Beyoncé and Justin Bieber lead the nominees at this year’s celebration with five nods each.
That’s not all. Adele, Coldplay, Shawn Mendes, and Lukas Graham follow closely behind with four nominations, while the power couple of Drake and Rihanna nab three apiece.
Bey, Adele, and RiRi are all up for Best Female along with Sia and Lady Gaga. Meanwhile, Drizzy, Biebs, and Mendes will duke it out for Best Male alongside The Weeknd and Calvin Harris.
The Best Hip-Hop category is packed with stars too, including the 6 God, Future, G-Eazy, Wiz Khalifa, and Kanye West.
This year’s EMA will air live from the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Sunday, Nov. 6.
See a full list of nominees below…
MTV EMA 2016 NOMINEES
BEST AFRICAN ACT
Alikiba
Black Coffee
Cassper Nyovest
Olamide
Wizkid
BEST SONG
Adele – “Hello”
Justin Bieber – “Sorry”
Lukas Graham – “7 Years”
Mike Posner – “I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix)”
Rihanna feat. Drake – “Work”
BEST VIDEO
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Coldplay – “Up&Up”
Kanye West – “Famous”
Tame Impala – “The Less I Know the Better”
The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk – “Starboy”
BEST FEMALE
Adele
Beyoncé
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Sia
BEST MALE
Calvin Harris
Drake
Justin Bieber
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
BEST LIVE
Adele
Beyoncé
Coldplay
Green Day
Twenty One Pilots
BEST NEW
Bebe Rexha
DNCE
Lukas Graham
The Chainsmokers
Zara Larsson
BEST POP
Ariana Grande
Fifth Harmony
Justin Bieber
Rihanna
Selena Gomez
Shawn Mendes
BEST ROCK
Coldplay
Green Day
Metallica
Muse
Red Hot Chili Peppers
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Kings of Leon
Radiohead
Tame Impala
The 1975
Twenty One Pilots
BEST HIP-HOP
Drake
Future
G-Eazy
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa
BEST ELECTRONIC
Afrojack
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Major Lazer
Martin Garrix
BEST PUSH
Alessia Cara
Anne-Marie
Bebe Rexha
Blossoms
Charlie Puth
DNCE
Dua Lipa
Elle King
Halsey
Jack Garratt
Jonas Blue
Lukas Graham
BIGGEST FANS
Ariana Grande
Beyoncé
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Shawn Mendes
BEST WORLD STAGE
Duran Duran – Piazza Del Duomo, Milan (2015)
Ellie Goulding – Piazza Del Duomo, Milan (2015)
Jess Glynne – Isle of MTV, Malta (2016)
Martin Garrix – Isle of MTV, Malta (2015)
One Republic – MTV Evolution, Philippines (2016)
Tinie Tempah – MTV Crashes, Plymouth (2015)
Tomorrowland – Belgium (2016)
Wiz Khalifa – Isle of MTV, Malta (2016)