'Bad Blood' hitmaker Taylor Swift leads the way in nominations at this year's MTV Europe Music Awards, picking up nods in a phenomenal nine categories.
Taylor Swift has been nominated for an incredible nine prizes at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2015.
The pop superstar leads the way at the annual ceremony with the huge haul of nominations and among the accolades she is up for are Best Song, Best Video and Best Collaboration for 'Bad Blood', her track with Kendrick Lamar, and Best Female, Best Pop and Best Live Act.
In the Best Female category Taylor will battle it out with Ellie Goulding, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna, while to take home the prestigious Best Song statuette she'll have to wrestle with Ellie for 'Love Me Like You Do', Major Lazer and DJ Snake's 'Lean On', Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's 'See You Again' and 'Uptown Funk' by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars.
The next most nominated artist at this EMAs is Justin Bieber who is up for six accolades in total, including Best Pop, Best Male and Best Collaboration with Diplo and Skrillex on 'Where Are U Now'.
Ed Sheeran is up for two gongs - Best Male and Best Live Act - and other double nominees are Ellie, Katy Perry, Jess Glynne, James Bay, Kanye West, Pharrell, One Direction, Major Lazer and Mark and Bruno for their worldwide smash 'Uptown Funk'.
The winners will be announced at the Mediolanum Forum in Milan, Italy, on October 25.
MTV Europe Music Awards 2015, full list of nominations:
Best Song:
Ellie Goulding - 'Love Me Like You Do'
Major Lazer & DJ Snake - 'Lean On'
Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars - 'Uptown Funk'
Taylor Swift Feat. Kendrick Lamar - 'Bad Blood'
Wiz Khalifa Feat. Charlie Puth - 'See You Again'
Best Pop:
5 Seconds Of Summer
Ariana Grande
Justin Bieber
One Direction
Taylor Swift
Best Female:
Ellie Goulding
Taylor Swift
Miley Cyrus
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Best Male:
Pharrell
Kanye West
Justin Bieber
Jason Derulo
Ed Sheeran
Best Live Act:
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Katy Perry
Foo Fighters
Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett
Best New Act:
Tori Kelly
Shawn Mendes
Jess Glynne
James Bay
Echosmith
Best Video:
Kendrick Lamar - 'Alright'
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - 'Downtown'
Sia - 'Elastic Heart'
Pharrell - 'Freedom'
Taylor Swift Feat. Kendrick Lamar - 'Bad Blood'
Best Hip Hop:
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj
Wiz Khalifa
Drake
Best Electronic:
Avicii
Calvin Harris
Martin Garrix
David Guetta
Major Lazer
Best Rock:
Coldplay
Foo Fighters
Muse
Royal Blood
AC/DC
Best Alternative:
Lorde
Lana Del Rey
Florence + The Machine
Fall Out Boy
Twenty One Pilots
Best Collaboration:
David Guetta Feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rhexa & Afrojack - 'Hey Mama'
Justin Bieber, Skrillex & Diplo - 'Where Are You Now?'
Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars - 'Uptown Funk'
Taylor Swift & Kendrick Lamar - 'Bad Blood'
Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth - 'See You Again'
Biggest Fans:
5 Seconds Of Summer
Justin Bieber
Katy Perry
One Direction
Taylor Swift
Best Look:
Justin Bieber
Nicki Minaj
Rita Ora
Taylor Swift
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Best Push:
James Bay
Jess Glynne
Echosmith
Kwabs
Natalie La Rose
Royal Blood
Shawn Mendes
Shamir
Tori Kelly
Years & Years
Zara Karsson
Best World Stage:
Afrojack
Alicia Keys
B.o.B.
Biffy Clyro
Charli XCX
Dizzee Rascal
Ed Sheeran
Iggy Azalea
Jason Derulo
Jessie Ware
Kaiser Chiefs
Slash
Tomorrowland
YG
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