Justin Timberlake and Macklemore + Ryan Lewis will go head-to-head for the honour of Best U.S. Act as they lead the MTV 2013 Europe Music Awards with five nomin...
Justin Timberlake and Macklemore + Ryan Lewis will go head-to-head for the honour of Best U.S. Act as they lead the MTV 2013 Europe Music Awards with five nominations each.
SexyBack hitmaker Timberlake has been shortlisted for Best Male, Best Live, Best Video for Mirrors, and Best Look, and Macklemore + Ryan Lewis are up for Best New, Best Song for Thrift Shop, Best World Stage, and Best Hip Hop.
The musicians will face off against each other and stars including Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke for the Best U.S. Act title.
Cyrus and Thicke are each up for four awards, as are Justin Bieber - including Best Male and Best Pop - and Lady Gaga, whose nominations include Best Female and Best Video for Applause.
Boyband One Direction are up for Best Pop and Best U.K. and Ireland Act, Katy Perry has scored nominations in the Best Pop and Best Female categories, and Rihanna is also in the running for two awards including Best Look and Best Song for Diamonds.
The awards ceremony will take place in Amsterdam, Netherlands in November (13).
The full list of main nominations is as follows:
Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven
Daft Punk - Get Lucky (ft. Pharrell Williams)
Macklemore + Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (ft. Wanz)
Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines (ft. T.I. + Pharrell)
Macklemore + Ryan Lewis
Justin Timberlake - Mirrors
Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball
Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines (ft. T.I. + Pharrell)
Thirty Seconds To Mars - Up In The Air
Queens Of The Stone Age
Thirty Seconds To Mars
Macklemore + Ryan Lewis
Best U.K. + Ireland Act:
