The MTV broadcaster has canceled the ceremony of its European awards, the Europe Music Awards (EMA), scheduled for November 5th in Paris “as a precautionary measure” given the situation that prevails “at a global level”. “We regret to inform you that given the current situation, the decision has been made not to hold the MTV EMA 2023 out of an abundance of caution towards the thousands of employees, team members, artists, fans and partners arriving from all corners of the world . world to bring the show to life,” he announced in a statement this Thursday.
Artists such as Anne-Marie, Coi Leray, David Guetta, Jung Kook, Manuel Turizo, Ozuna, Rema, Reneé Rapp, Sabrina Carpenter and Thirty Seconds to Mars would take part in the awards ceremony. This year, women dominated the main categories, led by Taylor Swift, SZA and Olivia Rodrigo, with seven nominations for the first and six for the other two. This was followed by four nominations from Doja Cat, Måneskin, Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj. Other nominees included Ice Spice, Featherweight, Lana Del Rey, Kendrick Lamar, Karol G and Blackpink.
The MTV EMAs are an annual global music event. “But given the volatility of world events, we have decided not to continue. As we know, given the devastating events in Israel and Gaza, it does not seem to be an appropriate time for this type of celebration, as thousands of people have already lost their lives. It is a time of mourning. We hope to host the MTV EMAs again in November 2024,” the network said in a statement.
Although it is not quoted verbatim, France has been on heightened alert since the escalation of the conflict between Israel and the Hamas militias, particularly after the murder of high school teacher Dominique Bernard last Friday in Arras (in the north of the country). , a victim of the knife attacks on the Russian-Chechen Islamist Mohamed Mogouchkov.
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin suggested that Hamas’s attack on Israel may have been the trigger for this attack, confirming that “a jihadist atmosphere prevails” in a country where 272 people have died from Islamic terrorism since 2012. .
France, particularly the area around Paris, has also experienced numerous false terrorist threats in recent days, leading, for example, to the Louvre Museum and the Palace of Versailles being evacuated and temporarily closed, as well as the busy Paris train station Gare de Lyon .
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