MTV EMAs: Alicia Keys performs in a jewelled face mask and matching crop top during virtual ceremony

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MTV EMAs: Alicia Keys performs in a jewelled face mask and matching crop top during virtual ceremony

By Georgia Simcox For Mailonline

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Alicia Keys covered her entire face in a jewel mask as she performed on the MTV EMAs 2020. 

The singer, 39, wore a sparkly crop top to match the face covering as she sang a moving rendition of her song, Love Looks Better.

The 37th annual awards ceremony was pre-recorded at various locations across the world amid the coronavirus pandemic before airing on Sunday night. 

Dazzling: Alicia Keys covered her entire face in a jewel mask as she performed on the MTV EMAs 2020

The Girl On Fire hitmaker sported beige cargo pants and brown boots to match the long aviator jacket. 

She accessorised simply with a pair of large hoop earrings as draped the hood over her head. 

Alicia opted for minimal make-up as she slicked her long brunette locks into a plait, tied off with a glittery band. 

K-pop superstars BTS were the big winners at Sunday’s virtual MTV Europe Music Awards, taking home a whopping four prizes. 

Sparkles: The singer, 39, wore a sparkly crop top to match the face covering as she sang and played piano

Sparkles: The singer, 39, wore a sparkly crop top to match the face covering as she sang and played piano

The South Korean boyband thanked their fans virtually as they dominated in the Best Song for Dynamite, Best Group, Best Virtual Live and Biggest Fans categories.

Show hosts, Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock, were also triumphant as they picked up the Best Pop and Best UK and Ireland Act awards, while their bandmate Jesy Nelson missed out on the ceremony due an illness. 

Welcoming the audience to the MTV ceremony, blonde beauty Perrie said: ‘Nothing has the power to bring people together like music.’ 

Performance: The Girl On Fire hitmaker performed at the 37th annual awards ceremony which was pre-recorded at various locations across the world amid the coronavirus pandemic

Performance: The Girl On Fire hitmaker performed at the 37th annual awards ceremony which was pre-recorded at various locations across the world amid the coronavirus pandemic

Co-ordinated: The pop star sported beige cargo pants and brown boots to match the long aviator jacket

Co-ordinated: The pop star sported beige cargo pants and brown boots to match the long aviator jacket

Meanwhile, Lady Gaga was named Best Artist and DJ Khaled was awarded Best Video for Popstar, his much-loved track featuring Drake and Justin Bieber.

WAP rapper Cardi B reigned supreme in the Best Hip Hop category, while Coldplay won Best Rock and Hayley Williams snagged the award for Best Alternative.

Colombian singer-songwriter Karol G was in great spirits as she scooped accolades for the Best Latin act and the Best Collaboration for Tusa with Nicki Minaj. 

Hood up: Alicia wore a long, brown aviator jacket and posed with the hood up on the black carpet

Hood up: Alicia wore a long, brown aviator jacket and posed with the hood up on the black carpet

Plait: Alicia opted for minimal make-up as she slicked her long brunette locks into a plait, tied off with a glittery band

Plait: Alicia opted for minimal make-up as she slicked her long brunette locks into a plait, tied off with a glittery band

The virtual and socially-distanced MTV EMAs 2020…

The socially-distanced and pre-recorded event saw a star-studded line-up from across the world with appearances from  Los Angeles, London and Canada.   

Little Mix hosted the show, without member Jesy Nelson who had been taken ill. They girls appeared on a computer generated stage within the ‘stadium’.  

Most of the show was filmed in advance on November 1. 

The ceremony was held at a virtual stadium which was  full of waving and cheering fans. 

Alicia Keys performed her new song from Los Angeles, Maluma sang from a penthouse in Miami, while David Guetta went all out from a stage built in the pool of the Széchenyi Bath in Hungary. 

Acts stood two metres apart from one another for their glamorous photocalls. 

Best Push was presented to Yungblud, while rapper Doja Cat, who opened the show with a captivating rendition of Say So, took the Best New prize.

Formula One ace Lewis Hamilton awarded the Video For Good prize trophy to H.E.R. for I Can’t Breathe, after giving a speech addressing the unifying force music provides, offering hope, solidarity and comfort during an challenging year.

The Best Electronic gong went to critically-acclaimed DJ David Guetta, who performed Let’s Love live for the first time with Raye while immersed in a waterfall of lights at the Szechenyi Baths in Budapest.

Recorded performance: Alicia removed the face covering as she sang at the piano on November 1 in Los Angeles, California, before it aired on Sunday

Recorded performance: Alicia removed the face covering as she sang at the piano on November 1 in Los Angeles, California, before it aired on Sunday

MTV EMAs 2020: THE WINNERS

BEST VIDEO 

DJ Khaled – POPSTAR ft Drake 

Billie Eilish – everything i wanted

Cardi B – WAP ft Megan Thee Stallion 

Karol G – Tusa ft Nicki Minaj

Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande – Rain On Me

Taylor Swift – The Man

The Weeknd – Blinding Lights

BEST ARTIST

Lady Gaga 

Dua Lipa

Harry Styles

Justin Bieber 

Miley Cyrus

The Weeknd

BEST SONG

Champs: BTS scooped the coveted Best Song prize

Champs: BTS scooped the coveted Best Song prize

BTS – Dynamite

DaBaby – Rockstar ft Roddy Ricch

Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now

Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande – Rain On Me

Roddy Ricch – The Box

The Weeknd – Blinding Lights

BEST COLLABORATION

Karol G – Tusa ft Nicki Minaj

BLACKPINK, Selena Gomez – Ice Cream

Cardi B – WAP ft Megan Thee Stallion

DaBaby – Rockstar ft. Roddy Ricch

Justin Bieber – Intentions ft Quavo 

Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande – Rain On Me

Sam Smith, Demi Lovato – I’m Ready

BEST POP 

Reign supreme: Presenters of the night Little Mix (Jade Thirlwall pictured) won the Best Pop gong

Reign supreme: Presenters of the night Little Mix (Jade Thirlwall pictured) won the Best Pop gong

Little Mix

BTS

Dua Lipa

Harry Styles

Justin Bieber

Katy Perry

Lady Gaga 

BEST GROUP 

BTS 

5 Seconds of Summer

BLACKPINK 

Chloe x Halle

CNCO

Little Mix

BEST NEW

Doja Cat 

Benee

DaBaby

Jack Harlow

Roddy Ricch

Yungblud

BEST VIRTUAL LIVE 

BTS – BANG BANG CON The Live

J Balvin – Behind The Colores Live Experience

Katy Perry @ Tomorrow Land – Around The World

Little Mix – UNCancelled

Maluma – Papi Juancho Live

Post Malone – Nirvana Tribute

 

BEST LATIN 

Triumph: Karol G beamed as she picked up the Best Latin award

Triumph: Karol G beamed as she picked up the Best Latin award

Karol G 

Anuel AA

Bad Bunny

J Balvin 

Maluma

Ozuna 

BEST ROCK 

Coldplay

Green Day

Liam Gallagher

Pearl Jam

Tame Impala

The Killers

BEST HIP HOP 

Cardi B

DaBaby

Drake

Eminem

Megan Thee Stallion

Roddy Ricch

Travis Scott

BEST ELECTRONIC  

On cloud nine: David Guetta beat out Calvin Klein for the Best Electronic accolade (pictured on stage with Raye)

On cloud nine: David Guetta beat out Calvin Klein for the Best Electronic accolade (pictured on stage with Raye)

David Guetta

Calvin Harris 

Kygo

Marshmello

Martin Garrix

The Chainsmokers

BEST ALTERNATIVE 

Hayley Williams 

blackbear

FKA twigs 

Machine Gun Kelly

The 1975

twenty one pilots

VIDEO FOR GOOD 

H.E.R. – I Can’t Breathe 

Anderson .Paak – Lockdown

David Guetta & Sia – Let’s love

Demi Lovato – I Love Me 

Jorja Smith – By Any Means

Lil Baby – The Bigger Picture

BEST PUSH 

Effortlessly cool: YUNGBLUD beat out Benee and Brockhampton in the Best Push category

Effortlessly cool: YUNGBLUD beat out Benee and Brockhampton in the Best Push category

YUNGBLUD 

AJ Mitchell

Ashnikko

Benee

Brockhampton

Conan Gray

Doja Cat

Georgia

Jack Harlow

Lil Tecca

Tate McRae

Wallows