Ed Sheeran and BTS win in Hungary while the LGBT community shines.
"It's always important to respect one another," the American star emphasized as she lounged in a deck chair in a bikini at the faux spa - a nod to Budapest's spa culture. "
MTV stands to support the community as the awards show returns live after last year's ceremony was held virtually due to the pandemic. The show is also inspired by the Danube, the city's famous river, and features a water theme with floating views. Sheeran started his new single Overpass Graffiti and later played his hit number, Shivers on Equals.
Korean pop superstar BTS reached the draw last year and won the most awards for the second year in a row while awarding the best category to K-pop and its biggest fans.
Italian rock band Måneskin, a breakthrough after winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021, beat the Foo Fighters and won the best rock.
Singer Damiano David accepted the award and said: "We also want to say that people used to tell us that we weren't going to be successful with our music - well, I think you're wrong." Justin Bieber couldn't win a single category, despite leading with eight nominations.
Jungbluth, who closed the show with a fiery performance, declared his best alternative award a "respect for individualism." The British star remembers being "terrible" as a young teenager.
She adds, "When you're there, and you feel like you can't be yourself – you can. So keep fighting, stay brilliant." Years And Years singer Olli Alexander, who presented the best video, added from the nominations: "They all support same-sex adoption because the family is one family" in light of Hungary's ban on same-sex couples from having children adopting parliament last year.
His fellow LGBT pioneer Lil Nas X won the Montero Award (Call Me By Your Name). Kim Petras also went down in EMA history as the first trance artist to appear on the show - he played a combination of two unreleased songs - Coconuts and Hit It From The Back.
The MTV EMA's Generation Change Award goes to five winners for fighting anti-LGBT politics. The complete list of winners is below.