Nigeria’s talented diva, Tiwa Savage has lost out at the 2014 MTV EMA wildcard nominations.
She was earlier nominated alongside reigning star, Davido.
MTV final nominees list for the 2014 EMA released late Tuesday, revealed that Tiwa’s name had been dropped.
Katy Perry leads the race with nominations in seven categories, while Ariana Grande follows closely with nods in six categories. Pharrell Williams and 5 Seconds of Summer are each up for five awards.
One Direction, Nicki Minaj, Iggy Azalea, Eminem, Sam Smith and Kiesza all received four MTV EMA nominations each. EMA voting is now open for all categories, including the Best African Act category, for which wild card nominee Sauti Sol (Kenya) have been chosen via fan vote, joining Davido, Goldfish, Diamond and Toofan in this hotly contested category.
The wildcard fan vote saw a 19 million votes in from around the world. Final voting now closes on 8 November 2014 at 12midnight.
The 2014 MTV EMA will broadcast on MTV channels around the world Sunday 9 November at 22:00 CAT from The Hydro in Glasgow.
Below is the list of nominees:
2014 MTV EMA NOMINEES
BEST AFRICAN ACT
Davido
Toofan
Diamond
Goldfish
Sauti Sol
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
Beyoncé
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
BEST WORLD STAGE
Afrojack MTV World Stage Live in Amsterdam
B.o.B MTV World Stage Malaysia
Ellie Goulding MTV World Stage Wireless London
Enrique Iglesias MTV World Stage Isle of MTV Malta
Fall Out Boy MTV World Stage Monterrey
Flo Rida MTV World Stage Mexico
Hardwell MTV World Stage Isle of MTV Malta
Imagine Dragons MTV World Stage Live in Amsterdam
Kings of Leon MTV World Stage Rock am Ring Germany
Linkin Park MTV World Stage Rock am Ring Germany
Nicole Scherzinger MTV World Stage Isle of MTV Malta
Pharrell Williams MTV World Stage Wireless London
Simple Plan MTV World Stage Monterrey
The Killers MTV World Stage Live in Amsterdam
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