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Katy Perry took home the award for best female singer at the 2013 MTV EMA music awards on Sunday, besting Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus for the honor.

Cyrus stole the show at the European Music Awards, however, by lighting up a joint on stage in a nod to Amsterdam’s lax attitude regarding drug use.

Miley had earlier been photographed in one of the Dutch city’s best-known coffee shops where soft core drugs are on the menu. So she had fun.

Katy Perry - Unconditionally (Live)

Claiming her third EMA award, Katy Perry gave a dramatic rendition of her song "Unconditionally" (above), while Miley Cyrus won best video for "Wrecking Ball."

While Justin Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis went in with the most nominations on the men’s side, Eminem arguably had the best evening.

The rapper was given a "Global Icon" prize for lifetime achievement along with best hip-hop honors, proving that his game is very much still relevant.

Check out the full list of MTV EMA winners after the jump!

 

Best Song
WINNER: Bruno Mars – Locked Out of Heaven
Daft Punk – Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz)
Rihanna – Diamonds
Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. & Pharrell)

Best Pop
WINNER: One Direction
Justin Bieber
Katy Perry
Miley Cyrus
Taylor Swift

Best Female
WINNER: Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Miley Cyrus
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift

Best Male
WINNER: Justin Bieber
Bruno Mars
Eminem
Jay Z
Justin Timberlake

Best Live
WINNER: Beyonce
Green Day
Justin Timberlake
P!Nk
Taylor Swift

Best New
WINNER: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Bastille
Icona Pop
Imagine Dragons
Rudimental

Best Rock
WINNER: Green Day
Black Sabbath
Kings of Leon
Queens of the Stone Age
The Killers

Best Alternative
WINNER: Thirty Seconds to Mars
Arctic Monkeys
Fall Out Boy
Franz Ferdinand
Paramore

Best Hip Hop
WINNER: Eminem
Drake
Jay Z
Kanye West
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Best Electronic
WINNER: Avicii
Afrojack
Calvin Harris
Daft Punk
Skrillex

Best Look
WINNER: Harry Styles
Justin Timberlake
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Rita Ora

Best Push
WINNER: Austin Mahone
A$AP Rocky
Bastille
Bridgit Mendler
Icona Pop
Iggy Azalea
Imagine Dragons
Karmin
Rudimental
Tom Odell
Twenty One Pilots

Best World Stage
WINNER: Linkin Park
Alicia Keys
The Black Keys
Fun.
Garbage
Green Day
Jason Mraz
Jessie J
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
No Doubt
Paramore
Rita Ora
Robin Thicke
Snoop Lion
The Killers

Worldwide Act
WINNER: Chris Lee
Ahmed Soultan
Bednarek
Cody Simpson
Exo
Fresno
Justin Bieber
Lena
Marco Mengoni
One Direction

Biggest Fans
WINNER: Tokio Hotel
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
One Direction
Thirty Seconds to Mars

Best Video
WINNER: Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball
Justin Timberlake – Mirrors
Lady Gaga – Applause
Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. & Pharrell)
Thirty Seconds to Mars – Up in the Air

Artist on the Rise
WINNER: Austin Mahone
Ariana Grande
Cher Lloyd
Cody Simpson
Bridget Mendler
Lorde

Global Icon
WINNER: Eminem