MTV today confirmed award-winning global superstar Rita Ora and Academy Award®-winning and GRAMMY Award-winning writer, director, and actor Taika Waititi will host the “MTV EMAs” 2022, broadcasting live from Düsseldorf, Germany on Sunday, November 13th.
“We’re excited to host this year’s MTV EMAs and celebrate the best musicians and performances from around the world,” Rita Ora and Taika Waititi said in a joint statement. “We look forward to sharing the evening with all of these talented artists.”
Added Ora, “I’m thrilled to be back hosting, and sharing the stage with Taika makes it all the more special. We’ve got it all at this year’s EMAs, fun surprises, fantastic fashion, comedy, and above all amazing music! We can’t wait for audiences to share these moments with us.”
“We are particularly excited to see the turn out of the Best African Acts category, the continent has played a major role in influencing the overall mood of music genres and we know that Rita Ora and Waititi are going to bring the house down,” said Monde Twala, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Paramount Africa.
The “MTV EMAs” 2022 will broadcast live on MTV in more than 170 countries in select territories across the US, Latin America and Europe and Comedy Central in Germany on November 13th. It will be available on Paramount+ beginning November 14th.
Fans can vote for their favorites across 17 gender-neutral categories, including “Best Song,” “Best Artist,” “Best Collaboration,” and two all-new categories “Best Longform Video” and “Best Metaverse Performance,” at www.mtvema.com until November 9th, at 11:59pm CAT.
