- Title: Shawn Mendes causes fan frenzy on red carpet at MTV EMAs
- Date: 6th November 2016
- Summary: ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS (NOVEMBER 6, 2016) (REUTERS) **** WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **** WIDE SHOT OF CARPET MTV BRANDING CLOSEUP LIGHTS WITH RAIN SHAWN MENDES GETTING SELFIES WITH FANS (SOUNDBITE) (English) SHAWN MENDES, ON BRUNO MARS, SAYING: "I haven't seen him live and I'm one of the biggest fans of his performance I think it's incredible and I'm excited." HOST BEBE REXHA POSING (SOUNDBITE) (English) BEBE REXHA, HOST, SAYING: "I am so excited to be here, I watched MTV as a girl with my mother and I always dreamed to be part of an awards show or make music videos and be an artist and to be here tonight as an upcoming artist is just such an honour. And just honestly I am so grateful it so amazing and my parents are here with me and it's just all coming true and I couldn't be anymore happy." FAN SIGN 'DUTCH DNCE SQUAD' DNCE POSING L-R: JACK LAWLESS, JINJOO LEE, JOE JONAS, COLE WHITTLE, (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOE JONAS, SINGER, SAYING: "I don't know if we look at it as a competition we only are just so supportive of each other and we're like and from far away we watch every move and it feels good." ZARA LARSSON POSING (SOUNDBITE) (English) ZARA LARSSON, SINGER, SAYING: "I am performing, I'm most excited about my performance, I feel like I am just very happy to be here and honestly and I don't really care about how it's going tonight I'm just so happy to be on that I'm guaranteed to be on that stage tonight, and I'm performing my new song, and it's a really epic performance I got like twenty dancers it's gonna be really good." GREEN DAY POSING: (L-R) MIKE DIRNT, BILLY JOE ARMSTRONG, TRE COOL (SOUNDBITE) (English) BILLY JOE ARMSTRONG, SAYING: "Right now it feels more like American heart attack, so it's definitely relevant." GREEN DAY POSING: (L-R) MIKE DIRNT, BILLY JOE ARMSTRONG, TRE COOL (SOUNDBITE) (English) BILLY JOE ARMSTRONG, SAYING: "Oh gosh, mostly I feel like the down ballot is really important especially for, the big thing is getting the right sort of liberal brain inside the Supreme Court so it feels right now like our civil liberties are under attack and we need to fight back." CHARLI XCX POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHARLI XCX, SINGER, SAYING: "Obviously Donald Trump is the worst and yeah that's all I really have to say, I think if he wins it will be really really absolutely disastrous and so yeah 'I'm with her' one hundred percent." BAND ONE REPUBLIC FANS (SOUNDBITE) (English) RYAN TEDDER OF ONE REPUBLIC, SAYING: "We'll be in China...My God, I'm hoping potentially a third party candidate comes of nowhere and says I am here vote for me..." MODEL WINNIE HARLOW (SOUNDBITE) (English) WINNIE HARLOW, MODEL, SAYING: "I think it's amazing I think everyone should feel they are represented somewhere I'm honoured to represent" WIDE OF RED CARPET
- Embargoed: 21st November 2016 22:26
- Keywords: MTV awards music celebrities Rotterdam Shawn Mendes red carpet
- Location: ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
- City: ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
- Country: Netherlands
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Music
- Reuters ID: LVA00157B4F2F
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Fans went wild when teen heartthrob Shawn Mendes arrived on the red carpet ahead of the MTV Europe Music Awards on Sunday (November 6) in Rotterdam.
The Canadian pop singer said that he was excited about Bruno Mars.
"I haven't seen him live and I'm one of the biggest fans of his performance I think it's incredible and I'm excited," he said.
Hosting the the 23rd edition of MTV's European awards show was Brooklyn singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha, who said it was like her childhood wish had come true.
"I am so excited to be here, I watched MTV as a girl with my mother and I always dreamed to be part of an awards show or make music videos and be an artist and to be here tonight as an upcoming artist is just such an honour. And just honestly I am so grateful it so amazing and my parents are here with me and it's just all coming true and I couldn't be more happy," she said.
Disco group DNCE were nominated for two awards and on the red carpet the band's frontman Joe Jonas said he was supportive of little brother Nick Jonas - despite the two both being in chart contention with new material being released.
"I don't know if we look at it as a competition we only are just so supportive of each other and we're like and from far away we watch every move and it feels good.."
Swedish singer Zara Larsson was appreciative of the opportunity to get on stage, promising a special and lavish performance.
"I am performing, I'm most excited about my performance, I feel like I am just very happy to be here and honestly and I don't really care about how it's going tonight," she said.
Veterans rockers Green Day were at the awards to receive the MTV Global Icon award and perform their song 'American Idiot' which lead singer Billy Joel Armstrong said was accordant with the current state of American politics.
"Right now it feels more like American heart attack, so it's definitely relevant," he said. He added that "the big thing is to get the right kind of liberal brain inside the Supreme Court".
British pop star Charli XCX, who was presenting at the awards, was more outspoken about her political views on the red carpet ahead the show.
"Obviously Donald Trump is the worst and yeah that's all I really have to say, I think if he wins it will be really really absolutely disastrous and so yeah 'I'm with her' one hundred percent," she said, referring to Hillary Clinton.
American band One Republic refused to give their backing to Clinton or Trump, with Ryan Tedder saying "My God, I'm hoping potentially a third party candidate comes of nowhere and says I am here vote for me."
Model and activist Winnie Harlow was vocal about the need for diversity and representation. She has a skin condition called vitiligo which effects the pigmentation.
"I think it's amazing I think everyone should feel they are represented somewhere, I'm honoured to represent," she told reporters. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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