Tiwa Savage Loses Out On MTV EMAs Wildcard Nomination

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Tiwa Savage Loses Out On MTV EMAs Wildcard Nomination

Nigeria’s singer, Tiwa Savage has lost out at the 2014 MTV EMA wild card nominations. She was nominated alongside Davido from Nigeria but couldn’t make the final list.
DSTV Channel 130, Tuesday, Sept.16, revealed the
nominees for the 2014 MTV EMA, the world’s annual music awards show that celebrates the year’s hottest artists from around the globe which revealed that her name had been dropped.
Katy Perry leads the race with nominations in seven categories, while Ariana Grande follows closely with nods in six categories. Pharrell Williams and 5 Seconds of Summer are each up for five awards. One Direction, Nicki Minaj, Iggy Azalea, Eminem, Sam Smith and Kiesza all received four MTV EMA nominations each.
EMA voting is now open for all categories at mtvema.com, including the Best African Act category, for which wild card nominee Sauti Sol (Kenya) have been chosen via fan vote, joining Davido, Goldfish, Diamond and Toofan in this hotly contested category. The wild card fan vote saw a staggering 19 million votes flood in from around the world. Voting will close on 8 November 2014 at 12AM.
The 2014 MTV EMA will broadcast on MTV channels around the world Sunday 9 November at 22:00 CAT from The Hydro in Glasgow. The MTV EMA – MTV’s global celebration of the hottest stars in music – recognizes artists from around the world and across genres, and brings together music fans everywhere for a one-of-a-kind experience in the weeks leading up to and at the show. The 2014 MTV EMA marks the first time that the show will be held in Glasgow, Scotland and has received support from Glasgow City Marketing Bureau and EventScotland.
The 2014 MTV EMA will take place at The Hydro in Glasgow on Sunday 9 November. The awards air live on MTV (DStv Channel 130) at 9PM, while MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) will premiere the awards on Monday 10 November at 9PM (official MTV EMA pre-show commences at 8PM).
2014 MTV EMA NOMINEES
BEST AFRICAN ACT
Davido
Toofan
Diamond
Goldfish
Sauti Sol
BEST SONG
Ariana Grande – Problem ft Iggy Azalea
Eminem – The Monster ft Rihanna
Katy Perry – Dark Horse ft Juicy J
Pharrell Williams – Happy
Sam Smith – Stay With Me
BEST POP
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Katy Perry
Miley Cyrus
One Direction
BEST FEMALE
Ariana Grande
Beyoncé
Katy Perry
Nicki Minaj
Taylor Swift
BEST MALE
Ed Sheeran
Eminem
Justin Bieber
Justin Timberlake
Pharrell Williams
BEST LIVE
Beyoncé
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake
Katy Perry
One Direction
BEST NEW
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Kiesza
Sam Smith
BEST VIDEO
Iggy Azalea – Black Widow ft Rita Ora
Katy Perry – Dark Horse ft Juicy J
Kiesza – Hideaway
Pharrell Williams – Happy
Sia – Chandelier
BEST ROCK
Arctic Monkeys
The Black Keys
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Linkin Park
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Fall Out Boy
Lana Del Rey
Lorde
Paramore
Thirty Seconds To Mars
BEST HIP HOP
Drake
Eminem
Iggy Azalea
Kanye West
Nicki Minaj
BEST ELECTRONIC
Afrojack
Avicii
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Hardwell
BIGGEST FANS
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Justin Bieber
Nicki Minaj
One Direction