Taylor Swift beat Rihanna in the battle of the women at the 2012 MTV EMA, taking three out of a possible five awards.
在2012年欧洲音乐大奖中泰勒•斯威夫特打败蕾哈娜从五个女性音乐大奖中拿了三个奖项。
Rihanna and Swift topped the nominations with six and five nods respectively, but 22-year-old American singer-songwriter Swift walked away with Best Female, Best Live and Best Look.
蕾哈娜和斯威夫特都有六项提名，尤其显著的是其中的五项大奖，但是22岁的美国歌手，同时也是音乐制作人斯威夫特获得了最佳女歌手、最佳现场奖、年度最佳穿着三项大奖。
Barbados-born R&B singer Rihanna went empty handed, while Canadian pop star Justin Bieber matched Swift for the boys and earned Best World Stage, along with repeat wins for Best Pop and Best Male.
巴巴多斯出生的R&B歌手蕾哈娜空手而归，而加拿大流行歌手贾斯汀•比伯获得了与斯威夫特对应的男性大奖——最佳世界舞台奖、以及又一次斩获的最佳流行音乐奖和最佳男歌手。
South Korean pop sensation Psy’s “Gangnam Style” won the award for Best Video and the late Whitney Houston was named Global Icon for her impact on pop music.
韩国轰动世界的流行歌手Psy的“江南 Style”赢得了最佳视频奖，而已故巨星惠特尼•休斯顿由于她对流行音乐的影响而获得全球巨星奖。