MTV EMA European Music Awards 2013 News Awards

The event will be held at the city's £125m Hydro Arena, which opened in October, and has a capacity of 13,000.Bruce Gillmer, from Viacom International Media Network (VIMN), confirmed the ceremony would be held in Glasgow for the first time.

It follows discussions between MTV, Glasgow City Marketing Bureau and EventScotland.The MTV EMA was held in Edinburgh in 2003.This year's event is taking place in Amsterdam on Sunday, and will include performances by Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke, Katy Perry, Snoop Dog and Kings of Leon.

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2014 is going to be an incredible year for Scotland and it is fantastic news that the MTV EMA will be coming to Glasgow”

Fiona Hyslop
Culture Secretary
Mr Gillmer, executive vice president of talent, music programming and events for VIMN, said: "Each year, the MTV EMA is an amazing, multi-platform music experience for our audiences around the world, presented through a dynamic, talent-driven spectacle that only MTV can deliver