2015 MTV Europe Music Awards
The 2015 MTV EMAs were held at the Mediolanum Forum in Assago, near Milan, Italy, on 25 October 2015. This was the third time the awards have taken place in Italy, second time Assago has been the host city, and the first 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.
Justin Bieber won six awards, including Best Male and Best Worldwide Act.
Throughout mid-2015, Milan also hosted Expo 2015, 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. International and Italian acts performed on both nights, including Ellie Goulding, Marco Mengoni, Duran Duran, Martin Garrix and Afrojack.
Voting process
Performances
Appearances
- Shay Mitchell and Ashley Benson — presented Best Male
- Novak Djokovic — presented Best Hip-Hop
- Hailey Baldwin, Bianca Balti and Tinie Tempah — presented Best Video
- Mark Ronson - presented Best Live
- Ruby Rose — presented Best North America Act
- Ruby Rose — presented Video Visionary Award
- Martin Garrix and Charli XCX — presented Best Collaboration
- Fifth Harmony — presented Best Look
- Laura Whitmore - presented Biggest Fans
Nominations
Best Song
- Ellie Goulding — "Love Me Like You Do"
- Major Lazer and DJ Snake — "Lean On"
- Mark Ronson — "Uptown Funk"
- Taylor Swift — "Bad Blood"
- Wiz Khalifa — "See You Again"
Best Video
- Kendrick Lamar — "Alright"
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — "Downtown"
- Sia — "Elastic Heart"
- Pharrell Williams — "Freedom"
- Taylor Swift — "Bad Blood"
Best Female
- Ellie Goulding
- Miley Cyrus
- Nicki Minaj
- Rihanna
- Taylor Swift
Best Male
- Pharrell Williams
- Kanye West
- Justin Bieber
- Jason Derulo
- Ed Sheeran
Best New Act
- Tori Kelly
- Shawn Mendes
- Jess Glynne
- James Bay
- Echosmith
Best Pop
- 5 Seconds of Summer
- Ariana Grande
- Justin Bieber
- One Direction
- Taylor Swift
Best Electronic
- Avicii
- Calvin Harris
- Martin Garrix
- David Guetta
- Major Lazer
Best Rock
- AC/DC
- Coldplay
- Foo Fighters
- Muse
- Royal Blood
Best Alternative
- Fall Out Boy
- Florence and the Machine
- Lana Del Rey
- Lorde
- Twenty One Pilots
Best Hip-Hop
- Kanye West
- Kendrick Lamar
- Nicki Minaj
- Wiz Khalifa
- Drake
Best Live Act
- Ed Sheeran
- Taylor Swift
- Katy Perry
- Foo Fighters
- Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett
Best World Stage Performance
- Afrojack
- Alicia Keys
- B.o.B.
- Biffy Clyro
- Charli XCX
- Dizzee Rascal
- Ed Sheeran
- Iggy Azalea
- Jason Derulo
- Jessie Ware
- Kaiser Chiefs
- Slash
- Tomorrowland
- YG
Best Push Act
- James Bay
- Jess Glynne
- Echosmith
- Kwabs
- Natalie La Rose
- Royal Blood
- Shawn Mendes
- Shamir
- Tori Kelly
- Years & Years
- Zara Larsson
Biggest Fans
- 5 Seconds Of Summer
- Justin Bieber
- Katy Perry
- One Direction
- Taylor Swift
Artist On The Rise
- Troye Sivan
- Tori Kelly
- Travis Scott
- Halsey
- Kygo
Best Look
- Justin Bieber
- Nicki Minaj
- Rita Ora
- Taylor Swift
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Best Collaboration
- David Guetta — "Hey Mama"
- Skrillex and Diplo — "Where Are Ü Now"
- Mark Ronson — "Uptown Funk"
- Taylor Swift — "Bad Blood"
- Wiz Khalifa — "See You Again"
Video Visionary Award
- Duran Duran
Regional nominations
Europe
;Best UK & Ireland Act- Little Mix
- Jess Glynne
- One Direction
- Ed Sheeran
- Years & Years
- Ankerstjerne
- Christopher
- Djämes Braun
- Lukas Graham
- Topgunn
- Antti Tuisku
- JVG
- Kasmir
- Mikael Gabriel
- Robin
- Astrid S
- Donkeyboy
- Kygo
- Madcon
- Sandra Lyng
- Alesso
- Avicii
- The Fooo Conspiracy
- Tove Lo
- Zara Larsson
- Andreas Bourani
- Cro
- Lena
- Revolverheld
- Robin Schulz
- Dotan
- Kensington
- Martin Garrix
- Natalie La Rose
- Oliver Heldens
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
- Lost Frequencies
- Netsky
- Oscar & The Wolf
- Selah Sue
- DJ Antoine
- Lo & Leduc
- Stefanie Heinzmann
- Can "Stress" Canatan
- 77 Bombay Street
- The Dø
- The Avener
- Black M
- Christine and the Queens
- Fréro Delavega
- Fedez
- The Kolors
- Marco Mengoni
- J-Ax
- Tiziano Ferro
- Alejandro Sanz
- Leiva
- Neuman
- Sweet California
- Rayden
- Agir
- Carlão
- Carolina Deslandes
- D.A.M.A
- Richie Campbell
- Stavento
- Rec
- Despina Vandi
- Giorgios Mazonakis
- Giorgos Sampanis
- Margaret
- Natalia Nykiel
- Sarsa
- Tabb & Sound'n'Grace
- Tede
- IOWA
- Quest Pistols
- Serebro
- Ivan Dorn
- MBAND
- Dan Bittman
- Feli
- Inna
- Randi
- Smiley
;Best Israeli Act
- Café Shahor Hazak
- Eden Ben Zaken
- Eliad
- E-Z
- Guy & Yahel
Africa & India
- Yemi Alade
- AKA
- Diamond Platnumz
- Davido
- DJ Arafat
- Indus Creed
- Monica Dogra
- Priyanka Chopra
- The Ska Vengers
- Your Chin
Asia
- Babymetal
- Dempagumi.inc
- Sandaime J Soul Brothers
- One Ok Rock
- Sekai no Owari
;Best Southeast Asian Act
;Best Chinese & Hong Kong Act
- Han Geng
- Jane Zhang
- Leo Ku
- Tan Weiwei
- Uniq
- Jay Chou
- JJ Lin
- Jolin Tsai
- Kenji Wu
- Leehom Wang
Australia & New Zealand
- Guy Sebastian
- Peking Duk
- Sia
- Vance Joy
- 5 Seconds of Summer
- Avalanche City
- Gin Wigmore
- Savage
- Six60
- Broods
Latin America
- Anitta
- Emicida
- Ludmilla
- MC Guimê
- Projota
- Enjambre
- Ha*Ash
- Mario Bautista
- Kinky
- Natalia Lafourcade
- ChocQuibTown
- J Balvin
- Javiera Mena
- Pasabordo
- Piso 21
;Best US Act
- Beyoncé
- Kendrick Lamar
- Nick Jonas
- Nicki Minaj
- Taylor Swift
- Carly Rae Jepsen
- Drake
- Justin Bieber
- Shawn Mendes
- The Weeknd
Worldwide nominations
Best European Act
- Agir
- Astrid S
- Black M
- Daniel Kajmakoski
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
- Eliad
- Giorgios Mazonakis
- Inna
- JVG
- Kensington
- Lena Meyer-Landrut
- Little Mix
- Lukas Graham
- Marco Mengoni
- Margaret
- MBAND
- Stefanie Heinzmann
- Sweet California
- The Fooo Conspiracy
Best African & Indian Act
- Diamond Platnumz
- Priyanka Chopra
Best Asian Act
- Dempagumi.inc
- Bangtan Boys
- Sơn Tùng M-TP
- Jane Zhang
- Jay Chou
Best Australian & New Zealand Act
- 5 Seconds of Summer
- Savage
Best Latin America Act
- Anitta
- Axel
- J Balvin
- Mario Bautista
Best North America Act
- Justin Bieber
- Taylor Swift