The 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards were planned to take place on 5 November 2023 at the Paris Nord Villepinte in Paris, France. The ceremony was cancelled on 19 October due to the

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, becoming the first EMAs to be cancelled in its history.

Announcement and cancellation

On 11 May 2023, MTV announced that the awards show would be held in Paris; the city hosted the ceremony for the first time in

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. On 19 October 2023, Paramount Global announced the cancellation of the ceremony due to the

, and France's terrorism high alert and airports security threats. It was the first time that an EMAs was cancelled in its history. Despite this, the voting remained open until 31 October and the winning artists, who were revealed on 5 November, will receive their awards at a later date.

Planned performers and presenters

The planned performers and presenters were announced on 17 October 2023. On 20 October, Nicki Minaj shared via YouTube Live that she was supposed to perform at the ceremony.

Performers

Anne-Marie Anne-Marie Rose Nicholson (born 7 April 1991) is an English singer. She has attained charting singles on the UK Singles Chart, including Clean Bandit's "Rockabye (song), Rockabye", which peaked at number one, as well as "Alarm (Anne-Marie song ...

* Coi Leray * David Guetta * Jungkook * Manuel Turizo * Ozuna *

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* Thirty Seconds to Mars * The Kid Laroi

Presenters

Leigh-Anne Leigh-Anne Pinnock (born 4 October 1991) is an English singer, actress and songwriter. She rose to prominence in the 2010s as a member of the girl group Little Mix, one of the world's best-selling girl groups ever. With Little Mix, she release ...

* Lily Collins * Ashley Park * Fab Morvan * Loreen *

Kaliii Kaliya Ashley Ross (born July 29, 2000), known professionally as Kaliii (previously known simply as Kali), is an American rapper from Roswell, Georgia. She is noted for her songs poking fun at past partners and her carefree attitude. She is of P ...

* PinkPantheress

Nominations and winners

The nominees were first revealed by '' Billboard Brasil'' on 3 October 2023. MTV officially revealed them on 4 October. Taylor Swift led the nominations with seven, followed by Olivia Rodrigo and

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with six nominations, and Doja Cat, Måneskin, Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj each with 4 nominations. The winners were revealed on 5 November. Taylor Swift was the most awarded artist with three wins, followed by Nicki Minaj and Jungkook with two each.

Regional awards

References

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