2012 MTV EMA: Nominations

The 2012 MTV EMA logo

Yes, award show season is in full swing and 2012 MTV EMA has joined the mix. Earlier this morning, the list of nominations for the November ceremony were announced and among the leaders for this year’s show are Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Katy Perry.

Rihanna six notched nominations at the 2012 MTV EMA, including Best Song for ‘We Found Love’, Best Female and Best Pop. Taylor Swift followed close behind with five nods whereas Justin Bieber and Katy Perry notched four placements. The show will air live from Germany on November 11th.

See the full list of nominations for the 2012 MTV EMA below:

BEST SONG
Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – “We Found Love”
Gotye – “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Pitbull feat. Chris Brown – “International Love”
fun. feat. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”

BEST NEW
Rita Ora
fun.
One Direction
Lana Del Rey
Carly Rae Jepsen

BEST FEMALE
Rihanna
Katy Perry
P!nk
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 & Kanye West
Green Day
Muse

BEST HIP-HOP
Jay-Z & Kanye West
Nas
Rick Ross
Drake
Nicki Minaj

BEST ROCK
Linkin Park
Green Day
Muse
The Killers
Coldplay

BEST ELECTRONIC
David Guetta
Swedish House Mafia
Avicii
Skrillex
Calvin Harris

BEST ALTERNATIVE
Jack White
The Black Keys
Arctic Monkeys
Florence + The Machine
Lana Del Rey

BEST VIDEO
M.I.A. – “Bad Girls”
Lady Gaga – “Marry the Night”
Katy Perry – “Wide Awake”
Rihanna feat. 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 Derulo
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
Nov – Foster The People
Dec – Lana Del Rey
Jan – Mac Miller
Feb – Michael Kiwanuka
March – Gotye
April – Rebecca Ferguson
May – fun.
June – Rita Ora
July – Conor Maynard
August – Of Monsters And Men
September – Carly Rae Jepsen

Thoughts?