News: All eyes on Davido as Tiwa Savage loses MTV EMA nomination on wildcard: FULL NOMINATION LIST

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 Kieszaall 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) has 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 midnight. The 2014 MTV EMA will broadcast on MTV channels around the world on Sunday 9 November at 22:00 CAT from The Hydro in Glasgow.
Congratulations to all the nominees!

Below is the list of nominees:

Best US Act
Beyoncé
Katy Perry
Eminem
Pharrell Williams

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”