEST NEW
Benson Boone
BEST POP
Ariana Grande
BEST AFROBEATS
Tyla
BEST ROCK
Liam Gallagher
BEST LATIN
Peso Pluma
BEST K-POP
Jimin
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Imagine Dragons
BEST ELECTRONIC
Calvin Harris
BEST HIP-HOP
Eminem
BEST R&B
Tyla
BEST LIVE
Taylor Swift
BEST PUSH
LE SSERAFIM
BIGGEST FANS
LISA
Full list of 2024 MTV EMA Worldwide Winners
BEST AFRICAN ACT
Tyla
BEST ASIA ACT
BINI
BEST AUSTRALIAN ACT
Sia
BEST AUSTRIAN ACT
RAF Camora
BEST BRASILIAN ACT
Pabllo Vittar
BEST CANADIAN ACT
Shawn Mendes
BEST CARIBBEAN ACT
Young Miko
BEST DUTCH ACT
Roxy Dekker
BEST FRENCH ACT
Pierre Garnier
BEST GERMAN ACT
AYLIVA
BEST INDIA ACT
Mali
BEST ISRAELI ACT
Noa Kirel
BEST ITALIAN ACT
Annalisa
BEST LAT AM CENTRAL ACT
Manuel Turizo
BEST LAT AM NORTH ACT
YeriMua
BEST LAT AM SOUTH ACT
Dillom
BEST NORDIC ACT
Zara Larsson
BEST POLISH ACT
Daria Zawiałow
BEST PORTUGUESE ACT
Bárbara Bandeira
BEST SPANISH ACT
Lola Indigo
BEST SWISS ACT
Nemo
BEST UK & IRELAND ACT
RAYE
BEST US ACT
Taylor Swift
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