Katy Perry leads the MTV EMA nominations 2014
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Katy Perry is leading the nominations for this year's MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs).
The singer is up for seven including best female, best pop act, best video and best Live act.
She will be going head to head in most categories with Ariana Grande, who has six nominations for the awards being held in Glasgow in November.
5 Seconds of Summer and Pharrell Williams have five each, one more than One Direction.
Ariana Grande receives her first ever MTV EMA nominations, she has four including best pop
Nicki Minaj, Iggy Azalea, Eminem, Sam Smith and Kiesza have all received four nominations each.
The biggest battleground may well be between 5SOS and 1D as they go head-to-head in the biggest fans category.
Also announced today, Cheryl Cole won the wildcard vote to be in the running for best UK & Ireland act, the winner of which will enter the best worldwide category.
5 Seconds of Summer are nominated for five MTV EMAs, one more than One Direction
Voting has begun now on the official MTV EMA site and will remain open until 8 November.
The ceremony will take place at Glasgow's Hydro venue on Sunday, 9 November.
Full list of nominations for 2014 MTV EMAs in Glasgow:
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
Beyonce
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
Best look
Iggy Azalea
Katy Perry
Nicki Minaj
Rita Ora
Taylor Swift
Best push
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Charli XCX
Cris Cab
John Newman
Jungle
Kid Ink
Kiesza
Lorde
Sam Smith
Zedd
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