MTV EMAs: Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber Bring Home Multiple Awards

Frankfurt, Germany – Country music star Taylor Swift brought home three honors at this year’s MTV European Music Awards, according to Yahoo! Music.

“Drei? Drei? I can’t believe you gave me three awards,” Swift said in amazement.

Although she was nominated in five different categories, the musician only took home three awards: Best Female, Best Live, and Best Look. Considering she left this year’s Country Music Awards empty-handed, these wins had to feel pretty good.

Justin Bieber, who recently performed at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, also managed to snag three awards over the course of the evening. In addition winning for Best Male yet again, the singer won statues for Best Pop and Best World Stage.

Fellow pop star Rihanna was nominated for six awards, the highest of all the other nominees. Unfortunately for the controversial performer, she didn’t take home a single honor. Carly Rae Jepsen, on the other hand, won Best Song and Best Push, which spotlights budding talent.

According to the Daily Mail, South Korean sensation Psy was joined by former Baywatch star and German music favorite David Hasselhoff for a performance of his international hit “Gangnam Style”. The actor’s appearance reportedly included a bit with him on a toilet.

The clip for his popular tune won Best Video, an honor which seemed to overwhelm the performer.

“This is beautiful. This is my very first time to participate, perform, be nominated, as an Asian artist, as Korean artist, so I don’t know what to say,” he said backstage.

As of this writing, “Gangnam Style” style has enjoyed over 700 million views on YouTube and has received over 5 million likes on Facebook. As a result of his popularity in the US, Psy explained that his next album will contain a few English language songs.

Among the performers at this year’s event were Alicia Keys, No Doubt, The Killers, and Muse. Keys dazzled those in attendance with renditions of her hits “Girl on Fire” and “New Stage” while No Doubt rocked things out a bit with “Looking Hot.”

Of course, the celebrities who made an appear on the red carpet at the award’s ceremony over the weekend drew as much attention as the winners. Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian, and Heidi Klum were among the stars that turned heads as they made their way into the Festhalle for the show.

Below you can find a complete list of nominees at this year’s MTV European Music Awards, according to Pop Crush. The winners have been highlighted in bold:

Best Song
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
Rihanna, “We Found Love” feat. Calvin Harris
Gotye, “Somebody That I Used To Know” Feat. Kimbra
Pitbull, “International Love” feat. Chris Brown
fun., “We Are Young” feat. Janelle Monáe

Best New
Rita Ora
fun.
One Direction
Lana Del Rey
Carly Rae Jepsen

Best Female
Rihanna
Katy Perry
Pink
Taylor Swift
Nicki Minaj

Best Male
Justin Bieber
Kanye West
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Jay Z

Best Pop
Justin Bieber
No Doubt
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
Rihanna

Best Live
Taylor Swift
Lady Gaga
Jay Z Kanye West
Green Day
Muse

Best Hip-Hop
Jay Z Kanye West
Nas
Rick Ross
Drake
Nicki Minaj

Best Rock
Linkin Park
Green Day
Muse
The Killers
Coldplay

Best Electronic
David Guetta
Swedish House Mafia
Avicii
Skrillex
Calvin Harris

Best Alternative
Jack White
The Black Keys
Arctic Monkeys
Florence + The Machine
Lana Del Rey

Best Video
M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
Lady Gaga, “Marry The Night”
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Rihanna, “We Found Love” feat. Calvin Harris
PSY, “Gangnam Style”

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

Best Push
Nov. – Foster The People
Dec. – Lana Del Rey
Jan. – Mac Miller
Feb. – Michael Kiwanuka
March – Gotye
April – Rebecca Ferguson
May – fun.
June – Rita Ora
July – Conor Maynard
Aug. – Of Monsters And Men
Sept. – Carly Rae Jepsen

Do you think Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift deserved to win three awards a piece at this year’s MTV EMAs?