The 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) will be held on Nov. 10 at Co-op Live in Manchester, United Kingdom.
MTV EMA nominees (Photos from MTV, X, Instagram)
Wettbasis.com has collected all the records that could be broken at this year’s ceremony.
- Taylor Swift has already broken Justin Bieber’s record for the most nominations ever received at the MTV EMAs, however, in 2024, she could potentially tie Justin Bieber and become the most awarded artist in the MTV EMAs history. Bieber is currently at No. 1 with 22 EMAs won and Swift is at No. 2 with 15 EMAs won. However, Swift is nominated for seven EMAs at the 2024 ceremony, which could bring her total to 22 EMAs won.
- Taylor Swift could also extend her record as the most awarded female artist in the MTV EMAs history (Swift is nominated for seven EMAs in the following categories: Best Video, Best Artist, Best US Act, Best Live Act, Biggest Fans, Best Pop and Best Collaboration).
- Eminem could extend his record as the most awarded rapper in the MTV EMAs history – he has won 14 EMAs and he is nominated for two more trophies in 2024 (Best Video and Best Hip Hop)
- Nicki Minaj could extend her own record as the most awarded female rapper in the history of the MTV EMAs and she could also break her tie with Lady Gaga and become the second most awarded female artist in the history of the EMAs. Minaj has won 12 EMAs and she is nominated for two more awards in 2024 (Best Hip Hop and Biggest Fans). Additionally, if she wins both of the awards she is nominated for, Minaj could tie Eminem as the most awarded rapper at the EMAs.
- Lady Gaga could break her tie with Nicki Minaj and become the second most awarded female artist in the history of the EMAs if she wins her 13th EMA (Gaga is nominated in the Best Collaboration category for “Die With a Smile” with Bruno Mars)
BEST VIDEO
- Taylor Swift (“Fortnight”) could extend her record as the most awarded artist in the Best Video category. She is the only artist that has won the award three times (“Anti-Hero”, “All Too Well: The Short Film” & “ME!”), so a win in 2024 for “Fortnight” would be her fourth.
- After becoming only the second artist ever to win Best Video at the EMAs for two consecutive years (following Justice) last year, Taylor Swift could extend this record and become the first artist to ever win Best Video three years in a row if she wins her third consecutive trophy for “Fortnight.”
- Taylor Swift could break her tie with Dave Meyers (three wins) and become the director with the most wins in the Best Video category if she wins her fourth trophy for “Fortnight,” which was directed solely by Swift. By winning, Swift would also extend her record as the artist with the most self-directed videos winning Best Video – two of Swift wins are for self-directed videos (“Anti-Hero” & “All Too Well: The Short Film” and one win (“ME!”) is a video co-directed by Swift). The only other artist to win Best Video for a video they directed or co-directed is Kendrick Lamar who won for “Humble,” which he co-directed and he is nominated again this year with “Not Like Us”, which he co-directed,
- If Lisa and Rosalía win Best Video for their song “New Woman,” Lisa would become the first Thai artist to ever win Best Video while Rosalía would become the first Spanish artist to ever win Best Video
BEST SONG
- Beyoncé (“Texas Hold ‘Em”) could break her tie with Pink and Lady Gaga and become the sole holder of the record for the most awards won in the Best Song category – all of them have won two times in this category, but Beyoncé could get her third victory in 2024 with “Texas Hold ‘Em” (she previously won in 2003 for “Crazy in Love” and in 2009 for “Halo”), which would make her the first artist to ever win in the category on three occasions
- Ariana Grande (“We Can’t Be Friends”) or Billie Eilish (“Birds of a Feather”) could tie Beyoncé, Pink and Lady Gaga as the most awarded artists in the Best Song category if either of them wins their second trophy in this category. Eilish won in 2019 for “bad guy” and she is nominated in 2024 for “Birds of a Feather” while Grande won in 2014 for “Problem” and she is nominated for “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love).”
BEST ARTIST
- Taylor Swift could become the first artist to ever win the Best Artist category on three occasions; she could also extend her record as the most awarded female artist in the Best Artist category as well as the record for the most consecutive wins in the category since a victory in 2024 would be her third win in a row following wins in 2022 and 2023
- Raye could become the first British female artist to win in the Best Artist category (and only the second British artist ever to win following Ed Sheeran’s victory in 2021)
BEST NEW ACT
- Ayra Starr could become the first Nigerian artist to ever win in the Best New Act category
- Tyla could become the first South African artist to ever win in the Best New Act category
BEST COLLABORATION
- Rosalía could tie Karol G as the most awarded artist in the Best Collaboration category if she wins her second trophy for “New Woman” (with Lisa). Rosalía won the first time in this category in 2019 for “Con Altura” (with J Balvin and El Guincho)
BEST ALTERNATIVE
- Lana Del Rey could tie Thirty Seconds to Mars and become the most awarded artist in the Best Alternative category – if she wins, it would be her 4th trophy in the category, which would also extend her record as the most awarded female artist in the Best Alternative category
BEST HIP HOP
- Eminem could extend his record as the most awarded artist in the Best Hip Hop category. He has won nine times so a win in 2024 could be his 10th trophy in the category
- Nicki Minaj could tie Eminem as the most awarded artist in the Best Hip Hop category. She has won eight times so a win in 2024 would be her ninth. If she wins, Minaj would also extend her record as the most awarded female rapper in the Best Hip Hop category
BEST LATIN
- Anitta could extend her record as the most awarded artist in the Best Latin category – she has won two times, so a win in 2024 would be her third. On the other hand, if Karol G wins, she will tie Anitta as the most awarded artist in the category with two wins.
- Peso Pluma could become the first Mexican artist to win in the Best Latin category, while Rauw Alejandro or Bad Bunny could become the first artists from Puerto Rico to win in the category
BEST R&B
- Tyla could become the first South African artist to ever win the EMA in the Best R&B category
BEST K-POP
- Lisa or Jungkook could become the first solo artist to win in the Best K-Pop category on two occasions – both of them have won once as solo artists, but Jungkook has also won once as a member of BTS
BEST ELECTRONIC
- David Guetta could extend his record as the most awarded artist in the Best Electronic category. He has won six awards and a win in the category in 2024 would be his seventh (and fifth consecutive one)
BEST ROCK
- Coldplay or Green Day could tie Linkin Park as the artist with the most awards won in the Best Rock category if either of them win their fifth trophy in 2024
BES LIVE ACT
- Taylor Swift could tie U2 and Ed Sheeran and become the most awarded artist in the Best Live Act category. Swift could also become the first female artist to win two times in the Best Live Act category.
BEST AUSTRALIAN ACT
- Kylie Minogue or Troye Sivan could tie 5 Seconds of Summer, G Flip and Ruel and become the most awarded artists in the Best Australian Act category if either of them wins their second trophy in 2024.
BEST US ACT
- Taylor Swift could extend her record as the most awarded artist in the Best US Act category. She has won in this category three times in the past (2015, 2019 & 2021), so a win in 2024 would be her fourth.
BEST PUSH ACT
- Laufey could become the first Icelandic artist to win in the Best Push Act category.
- Le Sserafim, The Warning or Flyana Boss could become the first all-female group to win in the Best Push Act category. Additionally, The Warning could become the first Mexican artist to win in the Best Push Act category.
