Raye puts on a very animated display as she stuns in a quirky bejewelled gown ahead of her performance at the MTV European Music Awards

Raye lput on a very animated display as she hit the red carpet at the MTV European Music Awards in Manchester on Sunday evening. 

The British singer, 27, who is nominated for Best UK & Ireland Act, Best Artist, and Best Live, posed up a storm in a quirky dark gold gown. 

Raye’s dress hugged every inch of her jaw-dropping figure and boasted sparking bejewelled detailing and quirky hem.

Styling her hair into it’s trademark 1950s style, she completed the look with dangling diamond earrings and a matching necklace. 

Raye oozed confidence as she posed up a storm ahead of her perfomance to a crowd of 20K fans at the ceremony.

Raye, 27, looked sensational as she hit the red carpet at the MTV European Music Awards in Manchester on Sunday evening

The British singer, who is nominated for Best UK & Ireland Act, Best Artist, and Best Live, posed up a storm in a quirky dark gold gown

Rita Ora has made history as the first person to host the MTV European Music Awards for the third time this year, at the star-studded ceremony held at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena.

It comes after organisers were forced to cancel last year’s event in Paris due to security fears amid the Israel and Hamas war. 

Taylor Swift leads the 2024 nominations with seven nods, while Raye, Shawn Mendes and Teddy Swims will be performing to the huge crowd of 20,000 fans. 

During the show host Rita will also reportledy pay tribute to late pal and One Direction star Liam Payne, following the singer’s tragic death aged 31 last month.

The One Direction singer fell 45ft from the third floor into the courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires.

A source claimed the tribute could range from a musical perfomance of Liam’s hits to a video looking back at his time in showbiz.

They told The Sun: ‘In the coming days they will start drawing up official plans. Officially Rita is yet to be announced, but she is hosting this year’s awards and will be involved in whatever MTV decides to do’.

‘She and Liam have been close for years and grew in the industry together. Obviously she is devastated by his passing’.

Raye’s dress hugged every inch of her jaw-dropping figure and boasted sparking bejewelled detailing and quirky hem

Styling her hair into it’s trademark 1950s style, she completed the look with dangling diamond earrings and a matching necklace 

Raye oozed confidence as she posed up a storm ahead of her perfomance to a crowd of 20K fans at the ceremony.

Pop superstar Taylor, who already has 15 MTV EMAs to her name, is up for Best Artist, Best Video, Best Pop, Best Live and Biggest Fans. She is also up for Best Collaboration for her single Fortnight with Post Malone, which has also scored a nod in the Best Video category for her 11th studio album The Tortured Poets Department.

Yet she faces stiff competition on the night as Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Charli xcx and Sabrina Carpenter all scored five nominations each, appearing in categories such as Best Song, Best Video and Best Artist.

Closely following with four nominations each are Ayra Starr, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, LISA, plus first-time nominees Chappell Roan and Tyla.

There are 19 nominees have the chance to score their first ever MTV EMA at this year’s show, including: Kehlani and Tinashe in the Best R&B category, Disclosure and Fred Again.. for Best Electronic, Fontaines D.C. for Best Alternative, The Last Dinner Party for Best New and BTS’ Jimin for Best K-Pop, which marks his first nomination as a solo artist.

Elsewhere, MTV Push’s finest battle it out in the Best Push category, which features Flyana Boss, Laufey, Shaboozey, The Warning, Victoria Monét, as well as LE SSERAFIM and Teddy Swims, who are also up for Best New.

Rita Ora has made history as the first person to host the MTV European Music Awards for the third time this year, at the star-studded ceremony held at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena

During the show host Rita will also reportledy pay tribute to late pal and One Direction star Liam Payne , following the singer’s tragic death aged 31 last month (pictured 2018) 

Taylor Swift (pictured) leads the 2024 nominations with seven nods, while Raye , Shawn Mendes and Teddy Swims will be performing to the huge crowd of 20,000 fans 

With the MTV EMAs headed to Manchester, there is even more anticipation in store for fans in the city, as Liam Gallagher goes head to head with Bon Jovi, Coldplay, Green Day, Kings of Leon, Lenny Kravitz and The Killers in the Best Rock category.

Speaking ahead of the event host Rita said: ‘I’m over the moon that I get to be back with my MTV family hosting the EMAs for the third time!

‘The EMAs stage has become like another home for me, and this year’s show in Manchester is going to be absolutely incredible!

‘We’ve got an amazing lineup of music performances and plenty of surprises in store. We’re all ‘mad fer it!’.’

One of the biggest global music events celebrates the world’s most iconic artists, bringing fans a unique, multi-platform experience across MTV’s global network in nearly 150 countries.

The 2024 MTV EMAs will broadcast at 9pm GMT Sunday, November 10 on MTV UK, Channel 5 and Pluto TV.