Overview

• Despite the cancellation of the 2023 MTV EMA Awards due to world events, winners were announced, with Taylor Swift leading as the night's big winner. She secured three awards: best artist, best live and best video for 'Anti-Hero'.
• Other notable winners include Nicki Minaj, who took home the award for best US act and best hip-hop, and newly debuted solo artist Jung Kook, who won best K-pop and best song for 'Seven', featuring Latto.
• Italian rock band Måneskin also won two awards: best rock and best Italian act, while David Guetta, a native of Paris where the event was planned to be held, received the award for best electronic.
• The event, originally planned to occur in Paris on November 5, 2023, had been slated to feature performances from a diverse range of artists. However, the ceremony was cancelled because of the 'volatility of world events.'
• Best group and biggest fans winners were not announced at the time when MTV released the list of winners, on November 6, 2023.