Pop singer, Dbanj and EME act, Wizkid have both been nominated in the
worldwide category of the annual MTV Europe Music Awards billed to
happen in Frankfurt, Germany on Sunday, November 11, 2012.
The category which comprises of acts from Africa, Middle East and
India, has other African acts like Camp Mulla from Kenya, Sarkodie
form Ghana and South Africa's Mi Casa as contenders. While D'banj, a
multiple MTV award winner is making his debut on the worldwide list,
Wizkid was nominated last year but lost to 25-year-old Moroccan,
Abdelfattah Grini.
Meanwhile, Rihanna and Taylor Swift lead this year's overall
nominations, with the Bajan singer getting six nominations including
Best Song, Best Female and Best Pop while Swift trails closely with
five nominations.
Here is a full list of the nominees
Best Song
Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe"
Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris), "We Found Love"
Gotye, "Somebody That I Used to Know"
Pitbull (featuring Chris Brown), "International Love"
Fun. "We Are Young"
Best New
Rita Ora
Fun.
One Direction
Lana Del Rey
Carly Rae Jepsen
Best Female
Rihanna
Katy Perry
Pink
Taylor Swift
Nicki Minaj
Best Male
Justin Bieber
Kanye West
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Jay Z
Best Pop
Justin Bieber
No Doubt
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
Rihanna
Best Live
Taylor Swift
Lady Gaga
Jay Z and Kanye West
Green Day
Muse
Best Hip Hop
Jay Z and Kanye West
Nas
Rick Ross
Drake
Nicki Minaj
Best Rock
Linkin Park
Green Day
Muse
Killers
Coldplay
Best Electronic
David Guetta
Swedish House Mafia
Avicii
Skrillex
Calvin Harris
Best Alternative
Jack White
The Black Keys
Arctic Monkeys
Florence and the Machine
Lana Del Rey
Best Video
M.I.A., "Bad Girls"
Lady Gaga, "Marry the Night"
Katy Perry, "Wide Awake"
Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris), "We Found Love"
PSY, "Gangnam Style"
Best Look
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Jack White
Taylor Swift
A$AP Rocky
Biggest Fans
Justin Bieber
One Direction
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Katy Perry
Best World Stage
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
B.o.B
Evanescence
Flo Rida
Jason Derülo
Joe Jonas
Justin Bieber
Kasabian
Ke$ha
LMFAO
Maroon 5
Nelly Furtado
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sean Paul
Snoop Dogg
Snow Patrol
Taylor Swift
Best PUSH
Foster the People
Lana Del Rey
Mac Miller
Michael Kiwanuka
Gotye
Rebecca Ferguson
Fun.
Rita Ora
Conor Maynard
Of Monsters And Men
Carly Rae Jepsen