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2011 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date	6 November 2011 (9:00 PM CET)
Location	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Hosted by	Selena Gomez
Most awards	Lady Gaga (4)
Most nominations	Lady Gaga (7)
Television/radio coverage
Network	MTV Networks International (Europe)
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The 2011 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held in Northern Ireland's capital Belfast, on Sunday, 6 November 2011, at the Odyssey Arena in the Titanic Quarter area of the city and was hosted by Selena Gomez. Additional live venues for the awards show include Ulster Hall and Belfast City Hall.

On 19 September 2011, MTV Networks International announced the 2011 nominees. The main categories were dominated by Lady Gaga with seven nominations, Katy Perry and Bruno Mars with five and Britney Spears, Thirty Seconds to Mars and Adele with three apiece. Lady Gaga was the biggest winner of the night, taking home 4 awards. Other winners include Thirty Seconds to Mars, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber with two apiece.

During the show Selena Gomez said that MTV received 154 million votes from people around the globe. Queen received the Global Icon Award from Katy Perry, and the band closed the awards ceremony, with Adam Lambert on vocals, performing "The Show Must Go On", "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions".

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Worldwide Act nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Performances

Pre show

• Jason Derülo — "It Girl / In My Head"

Main show

• Coldplay — "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
• LMFAO (featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock) — "Party Rock Anthem"
• Bruno Mars — "Marry You"
• Jessie J — "Price Tag"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie"
• Lady Gaga — "Marry the Night"
• Selena Gomez & the Scene — "Hit the Lights"
• Snow Patrol — "Called Out in the Dark"
• Justin Bieber — "Mistletoe / Never Say Never"
• David Guetta (featuring Taio Cruz, Ludacris and Jessie J) — "Sweat (David Guetta Remix) / Little Bad Girl / Without You"
• Queen + Adam Lambert — "The Show Must Go On / We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions"

Digital show

• Snow Patrol — "This Isn't Everything You Are"
• Jason Derülo — "Don't Wanna Go Home"

Appearances

• Louise Roe and Tim Kash — Red carpet hosts
• Nicole Polizzi and Jennifer Farley — presented Best Live Act
• David Hasselhoff — presented Best Female
• Katy Perry — presented Global Icon Award
• Ashley Rickards and Sheamus — presented Best Male
• Amy Lee — introduced Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Jeremy Scott and From Above — presented Best New Act
• Hayden Panettiere — presented Best Song
• Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Tracee Ellis Ross — presented Best Worldwide Act
• Jessie J — introduced the Amy Winehouse tribute
• Bar Refaeli and Irina Shayk — presented Best Video

See also

• 2011 MTV Video Music Awards

References

1. "Lady Gaga wins four prizes at MTV Europe awards". Guardian. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
2. "Lady Gaga dominates MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast". BBC News. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
3. "MTV Europe Music Awards 2011: as it happened". Daily Telegraph. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
4. "SELENA GOMEZ LINK 3 (SAY CHEESE + SNOW DROP)". MTV Europe Music Awards. 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
5. Katy and Adam Honour Queen Archived 12 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine MTV. Retrieved 19 April 2011

External links

• MTV Europe Music Awards Official show site

• MTV Europe Music Awards
• 2011 music awards
• 2011 in Northern Ireland
• 2011 in British music
• November 2011 events in the United Kingdom