Coldplay Wins, Twenty One Pilots and James Bay Perform at MTV EMAs

MTVColdplay took home the prize for Best Rock act at the 2015 European Music Awards, which were held on Sunday night in Milan, Italy. Chris Martin and company beat out the likes of Foo Fighters, Royal Blood, AC/DC and Muse for the award.

The ceremony also included performances from Twenty One Pilots and James Bay, who played "Tear in My Heart" and "Hold Back the River," respectively. Twenty One Pilots were also nominated in the Best Alternative category, but they lost to Lana Del Rey.

Here's the list of winners in the major categories:

BEST POP
One Direction

BEST VIDEO
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, "Downtown"

BEST SONG
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood"

BEST FEMALE
Rihanna

BEST MALE
Justin Bieber

BEST LIVE ACT
Ed Sheeran

BEST NEW ACT
Shawn Mendes

BEST ROCK
Coldplay

BEST ALTERNATIVE
Lana Del Rey

BEST HIP HOP
Nicki Minaj

BEST ELECTRONIC
Martin Garrix

BEST PUSH
Shawn Mendes

BEST COLLABORATION
Justin Bieber, Skrillex, Diplo, "Where Are Ü Now"

BIGGEST FANS
Justin Bieber

BEST LOOK
Justin Bieber

BEST WORLD STAGE
Ed Sheeran V Festival, Hylands Park, UK 2014

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