MTV Ema 2021: the triumph of Måneskin, who (also) beat Coldplay

We are so used to reading pulverized records by Moonlight you hardly notice it anymore: with each prize a new summit climbed, with each prestigious guest a new goal never equaled. It also happened at the 2021 MTV EMA Awards, quando, dal palco del Papp László di Budapast, the band received the award for the Best Rock category, beating fearsome opponents like Coldplay, Imagine Dragons and Killers. It is the first time that an Italian band has taken home this recognition and the emotion, even if cushioned by the live performance at Tonight Show by Jimmy Fallon and, more importantly, since the opening of the Rolling Stones concert in Las Vegas, continues to stay high. «We thank our fans and those who support us in our work. But I would also like to tell those who told us that we would never make it into music that, well, you were wrong “, said Damiano who, at the EMAs, showed up with his briefs and suspenders in plain sight, yet another provocation from a band that is slowly fighting gender stereotypes and a certain toxicity of classic masculinity.

The Måneskin were candidates in two other categories: that for the Best Group, won by BTS, who also took home the awards for Best Pop, Best K-Pop and Biggest Fans, and that of Best italian act, andata ad Aka 7even, the Campania rapper Luca Marzano, launched by the latest edition of Friends. On an evening finally back in attendance after last year’s remote edition due to the pandemic, however, it was also Ed Sheeran, who took home the heaviest prize, the one like Best Artist, and the one for the Best Song thanks to Bad Habits. Together with him, who performed live on stage – as well as Måneskin -, we also saw triumph Maluma, winner of the Best Latin category; Lis Nas X, winner of the Best Video category for the single MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name); Yungblud, awarded as Best Alternative; And Saweetie, the presenter of the award ceremony who withdrew the award as Best New.

A sparkling evening but, above all, inclusive, which has repeatedly seen the closeness of music artists to the LGBTQ + community expressed. “It’s an evening dedicated to music, love and equality”Saweetie first said before inviting the audience “to respect each other.” A concept reaffirmed also by the Hungarian activist Viktòria Radvànyi, winner of the MTV EMAs Generation Change Award, who from the stage in Budapest harshly criticized the laws approved in Hungary against the homosexual community. Read that “who have only been able to greatly increase the feeling of fear in our society.” Luckily the music and its sparkling world continue to exist and, above all, to keep the spotlight on issues that politics too often tramples on without realizing it. How did he do Lady Gaga a What’s the weather like.

Here are all the winners of the 2021 MTV EMAs:

BEST ARTIST
Ed Sheeran

BEST POP
BTS

BEST SONG
Ed Sheeran: Bad Habits

BEST VIDEO
Lil Nas X: Montero (Call Me By Your Name)

BEST COLLABORATION
Doja Cat ft. SZA: Kiss Me More

BEST NEW
Saweetie

BEST ELECTRONIC
David Guetta

BEST ROCK
Moonlight

BEST ALTERNATIVE
Yungblud

BEST LATIN
Maluma

BEST HIP HOP
Nicki Minaj

BEST K-POP
BTS

BEST GROUP
BTS

BIGGEST FANS
BTS

VIDEO FOR GOOD
Billie Eilish: Your Power

BEST U.S. ACT
Taylor Swift