Taylor Swift beat Rihanna in the battle of the women at the 2012 MTV EMA, taking three out of a possible five awards.
Rihanna and Swift topped the nominations with six and five nods respectively, but 22-year-old American singer-songwriter Swift walked away with Best Female, Best Live and Best Look.
Barbados-born R&B singer Rihanna went empty handed, while Canadian pop star Justin Bieber matched Swift for the boys and earned Best World Stage, along with repeat wins for Best Pop and Best Male.
Other winners were US Nicki Minaj who won the Best Hip-Hop award, Linkin Park who won the award for Best Rock, South Korean pop sensation Psy’s “Gangnam Style” won the award for Best Video and the late Whitney Houston was named Global Icon for her impact on pop music.
The 19th-annual MTV EMA hosted by Heidi Klum was broadcast live from Frankfurt’s historic Festhalle Sunday.
Check out the full list of nominees and winners here…
Best Song
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” – Winner
Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris), “We Found Love”
Gotye, “Somebody That I Used to Know”
Pitbull (featuring Chris Brown), “International Love”
Fun. “We Are Young”
Best New
Rita Ora
Fun.
One Direction – Winner
Lana Del Rey
Carly Rae Jepsen
Best Female
Rihanna
Katy Perry
Pink
Taylor Swift – Winner
Nicki Minaj
Best Male
Justin Bieber – Winner
Kanye West
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Jay Z
Best Pop
Justin Bieber – Winner
No Doubt
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
Rihanna
Best Live
Taylor Swift – Winner
Lady Gaga
Jay Z and Kanye West
Green Day
Muse
Best Hip Hop
Jay Z and Kanye West
Nas
Rick Ross
Drake
Nicki Minaj – Winner
Best Rock
Linkin Park – Winner
Green Day
Muse
Killers
Coldplay
Best Electronic
David Guetta – Winner
Swedish House Mafia
Avicii
Skrillex
Calvin Harris
Best Alternative
Jack White
The Black Keys
Arctic Monkeys
Florence and the Machine
Lana Del Rey – Winner
Best Video
M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
Lady Gaga, “Marry the Night”
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris), “We Found Love”
PSY, “Gangnam Style” – Winner
Best Look
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Jack White
Taylor Swift – Winner
A$AP Rocky
Biggest Fans
Justin Bieber
One Direction – Winner
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Katy Perry
Best World Stage
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
B.o.B
Evanescence
Flo Rida
Jason Derülo
Joe Jonas
Justin Bieber – Winner
Kasabian
Ke$ha
LMFAO
Maroon 5
Nelly Furtado
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sean Paul
Snoop Dogg
Snow Patrol
Taylor Swift
Best PUSH
Foster the People
Lana Del Rey
Mac Miller
Michael Kiwanuka
Gotye
Rebecca Ferguson
Fun.
Rita Ora
Conor Maynard
Of Monsters And Men
Carly Rae Jepsen – Winner
Best Worldwide Act – Han Geng
