Justin Bieber and Beyoncé slay MTV EMA nominations

Justin Bieber and Beyoncé lead the nominations at this year's MTV European Music Awards 2016 with each star getting five each.

Not far behind is Adele who got four nods for Best Song for Hello, Best Female, Best Live and Best Local Act in the UK and Ireland.

Bieber will battle it out with Calvin Harris, Drake, Shawn Mendes and The Weeknd for Best Male, while Beyoncé has stiff competition for Best Female in the form of Adele, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Sia.

British rockers Coldplay also got four nominations while Rihanna and Drake have received three nominations.

The winners will be revealed at a star-studded ceremony being held at the Ahoy Rotterdam arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on November 6.

Here's the full list of nominees:

BEST SONG:

Adele - Hello

Justin Bieber - Sorry

Lukas Graham - 7 Years

Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix)

Rihanna ft. Drake - Work

BEST VIDEO:

Beyoncé - Formation

Coldplay - Up&Up

Kanye West - Famous

Tame Impala - The Less I Know the Better

The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk - Starboy

BEST FEMALE:

Adele

Beyoncé

Lady Gaga

Rihanna

Sia

BEST MALE:

Calvin Harris

Drake

Justin Bieber

Shawn Mendes

The Weeknd

BEST LIVE:

Adele

Beyoncé

Coldplay

Green Day

Twenty One Pilots

BEST NEW:

Bebe Rexha

DNCE

Lukas Graham

The Chainsmokers

Zara Larsson

BEST POP:

Ariana Grande

Fifth Harmony

Justin Bieber

Rihanna

Selena Gomez

Shawn Mendes

BEST ROCK:

Coldplay

Green Day

Metallica

Muse

Red Hot Chili Peppers

BEST ALTERNATIVE:

Kings of Leon

Radiohead

Tame Impala

The 1975

Twenty One Pilots

BEST HIP HOP:

Drake

Future

G-Eazy

Kanye West

Wiz Khalifa

BEST ELECTRONIC:

Afrojack

Calvin Harris

David Guetta

Major Lazer

Martin Garrix

BEST PUSH:

Alessia Cara

Anne-Marie

Bebe Rexha

Blossoms

Charlie Puth

DNCE

Dua Lipa

Elle King

Halsey

Jack Garratt

Jonas Blue

Lukas Graham

BIGGEST FANS:

Ariana Grande

Beyoncé

Justin Bieber

Lady Gaga

Shawn Mendes

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BEST WORLD STAGE:

Duran Duran - Piazza Del Duomo, Milan (2015)

Ellie Goulding - Piazza Del Duomo, Milan (2015)

Jess Glynne - Isle of MTV, Malta (2016)

Martin Garrix - Isle of MTV, Malta (2015)

One Republic - MTV Evolution, Philippines (2016)

Tinie Tempah - MTV Crashes, Plymouth (2015)

Tomorrowland - Belgium (2016)

Wiz Khalifa - Isle of MTV, Malta (2016)

BEST LOCAL ACT:

Beyoncé (US),

Adele (UK & Ireland),

Coldplay (UK & Ireland),

Justin Bieber (Canada),

Shawn Mendes (Canada)

Lukas Graham (Denmark)

Words: Bang Showbiz.

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