Taylor Swift sweeps EMA nominations, Lorde gets one

Taylor Swift (Reuters)

Taylor Swift has received a staggering nine MTV EMA nominations while Kiwi pop star Lorde is nominated for Best Alternative Artist.

The European Music Awards will take place on October 25 and the stars in with a chance of winning were announced today.

'Bad Blood' singer Taylor broke the record with her nine nods, with her name appearing in the Best Song, Best Pop, Best Female, Best Live Act, Best Video, Biggest Fans, Best Collaboration (with Kendrick Lamar), Best Live Act and Best Look categories.

Hot on her heels is Justin Bieber, who appears in five categories. It seems he's well and truly conquered his bad boy ways and is back on top of his game with nods for Best Pop, Best Male, Best Collaboration (with Skrillex), Biggest Fans and Best Look.

Taylor and Justin face competition from 5 Seconds of Summer, Ariana Grande and One Direction in the Best Pop section.

Meanwhile Taylor's Best Female crown could also go to Ellie Goulding, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna or Nicki Minaj.

Battling it out with Justin for Best Male are Taylor's mate Ed Sheeran, Jason Derulo, Kanye West and Pharrell Williams.

Other musicians nominated include Coldplay in Best Rock, Lorde in Best Alternative and James Bay in Best New Act.

The awards will take place in Milan, Italy, on October 25.

The MTV EMAs 2015 nominations are as follows:

Best SongEllie Goulding: Love Me Like You Do Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ: Lean On Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars: Uptown Funk Taylor Swift ft Kendrick Lamar: Bad Blood Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth: See You Again

Best Pop5 Seconds of Summer Ariana Grande Justin Bieber One Direction Taylor Swift

Best FemaleEllie Goulding Miley Cyrus Nicki Minaj Rihanna Taylor Swift

Best MaleEd Sheeran Jason Derulo Justin Bieber Kanye West Pharrell Williams

Best Live ActEd Sheeran Foo Fighters Katy Perry Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett Taylor Swift

Best New ActEchosmith James Bay Jess Glynne Shawn Mendes Tori Kelly

Best VideoKendrick Lamar: Alright Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: Downtown Pharrell Williams: Freedom Sia: Elastic Heart Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar: Bad Blood

Best RockAC/DC Coldplay Foo Fighters Muse Royal Blood

Best AlternativeFall Out Boy Florence + the Machine Lana Del Rey Lorde Twenty One Pilots

Best Hip-hopDrake Kanye West Kendrick Lamar Nicki Minaj Wiz Khalifa

Best ElectronicAvicii Calvin Harris David Guetta Major Lazer Martin Garrix

Best PushEchosmith James Bay Jess Glynne Kwabs Natalie La Rose Royal Blood Shamir Shawn Mendes Tori Kelly Years & Years Zara Larsson

Best CollaborationDavid Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rhexa & Afrojack: Hey Mama Justin Bieber, Skrillex, Diplo: Where Are You Now? Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars: Uptown Funk Taylor Swift & Kendrick Lamar: Bad Blood Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth: See You Again

Biggest Fans5 Seconds of Summer Justin Bieber Katy Perry One Direction Taylor Swift

Best LookJustin Bieber Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Nicki Minaj Rita Ora Taylor Swift

Best World StageAfrojack - Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland UK 2014 Alicia Keys - O2 Academy Glasgow, Scotland UK 2014 B.O.B. - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2014 Biffy Clyro - O2 Academy Glasgow, Scotland UK 2014 Charli XCX - Circus, Helsinki, Finland 2014 Dizzee Rascal - Isle of MTV, Malta 2014 Ed Sheeran - V Festival, Hylands Park, UK 2014 Iggy Azalea - Wireless Festival, London, UK 2014 Jason Derulo - Isle of MTV, Malta 2015 Jessie Ware - Cork, Ireland 2014 Kaiser Chiefs - MTV Crashes Plymouth, UK 2014 Slash - O2 Academy Glasgow, Scotland UK 2014 Tomorrowland - Belgium & Brazil 2015 YG - MTV Evolution, Manila, Philippines 2015

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