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THE NOMINEES FOR THE 2015 MTV EMA “BEST SOUTHEASTASIA ACT” ARE IN …BUT THERE’S ONE SPOT LEFT!FANSCAN VOTE FOR SEVENTH NOMINEE ON TWITTER
Tweet it: .@MTVAsia announces 1st 6 nominees for 2015 @MTV #EMA “Best SoutheastAsia Act” category! Fans can vote for a “wild card” nominee from today
SINGAPORE, 9 SEPTEMBER 2015 - The nominees are in and the race is on for the much-coveted 2015 MTV EMA Best Southeast Asia Act award. Faizal Tahir (Malaysia), JamesReid (Philippines), NOAH (Indonesia), Slot Machine (Thailand), Son Tung M-TP(Vietnam), and The Sam Willows (Singapore) have all been nominated – but there’s onespot left. So MTV is giving music lovers across the nation the power to tweet and vote for theseventh ‘wild card’ nominee in the category. Voting is open until Monday, 14 September at
5:59pm Singapore time so get tweeting!
Fans can tweet and vote for the following artists to be the seventh Best Southeast Asia Actnominee using #MTVEMA and their specific hashtag:
•Afgan (Indonesia)
Tweet #MTVEMA #NominateAfgan
•Akim & The Majistret (Malaysia)
Tweet #MTVEMA #NominateAkimAndTheMajistret
•Gentle Bones (Singapore)
Tweet #MTVEMA #NominateGentleBones
•Nadine Lustre (Philippines)
Tweet #MTVEMA #NominateNadineLustre
•Thaitanium (Thailand)
Tweet #MTVEMA #NominateThaitanium
Wildcard winners and nominees in all 2015 MTV EMA categories will be announced on 15September at 8pm Singapore time, and voting will open on mtvema.com.
About the 2015 MTV EMA
The 2015 MTV EMA will broadcast LIVE across the globe on Monday, 26 October at 3am(TH/WIB) and 4am (PH/SG) from the Mediolanum Forum in Milan, the city of Expo 2015. Arepeat telecast will air on the same day at 8pm (TH/WIB), 9pm (PH/SG), and 10pm (MY).One of the biggest global music events of the year that celebrates the hottest artists fromaround the world, the MTV EMA brings music fans a unique, multi-platform experience acrossMTV’s global network of more than 60 channels and over 300 digital media properties andplatforms. Follow @MTVEMA on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Vine, and join theconversation with #MTVEMA. Fans are invited to participate in the 2015 MTV EMA campaignusing MTV Bump. Bruce Gillmer and Richard Godfrey are Executive Producers for the 2015MTV EMA. For MTV EMA news, updates and press materials please visit press.mtvema.com.
About MTV
MTV is the world’s biggest youth entertainment brand. With a global reach of nearly 785million households, MTV is the cultural home of the millennial generation, music fans andartists, and a pioneer in creating innovative programming for young people. MTV reflects andcreates pop culture with its award-winning content built around compelling storytelling, musicdiscovery and activism across TV, online and mobile. Outside of the United States, MTV is partof Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), oneof the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all platforms. For moreinformation about MTV in Asia, visit www.mtvasia.com.
Press Contact
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Viacom International Media Networks
Senior Executive, Communications, Asia
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