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Taylor Swift was the top winner at Sunday’s MTV Ema Awards, which also took time out to honor Liam Payne.

Swift won in the categories of best video with “Fortnight” (feat. Post Malone), best artist, best live and best U.S. act. Tyla followed with her first-ever MTV Ema wins, for best Afrobeats, best R&b and best African act.

During the show, Rita Ora, who hosted the ceremony from Manchester, England, took a moment to pay tribute to Payne, the former One Direction singer who died last month at age 31 after falling from a balcony in Argentina. Ora collaborated with Payne on the 2018 single “For You.”

“He had the biggest heart and was always the first person to offer help in any way that he could. He brought so much joy to every room he walked into, and he left such a mark on this world,” she said,...

The 2024 MTV EMAs winners are being announced!

MTV‘s annual EMAs awards ceremony is taking place on Sunday (November 10), with Taylor Swift leading the pack with seven nominations, including Best Video, Best Pop and Biggest Fans.

The show is being hosted by Rita Ora, and broadcast live across the globe from Manchester, United Kingdom. The show will also be available in multiple international territories live on Pluto TV and on-demand on Paramount+.

Keep reading to see the winners…

Full List Of 2024 MTV Ema Nominations And Winners

Best Song

Ariana Grande – we can’t be friends (wait for your love)

Benson Boone – Beautiful Things

Beyoncé – Texas Hold ‘Em

Billie Eilish – Birds Of A Feather

Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!

Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso - Winner

Best Video

Ariana Grande – we can’t be friends (wait for your love)

Charli xcx – 360

Eminem – Houdini

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Lisa ft. Rosalía – New Woman

Taylor Swift ft.

The 2024 MTV EMAs nominations are here!

MTV released the nominations for this year’s awards ceremony, with Taylor Swift leading the pack with seven nominations, including Best Video, Best Pop and Biggest Fans.

Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Charli xcx and Sabrina Carpenter all scored five nominations each, and first-time nominees Chappell Roan and Tyla follow closely behind.

The 2024 MTV EMAs will broadcast live across the globe on Sunday, November 10 from Manchester, United Kingdom. The show will also be available in multiple international territories live on Pluto TV and on-demand on Paramount+.

19 nominees have the chance to score their first ever MTV Ema at this year’s show, including Tinashe and Jimin.

The “Biggest Fans” winners will be voted for at a later date on social via @Mtvema.

Keep reading to find out more…

Full List Of 2024 MTV Ema Nominations

Best Song

Ariana Grande – we can’t be friends (wait for...

Noa Kirel, a rising Israeli singer/actress, is set to star in a new futuristic sci-fi series titled Wonder.

Yes Studios, the company behind Fauda and Shtisel, is working on the project, and the up-and-coming pop star, a who finished third in last year’s Eurovision Song Contest with her tune "Unicorn," is on board to play the lead.

Produced by Paramount’s Ananey Studios, Wonder is an eight-part futuristic thriller which also stars Yovel Lewkowski (Netflix’s All Time High).

According to an official synopsis, the show is "set in a near future and revolves around the death of Noya, a 17-year-old girl who was apparently killed in a car crash. Her father Avner, a retired combat officer, and Daria, Noya’s best friend and a social media personality, join forces to investigate her death and discover Noya had a secret virtual life as part of a growing movement...

Yes Studios, the company behind “Fauda” and “Shtisel,” has boarded “Wonder,” an eight-part futuristic thriller starring Noa Kirel, a rising Israeli actor and singer who finished third at last year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Produced by Paramount’s Ananey Studios, the show also stars Yovel Lewkowski (Netflix’s “All Time High”). “Wonder” is set in a near future and revolves around the death of Noya, a 17-year-old girl who was apparently killed in a car crash. Her father Avner, a retired combat officer, and Daria, Noya’s best friend and a social media personality, join forces to investigate her death and discover Noya had a secret virtual life as part of a growing movement of teenagers swept up in the world of “wonder” — a new and mysterious virtual reality gaming app. Avner, who was mostly absent from Noya’s life, now faces a series of shocking revelations about his daughter.

The 2023 MTV EMAs show was scheduled to take place over the weekend, but the show was canceled amid the devastating events in Israel and Gaza.

The show was scheduled to take place on November 5 in Paris, France, but the live show was canceled.

MTV has announced the full list of winners and Taylor Swift was the big winner of the show with wins for Best Video and Best Artist. The winners in a couple categories still have not been announced.

Head inside to check out the full list of winners for the MTV EMAs…

Keep scrolling to see the full list of winners for the EMAs…

2023 MTV Ema Winners List

Best Song

Doja Cat – ‘Paint the Town Red’

Jung Kook feat. Latto – ‘Seven’ – Winner

Miley Cyrus – ‘Flowers’

Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Vampire’

Sza – ‘Kill Bill’

Taylor Swift – ‘Anti-Hero’

Rema, Selena Gomez – ‘Calm Down’

Best Video

Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Bongos...

The 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards nominations are here!

This year’s MTV EMAs sees Taylor Swift leading with seven nominations, including Best Artist, Best Song and Best Video.

Olivia Rodrigo and Sza are just behind Taylor with six noms each, with Doja Cat, Måneskin, Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj having four each.

This year’s event will be broadcast live to more than 150 countries on November 5 from the Paris Nord, the first time the ceremony has returned to Paris since 1995. The show will also be available in a number of international territories on Pluto TV and on-demand on Paramount+.

Check out Taylor Swift‘s look from the 2022 EMAs ceremony!

Keep reading to see the nominees…

The complete list of 2023 MTV Ema nominees:

Best Song

Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red”

Jung Kook feat. Latto – “Seven”

Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”

Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”

Sza – “Kill Bill”

Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

Rema, Selena Gomez...

London, May 14 (Ians) Swedish contestant Loreen came first with her song ‘Tattoo’ at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, beating out 25 other countries to garner 583 points, reports ‘Variety’.

Loreen’s win means the contest will likely be held in Sweden next year. Traditionally the winning country hosts the following year’s contest. Sweden was followed by Finland’s Kaarija with 526 points and Israel’s Noa Kirel with 362 points, who took second and third place respectively, ‘Variety’ adds.

It is Loreen’s second Eurovision win: she previously won the contest in 2012 with her song ‘Euphoria’.

Eurovision, which is run by the European Broadcasting Union (Ebu), features musical acts from around Europe as well as a number of countries outside it, including Israel and Australia, who participate by virtue of their membership of the Ebu, ‘Variety’ notes.

This year’s Eurovision took place in Liverpool, UK, on behalf of last year’s winner Ukraine...

Swedish singer Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with her power ballad “Tattoo”, at a colourful, eclectic music competition clouded for a second year running by the war in Ukraine.

The diva from Stockholm beat acts from 25 other countries to take the continent’s pop crown at the final of the competition in Liverpool. Finnish singer Käärijä was second in a close-fought battle of the Nordic neighbors.

Loreen, 39, previously won Eurovision in 2012 and is only the second performer to take the prize twice, after Ireland’s Johnny Logan in the 1980s. It’s Sweden’s seventh Eurovision victory, matching Ireland’s record.

“I am seriously overwhelmed,” Loreen said. “This is so beautiful.”

Read More: Kate Middleton Plays Piano In Surprise Eurovision Appearance

She said returning to the contest that helped make her a star was “like coming back to a family. We’ve had an 11-year-long relationship.

Sweden has won the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

Swedish contestant Loreen came first with her song “Tattoo,” beating out 25 other countries to garner 583 points. Her win means the contest will likely be held in Sweden next year.

Traditionally the winning country hosts the following year’s contest.

Sweden was followed by Finland’s Käärijä with 526 points and Israel’s Noa Kirel with 362 points, who took second and third place respectively.

This year’s Eurovision took place in Liverpool, U.K. on behalf of last year’s winner Ukraine after it was deemed too dangerous to hold Eurovision in the country following the Russian invasion. Ukrainian entry Kalush Orchestra won last year’s contest followed by the U.K.’s Sam Ryder in close second.

Remarkably it is Loreen’s second Eurovision win: she previously won the contest in 2012 with her song “Euphoria.”

Eurovision, which is run by the European Broadcasting Union...

Thirty-seven countries are competing in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. This marks the 67th year of this international competition. To date, 27 countries have claimed bragging rights at least once. Ireland has come out on tops a record seven times. Sweden is close behind with six. France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the UK have five wins each.

Israel have won four times while Denmark, Italy, Norway, and Ukraine (last year’s winner) have won three times each. Austria, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland have won twice. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Monaco, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, and Yugoslavia have all won once.

There will be 26 countries who will feature in the May 13 final. Last year’s winner, Ukraine, qualify for the final automatically — as do the Big Five. The Big Five is comprised of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK and they get such privilege as they contribute the most...

The Eurovision Song Contest is the biggest and brightest music competition in the world. Organized by the European Broadcasting Union (Ebu), the contest pits various European countries against each other, who have to qualify via one of two semi-finals.

The top 10 in each semi-final then go through to the final, where they are joined by the host country (the winner of the previous year) and the Big Five — who all qualify automatically. Then, each country performs and vies for votes.

After the performances, every member of the Ebu dials in and dishes out 1-8, 10, and 12 points to their favorite songs – with the points decided via a combination of public votes and jury decisions in each country. Whichever country amasses the most points wins.

However, we don’t actually know the full roster for the final, which takes place on May 13, just yet as the semi-finals (May 9 and 11) haven’t taken place yet.

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week Taeyang teams up with Jimin of BTS, Måneskin’ rock out with Tom Morello, and Shakira’s shade-throwing latest. Plus, must-hear tracks from Gracie Adams, Partynextdoor, and the New Pornographers. Check out the list, or cue it up on Spotify.

Taeyang feat. Jimin of BTS, “Vibe” (YouTube)

Shakira, “Bzrp Music Session, Vol 53” (YouTube)

Måneskin’ feat. Tom Morello, “Gossip” (YouTube)

Moneybagg Yo feat Glorilla, “On Wat U On” (YouTube)

Gracie Abrams,...

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week Taeyang teams up with Jimin of BTS, Måneskin’ rock out with Tom Morello, and Shakira’s shade-throwing latest. Plus, must-hear tracks from Gracie Adams, Partynextdoor, and the New Pornographers.

Taeyang feat. Jimin of BTS, “Vibe” (YouTube)

Shakira, “Bzrp Music Session, Vol 53” (YouTube)

Måneskin’ feat. Tom Morello, “Gossip” (YouTube)

Moneybagg Yo feat Glorilla, “On Wat U On” (YouTube)

Gracie Adams, “Where Do We Go Now?” (YouTube)

Partynextdoor, “Her...

Israeli pop star Mergui is getting ready to take on the world. He won over his country almost five years ago, as an eager teenager who auditioned for the singing competition Rising Star with a take on Moana’s “How Far I’ll Go” heard by millions. After becoming a major artist there, he took a huge leap: He moved to the U.S. part-time and began working non-stop on Dark Side of the Rainbow, his first English-language EP.

“We’ve been working on it for so long,” he says...

Mergui has been a household name in Israel for a while now, but with his first-ever single in English, he’s ready for U.S. audiences to get to know him, too. On Friday, the curly-haired heartthrob released his single “Sucks to Know You,” a middle-fingers-up, guitar-driven anthem about healing from heartbreak.

“Now I got about a thousand things/to say to you/But I’m down to four/It goes like,” he sets up the chorus before singing: “Fuck you/I hate you/I miss you/Sucks to know you.

Get you a girl who can sing in three languages. On Friday, Israeli superstar Noa Kirel flaunted her moves and Spanish-speaking skills as she joined Puerto Rican reggaetonero Metro the Savage on “Dale Promo.”

In the song’s video, an exclusive Rolling Stone premiere, Kirel is seen wearing a luscious blonde hair for the first time. She tells Rolling Stone the song is about “having a man who is confident and secure enough with himself that he’s not threatened by the presence of strong females.” The accompanying clip matches...

The Miss Universe Competition will hold its 70th edition in Israel on Dec. 12, the Miss Universe Organization, the Israeli Ministry of Tourism and the city of Eilat announced today (Oct. 26).

In a competition first, United Arab Emirates will participate in the pageant, and Morocco returns for the first time in 40 years.

Israel has been leading in vaccinations for Covid-19, allowing for the staging of a massive international event at the city sandwiched by borders with Egypt and Jordan.

The organization is importing a “state-of-the-art, bespoke arena” from Portugal, with 5,000 seats and dimensions of 16.5 meters in height, per an announcement.

“Despite the challenges the Covid-19 pandemic placed in our path, we knew how to maintain the balance between health and the economy, to bring tourism back to Israel,” said Israeli Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov. “We needed to create tourism anchors that will promote and present Israel to the world as a...

Exclusive: Picturestart has closed a deal to produce an untitled film project starring Israeli singer and actress Noa Kirel, who will also serve as a producer alongside her management. Jessica Switch and Royce Reeves-Darby will oversee for Picturestart.

The logline is being kept under wraps but will feature Kirel in a globe-spanning escapist event film. Insiders say the pitch was made to a handful of buyers with Kirel being present to make her personal pitch of what she envisioned the film to be. In the end, it was Picturestart’s passion and genuine excitement for the pitch that led to them landing the package.

Kirel has not only become one of the most popular international pop singers in the world but her own story is truly one of a kind. As part of Israel’s mandatory conscription law, Kirel was drafted into the Israeli army last February, even as though...

Noa Kirel, Israel’s biggest pop star and an Israel’s Got Talent judge, has signed with WME.

The singer, dancer and actress recently signed a deal with Atlantic Records ahead of her latest music being set for a spring 2021 roll-out.

WME will be charged with building out Kirel’s business opportunities across film, TV and branding in the U.S. and internationally.

Kirel, who previously was repped by CAA, currently stars in Double Take, her own Israeli TV series loosely based on her life and is the youngest artist ever to serve as a judge on the Israeli shows Got ...

Noa Kirel, Israel’s biggest pop star and an Israel’s Got Talent judge, has signed with WME.

The singer, dancer and actress recently signed a deal with Atlantic Records ahead of her latest music being set for a spring 2021 roll-out.

WME will be charged with building out Kirel’s business opportunities across film, TV and branding in the U.S. and internationally.

Kirel, who previously was repped by CAA, currently stars in Double Take, her own Israeli TV series loosely based on her life and is the youngest artist ever to serve as a judge on the Israeli shows Got ...