The MTV EMAs, one of many glitziest nights within the world pop music calendar, is to be held in Manchester for the primary time.
The music community’s Europe music awards will probably be held on 10 November on the metropolis’s new Co-op Stay area, which is about to change into the UK’s largest indoor venue when it opens in April.
Bev Craig, chief of Manchester metropolis council, mentioned: “With the experience, expertise and fame we even have for delivering profitable, world-class occasions, we’re assured Manchester will present an outstanding platform for one of the best MTV EMAs but.”
Based in 1994, the awards are the sister occasion to the US-focused VMAs, and their remit truly stretches past Europe to embody world music. In addition to particular person European counties, award classes span the US, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Australia and New Zealand.
The UK has hosted the occasion seven occasions earlier than, in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool and Belfast. Final yr’s ceremony in Paris was cancelled as a result of outbreak of the Israel-Hamas warfare. In 2022, Düsseldorf hosted performances from stars together with Tate McRae, Stormzy, Muse and David Guetta.
Co-op Stay is because of open on 23 April with a present by native comic Peter Kay, however particulars are nonetheless being ironed out relating to the world’s working licence, after objections have been voiced by residents and likewise ASM International, which operates the rival AO Enviornment within the metropolis.
ASM argued that it wished to “safeguard public security and the prevention of public nuisance”, and opposed Co-op Stay having 25 days a yr the place it may open for twenty-four hours. Mark Donnelly, chief working officer of Oak View Group who personal Co-op Stay, mentioned the corporate was “fairly disillusioned to see [ASM] are attempting to place situations on us after they function with an unrestricted licence. We really feel these are competition-based.”
