Taylor Swift, Tyla Carpenter and Sabrina Carpenter are the big winners at the 2024 MTV EMAs, which also includes a tribute to Liam Carpenter-Payne Liam Payne, nearly a month after the singer died in Argentina.
“I just wanted to take a moment to remember someone who was very, very dear to us. We lost him recently and he was a huge part of the MTV world and my world and I think about a lot of you in your family and everyone here tonight. It’s all the same,” said show host Rita Ora, who sang with the former One Direction singer on 2018’s “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
“He had the greatest heart and was always the first to help in any way,” Orla said through tears. “He brought so much joy to every room he walked into, He left such a profound mark on this world,” said the visibly moved host.
A brief video tribute to Payne was also shown during the EMA show on Sunday (November 10) at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England.
Although Swift was not in Manchester, she won the most awards of the night, taking home the most for her Billboard Hot 100-topping single “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone. Best Artist, Best Live Performance, Best American Performance and Best Video.
“I have to say a huge thank you to Post Malone for being the most amazing co-star,” Swift said in her video acceptance speech.
Swift was followed by Tyla, who won Best Afrobeat, Best R&B and Best African Act. The South African singer, who won the Global Impact Award at the Billboard R&B No. 1 event in New York earlier this year, also gave one of the best performances of the night, accompanied by writhing dancers. performed a distinct two-song medley of “Push 2 Get On” and “Water.”
“I can’t believe it,” Tyra said while accepting the award for Best Afrobeat from LL Cool J. They’ve won Afrobeats so far and I’m honored to win this award…Afrobeats has opened a lot of doors for African music, so a big thank you to Afrobeats.
Neither Sabrina Carpenter nor Ariana Grande attended the show, but they won best song and best pop performance, respectively, for “Espresso.” Billie Eilish and Charli xcx, who were also absent, failed to win in the five categories in which they were nominated.
Benson Boone opened the two-hour show, which was held in the UK for the first time since 2017, with the 22-year-old delivering a passionate and energetic rendition of ‘Slow It Down’ and ‘ Beautiful Things” begins. Later that night, Boone received his first EMA award – Best New Artist.
K-pop group LE SSERAFIM perform live in the UK for the first time, delivering a high-energy performance of “Chasing Lightning” and the title track of their latest EP, “CRAZY”, which topped Billboard’s top album sales chart in September.
The five-piece pop group made their Coachella debut this year, and their efforts were rewarded with a Best Promote award, one of three awards they were nominated for ahead of Sunday’s show.
Other memorable performances included Shawn Mendes playing his new single “Heart of Gold,” Mexican trio “The Warning” and a raucous pyrotechnic performance of “Automatic Sun” ( Automatic Sun) and Heart of Gold with Best British and Irish Act winner Raye and a 30-piece choir. ” an exciting medley.
Meanwhile, Best Latin winner Peso Pluma joined Estevan Plazola for an electrifying performance of their hit collaboration “Hollywood.”
Busta Rhymes won the Global Icon Award, the EMA’s highest honor, which has previously been won by the likes of Queen, Eminem, Janet Jackson, U2 and Whitney Houston.
“In thirty-four years of professional recording, this is my first time winning an MTV award,” Rhimes said when receiving the Idol trophy from British rapper Little Simz.
The Brooklyn-born rapper went on to pay a glowing tribute to “one of my heroes,” LL Cool J, who was in attendance, before performing a slew of his biggest hits, including “Scenario,” “Put Your Hands Where” The Eyes Can See”, “Do The BusABus Pt.2”, “Break Ya Neck” and “Pass The Courvoisier”.
“LL Cool J was the template that I followed,” Rhimes said during his eight-minute acceptance speech, which also thanked his mother and Public Enemy’s Chuck D for helping him early in his career. his support.
“I learned how to be the embodiment of Busta Rhymes because I love really breaking beats and I love real hip-hop,” he told the audience.
“Busta Rhymes was a true creative visionary who had a huge impact on the music landscape and pop culture,” Bruce Gillmer, the event’s executive producer, president of music and chief content officer of music for MTV parent company Paramount+, told Billboard time indicates.
The show also featured a series of interesting references to host city Manchester’s musical heritage, including Hacienda nightclub’s famous yellow and black striped branding, and a unique opening riff of New Order’s “Blue Monday” theme that was repeated throughout the evening part.
Blossoms, a local band from a town near Stockport, also made a cameo with host Ora as she served champagne in a pub-style setting, among the show’s more surreal moments One features Ora chatting with Happy Mondays founders Shaun Ryder and Bez.
As well as marking the 30th anniversary of the MTV EMAs, which first took place in Berlin in 1994, Sunday’s show is also the first EMA event since 2022, with last year’s event in Paris being held for global security reasons related to the Israel-Hamas war. And was cancelled.
The Pet Shop Boys were joined by members of the Manchester Camerata Orchestra (wearing the band’s signature conical hats) for a cover of David Bowie’s “All The show ended with a rousing rendition of The Young Dudes, followed by the band’s debut hit, West End Girls.
Complete list of 2024 MTV EMA nominees and winners
Global Icon Award
busta rhyme
MTV EMA Pop Vanguard Award
pet shop boy
best song
Ariana Grande – We Can’t Be Friends (Waiting for Your Love)
Benson Boone – Beautiful Things
Beyoncé – Texas Hold’em
Billie Eilish – Birds of a feather flock together
Chappelle Rowan – Good luck, baby!
Winner: Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
best film
Ariana Grande – We Can’t Be Friends (Waiting for Your Love)
charliexcx – 360
Eminem – Houdini
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
LISA ft. Rosalía – New Woman
Winner: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – Fortnightly
best artist
beyonce
billie eilish
Post Malone
Raye
Sabrina Carpenter
Winner: Taylor Swift
best cooperation
Charli xcx and Billie Eilish – Guess collaborates with Billie Eilish
Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar – Like That
Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars – “Die Smiling”
Winner: LISA ft. Rosalía – New Woman
Featherweight, Anita – BELLAKEO
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – Fortnightly
Best Rookie
Ella Starr
Winner: Benson Boone
chapel roan
Seraphim
teddy swimming
last supper
silence
best pop music
Winner: Ariana Grande
billie eilish
Camila Cabello
charliexcx
Dua Lipa
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift
best afrobeats
shallow clear
Ella Starr
burna boy
thunder horse
tems
Winner: Terra
best rock
Bon Jovi
coldplay
green day
king of leon
Lenny Kravitz
Winner: Liam Gallagher
killers
best latin
Anita
bad bunny
Carol G
Winner: Featherweight
Alejandro
Shakira
Best Korean Pop Music
Winner: Jimin
Jungkook
Seraphim
Lisa
new jeans
street kid
best choice
DC fountain
Hozier
Winner: Imagine Dragons
Lana Del Rey
twenty one pilots
Jungrud
best electronics
Winner: Calvin Harris
David Coulthard
expose
DJ Snake
Fred is here again…
Swedish House Mafia
best hip hop music
Central and Eastern Europe
Winner: Eminem
Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion
nicki minaj
Travis Scott
best rhythm and blues
come down
SZA
Tinashe
Winner: Terra
Arthur
Victoria Monet
best live performance
Adele
coldplay
doha cat
Raye
Winner: Taylor Swift
Travis Scott
Best push
Ella Starr
chapel roan
Coco Jones
flener boss
Jesse Murphy
Laufey
Winner: Seraphim
Mark Amber
Shabuze
teddy swimming
warn
Victoria Monet
biggest fan
Anita
ariana grande
beyonce
billie eilish
chapel roan
charliexcx
katy perry
Winner: Lisa
nicki minaj
Sabrina Carpenter
shawn mendes
Taylor Swift
Complete list of 2024 MTV EMA global winners
Best African Artist – Tyla
Best Asian Artist – BINI
Best Australian Artist – Sia
Best Austrian Performer – RAF Camorra
Best Brazilian Artist – Pablo Vittar
Best Canadian Artist – Shawn Mendes
Best Caribbean Artist – Young Miko
Best Dutch Performer – Roxy Dekker
Best French Artist – Pierre Garnier
Best German Artist – Ayliva
Best Indian Act – Mali
Best Israeli Artist – Noah Kirel
Best Italian Artist – Annalisa
Best Central Latin American Artist – Manuel Turizo
Best Northern Latin American Show – Yerimua
Best Latin American Southern Artist – Dillom
Best Nordic Artist – Zara Larsson
Best Polish Artist – Daria Zawiałow
Best Portuguese Artist – Bárbara Bandeira
Best Spanish Artist – Lola Indigo
Best Swiss Artist – “Nemo”
Best British and Irish Performer – Raye
Best American Artist – Taylor Swift
