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US-Cuban singer Camila Cabello speaks after winning the Best Video award during the MTV Europe Music Awards at the Bizkaia Arena in the northern Spanish city of Bilbao. — AFP photos Brazilian singer Anitta Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage Camila Cabello sweeps Europe awards
German singer singer Camila Cabello swept the MTV Mike Singer Europe Music Awards on Sunday, winning best song with her hit Trinidadian-US rapper “Havana” as well as best artist and Nicki Minaj bestUS video. “This year has been the best of my life,” the 21-year-old Cuban native said at the event in Bilbao, northern Spain. Cabello had opened the show hosted by American actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld with a rendition of her Latin-influenced “Havana”. She is fresh from winning prestigious prizes at the MTV Video Music Awards in August-artist of the year and video of the year-after her album “Camila” reached the top of US charts in January. The audio version of “Havana”, which features rapper Young Thug, has had more than 1.3 billion hits on YouTube. The former mem- ber of the band Fifth Harmony was also named best pop artist at last year’s MTV Europe Music Awards. Cabello had six nominations, followed by five each for singer Ariana Grande and rapper Post Malone and Canadian artist Drake and Britain’s Dua Lipa with four. With two awards-for best hip hop artist and best look-US rapper Nicki Minaj held her own, making two appearances on stage, with French DJ David Guetta and US singer Jason Derulo. Dua Lipa won best pop artist, while the US group Panic! at the Disco won best alternative artist and Marshmello snagged best electro artist. have been abused, women who have been intimidated, Canadian singer Shawn Mendes, winner of three women who have lived in fear.” She added: “I stand prizes in 2017, won best live artist. US veteran Janet with you. You are my sisters.” Created in 1994, the Jackson was crowned a “global icon”, a title previously MTV EMA are one of two major shows organized by awarded to U2, Queen, Whitney Houston and Eminem. MTV, with its Video Music Awards held in the United Accepting the award, she addressed abused women, States since 1984.—AFP saying: “I am one of those women, women who have been gagged both literally and emotionally, women who US singer and Global Icon Award recipient Janet Jackson
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