The '7 Rings' hitmaker is closely tailed by new pop sensation Billie Eilish in the nomination list of the upcoming prestigious MTV European Music Awards.

AceShowbiz - Ariana Grande leads the pack at the upcoming MTV European Music Awards with seven nominations, with Billie Eilish right behind her with six.

The 26-year-old singer is up for the prestigious Best Artist award, but will have some tough competition in the form of Taylor Swift, Shawn Mendes, J Balvin and Miley Cyrus. She will also compete for the Best Video gong for "Thank U, Next", Best Song for "7 Rings", Best Pop, Best Live, Best Act (Home Region) and Biggest Fans.

And while Billie is a relative newcomer in the music industry, she is also sure to enjoy success at the ceremony, which will take place on November 3 in Seville, Spain.

As well as being up for Best Song for her smash hit "Bad Guy", Billie will compete in the Best New Artist category against Lil Nas X, Lizzo, Ava Max, Lewis Capaldi and Mabel.

Both "Old Town Road" star Nas and Shawn are also up for six awards, with the latter nominated alongside collaborator and real-life girlfriend Camila Cabello in the Best Collaboration category for their tune Senorita. Nas will also compete in that category, with his worldwide smash "Old Town Road".

Latino star Balvin is up for five nominations, while Taylor and Lizzo both received four.

The full list of MTV EMA Award nominees is as follows:

Best Video:

Best Artist:

Best Song:

Best Collaboration:

Best New:

Best Pop:

Best Live:

Best Rock:

Best Hip-Hop:

Best Alternative:

Best Electronic:

Best Look:

Biggest Fans:

Best Push:

Best World Stage:

Best UK & Ireland Act:

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