Ed Sheeran, Ruby Rose lead the night as Bieber reigns on high at MTV EMAs

The show garnered more than 600 million votes and hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were the surprise winners for Best Video at the MTV Europe Music Awards in a show with a heavy dose of Justin Bieber.

It was all about the music as the television set came alive on stage for the 2015 MTV EMAs, featuring unforgettable moments by powerhouse performers, broadcast across the globe from the Mediolanum Forum in Milan with host Ed Sheeran and co-host Ruby Rose.
The show garnered more than 600 million votes and hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were the surprise winners for Best Video at the MTV Europe Music Awards in a show with a heavy dose of Justin Bieber.
In a field that included superstar Taylor Swift, who had the most nominations of the night, the Seattle-based duo won for Best Video with Downtown.
"I had no idea we were going to win an award," Macklemore told the gala ceremony in Milan.
"We're not on a major label; we don't have a big budget. What you guys give to us, we give back to you in the art we make," Macklemore said, referring to fans.
The duo, best known for their 2012 equality anthem Same Love, shot the video for Downtown in Spokane, Washington, showing street life as Macklemore shops for a moped and leads a street parade.
Superstar Justin Bieber, whose long-awaited album fourth album Purpose comes out next month, appeared in a red jumpsuit as he performed his new hit What Do You Mean? driven by a mellow electronic beat.
The Canadian singer also won the award for Best Male and hinted that he was happy to win attention for his music, not his legal troubles or often turbulent personal life.
"Thank you, it's been a long couple of years. I just feel that this is pretty awesome to be recognised for my music," Bieber said.
Best Video is determined by MTV's editorial team, but most categories are decided through fans' voting.
Taylor Swift, who led all artists with nine nominations, took just one prize, best song, for Bad Blood, featuring Kendrick Lamar. Rihanna won best female performer while Nicki Minaj took best hip hop. One Direction won for best pop group, preventing Bieber from sweeping all the awards for which he was nominated. None of those acts were on hand to accept, and only Minaj sent along a video "thank you."
Conceived as an alternative to the US-based MTV Video Music Awards aimed at international fans, North American stars nonetheless have often dominated.
MTV Europe also gave out a number of awards aimed at non-English-speaking audiences.