The 2015 MTV EMAs (also known as the
MTV Europe Music Awards) were held at the
Mediolanum Forum in
Assago
Assago ( lmo, Assagh or ) is a town and '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Milan, in the northern Italian region of Lombardy.
It contains the headquarters of Nestlé's Italian branch and the Mediolanum Forum.
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, near
Milan
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,
Italy
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, on 25 October 2015. This was the third time the awards have taken place in Italy, second time Milan has been the host city, and the first (and so far, the only) time that the awards have been held in October. The awards was held in the same venue as the
1998 MTV EMAs. On 30 September 2015, it was announced that singer
Ed Sheeran would host the awards, along with actress
Ruby Rose
Ruby Rose Langenheim (born 20 March 1986) is an Australian model, actress, disc jockey and television presenter. Rose was a presenter on MTV Australia (2007–2011), followed by several high-profile modelling gigs, including Maybelline New Yor ...
.
Justin Bieber won six awards, including Best Male and Best Worldwide Act.
Throughout mid-2015, Milan also hosted
Expo 2015
Expo 2015 was a World Expo hosted by Milan, Italy. It opened on May 1 at 10:00 CEST and closed on October 31. Milan hosted an exposition for the second time; the first was the 1906 Milan International.
The Bureau International des Expositi ...
, a partner of this year's awards.
In association with the EMAs,
MTV Italia organised an event called MTV Music Week, which ran from 19 October to 25 October. In addition, on the nights of 24 and 25 October, two concerts were held in
Piazza del Duomo, Milan, one of which was related to
MTV World Stage
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. International and Italian acts performed on both nights, including
Ellie Goulding,
Marco Mengoni
Marco Mengoni (; born 25 December 1988) is an Italian pop singer-songwriter who rose to fame in 2009, after winning the third season of Italian talent show ''X Factor''. Since that he has sold over 2.8 million records in Italy, peaking the I ...
,
Duran Duran,
Martin Garrix
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and
Afrojack
Nick Leonardus van de Wall (; born 9 September 1987), better known as Afrojack, is a Dutch DJ, music producer and remixer from Spijkenisse, South Holland. In 2007, he founded the record label Wall Recordings; his debut album '' Forget the Worl ...
.
Nominations
Winners are in bold text.
Regional nominations
Winners are in bold text.
Europe
Africa
Asia
Australia and New Zealand
Latin America
North America
Worldwide nominations
Winners are in bold text.
Best European Act
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Agir
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Daniel Kajmakoski
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Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
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Eliad
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Giorgos Mazonakis
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Inna
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JVG
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Kensington
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Lena Meyer-Landrut
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Little Mix
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Lukas Graham
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Marco Mengoni
Marco Mengoni (; born 25 December 1988) is an Italian pop singer-songwriter who rose to fame in 2009, after winning the third season of Italian talent show ''X Factor''. Since that he has sold over 2.8 million records in Italy, peaking the I ...
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Margaret
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Stefanie Heinzmann
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Sweet California
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The Fooo Conspiracy
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Best African and Indian Act
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Diamond Platnumz
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Priyanka Chopra
Best Asian Act
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Dempagumi.inc
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The group was formed in 2008 by producer Maiko Fukushima, and released ...
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BTS
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Sơn Tùng M-TP
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Jane Zhang
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Jay Chou
Best Australian and New Zealand Act
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5 Seconds of Summer
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Savage
Best Latin America Act
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Anitta
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Axel
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J Balvin
* Mario Bautista
Best North America Act
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Justin Bieber
Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
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Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her vivid songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and wide media coverage. Bo ...
Performances
Appearances
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Shay Mitchell and
Ashley Benson
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— presented Best Male
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Novak Djokovic
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— presented Best Hip-Hop
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Hailey Baldwin
Hailey Rhode Bieber (; born November 22, 1996) is an American model, media personality, and socialite. She has been featured in major ads for Guess, Ralph Lauren, and Tommy Hilfiger.
Early life and family
Hailey Rhode Baldwin was born in Tu ...
,
Bianca Balti and
Tinie Tempah — presented Best Video
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Mark Ronson
Mark Daniel Ronson (born 4 September 1975) is a British-American DJ, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. He is best known for his collaborations with artists such as Duran Duran, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, R ...
- presented Best Live
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Ruby Rose
Ruby Rose Langenheim (born 20 March 1986) is an Australian model, actress, disc jockey and television presenter. Rose was a presenter on MTV Australia (2007–2011), followed by several high-profile modelling gigs, including Maybelline New Yor ...
— presented Best North America Act
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Ruby Rose
Ruby Rose Langenheim (born 20 March 1986) is an Australian model, actress, disc jockey and television presenter. Rose was a presenter on MTV Australia (2007–2011), followed by several high-profile modelling gigs, including Maybelline New Yor ...
— presented Video Visionary Award
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Martin Garrix
Martijn Gerard Garritsen (; born 14 May 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix and also as Ytram and GRX, is a Dutch disc jockey and music producer who was ranked number one on ''DJ Mag''s Top 100 DJs list for three consecutive years—201 ...
and
Charli XCX — presented Best Collaboration
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Fifth Harmony — presented Best Look
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Laura Whitmore
Laura Whitmore (born 4 May 1985) is an Irish media personality and model based in London. She was a video jockey for MTV in 2008, and has since presented television shows, such as ''This Morning'' (2014), ''Survival of the Fittest'' (2018) an ...
- presented Biggest Fans
Voting process
See also
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2015 MTV Video Music Awards
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Expo 2015
Expo 2015 was a World Expo hosted by Milan, Italy. It opened on May 1 at 10:00 CEST and closed on October 31. Milan hosted an exposition for the second time; the first was the 1906 Milan International.
The Bureau International des Expositi ...
References
External links
Official website
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mtv
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