2006 MTV Europe Music Awards

2006 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date	November 2, 2006
Location	Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
Host	Justin Timberlake
Television/Radio coverage
Network	MTV Networks International (Europe)

The MTV Europe Music Awards 2006 were held in Copenhagen at the Bella Center/Rådhuspladsen. The outside stage hosted a concert that featured The Killers, Keane and Snoop Dogg.

Presenters included Fat Joe, Timbaland and Moby. Notable events during the ceremony included Kanye West infamously invading the stage when Justice vs. Simian went to collect the award for the 'Best Video' category.^[1]

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song

• Nelly Furtado — "Maneater"
• Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California"
• Rihanna — "SOS"
• Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) — "Hips Don't Lie"

Best Video

• Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy"
• Justice vs. Simian — "We Are Your Friends"
• OK Go — "A Million Ways"
• Pink — "Stupid Girls"
• Kanye West — "Touch the Sky"

Best Album

• Christina Aguilera — Back to Basics
• Nelly Furtado — Loose
• Madonna — Confessions on a Dance Floor
• Muse — Black Holes & Revelations
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — Stadium Arcadium

Best Female

• Christina Aguilera
• Beyoncé
• Nelly Furtado
• Madonna
• Shakira

Best Male

• Pharrell
• Sean Paul
• Justin Timberlake
• Kanye West
• Robbie Williams

Best Group

• The Black Eyed Peas
• Depeche Mode
• Keane
• The Pussycat Dolls
• Red Hot Chili Peppers

Future Sound

• Gnarls Barkley

Best Pop

• Christina Aguilera
• Madonna
• Shakira
• Justin Timberlake
• Robbie Williams

Best Rock

• Evanescence
• Keane
• The Killers
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• The Strokes

Best Alternative

• Arctic Monkeys
• Korn
• Muse
• The Raconteurs
• System of a Down

Best R&B

• Beyoncé
• Mary J. Blige
• Outkast
• Pharrell
• Rihanna

Best Hip-Hop

• Busta Rhymes
• Missy Elliott
• Sean Paul
• P. Diddy
• Kanye West

Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best UK and Ireland Act

• Lily Allen
• Arctic Monkeys
• The Kooks
• Muse
• Corrine Bailey Rae

Best Danish Act

• Kashmir
• L.O.C.
• Nik & Jay
• Outlandish
• Spleen United

Best Finnish Act

• Lordi
• PMMP
• Poets of the Fall
• Olavi Uusivirta
• Von Hertzen Brothers

Best Norwegian Act

• Amulet
• Mira Craig
• Marit Larsen
• Serena Maneesh
• Elvira Nikolaisen

Best Swedish Act

• The Knife
• Lisa Miskovsky
• Peter, Bjorn & John
• Snook
• The Sounds

Best German Act

• Bushido
• Die Toten Hosen
• Rammstein
• Silbermond
• Sportfreunde Stiller

Best Italian Act

• Lacuna Coil
• Tiziano Ferro
• Finley
• Jovanotti
• Mondo Marcio

Best Dutch and Belgian Act

• Anouk
• Deus
• Kane
• Pete Philly & Perquisite
• Gabriel Ríos

Best French Act

• 113
• Diam's
• Rohff
• Olivia Ruiz
• Bob Sinclar

Best Polish Act

• Blog 27
• Coma
• Hey
• Sistars
• Virgin

Best Spanish Act

• Nena Daconte
• La Excepcion
• La Oreja de Van Gogh
• Macaco
• Pereza

Best Russian Act

• Dima Bilan
• Gorod 312
• Valeriy Meladze
• t.A.T.u.
• Uma2rman

Best Romanian Act

• Blondy
• DJ Project
• Morandi
• Parazitii
• Simplu

Best Portuguese Act

• Boss AC
• Expensive Soul
• David Fonseca
• Mind Da Gap
• Moonspell

Best Adria Act

• Aleksandra Kovač
• Let 3
• Edo Maajka
• Neisha
• Siddharta

Best Baltic Act

• Brainstorm
• Inculto
• Skamp
• Tanel Padar
• Vanilla Ninja

Best African Act

• Freshlyground
• Nameless
• Juma Nature
• P-Square
• Anselmo Ralph

Performances

• Justin Timberlake — "SexyBack / My Love / LoveStoned" opening act
• Nelly Furtado — "Maneater"
• Muse — "Starlight"
• The Killers — "When You Were Young"
• Keane — "Is It Any Wonder?"
• P. Diddy and Cassie — "Come to Me"
• Rihanna — "SOS"
• Snoop Dogg (featuring Pharrell) — "Drop It Like It's Hot"
• Outlandish — "I'm Callin' You"
• Jet — "Rip It Up"
• Lordi — "Hard Rock Hallelujah"

Appearances

• Moby — presented Best Alternative
• Sugababes — presented Best Male
• Timbaland — presented Best Video
• Borat
• Adrien Brody
• Cassie
• Daniel Craig
• Tiziano Ferro
• Kelis
• Johnny Knoxville
• Lordi
• Mads Mikkelsen
• Jeff Tremaine
• Lars Ulrich
• Kanye West
• Robbie Williams

References

External links

• "Justin Timberlake to host the EMA's 2006" MTV Europe, September 19, 2006.
• MTV Europe Official site.
• MTV Europe Music Awards Official show site.
• Copenhagen For Partiers - The Ultimate Copenhagen Tourist Guide