Wizkid,Sarkodie,D’Banj and Others Nominated for MTV Europe Music Awards 2012

MTV has unveiled the nominees for its annual celebration of the biggest musical artists from all over the globe, with reigning pop princesses Rihanna and Taylor Swift topping the list with six and five nods each, respectively. 

Africa’s hottest contemporary artists could also be in the frame for an EMA award, as Sarkodie, Camp Mulla, Wizkid, Mi Casa and D'Banj fight it out for a slot in the Worldwide Act category, where they will compete against their peers in India and the Middle East (from Monday 15 October).  The final Worldwide Act nominees from each region (Europe, Latin America, North America, Asia Pacific and Africa/India/Middle East) will be announced the week of 30 October and the winner will be named at the show in Frankfurt.

The full list of nominees for the 2012 MTV EMA
The awards will broadcast live from Frankfurt, Germany on Monday November 12.
For Africa:
Camp Mulla - Kenya
Sarkodie - Ghana
Wizkid - Nigeria
Dbanj - Nigeria
Mi Casa - SouthAfrica

BEST SONG
“Call Me Maybe” – Carly Rae Jepsen
“We Found Love” – Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris
“Somebody That I Used To Know” – Gotye feat. Kimbra
“International Love” – Pitbull feat. Chris Brown
“We Are Young” – fun. feat. Janelle Monae
BEST NEW ARTIST
Rita Ora
fun.
One Direction
Lana Del Rey
Carly Rae Jepsen
BEST FEMALE ARTIST
Rihanna
Katy Perry
P!nk
Taylor Swift
Nicki Minaj
BEST MALE ARTIST
Justin Bieber
Kanye West
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Jay-Z
BEST POP ARTIST
Justin Bieber
No Doubt
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
Rihanna
BEST LIVE ARTIST
Taylor Swift
Lady Gaga
Jay-Z & Kanye West
Green Day
Muse
BEST HIP HOP ARTIST
Jay-Z & Kanye West
Nas
Rick Ross
Drake
Nicki Minaj
BEST ROCK ARTIST
Linkin Park
Green Day
Muse
The Killers
Coldplay
BEST ELECTRONIC ARTIST
David Guetta
Swedish House Mafia
Avicii
Skrillex
Calvin Harris
BEST ALTERNATIVE ARTIST
Jack White
The Black Keys
Arctic Monkeys
Florence + The Machine
Lana Del Rey
BEST VIDEO
“Bad Girls” – M.I.A.
“Marry The Night” – Lady Gaga
“Wide Awake” – Katy Perry
“We Found Love” – Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris
“Gangnam Style” – PSY
BEST LOOK
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Jack White
Taylor Swift
A$AP Rocky
BIGGEST FANS
Justin Bieber
One Direction
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Katy Perry
BEST WORLD STAGE
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
B.o.B
Evanescence
Flo Rida
Jason Derulo
Joe Jonas
Justin Bieber
Kasabian
Ke$ha
LMFAO
Maroon 5
Nelly Furtado
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sean Paul
Snoop Dogg
Snow Patrol
Taylor Swift
MTV BEST AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND ACT
360
The Temper Trap
Gotye
Gin Wigmore
Kimbra