Shawn Mendes, Benson Boone & More Set to Perform at 2024 MTV EMAs, Rita Ora to Host
UPDATE (Oct. 24): Rita Ora is set to host the 2024 MTV EMAs at Manchester’s Co-op Live on Sunday, Nov. 10. Ora will become the show’s first three-time host. She previously hosted in 2017 and co-hosted in 2022 with Taika Waititi. Ronan Keating, Sacha Baron Cohen and Katy Perry have each hosted the show twice.
“I’m over the moon that I get to be back with my MTV family hosting the EMAs for the third time!” Ora said in a statement. “The EMAs stage has become like another home for me, and this year’s show in Manchester is going to be absolutely incredible! We’ve got an amazing lineup of music performances and plenty of surprises in store. We’re all ‘mad fer it!’”
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Bruce Gillmer, president of music, music talent, programming & events, Paramount, and chief content officer, music, Paramount+, said in a statement, “The MTV EMAs are taking over Manchester and we can’t think of a better way to supersize this global music event than by bringing back fan-favorite, Rita Ora. Rita’s infectious energy and talent are undeniable, and we’re absolutely certain she will elevate the show to new highs for fans around the world.”
The British pop star has amassed four No. 1 hits on the Official U.K. Singles Chart – “R.I.P.” (featuring Tinie Tempah), “How We Do (Party),” “I Will Never Let You Down” and as a featured artist on DJ Fresh’s “Hot Right Now.” She has notched one top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, as a featured artist on Iggy Azalea’s “Black Widow,” which reached No. 3 in 2014.
PREVIOUSLY (Oct. 22): Shawn Mendes, Benson Boone, RAYE, Teddy Swims and the Mexican-born sister trio The Warning are set to perform at the 2024 MTV EMAs. The show is set to be broadcast live on Nov. 10 from Co-op Live in Manchester, U.K.
Four of those artists – Boone, RAYE, Swims and The Warning – are also vying for Grammy nominations for best new artist. RAYE swept the Brit Awards on March 2. Boone won best alternative at the MTV VMAs on Sept. 11.
In addition, Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale and screen stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Turner-Smith and Lucien Laviscount will take the stage as presenters.
Ten of the 11 artists with the most nominations for the 2024 MTV EMAs are women. The only man who cracked the leaderboard is Kendrick Lamar, with four nods.
Taylor Swift leads with seven nods, including best artist, best video, best pop and biggest fans. Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter each scored five nominations. Closely following with four nods each are Ayra Starr, Beyoncé, Lamar, LISA, plus first-time nominees Chappell Roan and Tyla.
Fans can vote for their favorites on the EMAs website from now until 00:00 CET on Nov. 6.
The 2024 MTV EMAs will broadcast at 9 p.m. GMT Sunday, Nov. 10, on MTV UK, Channel 5 and Pluto TV, and will be available on demand on Paramount+ from Nov. 12. Tickets will be on sale at a later date.
Bruce Gillmer and Richard Godfrey are executive producers for the 2024 MTV EMAs. Debbie Phillips and Chloe Mason are producers.
This will be the eighth time the EMAs have been held in the U.K. Last year’s ceremony was set for Nov. 5 in Paris, but was canceled two weeks before the show due to the Israel–Hamas war, becoming the first EMAs to be canceled in its 30-year history.
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