Yungblud, BTS, Ed Sheeran, Olivia Rodrigo, Saweetie and more win at MTV EMAs

Yungblud, BTS, Ed Sheeran, Olivia Rodrigo, Saweetie and more win at MTV EMAs

BTS were the big winners at the MTV EMAs in Budapest.

The Korean group won four awards last night - Best Pop, Best Group, Best K-pop and Biggest Fans - but did not attend the ceremony. 

Ed Sheeran, who opened the show with Overpass Graffiti, won awards for Best Artist and Best Song (Bad Habits). 

Eurovision victors Maneskin won Best Rock, while awards show host Saweetie won Best New, Olivia Rodrigo was named Best Push and Maluma triumphed in the Best Latin category.

Yungblud picked up the award for Best Alternative. 

“I would like to say that this award is a tribute to individualism – this is an award for the 13-year-old boy from the north of England who was absolutely terrified to be who he was,” he told the audience at the Papp Laszlo Budapest Sports Arena. “If you are out there and you feel like you cannot be who you are, you can be. Keep fighting. Keep being brilliant.”

Little Mix, who have just released their Between Us collection, won the UK and Ireland regional category.

Other winners included Doja Cat and SZA (Best Collaboration for Kiss Me More), David Guetta (Best Electronic) and Billie Eilish (Video For Good - Your Power)

Kim Petras made history as the first trans artist to perform at the EMAs. There were also performances by OneRepublic, Maluma, Imagine Dragons, Maneskin, Griff and Girl in Red. Yungblud closed the ceremony with a rousing rendition of Fleabag.

MTV EMAS 2021 WINNERS

Best Artist
Ed Sheeran

Best Pop
BTS

Best Song
Ed Sheeran – Bad Habits

Best Video
Lil Nas X – Montero (Call Me By Your Name)

Best Collaboration
Doja Cat feat SZA – Kiss Me More

Best New
Saweetie

Best Electronic
David Guetta

Best Rock
Maneskin

Best Alternative
Yungblud

Best Latin
Maluma

Best Hip-Hop
Nicki Minaj

Best K-pop
BTS

Best Group
BTS

Best Push
Olivia Rodrigo

Biggest Fans
BTS

Video for Good
Billie Eilish – Your Power

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