2011 MTV Europe Music Awards
The 2011 MTV EMAs were held in Northern Ireland's capital Belfast, on Sunday, 6 November 2011, at the Odyssey Arena in the Titanic Quarter area of the city and was hosted by Selena Gomez and Paul Clark. Additional live venues for the awards show include Ulster Hall and Belfast City Hall.
On 19 September 2011, MTV Networks International announced the 2011 nominees. The main categories were dominated by Lady Gaga with six nominations, Katy Perry and Bruno Mars with five and Britney Spears, Thirty Seconds to Mars and Adele with three apiece. Lady Gaga was the biggest winner of the night, taking home 4 awards. Other winners include Thirty Seconds to Mars, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber with two apiece.
During the show Selena Gomez said that MTV received 154 million votes from people around the globe. Queen received the Global Icon Award from Katy Perry, and the band closed the awards ceremony, with Adam Lambert on vocals, performing "The Show Must Go On", "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions".
Nominations
Winners are in bold text.Best Song
- Adele — "Rolling in the Deep"
- Bruno Mars — "Grenade"
- Jennifer Lopez — "On the Floor"
- Katy Perry — "Firework"
- Lady Gaga — "Born This Way"
Best Video
- Adele — "Rolling in the Deep"
- Beastie Boys — "Make Some Noise"
- Beyoncé — "Run the World "
- Justice — "Civilization"
- Lady Gaga — "Born This Way"
Best Female
- Adele
- Beyoncé
- Jennifer Lopez
- Katy Perry
- Lady Gaga
Best Male
- Bruno Mars
- David Guetta
- Eminem
- Justin Bieber
- Kanye West
Best New Act
- Bruno Mars
- Far East Movement
- Jessie J
- LMFAO
- Wiz Khalifa
Best Pop
- Britney Spears
- Justin Bieber
- Rihanna
- Lady Gaga
- Katy Perry
Best Rock
- Coldplay
- Foo Fighters
- Kings of Leon
- Linkin Park
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Best Alternative
- Arcade Fire
- Arctic Monkeys
- My Chemical Romance
- The Strokes
- Thirty Seconds to Mars
Best Hip-Hop
- Eminem
- Jay-Z & Kanye West
- Lil Wayne
- Pitbull
- Snoop Dogg
Best Live Act
- Coldplay
- Foo Fighters
- Katy Perry
- Lady Gaga
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Best World Stage Performance
- Thirty Seconds to Mars
- Arcade Fire
- The Black Eyed Peas
- Diddy – Dirty Money
- Enrique Iglesias
- Kings of Leon
- Linkin Park
- My Chemical Romance
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Snoop Dogg
Best Push Act
- Alexis Jordan
- Big Time Rush
- Bruno Mars
- Far East Movement
- Jessie J
- Katy B
- LMFAO
- Neon Trees
- Skylar Grey
- Theophilus London
- Wiz Khalifa
Biggest Fans
- Thirty Seconds to Mars
- Justin Bieber
- Paramore
- Selena Gomez
- Lady Gaga
Best Worldwide Act
- Restart
- Big Bang
- Lena
- Britney Spears
- Abd El Fattah Grini
Special Award
Voices Award
- Justin Bieber
Global Icon
- Queen
Regional nominations
Best UK & Ireland Act
- Adele
- Coldplay
- Florence and the Machine
- Jessie J
- Kasabian
Best Danish Act
- L.O.C.
- Medina
- Nik & Jay
- Rasmus Seebach
- Rune RK
Best Finnish Act
- Anna Abreu
- Children of Bodom
- Haloo Helsinki!
- Lauri Ylönen
- Sunrise Avenue
Best Norwegian Act
- Erik og Kriss
- Eva & The Heartmaker
- Jaa9 & OnklP
- Jarle Bernhoft
- Madcon
Best Swedish Act
- Eric Amarillo
- Mohombi
- Robyn
- Swedish House Mafia
- Veronica Maggio
Best German Act
- Beatsteaks
- Clueso
- Culcha Candela
- Frida Gold
- Lena
Best Italian Act
- Fabri Fibra
- Jovanotti
- Modà
- Negramaro
- Verdena
Best Dutch Act
- Afrojack
- Baskervilles
- Ben Saunders
- De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig
- Go Back to the Zoo
Best Belgian Act
- Deus
- Goose
- Stromae
- The Subs
- Triggerfinger
Best French Act
- Ben l'Oncle Soul
- David Guetta
- La Fouine
- Martin Solveig
- Soprano
Best Polish Act
- Afromental
- Doda
- Ewa Farna
- Monika Brodka
- Myslovitz
Best Spanish Act
- El Pescao
- Nach
- Russian Red
- Vetusta Morla
- Zenttric
Best Russian Act
- Gradusi
- Kasta
- Machete
- Nyusha
- Timati
Best Romanian Act
- Alexandra Stan
- Fly Project
- Guess Who
- Puya
- Smiley
Best Portuguese Act
- Amor Electro
- Aurea
- Diego Miranda
- Expensive Soul
- The Gift
Best Adria Act
- Dubioza Kolektiv
- Hladno pivo
- Magnifico
- S.A.R.S.
- SevdahBABY
Best Hungarian Act
- Bin Jip
- Compact Disco
- Fish!
- Punnany Massif
- The Carbonfools
Best Turkish Act
- Atiye Deniz
- Cartel
- Duman
- Hadise
- Mor ve Ötesi
Best Ukrainian Act
- Jamala
- Ivan Dorn
- Kazaky
- Max Barskih
- Sirena
Best Greek Act
- Κokkina Halia
- Mark F. Angelo featuring Shaya
- Melisses
- Onirama
- Panos Mouzourakis featuring Kostis Maraveyas
Best Israeli Act
- Izabo
- Liran Danino
- Sarit Hadad
- The Walking Man
- The Young Professionals
Best Swiss Act
- Adrian Stern
- Baschi
- Gimma
- Myron
- TinkaBelle
Best Czech and Slovak Act
- Ben Cristovao
- Charlie Straight
- Debbi
- PSH
- Rytmus
Worldwide Act nominations
Best European Act
- Adele
- Alexandra Stan
- Atiye Deniz
- Aurea
- Ben Saunders
- Charlie Straight
- Compact Disco
- Deus
- Dubioza Kolektiv
- Eva & The Heartmaker
- Ewa Farna
- Gimma
- La Fouine
- Lauri Ylönen
- Lena
- Mark F. Angelo & Shaya
- Medina
- Modà
- Nyusha
- Russian Red
- Sirena
- Swedish House Mafia
- The Young Professionals
Best Africa, Middle East and India Act
- Abdelfattah Grini
- Black Coffee
- Cabo Snoop
- Fally Ipupa
- Scribe
- Wizkid
Best Asia and Pacific Act
- Agnes Monica
- Big Bang
- Exile
- Gotye
- Jane Zhang
- Jay Chou
- Sia
Best Latin American Act
- Ádammo
- Babasónicos
- Belanova
- Calle 13
- Don Tetto
- No Te Va Gustar
- Panda
- Restart
- Seu Jorge
- Zoé
Best North American Act
- Beyoncé
- Britney Spears
- Bruno Mars
- Foo Fighters
- Justin Bieber
- Katy Perry
- Lady Gaga
- Lil Wayne
Performances
Pre show
- Jason Derülo — "It Girl / In My Head"
Main show
- Coldplay — "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
- LMFAO — "Party Rock Anthem"
- Bruno Mars — "Marry You"
- Jessie J — "Price Tag"
- Red Hot Chili Peppers — "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie"
- Lady Gaga — "Marry the Night"
- Selena Gomez & the Scene — "Hit the Lights"
- Snow Patrol — "Called Out in the Dark"
- Justin Bieber — "Mistletoe / Never Say Never"
- David Guetta — "Sweat / Little Bad Girl / Without You"
- Queen + Adam Lambert — "The Show Must Go On / We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions"
Digital show
- Snow Patrol — "This Isn't Everything You Are"
- Jason Derülo — "Don't Wanna Go Home"
- Pendulum - "Stay Too Long" / "Watercolour"
- Does It Offend You, Yeah? - "Let's Make Out / Being Bad Feels Pretty Good / Battle Royale / With A Heavy Heart / We Are Rockstars"
Appearances
- Louise Roe and Tim Kash — Red carpet hosts
- Nicole Polizzi and Jennifer Farley — presented Best Live Act
- David Hasselhoff — presented Best Female
- Katy Perry — presented Global Icon Award
- Ashley Rickards and Sheamus — presented Best Male
- Amy Lee — introduced Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Jeremy Scott and From Above — presented Best New Act
- Hayden Panettiere and Paul Clark — presented Best Song
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Tracee Ellis Ross — presented Best Worldwide Act
- Jessie J — introduced the Amy Winehouse tribute
- Bar Refaeli and Irina Shayk — presented Best Video