Katy Perry leads MTV EMAs nominations
Katy Perry looks set to dominate in Scotland at the upcoming MTV Europe Music Awards in Glasgow after scoring a massive seven nominations.
The pop superstar topped the list when the nominations were announced on Tuesday (16Sep14) - just two days before Scots go to the polls to vote on independence from the U.K. - landing two nods for her hit track Dark Horse, including Best Song and Best Video.
Perry will compete against her chart rivals Taylor Swift, Beyonce,
Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj for the Best Female title, and she
will face Problem hitmaker Grande again in the Best Pop category
along with Miley Cyrus, One Direction and 5 Seconds of Summer.
The Firework hitmaker will also compete for Best Live, Best Look
and Biggest Fans.
The awards will be handed out at a ceremony in Glasgow on 9
November (14).
The list of main nominations is as follows:
Best Song:
Katy Perry - Dark Horse featuring Juicy J
Ariana Grande - Problem featuring Iggy Azalea
Eminem - The Monster featuring Rihanna
Pharrell Williams - Happy
Sam Smith - Stay With Me
Best Pop:
Katy Perry
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Miley Cyrus
One Direction
Best Female:
Katy Perry
Ariana Grande
Beyonce
Nicki Minaj
Taylor Swift
Best Male:
Ed Sheeran
Eminem
Justin Bieber
Justin Timberlake
Pharrell Williams
Best Live:
Katy Perry
Beyonce
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake
One Direction
Best New:
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Kiesza
Sam Smith
Best Video:
Katy Perry - Dark Horse featuring Juicy J
Iggy Azalea - Black Widow featuring Rita Ora
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
Biggest Fans:
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Justin Bieber
Nicki Minaj
One Direction.