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.

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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.

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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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