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The MTV Europe Music Awards (originally named MTV European Music Awards, commonly abbreviated as MTV EMA) are awards presented by
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to honour artists and music in pop culture. It was originally conceived as an alternative to the MTV Video Music Awards, which are hosted annually in the United States. The Europe Music Awards are held every year in a different country; it has been hosted mostly in the United Kingdom. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest. The awards are a reflection of the international and continental music scene. They are representative of geographical origin and of achievement in diverse musical genres and disciplines, indicative of the diversity and scope of the show. Since the 2007 ceremony, viewers are able to vote for their favourite artists in all general categories by visiting MTV's website. The 1st Europe Music Awards ceremony was held in 1994 at
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in Berlin, Germany, five years after the fall of the
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. The annual ceremony broadcast live on
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, Channel 5 and most of the international MTV channels as well as online.


Notable moments


1990s


1994–1999

1994: The first Europe Music Awards took place in Berlin, Germany, at the
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and were held on 24 November 1994, five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Hosted by
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, the show featured performances by
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, Ace of Base,
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, Roxette, Take That and
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, who performed "
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" and "
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" surrounded by many famous
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including
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. Presenters included
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, Jean Paul Gaultier,
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and
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, who kissed INXS's Michael Hutchence live on stage.
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received the Free Your Mind Award on behalf of
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. 1995: French nuclear testing in the
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got the most attention at the 1995 ceremony. During his acceptance speech after winning the award for Best Rock,
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lead singer
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stated, "The only enemy is ignorance. Peace, people. Let's get rid of all this nuclear testing", while U2's
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said, "What a city, what a night, what a crowd, what a bomb, what a mistake, what a wanker you have for a President." referring to nuclear testing. Greenpeace, the environmental group that has staged creative and controversial protests around the testing site at Mururoa Atoll, took the Free Your Mind award for its campaign against the underground nuclear blasts. "Stop abusing the Earth," urged Madonna in a videotaped segment before designer
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picked up the award for Greenpeace. 1996: During their performance
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performed the songs " Last Caress" and " So What?" instead of performing their single "
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" as scheduled. The MTV executives told the band that they weren't allowed to use any curse words during their time on live TV, and upset with the scripted, family-friendly MTV antics, Metallica simply played non-TV friendly songs. The song " So What?" is known for its amount of expletives and references to bestiality among many other controversial lyrics while " Last Caress" has lyrics pertaining to murder and rape. As a result of their performance Metallica's performance and references to Metallica have been removed from future broadcasts of the ceremony. 1997: U2 opened the show performing " Mofo" dressed in boxing gowns. The Prodigy were the big winners of the night, receiving three awards including Best Video.
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became the first artist to be nominated in the category of Best Female for four consecutive years. The Landmine Survivors Network received the Free Your Mind Award for helping survivors to recover from war, rebuild their communities, and break cycles of violence. 1998: Six new categories were introduced that year, including the MTV Selects; UK & Ireland, Northern, Central and Southern.
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opened the show with " God is a DJ" and Madonna performed " The Power of Goodbye". The big winner of the night were the
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and Madonna with two awards each. Melanie C and Emma Bunton collected the trophy on behalf of the group. On receiving the award, Mel C shouted, "We've done it again. And a big hello from the other two", referring to Mel B and Victoria Adams, both of whom were pregnant and did not attend the ceremony. The Prodigy won Best Dance but according to their frontman,
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, they had not done anything to deserve the accolade that year. 1999:
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was the big winner of the night winning four awards, including Best New Act and Best Song for " ...Baby One More Time". She also performed during the ceremony, entertaining the crowd with a medley of her songs "...Baby One More Time" and " (You Drive Me) Crazy". The Free Your Mind Award, which honours an individual or organisation for aiding in humanitarian efforts and fighting prejudice, was given to
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for his world peace work.
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performed "My Best Friend" backed by a full gospel choir, followed by Iggy Pop, who stagedived into the crowd during the track " Lust for Life".
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sang a medley of "Get It Back" and "
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", while Mariah Carey performed "
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". Marilyn Manson, who wore nothing but a G-string, closed the show with a performance of " Rock Is Dead".


2000s


2000–2004

2000: The show was hosted by Fugees's
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, who presented a variety of stars and outfits, including one consisting of boxer shorts only, after he jumped into the crowd and had his red leather suit ripped from him. The performance of the
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during the ceremony was the last before their breakup. The most elaborate appearance was probably by Jennifer Lopez, who literally landed on stage in an aeroplane. The performance was a world premiere of her new song, " Love Don't Cost a Thing", taken from her forthcoming album, '' J.Lo''. Madonna paid tribute to fellow performer Kylie Minogue by appearing on stage in a T-shirt bearing the name "Kylie". Sacha Baron Cohen made his career debut during the ceremony. Political issues were present as well during the night, with Nick Carter from
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speaking against a recount of votes in the
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. Robbie Williams won Best Song for "
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", but he told the audience: "I am not going to say anything bad about people's choices on this one, but I think it's a terrible song and a silly song." He also referred to his roots in Stoke-on-Trent, saying: "When I was growing up I dreamt of being a pop star and I would like to thank MTV for my three houses, my five cars and my supermodel girlfriend." 2001: The ceremony was the first entertainment broadcasts following the September 11th attacks in New York City. When Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett from
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walked onto stage to make a speech, Albarn sported a T-shirt with the
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logo on it. Albarn, in a response to the recent invasion of Afghanistan said "So, fuck the music. Listen. See this symbol here, ointing to the tee shirtthis the symbol for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Bombing one of the poorest countries in the world is wrong. You've got a voice and you have got to do what you can about it allright?" Fred Durst took the stage with
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and
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to perform the classic Led Zeppelin's song "
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". 2002: One of the highlights was the offer made by host
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giving away a lush
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to the first woman to undress on stage. A lady took the stage take off her clothes and won the ring. When
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came on stage to collect the award for Best Website he wished the best wishes to Eminem, showing that he bore no grudge after the confrontation on the
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. Robbie Williams and
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performed their songs "
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" and "
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" for the first time ever. Enrique Iglesias performed an acoustic version of his single " Maybe" and then a rock version of the track " Love to See You Cry" done to the music of
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's "
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". 2003: During the pre-show,
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refused to walk the red carpet if Kelly Osbourne, a guest VJ for the event, was present. Kelly responded by calling Aguilera's music " crap" and saying she was a "
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." Later, a skit was aired of
Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...
throwing darts at a board decorated with a picture of Kelly Osbourne. This irked the Ozzy offspring, who voiced her disapproval when she came onstage to present an award. Kelly stated, "If
Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...
has to resort to throwing darts at my head after everything she's achieved and everything she's done, then she's a really sad, sorry person". Aguilera later retorted with a voice of mock sympathy, saying "Honey, if you can dish it out, you've got to learn how to take it back". During Travis' performance of " The Beautiful Occupation" an assembly of nude protesters marched onstage with signs that covered their private areas. At the end of the song, they lifted the signs. While near at the end of performing " Baby Boy",
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and
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both were up on stage when their backing track suffered a technical difficulty. This went on for a near minute in which both artist and dancers exited the stage while the error went on. This also left confusion among presenter Christina Aguilera, who walked on stage to continue hosting which ended the backing track error. Both artists later decided to retake the performance again. The retake would later replace re-airings of the show and would be the first show to extend time with this retake. 2004: The show was held at
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in Rome. The outdoor stage was situated in front of the Colosseum, where artists such as Eminem,
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,
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, and
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performed to an attendance of over 400,000 people. Outkast received both Best Song and Best Video for their track "
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". Other multiple winners include Usher and Muse with two awards each. Presenters on the night included Jamelia,
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,
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,
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, Andre 3000,
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and Kanye West.


2005–2009

2005 : Madonna opened the show in a giant disco ball performing "
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". Sacha Baron Cohen hosted the ceremony as
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, who greeted the audience by saying "Welcome to the
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" and referring to Madonna, he stated, "It was very courageous of MTV to start the show with a genuine transvestite".
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used hologram-style technology to beam three-dimensional performing cartoon characters on stage. Madonna returned to the stage to present the Free Your Mind Award to
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. "You drive me crazy, but tonight you are everyone's hero," she said. He replied: "This means much more to me than many of the other things that are given to me". 2006: The 13th Europe Music Awards was hosted by Justin Timberlake, who received Best Male and Best Pop. Timberlake joked that he only won because he agreed to present the event in Copenhagen.
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said, "A big thank you to the fans and a big thank you to MTV for playing our videos for twenty-five years", after winning the award for Best Group. British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen entertained the audience with his English-mangling character
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and poked fun at Madonna who was at the time trying to adopt an African child adding: "My only concern is that this singing transvestite will not be such a good father." Despite winning the award for Best Hip-Hop, Kanye West apparently was so disappointed at not winning for Best Video that he crashed the stage when the award was being presented to
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and Simian for "We Are Your Friends". In a tirade riddled with expletives, Kanye West said he should have won the prize for his video " Touch the Sky", because it "cost a million dollars,
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was in it. I was jumping across canyons." He further said, "If I don't win, the awards show loses credibility". 2007: Foo Fighters opened the show and front man
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hosted the backstage area, interviewing celebrities live on air. Other performances on the night came from
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, Foo Fighters,
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,
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,
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, and
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. will.i.am paired up with
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from the
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to perform their duet "
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". Pete Doherty surprised his critics by being on great form for the whole show in preparation for his performance with
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. The show received a total of 78 million votes, the most in Europe Music Awards history. 2008:
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was named Best Act Ever after an online campaign to orchestrate votes.
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was the big winner of the night winning Best Album and Best Act. She did not attend the show but recorded a couple videos thanking her fans. Paul McCartney was awarded with the Ultimate Legend given by
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. After picking up his honour, Sir Paul settled for thanking friends, family and bandmates
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,
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and John Lennon. "Many years ago, four little boys were born here in Liverpool and we went on to do quite well," he added. "So thanks, as I say, to all my family, to all of you for coming along, everyone in Liverpool, everyone in Britain, everyone in America – for voting in Mr Obama. I love you!" The show contained numerous references to
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, most notably when Kanye West and Estelle finished their song "
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" with the US President-elect's face projected onto a giant screen behind them. Jared Leto,
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and
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from Thirty Seconds to Mars wore Obama T-shirts, and Jared Leto also asked the crowd to stand in honour of the Democratic senator. Amid cheers, he said: "Liverpool, lets hear it for Barack Obama." Host
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remarked, "Maybe Europe will love us again now." 2009: Returning for the second time as host, Katy Perry opened the show and performed a medley of the nominees for Best Song. The Jonas Brothers introduced a tribute to
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performed by Michael's fans in front of the
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in Berlin. U2 and Jay-Z performed "
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" in front of the Brandenburg Gate with Jay-Z freestyling over the performance and rapped in the lyrics from
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's "
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".
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won three awards, the most awards that night. Pete Wentz was the host for the show webcast.


2010s


2010–2014

2010: The event was hosted by Eva Longoria, who had thirteen outfit changes, one of which was shaped like a huge Spanish ham. She introduced the crowd to a gang of hunks, pretending they were family. Lady Gaga was the big winner of the night – she won while performing in
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from Budapest, in Hungary, she thanked her fans via satellite after receiving Best Female, Best Song and Best Pop. Thirty Seconds to Mars opened the event at the pre-show featuring surprise guest Kanye West at the
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.
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received the first ever Global Icon Award. During her acceptance speech for Best New Act,
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directly addressed her fans, saying: "Hopefully I can inspire you to give your finger to the cynics and fucking be yourself!". Newly married singer Katy Perry won Best Video for "
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" and came to the event with her husband Russell Brand. This was the couple's first public appearance together as husband and wife. The event would also be remembered for the antics of Johnny Knoxville along with ''The Dudesons''. 2011: The show was held in
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, Northern Ireland, at the city's Odyssey Arena and hosted by Selena Gomez. For the second consecutive year, Lady Gaga was the biggest winner with four awards out of six nominations; she received Biggest Fans and Best Female, as well as Best Song and Best Video for "Born This Way (song), Born This Way". Queen (band), Queen received the Global Icon Award, and the band closed the awards ceremony, with Adam Lambert on vocals, performing "The Show Must Go On (Queen song), The Show Must Go On", "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions". There was also a tribute to
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, which was introduced by Jessie J. It was revealed that for the event MTV received 154 million votes from people around the globe. Hayden Panettiere's presentation of the award for Best Song was briefly interrupted by a streaker who joined her onstage. 2012: The event was hosted by Heidi Klum and Ludacris, and held in Frankfurt at the city's Festhalle Frankfurt, for the second time in the history of the awards. The show saw the addition of new regional categories to compete in the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Worldwide Act, Best Worldwide Act. Taylor Swift, Han Geng, Justin Bieber and One Direction were the biggest winners of the night, taking home three awards each. The show featured performances from Muse, Taylor Swift, No Doubt, Carly Rae Jepsen,
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, and The Killers (band), The Killers, among others. There was also a tribute to
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, which was introduced by Alicia Keys. Houston was also awarded with the Global Icon Award. 2013: The event took place in Amsterdam, at the city's Ziggo Dome. Several performances of the main show were performed at different locations in the city than the Ziggo Dome. Eminem was the big winner of the night, winning his eighth Best Hip-Hop and receiving the Global Icon Award. He then performed the songs "Berzerk (song), Berzerk" and "Rap God". The show also included a controversial moment, when Miley Cyrus received Best Video for "Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus song), Wrecking Ball". The singer appeared to light up a joint on stage while accepting the award. 2014: It was the second time the awards took place in Scotland and overall the fifth time United Kingdom has hosted the show since 2011 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Ariana Grande opened the show, hosted by Nicki Minaj, with "Problem (Ariana Grande song), Problem" and "Break Free (Ariana Grande song), Break Free". One Direction and 5 Seconds of Summer were the big winners of the night receiving three awards each, though both artists were unable to attend the show, and despite them sending pre-recorded videos to thank their fans, their absence was met with some boos. Ozzy Osbourne received the Global Icon Award from Slash (musician), Slash. Slash later closed the show performing "Crazy Train", along with The Conspirators, Simon Neil from Biffy Clyro and Myles Kennedy, as a tribute to him.


2015–2019

2015: The show, hosted by Ed Sheeran and Ruby Rose, was for the first time held in October. It took place at the Mediolanum Forum in Assago, near Milan. Throughout the second half of the year, Milan also hosted Expo 2015, which was a partner of the 2015 Europe Music Awards. In association with the event, MTV Italy organised an event called Music Week. Two concerts were held in Piazza del Duomo, Milan, Piazza del Duomo, one of which was related to MTV World Stage. International and Italian acts performed on both nights, including Ellie Goulding, Marco Mengoni, Duran Duran, Martin Garrix and Afrojack. Duran Duran was awarded the first ever Video Visionary Award. Over 500 million votes were cast for the event. In addition, it was the first award show to be aired with virtual reality. 2016: During the ceremony, host Bebe Rexha revealed the trophies had been turned purple in memory of Prince (musician), Prince, who died early that year. Multiple winners of the night included Lady Gaga, Twenty One Pilots, Shawn Mendes and Martin Garrix. Green Day were awarded with the Global Icon Award for their contribution to music. Collecting their award, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong said it was "nice to be out of America just for a second because of this horrendous election that's going on right now", referring to the 2016 United States presidential election that saw Donald Trump being elected as the 45th president of the United States. He further said, "our entire country is about to have one big collective heart attack" and then the band performed the song "American Idiot (song), American Idiot". 2017: The show was hosted in London for the first time in 21 years. It was presented by British singer Rita Ora. Mayor Sadiq Khan attended the show, as he helped bring the event to the capital as part of his LondonIsOpen campaign. Eminem opened the ceremony with a performance of the song "Walk on Water (Eminem song), Walk on Water" featuring Skylar Grey. The performance garnered mixed reactions due to the absence of
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, who provided additional vocals on the original track. During his acceptance speech after winning the award for MTV Europe Music Award for Best Alternative, Best Alternative, Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto made a remark at American President Donald Trump's Immigration policy of Donald Trump, immigration policy as he stated: "We are Americans – a land of immigrants – and we just want to say that we welcome you with open arms and with open hearts, and we love you." U2, who performed a free gig at London's Trafalgar Square, received the Global Icon Award. A clip of George Michael's performance of Freedom at the 1994 MTV EMAs aired as an in memoriam segment, featuring Michael, Chris Cornell, Chester Bennington and Tom Petty 2018: The show was hosted by Academy Award-nominated actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld, who also performed "Back to Life (Hailee Steinfeld song), Back to Life" during the ceremony. It took place at the Bizkaia Arena, part of the Bilbao Exhibition Centre complex near Bilbao, Spain. Other performers included Nicki Minaj, Little Mix, flamenco star Rosalía (singer), Rosalía, Bebe Rexha, Jack & Jack, Jason Derulo, David Guetta, Marshmello or Panic! at the Disco, whose singer climbed down the venue's wall before emerging from the ceiling. Camila Cabello won four awards, becoming the most awarded artist of the night. Janet Jackson was awarded with the Global Icon Award, and collecting her award, Jackson dedicated her speech to "women's voices who have been stifled", stating she is "one of those women" and calling them to "speak up for justice". 2019: The show was hosted in Seville, Spain, making it the first time that a country hosted back-to-back editions of the award show. Dua Lipa opened the show with a performance of her song "Don't Start Now" accompanied by dozens of female dancers. Other performers included Halsey (singer), Halsey, Rosalía (singer), Rosalía, Niall Horan, Mabel (singer), Mabel, Ava Max, Green Day, and Becky G, who was also the host for the ceremony. Boy band NCT 127 became the first K-pop act to perform at the MTV EMAs. Former Oasis (band), Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher received the specially created Rock Icon Award. The night also saw Taylor Swift, FKA Twigs, Martin Garrix, Nicki Minaj, Billie Eilish and Shawn Mendes send out pre-recorded messages after winning their respective awards as they were absent from the event.


2020s


2020–2024

2020: The ceremony was hosted on 8 November. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the show was held for the first time ever virtually and the performances were filmed in various locations around the world. The ceremony was hosted by Little Mix, but only three members of the group, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall, appeared; Jesy Nelson did not participate due to health reasons. The event featured performances from Little Mix, Doja Cat (who performed a Rock version of her hit single "Say So"), David Guetta, yungblud, Sam Smith and DaBaby. South Korean Pop group BTS were the biggest winners of the night as they claimed 4 awards from the 5 categories they nominated in. Other winners of the night included Coldplay (for Best Rock), Hayley Williams of Paramore (for Best Alternative), Karol G (for Best Collaboration and Best Latin), DJ Khaled (for Best Video) and Doja Cat (for Best New) who also sent pre-recorded video messages to thank their fans. Later that evening, Formula One Driver Lewis Hamilton delivered a speech that touched upon the importance of music and how it remains a unifying force that brings hope and solidarity during a rather chaotic and challenging year. He then proceeded to present the Video For Good Award which went to H.E.R. 2021: The ceremony was held in Budapest, Hungary, in spite of the controversy triggered by the Hungarian anti-LGBT law, anti-LGBT law promoted by the Hungarian government. Chris McCarthy, CEO of MTV Entertainment Group Worldwide, explained that despite the law MTV decided not to move the show to promote through its support for the country's LGBT community. 2022: The ceremony was held at the PSD Bank Dome in Dusseldorf, Germany on 13 November, hosted by Rita Ora and Taika Waititi. Also Taylor Swift attended the EMAs for the first time in 10 years and won 4 awards including Best Video and Best Artist. The show also included performances from Ava Max, Bebe Rexha and GAYLE.


List of ceremonies


Award categories

There are 16 main categories ("Main Categories") and 31 local categories open for voting. The awards for Best Video and World Wide Act are chosen by the MTV Music Editorial Team and are not eligible for voting. At the time of voting, voters must be 13 years of age or older and cannot be an employee, agent, or representative of Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom International, Inc. ("VIMN"), or any of its parent companies, affiliates or related companies. ;Current main categories * Best Song * Best Video * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Artist, Best Artist * Best New Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Push Act, Best Push Act * Best Pop * Best Rock * Best Hip-Hop * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Electronic, Best Electronic * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Alternative, Best Alternative * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Live Act, Best Live Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best World Stage Performance, Best World Stage Performance * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Collaboration, Best Collaboration * MTV Europe Music Award for Biggest Fans, Biggest Fans * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Look, Best Look ;Regional Acts Europe * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Baltic Act, Best Baltic Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Belgian Act, Best Belgian Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Dutch Act, Best Dutch Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best French Act, Best French Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best German Act, Best German Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Hungarian Act, Best Hungarian Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Israeli Act, Best Israeli Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Italian Act, Best Italian Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Nordic Act, Best Nordic Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Polish Act, Best Polish Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Portuguese Act, Best Portuguese Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Spanish Act, Best Spanish Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Swiss Act, Best Swiss Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best UK & Ireland Act, Best UK & Ireland Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Ukrainian Act, Best Ukrainian Act Rest of the World * MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act, Best African Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Australian Act, Best Australian Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Brazilian Act, Best Brazilian Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Canadian Act, Best Canadian Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Indian Act, Best Indian Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Japanese Act, Best Japanese Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Korean Act, Best Korean Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Greater China Act, Best Greater China Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Latin America North Act, Best Latin America North Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Latin America Central Act, Best Latin America Central Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Latin America South Act, Best Latin America South Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Caribbean Act, Best Caribbean Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Zealander Act, Best New Zealander Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best Southeast Asian Act, Best Southeast Asian Act * MTV Europe Music Award for Best US Act, Best US Act


Most nominated and winning artists

As of 2022, the record for most Europe Music Awards won is held by Justin Bieber, who has amassed 22 awards. For a female artist, the record for most Europe Music Awards won belongs to Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift, who have collected 12 awards each. The record for most Europe Music Awards won by a single group and male group belongs to BTS with 14 awards. The record for the most awards held by a girl group belongs to Little Mix, with 7 award wins. Most nominations (as of 2022) 52 nominations * Justin Bieber 44 nominations * Taylor Swift 41 nominations * Lady Gaga 34 nominations * Ariana Grande 33 nominations * Eminem *
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32 nominations *
Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
30 nominations * Rihanna 28 nominations * Coldplay 24 nominations * Robbie Williams *Nicki Minaj 23 nominations * Kanye West 22 nominations * Linkin Park 21 nominations *BTS 20 nominations * Justin Timberlake


Performances & Nominees that Attended


See also

*MTV Video Music Award *Viacom International Media Networks Europe Comparable awards in other countries and regions: * TMF Awards (Belgium) * VIVA Germany, VIVA Comet Awards (Germany) * VIVA Hungary, VIVA Comet Awards (Hungary) * MTV Italian Music Awards * TMF Nederland, TMF Awards (Netherlands) * VIVA Poland, VIVA Comet Awards (Poland) * MTV Romania Music Awards * MTV Russia Music Awards * MTV Millennial Awards


Notes


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mtv Europe Music Awards MTV Europe Music Awards, Awards established in 1994 European music awards International music awards 1994 establishments in Europe