Pet Shop Boys will receive the inaugural MTV EMA Pop Pioneers Award at the 2024 MTV EMAs, which will take place on Sunday, November 10, at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. The English duo, consisting of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, will also appear on the show with Manchester Camerata, an orchestra that has been working in Manchester and beyond since 1972.
The award recognizes “their contribution to the world of pop music, including the ground-breaking audio and visual spectacles they create for their fans. The award also honors their unique style, enduring influence and their army of loyal fans around the world,” according to a statement.
2024 marks 40 years since the release of the Pet Shop Boys' first album. The duo have scored 22 top 10 hits on the Official UK Singles Chart (including four No. 1s) and five top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 (including one No. 1). “West End Girls” reached No. 1 on both charts. “It's a Sin”, “Always on My Mind” and “Heart” were the boys' other UK No.1s.
MTV also revealed three more performers on the show – K-pop quintet LE SSERAFIM, Mexican music star Peso Pluma and South African singer Tyla. Previously announced performers include Shawn Mendes, Benson Boone, RAYE, Teddy Swims and Mexican-born sister trio The Warning.
LL Cool J and mother-daughter duo Neneh Cherry and Mabel were added to the list of presenters, along with Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale and screen stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Turner-Smith and Lucien Laviscount.
Rita Ora is set to host the show. She will become the show's first three-time host, having previously hosted in 2017 and co-hosted in 2022 with Taika Waititi.
Taylor Swift leads with seven nods, including Best Artist, Best Video, Best Pop and Biggest Fans. Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter scored five nominations each. Following with four nods each are Ayra Starr, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, LISA, as well as first-time nominees Chappell Roan and Tyla. (Note that 10 of the 11 artists with the most nominations for the 2024 MTV EMAs are women.)
Fans can vote for their favorites at EMAs website from now until 00:00 CET on November 6th.
The 2024 MTV EMAs will air at 9 p.m. GMT on Sunday 10 November on MTV UK, Channel 5 and Pluto TV and will be available on demand on Paramount+ from 12 November. tickets will go on sale at a later date.
Bruce Gillmer and Richard Godfrey are executive producers for MTV EMAs 2024. Debbie Phillips and Chloe Mason are producers.
This will be the eighth time the EMAs have been held in the UK Last year's ceremony was set for November 5 in Paris but was canceled two weeks before the show due to the Israel-Hamas war, becoming the first EMAs to be canceled on 30 years of its history.
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