MTV Europe Music Awards 2012: List of nominees

Aussies also have a strong showing in the nominations, with 360, The Temper Trap and Gotye all up for the Worldwide Act gong.

The awards will broadcast live from Frankfurt, Germany on Monday November 12.

BEST SONG
"Call Me Maybe" - Carly Rae Jepsen
"We Found Love" - Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris
"Somebody That I Used To Know" - Gotye feat. Kimbra
"International Love" - Pitbull feat. Chris Brown
"We Are Young" - fun. feat. Janelle Monae

BEST NEW ARTIST
Rita Ora
fun.
One Direction
Lana Del Rey
Carly Rae Jepsen

BEST FEMALE ARTIST

Rihanna
Katy Perry
P!nk
Taylor Swift
Nicki Minaj

BEST MALE ARTIST
Justin Bieber
Kanye West
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Jay-Z

BEST POP ARTIST
Justin Bieber
No Doubt
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
Rihanna

BEST LIVE ARTIST
Taylor Swift
Lady Gaga
Jay-Z & Kanye West
Green Day
Muse

BEST HIP HOP ARTIST
Jay-Z & Kanye West
Nas
Rick Ross
Drake
Nicki Minaj 

BEST ROCK ARTIST
Linkin Park
Green Day
Muse
The Killers
Coldplay

BEST ELECTRONIC ARTIST
David Guetta
Swedish House Mafia
Avicii
Skrillex
Calvin Harris

BEST ALTERNATIVE ARTIST
Jack White
The Black Keys
Arctic Monkeys
Florence + The Machine
Lana Del Rey

BEST VIDEO
"Bad Girls" - M.I.A.
"Marry The Night" - Lady Gaga
"Wide Awake" - Katy Perry
"We Found Love" - Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris
"Gangnam Style" - PSY

BEST LOOK
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Jack White
Taylor Swift
A$AP Rocky

BIGGEST FANS
Justin Bieber
One Direction
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Katy Perry

BEST WORLD STAGE
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
B.o.B
Evanescence
Flo Rida
Jason Derulo
Joe Jonas
Justin Bieber
Kasabian
Ke$ha
LMFAO
Maroon 5
Nelly Furtado
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sean Paul
Snoop Dogg
Snow Patrol
Taylor Swift

MTV BEST AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND ACT
360
The Temper Trap
Gotye
Gin Wigmore
Kimbra

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