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Beyoncé and Justin Bieber Lead the MTV European Music Awards Nominations

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The nominees for the MTV European Music Awards (yes, these are a thing) were released Tuesday, and to no one’s surprise, they are dominated by globe-spanning pop juggernauts Beyoncé and Justin Bieber, each with five nominations; Adele is close behind with four.

All the other usual suspects make appearances, too: Kanye West, Coldplay, Sia, Rihanna, Lady Gaga… in fact, between the overwhelming show from the Americans, Canadians, and a smattering of lucky Brits, it turns out the European awards show list is short on other continental European artists. (Repping the continent are Denmark’s Zara Larsson and Lukas Graham, Dutch DJs Afrojack and Martin Garrix, and French legend David Guetta.) Another fun fact: four of the five men nominated for “Best Male” are Canadian, with one Scotsman in the mix (Calvin Harris).

Intriguingly, the European awards also have some different categories from their stateside counterparts—namely, “Best Live,” “Biggest Fans,” and “Best World Stage,” giving these an edge of their own. The awards will take place Nov. 6 in Rotterdam, Netherlands; online voting is now open.

Here’s the complete nomination rundown:

Best Song
Adele – “Hello”
Justin Bieber – “Sorry”
Lukas Graham – “7 Years”
Mike Posner – “I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix)”
Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work”

Best Video
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Coldplay – “Up&Up”
Kanye West – “Famous”
Tame Impala – “The Less I Know the Better”
The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk – “Starboy”

Best Female
Adele
Beyoncé
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Sia

Best Male
Calvin Harris
Drake
Justin Bieber
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd

Best Live
Adele
Beyoncé
Coldplay
Green Day
Twenty One Pilots

Best New
Bebe Rexha
DNCE
Lukas Graham
The Chainsmokers
Zara Larsson

Best Pop
Ariana Grande
Fifth Harmony
Justin Bieber
Rihanna
Selena Gomez
Shawn Mendes

Best Rock
Coldplay
Green Day
Metallica
Muse
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Best Alternative
Kings of Leon
Radiohead
Tame Impala
The 1975
Twenty One Pilots

Best Hip Hop
Drake
Future
G-Eazy
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa

Best Electronic
Afrojack
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Major Lazer
Martin Garrix

Best Push
Alessia Cara
Anne-Marie
Bebe Rexha
Blossoms
Charlie Puth
DNCE
Dua Lipa
Elle King
Halsey
Jack Garratt
Jonas Blue
Lukas Graham

Biggest Fans
Ariana Grande
Beyoncé
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Shawn Mendes

Best World Stage
Duran Duran – Piazza Del Duomo, Milan (2015)
Ellie Goulding – Piazza Del Duomo, Milan (2015)
Jess Glynne – Isle of MTV, Malta (2016)
Martin Garrix – Isle of MTV, Malta (2015)
One Republic – MTV Evolution, Philippines (2016)
Tinie Tempah – MTV Crashes, Plymouth (2015)
Tomorrowland – Belgium (2016)
Wiz Khalifa – Isle of MTV, Malta (2016)

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