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
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
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