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Pet Shop Boys, Raye, Shawn Mendes star at MTV EMAs

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


image © Shirlaine Forrest/Getty Images for Viacom

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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