- Ariana Grande Leads "2019 MTV EMA" Nominations Followed By Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, J Balvin, And Shawn Mendes For the 26th Edition Airing Live From Sevile Spain
- Nominees Revealed Via Coffee Art Across MTV's Social Media Platforms
- Voting Now Open At MTVEMA.com
MTV today announced nominations for the “2019 MTV EMAs”, with frontrunner Ariana Grande securing seven nods. Grande’s nominations include “Best Artist”, “Best Video” for her viral hit “thank you, next”, as well as “Best Song” alongside Shawn Mendes and EMA nominee newcomers Lil Nas X and Billie Eilish, who all follow Grande with six nods each. Latin American sensation J Balvin follows closely with five nominations including “Best Artist”, and Lizzo and Taylor Swift join the above contenders for “Best U.S. Act”, scoring four nods each.
To tease this year’s nominees, MTV poured fans a “taste of Seville” with beautiful coffee art reveals. As a play on the traditional Spanish cortado, the nominees for “Best Artist”, “Best Video” and “Biggest Fans” were revealed via artistic foam cream visuals. The videos premiered across MTV’s global digital platforms and a coalition of media partners.
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