The MTV Europe Music Awards took place in Manchester on Sunday night.
Rita Ora hosted the gala, which saw singers like Taylor Swift, BTS’ Jimin, and Eminem taking home awards.
Taylor Swift swept awards for Best Artist, Best US Act, and Best Live Act. She also won Best Video for Fortnight with Post Malone, as per Deadline.
Sabrina Carpenter won Best Song for Espresso.
The Best Pop award went to Ariana Grande.
Busta Rhymes was honoured with the “Global Icon” award, while British pop duo Pet Shop Boys were bestowed the “Pop Pio neers” award.
BTS’ Jimin won the Best K-pop award, while K-pop group Le Sserafim won Best Push award.
Tyla clinched both the Best R&B and Best Afrobeats awards. Raye won Best UK and Ireland Act.
Eminem won Best Hip-Hop, Liam Gallagher won Best Rock and Imagine Dragons took home the Best Alternative prize.
Taylor Swift and Rita Ora pays tribute to Liam Payne
Taylor Swift and Rita Ora pays tribute to Liam Payne. Swift, who is finishing up her Eras tour on the other side of the Atlantic, thanked the fans for the bounty of prizes via video message.
The U.K. show opened with an acrobatic Benson Boone suspended in the air on a gold grand piano performing his viral hit Beautiful Things and latest release Slow it Down.
Boone also accepted his first EMA for best new act. South African newcomer Tyla gave Swift a run for her money picking up three awards for best afrobeats, best R&B and best African act.
Tyla performed her smash hit Water for the EMA audience at the Co-op Live, Manchester, flanked by a host of dancers, as well as singing energetic new track Push 2 Start.
British singer Rita Ora, who hosted the show for a record third time, paid tribute to former One Direction star Liam Payne, who died last month after falling from a balcony in Buenos Aires.
Ora had a close relationship with the singer and the pair recorded a song together in 2018, For You (Fifty Shades Freed). She addressed the audience saying, “I want to take a moment to remember someone. Liam Payne was one of the kindest people I knew.” Her voice broke as she asked the crowd to take a moment to remember Liam saying, “He had the biggest heart and he left such a mark on this world.”
Shawn Mendes gave an heartfelt performance and also received the award for best Canadian act. (Agencies)