2011 MTV Europe Music Awards

2011 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date6 November 2011 (9:00 PM CET)
LocationOdyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Hosted bySelena Gomez
Most awardsLady Gaga (4)
Most nominationsLady Gaga (7)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkMTV 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.[1][2][3] 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.[4] 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".[5]

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  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