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2023 MTV Europe Music Awards | |
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Location | Paris Nord Villepinte, Paris, France |
Most awards | Taylor Swift (3) |
Most nominations | Taylor Swift (7) |
Website | mtvema |
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Produced by | Bruce Gilmer Richard Godfrey Debbie Phillips Chloe Mason |
The 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards were planned to take place on 5 November 2023 at the Paris Nord Villepinte in Paris, France.[1] The ceremony was cancelled on 19 October due to the Israel–Hamas war, becoming the first EMAs to be cancelled in its history.[2][3]
On 11 May 2023, MTV announced that the awards show would be held in Paris; the city hosted the ceremony for the first time in 1995.[4] The planned performers and presenters were announced on 17 October 2023.[5]
On 19 October 2023, Paramount Global announced the cancellation of the ceremony due to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, and France's terrorism high alert and airports security threats.[6][7] It was the first time that an EMAs was cancelled in its history. Despite this, the voting remained open until 31 October and the winning artists, who were revealed on 5 November, received their awards at a later date.[8][9]
The nominees were first revealed by Billboard Brasil on 3 October 2023.[10] MTV officially revealed them on 4 October.[11][12] Taylor Swift led the nominations with seven, followed by Olivia Rodrigo and SZA with six nominations, and Doja Cat, Måneskin, Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj each with 4 nominations.[13] The winners were revealed on 5 November.[14] Taylor Swift was the most awarded artist with three wins, followed by Nicki Minaj and Jungkook with two each.
Best Song | Best Video |
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Best Artist | Best Collaboration |
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Best New | Best Group |
Best Pop | Best Rock |
Best Alternative | Best Electronic |
Best Hip-Hop | Best R&B |
Best Latin | Best K-Pop |
Best Afrobeats | Best Live |
Best Push | Biggest Fans |