One Direction win big at MTV Europe Music Awards

One Direction won big at this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards, taking home three prizes. The boy-band, however, were not present for the ceremony held at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro Arena and accepted their awards on a pre-recorded video.

Katy Perry, 5 Seconds of Summer and Ariana Grande picked up two awards each and host Nicki Minaj won best hip-hop.

Grande was named best female artist and also took the best single prize for Problem.  The 21-year-old also performed her song Break Free from a flying pod while wearing a white mini-dress.

Host Nicki Minaj steered clear of controversy. "I've been learning so much about your beautiful country and culture... I've pretty much become Scottish," she told the crowd.

Best male went to Justin Bieber, who thanked MTV via a video clip

Winners:

Best song: Ariana Grande

Best song with a message: Beyonce for pretty hurts

Global Icon Award: Ozzy Osbourne

Best worldwide act: Bibi Zhou

Best Look: Katy Perry

Best female: Ariana Grande

Best alternative: 30 seconds to mars

Best video: Katy Perry

Best new: Five Seconds of Summer

Best male: Justin Bieber

Best rock: Linkin Park

Best live: One Direction

Best hip hop: Nicki Minaj

Best Electronic: Calvin Harris

Best Push: Five Seconds of Summer

Best World Stage: Enrique Iglesias

Biggest fans: One Direction