With six nominations, US singer Camila Cabello, whose hit song “Havana” reached the top of the US charts in January, is in prime position for the MTV Europe Music Awards held Sunday in Spain.
Best song, best video, best artist, the 21-year-old Cuba-born singer is riding high, fresh from winning prestigious prizes at the MTV Video Music Awards in August — artist of the year and video of the year.
Her album “Camila” also topped the US charts in January, and the audio version of “Havana,” which features rapper Young Thug, has had more than 1.3 billion hits on YouTube. Last year the former member of the band Fifth Harmony was also named best pop artist at the MTV Europe Music Awards.
Next up at the awards in the northern Spanish city of Bilbao are singer Ariana Grande and rapper Post Malone with five nominations, followed by Canadian artist Drake and Britain’s Dua Lipa with four.
Shawn Mendes, a double award-winner last year, landed the Best Live award. Dua Lipa won Best Pop. Panic! At the Disco won Best Alternative, and performed “High Hopes.” Best Electronic winners Marshmello closed the show amid giant inflatable Marshmello heads.
THE WINNERS
- BEST ARTIST
- Camila Cabello
- BEST VIDEO
- Camila Cabello – “Havana” ft. Young Thug
- BEST SONG
- Camila Cabello – “Havana” ft. Young Thug
- BEST POP
- Dua Lipa
- BEST NEW
- Cardi B
- BEST LOOK
- Nicki Minaj
- BEST HIP HOP
- Nicki Minaj
- BEST LIVE
- Shawn Mendes
- BEST ROCK
- 5 Seconds of Summer
- BEST ALTERNATIVE
- Panic! At the Disco
- BEST ELECTRONIC
- Marshmello
- BIGGEST FANS
- BTS
- BEST WORLD STAGE
- Alessia Cara, MTV Spotlight @ Hyperplay, Singapore 2018
- BEST PUSH
- Grace VanderWaal (December 2017)
- BEST U.S./WORLDWIDE ACT
- Camila Cabello
