MTV Europe Music Awards

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MTV Europe Music Awards
Awarded for	Best in European Music
Presented by	MTV Europe
First awarded	1994
Official Website	http://ema.mtv.tv/

The MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Originally beginning as an alternative to the American MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards is today a popular celebration of what MTV viewers consider the best in music. Unlike the VMAs, most of the awards are voted for by the viewers.

The MTV Europe Music Awards always changes its host city. Up until now United Kingdom hosted the event thrice. Germany has hosted the event for a fourth time in 2009 when the awards will be held in Berlin.

The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on MTV Europe, MTV and most of the international MTV channels as well as online.

To date, Eminem has won the most awards with 9 (also one with D12 making it 10) in total. He is followed by Britney Spears with 7 awards, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Dima Bilan, Muse, The Prodigy, and Linkin Park with 5 awards, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Backstreet Boys, Madonna, Robbie Williams, and Coldplay with 4 awards, Christina Aguilera, Tokio Hotel, Limp Bizkit, Spice Girls, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, Kane, Gorillaz, Oasis, Justice, 30 Seconds to Mars, Green Day, Outkast, and U2 with 3 awards.

Host cities

Edition	Year	Venue	Host City	Presenter
1st	1994	Next to Brandenburger Gate	Berlin	Tom Jones
2nd	1995	Le Zénith	Paris	Jean Paul Gaultier
3rd	1996	Alexandra Palace	London	Robbie Williams
4th	1997	Ahoy! Rotterdam	Rotterdam	Ronan Keating
5th	1998	Fila Forum	Milan	Jenny McCarthy
6th	1999	Point Depot	Dublin	Ronan Keating
7th	2000	Stockholm Ericsson Globe	Stockholm	Wyclef Jean
8th	2001	Festhalle Frankfurt	Frankfurt	Ali G
9th	2002	Palau Sant Jordi	Barcelona	Sean Combs
10th	2003	Ocean Terminal and Princes Street Gardens	Edinburgh	Christina Aguilera
11th	2004	Tor di Valle and next to Roma Colosseum	Rome	Xzibit
12th	2005	Pavilhão Atlântico	Lisbon	Borat
13th	2006	Bella Center and Rådhuspladsen	Copenhagen	Justin Timberlake
14th	2007	München Olympiahalle	Munich	Snoop Dogg
15th	2008	Liverpool Echo Arena	Liverpool	Katy Perry
16th	2009	O2 World and next to Brandenburger Gate	Berlin	Katy Perry
17th	2010

Award Categories

Winners

1994

• Best Song: Youssou N’Dour & Neneh Cherry — "7 Seconds"
• Best Video: Whale — "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe"
• Best Female: Mariah Carey
• Best Male: Bryan Adams
• Best Group: Take That
• Best New Act: Crash Test Dummies
• Best Dance: The Prodigy
• Best Rock: Aerosmith
• Best Cover Song: Gun — "Word Up!"
• Free Your Mind: Amnesty International

1995

• Best Song: The Cranberries — "Zombie"
• Best Video: Massive Attack — "Protection"
• Best Female: Björk
• Best Male: Michael Jackson
• Best Group: U2
• Best New Act: Dog Eat Dog
• Best Dance: East 17
• Best Rock: Bon Jovi
• Best Live Act: Take That
• Free Your Mind: Greenpeace

1996

To see all the nominees go to the 1996 Awards page.

• Best Song: Oasis — "Wonderwall"
• Best Female: Alanis Morissette
• Best Male: George Michael
• Best Group: Oasis
• Best New Act: Garbage
• Best Dance: The Prodigy
• Best Rock: The Smashing Pumpkins
• MTV Amour: The Fugees
• MTV Select: Backstreet Boys — "Get Down (You're the One for Me)"
• Free Your Mind: The Buddies & Carers of Europe

1997

To see all the nominees go to the 1997 Awards page.

• Best Song: Hanson — "MMMBop"
• Best Video: The Prodigy — "Breathe"
• Best Female: Janet Jackson
• Best Male: Jon Bon Jovi
• Best Group: Spice Girls
• Best New Act: Hanson
• Best Dance: The Prodigy
• Best Rock: Oasis
• Best Alternative: The Prodigy
• Best R&B: Blackstreet
• Best Hip-Hop: Will Smith
• Best Live Act: U2
• MTV Select: Backstreet Boys — "As Long as You Love Me"
• Free Your Mind: Landmine Survivors Network

1998

To see all the nominees go to the 1998 Awards page.

• Best Song: Natalie Imbruglia — "Torn"
• Best Video: Massive Attack — "Teardrop"
• Best Album: Madonna — Ray of Light
• Best Female: Madonna
• Best Male: Robbie Williams
• Best Group: Spice Girls
• Best New Act: All Saints
• Best Pop: Spice Girls
• Best Dance: The Prodigy
• Best Rock: Aerosmith
• Best Hip-Hop: Beastie Boys
• Free Your Mind: B92

1999

To see all the nominees go to the 1999 Awards page.

• Best Song: Britney Spears — "...Baby One More Time"
• Best Video: Blur — "Coffee & TV"
• Best Album: Boyzone — By Request
• Best Female: Christina Aguilera
• Best Male: Will Smith
• Best Group: Backstreet Boys
• Best New Act: Britney Spears
• Best Pop: Britney Spears
• Best Dance: Fatboy Slim
• Best Rock: The Offspring
• Best R&B: Whitney Houston
• Best Hip Hop: Eminem
• Free Your Mind: Bono

2000

To see all the nominees go to the 2000 Awards page.

• Best Song: Robbie Williams — "Rock DJ"
• Best Video: Moby — "Natural Blues"
• Best Album: Eminem — The Marshall Mathers LP
• Best Female: Madonna
• Best Male: Ricky Martin
• Best Group: Backstreet Boys
• Best New Act: Blink-182
• Best Pop: All Saints
• Best Dance: Madonna
• Best Rock: Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Best R&B: Jennifer Lopez
• Best Hip Hop: Eminem
• Free Your Mind: Otpor

2001

To see all the nominees go to the 2001 Awards page.

• Best Song: Gorillaz — "Clint Eastwood"
• Best Video: The Avalanches — "Since I Left You"
• Best Album: Limp Bizkit — Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
• Best Female: Jennifer Lopez
• Best Male: Robbie Williams
• Best Group: Limp Bizkit
• Best New Act: Dido
• Best Pop: Anastacia
• Best Dance: Gorillaz
• Best Rock: Blink-182
• Best R&B: Craig David
• Best Hip Hop: Eminem
• Web Award: Limp Bizkit "www.limpbizkit.com"
• Free Your Mind: Treatment Action Campaign (TAC)

2002

To see all the nominees go to the 2002 Awards page.

• Best Song: Pink — "Get the Party Started"
• Best Video: Röyksopp — "Remind Me"
• Best Album: Eminem — The Eminem Show
• Best Female: Jennifer Lopez
• Best Male: Eminem
• Best Group: Linkin Park
• Best New Act: The Calling
• Best Pop: Kylie Minogue
• Best Dance: Kylie Minogue
• Best Rock: Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Best Hard Rock: Linkin Park
• Best R&B: Alicia Keys
• Best Hip Hop: Eminem
• Best Live Act: Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Web Award: Moby "www.moby.com"
• Free Your Mind: Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE)

2003

To see all the nominees go to the 2003 Awards page.

• Best Song: Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z — "Crazy in Love"
• Best Video: Sigur Rós — "Untitled #1"
• Best Album: Justin Timberlake — Justified
• Best Female: Christina Aguilera
• Best Male: Justin Timberlake
• Best Group: Coldplay
• Best New Act: Sean Paul
• Best Pop: Justin Timberlake
• Best Dance: Panjabi MC
• Best Rock: The White Stripes
• Best R&B: Beyoncé
• Best Hip Hop: Eminem
• Web Award: Goldfrapp "www.goldfrapp.co.uk"
• Free Your Mind: Aung San Suu Kyi

2004

To see all the nominees go to the 2004 Awards page.

• Best Song: Outkast — "Hey Ya!"
• Best Video: Outkast — "Hey Ya!"
• Best Album: Usher — Confessions
• Best Female: Britney Spears
• Best Male: Usher
• Best Group: Outkast
• Best New Act: Maroon 5
• Best Pop: Black Eyed Peas
• Best Rock: Linkin Park
• Best Alternative: Muse
• Best R&B: Alicia Keys
• Best Hip Hop: D12
• Free Your Mind: La Strada

2005

To see all the nominees go to the 2005 Awards page.

• Best Song: Coldplay — "Speed of Sound"
• Best Video: The Chemical Brothers — "Believe"
• Best Album: Green Day — American Idiot
• Best Female: Shakira
• Best Male: Robbie Williams
• Best Group: Gorillaz
• Best New Act: James Blunt
• Best Pop: Black Eyed Peas
• Best Rock: Green Day
• Best Alternative: System of a Down
• Best R&B: Alicia Keys
• Best Hip-Hop: Snoop Dogg
• Free Your Mind: Bob Geldof

2006

To see the nominees go to the 2006 Awards page.

• Best Song: Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy"
• Best Video: Justice vs. Simian — "We Are Your Friends"
• Best Album: Red Hot Chili Peppers — Stadium Arcadium
• Best Female: Christina Aguilera
• Best Male: Justin Timberlake
• Best Group: Depeche Mode
• Future Sounds: Gnarls Barkley
• Best Pop: Justin Timberlake
• Best Rock: The Killers
• Best Alternative: Muse
• Best R&B: Rihanna
• Best Hip-Hop: Kanye West

2007

To see the nominees go to the 2007 Awards page.

• Most Addictive Track: Avril Lavigne — "Girlfriend"
• Video Star: Justice — "D.A.N.C.E"
• Best Album: Nelly Furtado — Loose
• Solo Artist of 2007: Avril Lavigne
• Band of 2007: Linkin Park
• New Sounds of Europe: Bedwetters
• Rock Out: 30 Seconds to Mars
• Ultimate Urban: Rihanna
• Headliner: Muse
• Inter Act: Tokio Hotel
• Artist's Choice: Amy Winehouse
• Free Your Mind: Anton Abele

2008

To see the nominees go to the 2008 Awards page.

• Best Act of 2008: Britney Spears
• Most Addictive Track: Pink — "So What"
• Video Star: 30 Seconds to Mars — "Beautiful Lie"
• Album of the Year: Britney Spears — Blackout
• Best New Act: Katy Perry
• Rock Out: 30 Seconds to Mars
• Ultimate Urban: Kanye West
• Headliner: Tokio Hotel
• Europe’s Favourite: Emre Aydın
• Best Act Ever: Rick Astley
• Artists' Choice: Lil Wayne
• Ultimate Legend: Sir Paul McCartney

2009

To see the nominees go to the 2009 Awards page.

• Best Song: Beyoncé — "Halo"
• Best Video: Beyoncé — "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
• Best Female: Beyoncé
• Best Male: Eminem
• Best Group: Tokio Hotel
• Best New Act: Lady GaGa
• Best Rock: Green Day
• Best Alternative: Placebo
• Best Urban: Jay-Z
• Best Live Act: U2
• Best Push Act: Pixie Lott
• Best World Stage Performance: Linkin Park
• Best European Act: maNga

External links

• Official Site
• Backstage pictures at the MTV EMAs 2008
• Fansite