MTV Awards: Justin Bieber Snaps Biggest Share

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MTV Awards: Justin Bieber Snaps Biggest Share./ Photograph: AP

Pop star Justin Bieber edged Lady Gaga at the MTV Europe Music awards Sunday, snapping up the biggest share as megastar Beyonce was left empty-handed.

In the high-energy show in the Dutch port of Rotterdam, the chart-topping Canadian singer’s legendary army of fans dubbed “Beliebers” helped him slay Gaga’s “monsters” to see him win three awards including for Biggest Fans.

Bieber also managed to beat off competition from Adele’s “Hello” to win Best Song for his hit “Sorry” and he pocketed the Best Canadian act as well.

Eccentric pop icon Lady Gaga, who once wore a dress made of meat, snapped up two awards, winning Best Female act and Best Look.

Neither Bieber nor Lady Gaga was in Rotterdam to receive the awards.

Beyonce left out

And in a surprise Beyonce, who like Bieber had been nominated in five categories and had dominated MTV’s signature Video Music Awards in New York in August, did not receive an award.

The award for Best Video went to fast-rising Canadian R&B sensation The Weeknd for his “Starboy.” beating Beyonce’s “Formation” from her acclaimed album “Lemonade”.

Best Video is determined by MTV’s editorial team, but most categories are decided by voting by fans.

The Weeknd performed his winning song, one of his few appearances ahead of a tour next year, emerging from a star-filled dome onto the Rotterdam stage.

Best Male goes to a teenager

The high-octane night also belonged to teenage Canadian sensation, Shawn Mendes, 18, who elbowed his countryman Bieber out of the way to take the award for Best Male. He also won best Worldwide Act.

Mendes thanked everyone at the ceremony, and sent special wishes to his mum as it was her birthday.

American duo Twenty One Pilots also took two honours, for Best Live act and Best Alternative.

The fast-paced show, hosted by American singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha who smoothly went through 15 stunning outfit changes, wowed the audience packed into the Ahoy Centre in Rotterdam.

Bruno Mars and Kings of Leon were the headline performing sensations. Funk-pop singer Mars opened the show with an electric performance of his “24K Magic”.

Green Day recognised

And San Francisco punk rockers Green Day received a “Global Icon” award, and raised the roof when live fireworks exploded around them for their rendition of “Bang Bang.”

They also raised cheers when they said it was “nice to be out of America just for a second” ahead of Tuesday’s elections, saying the US was about to have a “big heart attack”.

Green Day led a rebirth of punk rock in the early 1990s and the band last year was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in its first year of eligibility.

In other awards, Best Pop went to American girl group Fifth Harmony and Best Rock to British rockers Coldplay, while the Canadian rapper Drake took home the Best Hip Hop award.

Best new act went to Sweden’s Zara Larsson, while US funk dance band DNCE took the Best Push award after performing their hits “Cake By The Ocean” and “Body Moves” from a platform floating high above the auditorium.

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