MTV EMA UNVEIL 2011 NOMINEES.FAST-RISING ACT,WIZKID NOMINATED

MTV today announced the nominees for the “2011 MTV EMA” with Lady Gaga leading the pack with six nominations, and Katy Perry and Bruno Mars following closely behind with four nominations.

British songstress Adele, who stands as the top-selling artist of the year, has been nominated for three awards, with Justin Bieber and Thirty Seconds To Mars also up for three.

Fast-rising act, Wizkid also nominated alongside other acts Fally Ipupa, Black Coffee & Cabo Snoop, Abdelfattah Grini, and Scribe in the Africa/ India/ Middle East category.

Five regions are under the newly added category, World Wide Act - Africa/India/Middle East, Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America and Europe.

The nominee with the highest vote in each regions will be nominated for worldwide act.

According to mtv, the newly added category " celebrates diversity and the breadth of all the music that MTV has to offer by nominating incredible artists from all corners of the world."

The 18th annual MTV EMA will take place on Sunday 6 November at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena, airing on MTV channels around the world including MTV (DStv 321) and MTV Base (DStv 322).

Acts like Dbanj, 2face are past winners.

Voting starts today on mtvema.com and the nominees for the world wide act will be revealed on October 24.

Here is the list of nominees for the “2011 MTV EMA”:

BEST SONG

Adele – “Rolling In The Deep” Bruno Mars – “Grenade” Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull – “On The Floor” Katy Perry – “Firework” Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”

BEST LIVE

Coldplay Foo Fighters Katy Perry Lady Gaga Red Hot Chili Peppers

BEST POP

Britney Spears Justin Bieber Katy Perry Lady Gaga Rihanna

BEST NEW

Bruno Mars Far East Movement Jessie J LMFAO Wiz Khalifa

BEST FEMALE

Adele Beyoncé Jennifer Lopez Katy Perry Lady Gaga

BEST MALE

Bruno Mars David Guetta Eminem Justin Bieber Kanye West

BEST HIP HOP

Eminem Lil Wayne JAY Z & Kanye West Pitbull Snoop Dogg

BEST ROCK

Coldplay Foo Fighters Linkin Park Kings of Leon Red Hot Chili Peppers

BEST VIDEO

Adele – “Rolling In The Deep” Beastie Boys – “Make Some Noise” Beyoncé – “Run The World (Girls)” Justice – “Civilization” Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”

BEST ALTERNATIVE

Arcade Fire Arctic Monkeys My Chemical Romance The Strokes Thirty Seconds To Mars

BEST WORLD STAGE

Arcade Fire The Black Eyed Peas Diddy Dirty Money Enrique Iglesias Kings of Leon Linkin Park My Chemical Romance Ozzy Osborne Snoop Dogg Thirty Seconds To Mars

BEST PUSH

Alexis Jordan Big Time Rush Bruno Mars Far East Movement Jessie J Katy B LMFAO Neon Trees Theophilus London Wiz Khalifa

BIGGEST FANS

Justin Bieber Lady Gaga Paramore Selena Gomez Thirty Seconds To Mars

AFRICA/INDIA/MIDDLE EAST (Top vote-getter will represent Africa/India/Middle East in the World Wide Act category)

Abdelfattah Grini Cabo Snoop Fally Ipupa Black Coffee Wizkid Scribe