Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber had a tie with three awards at the just concluded MTV EMA which held in Frankfurt.
American country singer Swift, who left the Country Music Association awards empty-handed less than two weeks ago, picked up honours for Best Female, Best Live and Best Look.
“Drei? Drei? I can’t believe you gave me three awards,” Swift, who was nominated in five categories, told the boisterous crowd of 7,000, trying out her best German.
One of the night’s most popular performers was South Korean dance sensation Psy with his record-breaking hit “Gangnam Style”, which won Best Video.
Skipping through the venue and on to the main stage in a sparkly blue jacket with his horse riding-inspired dance, he became the first South Korean artist to perform at the annual awards.
“This is beautiful. This is my very first time to participate, perform, be nominated, as an Asian artist, as a Korean artist, so I don’t know what to say,” he told journalists backstage.
Canadian teen heartthrob Bieber matched Swift’s tally, claiming Best Male for the second year in a row as well as Best Pop and Best World Stage.
Before the show began, performers on the red carpet included rapper Ludacris, who debuted his new video “Rest of My Life”.
“The fans are ecstatic right now. Hopefully we’ll be back at the EMAs next year performing this track,” Ludacris told journalists amid the din of screaming fans.
Stars like the Jonas Brothers, who received one of the biggest cheers from fans on the carpet, and Kim Kardashian said they were looking forward to Thanksgiving dinners.
“There’s always a lot of food, but we’re still figuring out how to get all of us together,” said Kim.
MTV EMAs Full List of Winners
Best Song – Carly Rae Jepson – Call Me Maybe
Best New Act – One Direction
Best Female Act – Taylor Swift
Best Male Act – Justin Bieber
Best Pop Act – Justin Bieber
Best Live Act – Taylor Swift
Best Hip Hop – Nicki Minaj
Best Rock Act – Linkin Park
Best Electronic Act – David Guetta
Best Alternative Act – Lana Del Rey
Best Video – Gangnam Style (Psy)
Best Look – Taylor Swift
Biggest Fans – One Direction
Best Worldwide Act – Han Geng
Best World Stage – Justin Bieber
Best Push – Carly Rae Jepson
Global Icon – Whitney Houston