Three Ukrainian EMA Generation Change Recipients + How To Watch Live MTV EMA

Prepare for another exciting round of nominees and big winners when MTV broadcasts the annual MTV Europe Music Awards live from the PSD Bank Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany. After secretly marrying over the summer. This year’s show will be hosted by Rita Ora and husband Taika Waititi, a power couple!

With seven nominations, including Best Artist, Best Song, and Best Video, Harry Styles leads the MTV EMA nominees pack, followed by Taylor Swift with six nods and Nicki Minaj and ROSALA with five. New categories this year include Best Longform Video and Best Metaverse Performance. Voting ended November 9.

Additionally, keep an eye out for special appearances by Muse, Bebe Rexha, David Guetta, Gorillaz, Ava Max, Stormzy, GAYLE, OneRepublic, Kalush Orchestra, SPINALL, Nasty C, Julian Lennon, Leomie Anderson, TikTok star Sam Ryder, and Lewis Capaldi, who will be performing at his first MTV EMA.

Eurovision 2022 winners – Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra – will also be making their debut at the awards show. In a double nod to Ukraine, MTV is presenting the 2022 MTV EMA Generation Change Award to Anfisa Yakovina, Lina Deshvar and Anna Kutova for humanitarian aid to Ukrainian war refugees and families.

The three honorees — Lina Deshvar, Anna Kutova, and Anfisa Yankovina — were chosen in collaboration with the philanthropic organization Choose Love for providing safety for refugees, evacuating and caring for families raising children, adolescents, and young people with disabilities, providing art and group therapy for women and families who have been separated from their loved ones, and more.

According to a press release, Deshvar is currently working with the nonprofit Ukrainian organization Seeing with the Heart, which develops projects for socializing children, teens, and young people with complex developmental disorders. Deshvar has visited military hospitals and delivered humanitarian aid to families with children who have developmental or physical disabilities, as well as those in difficult life circumstances, since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Meet Lina Deshvar one of three resilient change makers who are fighting for the care and shelter of those impacted by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. MTV is proud to honor Lina with the 2022 MTV EMA Generation Change Award for her important work. https://t.co/OWwkqaglvU pic.twitter.com/bn9jQrsWle

— MTV EMA (@mtvema) November 11, 2022

Meanwhile, after witnessing Russia’s occupation of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions in 2017, Kutova volunteered in a shelter. She has collaborated with the Ukrainian Light of Hope charitable organization this year to open five shelters for over 400 displaced people, LGBTQ+ people, women suffering from addiction, HIV patients, and others.

Meet Anna Kutova one of three resilient change makers who are fighting for the care and shelter of those impacted by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. MTV is proud to honor Anna with the 2022 MTV EMA Generation Change Award for her essential work. https://t.co/OWwkqaglvU pic.twitter.com/7mSrMpS3kZ

— MTV EMA (@mtvema) November 11, 2022

Yakovina, a psychologist at the Polish Migration Forum Foundation, works to advance immigrant rights in Poland and engages in prenatal psychology, which includes assisting expectant parents throughout pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. Additionally, she runs support groups for Ukrainian mothers who are fleeing to Poland with young children or families who have lost loved ones. She also teaches childbirth preparation classes for refugees, plans support groups for mothers of newborns from Ukraine, counsels and provides psychological aid for refugees.

Meet Anfisa Yakovina, one of three resilient change makers who are fighting for the care and shelter of those impacted by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. MTV is proud to honor her with the 2022 MTV EMA Generation Change Award for her crucial work. https://t.co/OWwkqaglvU pic.twitter.com/2ROzfD31fA

— MTV EMA (@mtvema) November 11, 2022

The MTV EMAs will be broadcast live on MTV in more than 170 countries on November 13 from the PSD Bank Dome in Düsseldorf. The 2022 event will mark the sixth time Germany has hosted the awards.

Below are nominees, Keep checking back for more information, including the announcement of big winners on awards night!

BEST SONG:
Bad Bunny, Chencho Corleone – “Me Porto Bonito”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Jack Harlow – “First Class”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
ROSALÍA – “DESPECHÁ”

BEST VIDEO:
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom”
Doja Cat – “Woman”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)”

BEST ARTIST:
Adele
Beyoncé
Harry Styles
Nicki Minaj
ROSALÍA
Taylor Swift

BEST COLLABORATION:
Bad Bunny, Chencho Corleone – “Me Porto Bonito”
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – “I’m Good (Blue)”
DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby – “STAYING ALIVE”
Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa – “Sweetest Pie”
Post Malone ft. Doja Cat – “I Like You (A Happier Song)”
Shakira ft. Rauw Alejandro – “Te Felicito”
Tiësto & Ava Max – “The Motto”

BEST LIVE:
Coldplay
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga
The Weeknd

BEST POP:
Billie Eilish
Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Lizzo
Taylor Swift

BEST NEW:
Baby Keem
Dove Cameron
GAYLE
SEVENTEEN
Stephen Sanchez
Tems

BEST K-POP:
BLACKPINK
BTS
ITZY
LISA
SEVENTEEN
TWICE

BEST LATIN:
Anitta
Bad Bunny
Becky G
J Balvin
ROSALÍA
Shakira

BEST ELECTRONIC:
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
DJ Snake
Marshmello
Swedish House Mafia
Tiësto

BEST HIP HOP:
Drake
Future
Jack Harlow
Kendrick Lamar
Lil Baby
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj

BEST ROCK:
Foo Fighters
Liam Gallagher
Måneskin
Muse
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Killers

BEST ALTERNATIVE:
Gorillaz
Imagine Dragons
Panic! At The Disco
Tame Impala
Twenty One Pilots
YUNGBLUD

BEST R&B:
Chlöe
Giveon
H.E.R.
Khalid
Summer Walker
SZA

BEST LONGFORM VIDEO:
Foo Fighters – “Studio 666”
ROSALÍA – “MOTOMAMI (ROSALÍA TikTok LIVE Performance)”
Stormzy – “Mel Made Me Do It”
Taylor Hawkins Tribute concert, London’s Wembley Stadium
Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)”

VIDEO FOR GOOD:
Ed Sheeran – “2step (feat. Lil Baby)”
Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Latto – “P*ssy”
Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Sam Smith – “Unholy (feat. Kim Petras)”
Stromae – “Fils de joie”

BIGGEST FANS:
BLACKPINK
BTS
Harry Styles
Lady Gaga
Nicki Minaj
Taylor Swift

BEST PUSH:
Nessa Barrett
SEVENTEEN
Mae Muller
GAYLE
Shenseea
Omar Apollo
Wet Leg
Muni Long
Doechii
Saucy Santana
Stephen Sanchez
JVKE