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1994

• Best Song: Youssou N’Dour & Neneh Cherry
  Neneh Cherry
  
  Neneh Cherry is a two-time Grammy Award-nominated and MTV Europe Music Awards-winning Sweden singer-songwriter and rapping. Cherry is also an occasional disc jockey and broadcasting....
   - "7 Seconds
  7 Seconds
  
  7 Seconds is an American rock music rock band from Reno, Nevada. Formed in 1980 by brothers Kevin Seconds and Steve Youth, they played their first show on March 2, 1980....
  "
• Best Video: Whale
  Whale (band)
  
  Whale was a Sweden pop group in the 1990s that wrote songs in English language. The group's members were Henrik Schyffert, Cia Berg , and Gordon Cyrus....
   - "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe"
• Best Female: Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey
  
  Mariah Carey is an United States singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S....
  
• Best Male: Bryan Adams
  Bryan Adams
  
  Bryan Adams, Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia is a Canada Rock music singer-songwriter and photographer. Rolling Stone magazine describes Adams as having an ?unerring gift for radio-friendly pop hooks" and in 1992, Adams won the Grammy Awards of 1992, for "Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media" fo...
  
• Best Group: Take That
  Take That
  
  Take That are an England pop music musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, and, formerly, Robbie Williams....
  
• Best New Act: Crash Test Dummies
  Crash Test Dummies
  
  The Crash Test Dummies are a Canada folk-rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba, popular in the early 1990s....
  
• Best Dance: The Prodigy
  The Prodigy
  
  The Prodigy are a British people electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990, in Braintree, Essex, England. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers and The Crystal Method, as well as other acts they are pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s, and are known for high-qua...
  
• Best Rock: Aerosmith
  Aerosmith
  
  Aerosmith is an United States hard rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston, Massachusetts" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band"....
  
• Best Cover Song: Gun
  GUN
  
  Gun is a Revisionist Western-themed video game developed by Neversoft. It was published by Activision for the Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 2....
   - "Word Up
  Word Up
  
  Word Up may refer to:*Word Up!, a 1986 R&B album by Cameo**Word Up! , a song on the above album, also covered by Gun, Melanie B and Korn...
  !"
• Free Your Mind: Amnesty International
  Amnesty International
  
  Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated." Founded in London, England in 1961, AI draws its attention to human rights abuses and...
  

1995

• Best Song: The Cranberries
  The Cranberries
  
  The Cranberries are an Republic of Ireland Rock music band formed in Limerick in 1990 under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan....
   - "Zombie
  Zombie (song)
  
  "Zombie" is a protest song by the Ireland band The Cranberries from the 1994 album No Need to Argue. The song, which laments The Troubles in Northern Ireland, features a heavy guitar riff which is uncharacteristic of the band's usual sound, more akin to heavy metal than their usual alternative rock style....
  "
• Best Video: Massive Attack
  Massive Attack
  
  Massive Attack are a United Kingdom trip hop group, founded in 1988 by Robert Del Naja, Daddy G, and Andrew Vowles in Bristol, England. The trio were together prior to the formation of this band, as part of The Wild Bunch ....
   - "Protection
  Protection (song)
  
  "Protection" is a collaboration between Massive Attack and Everything But the Girl singer, Tracey Thorn, that appeared on Massive Attack's album Protection on CD and 12" in 1995....
  "
• Best Female: Björk
  Björk
  
  Bj?rk Gu?mundsd?ttir is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, composer, actor and record producer, whose work includes seven solo albums and two film soundtracks....
  
• Best Male: Michael Jackson
  Michael Jackson
  
  Michael Joseph Jackson is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group....
  
• Best Group: U2
  U2
  
  U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....
  
• Best New Act: Dog Eat Dog
  Dog Eat Dog (band)
  
  Dog Eat Dog, an United States band originally from Bergen County, New Jersey, began in 1990 as part of the Hardcore punk music scenes of New York City and New Jersey....
  
• Best Dance: East 17
  East 17
  
  For the postcode, see E postal area.East 17 are an England pop music boy band founded in 1992.The group name came from the UK postcodes for Walthamstow, an area of London between the old East End and the Essex commuter belt....
  
• Best Rock: Bon Jovi
  Bon Jovi
  
  Bon Jovi is an United States hard rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Fronted by lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi, the group originally achieved large-scale success in the 1980s....
  
• Best Live Act: Take That
  Take That
  
  Take That are an England pop music musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, and, formerly, Robbie Williams....
  
• Free Your Mind: Greenpeace
  Greenpeace
  
  Greenpeace is an international non-governmental organization for the protection and conservation of the environment. Greenpeace utilizes direct action, lobbying and research to achieve its goals....
  

1996

• Best Song: Oasis
  Oasis (band)
  
  Oasis are an English rock music band that formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as "The Rain", the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul Arthurs , Paul McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher ....
   - "Wonderwall
  Wonderwall (song)
  
  "Wonderwall" is a song by English rock music band Oasis , written by the band's guitarist and chief songwriter Noel Gallagher. Released as the third single from Morning Glory? in October 1995, "Wonderwall" peaked at number two in the UK Singles Charts and proved to be their American breakthrough, reaching number eight on the Hot 100 and...
  "
• Best Female: Alanis Morissette
  Alanis Morissette
  
  Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canada singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She has won eleven Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, and has sold over 60 million albums worldwide....
  
• Best Male: George Michael
  George Michael
  
  Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou , best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning, England singer-songwriter, who has had a career as frontman of the duo Wham! as well as a soul music-influenced, solo Pop music musician....
  
• Best Group: Oasis
  Oasis (band)
  
  Oasis are an English rock music band that formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as "The Rain", the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul Arthurs , Paul McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher ....
  
• Best New Act: Garbage
  Garbage (band)
  
  Garbage is an USA rock music group formed in Madison, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, in 1994. The band consists of Scotland vocalist Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig, and has counted worldwide album sales of over 14 million units....
  
• Best Dance: The Prodigy
  The Prodigy
  
  The Prodigy are a British people electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990, in Braintree, Essex, England. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers and The Crystal Method, as well as other acts they are pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s, and are known for high-qua...
  
• Best Rock: The Smashing Pumpkins
  The Smashing Pumpkins
  
  The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. While the group has gone through several lineup changes, The Smashing Pumpkins consisted of Billy Corgan , James Iha , D'arcy Wretzky , and Jimmy Chamberlin for most of the band's recording career....
  
• MTV Amour: The Fugees
  The Fugees
  
  The Fugees were a critically-acclaimed New Jersey hip hop music group that rose to fame in the mid-1990s, whose repertoire included elements of soul music and Caribbean music, particularly reggae....
  
• MTV Select: Backstreet Boys
  Backstreet Boys
  
  Backstreet Boys are a Grammy Award-nominated United States boy band. They were the first group launched by fallen boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. They have had 13 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and have sold close to 200 million records including over 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best selling boy bands of all time;...
   - "Get Down (You're the One for Me)
  Get Down (You're the One for Me)
  
  "Get Down " is the third single released by the Backstreet Boys from their international Backstreet Boys . It was later included on their Backstreet Boys as well....
  "
• Free Your Mind: The Buddies & Carers of Europe

1997

• Best Song: Hanson
  Hanson (band)
  
  Hanson is an American pop rock Band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oklahoma by brothers Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, and Zac Hanson. They are best known for the 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere that earned three Grammy nominations....
   - "MMMBop
  MMMBop
  
  "MMMBop" is a song written and performed by the United States pop rock Rock band Hanson from their 1997 debut album Middle of Nowhere . "MMMBop" was one of the biggest debut singles of all time; it reached number one in 27 countries, including the United States, the UK, Germany and Australia; in the UK, the song sold 710,000 copies and s...
  "
• Best Video: The Prodigy
  The Prodigy
  
  The Prodigy are a British people electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990, in Braintree, Essex, England. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers and The Crystal Method, as well as other acts they are pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s, and are known for high-qua...
   - "Breathe
  Breathe (The Prodigy song)
  
  "Breathe" is a song by The Prodigy, released as the group's eleventh single on November 11, 1996. It was the second single from the album The Fat of the Land....
  "
• Best Female: Janet Jackson
  Janet Jackson
  
  Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Born in Gary, Indiana and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, California, she is the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians....
  
• Best Male: Jon Bon Jovi
  Jon Bon Jovi
  
  John Francis Bongiovi, Jr. , better known as Jon Bon Jovi, is an United States musician, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead singer and founder of Bon Jovi....
  
• Best Group: Spice Girls
  Spice Girls
  
  The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. They consist of Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell....
  
• Best New Act: Hanson
  Hanson (band)
  
  Hanson is an American pop rock Band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oklahoma by brothers Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, and Zac Hanson. They are best known for the 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere that earned three Grammy nominations....
  
• Best Dance: The Prodigy
  The Prodigy
  
  The Prodigy are a British people electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990, in Braintree, Essex, England. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers and The Crystal Method, as well as other acts they are pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s, and are known for high-qua...
  
• Best Rock: Oasis
  Oasis (band)
  
  Oasis are an English rock music band that formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as "The Rain", the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul Arthurs , Paul McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher ....
  
• Best Alternative: The Prodigy
  The Prodigy
  
  The Prodigy are a British people electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990, in Braintree, Essex, England. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers and The Crystal Method, as well as other acts they are pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s, and are known for high-qua...
  
• Best R&B: Blackstreet
  BLACKstreet
  
  BLACKstreet is an American R&B group founded in 1992 by Teddy Riley , the inventor of New Jack Swing known for his work as a member of Guy . The band members are: Teddy Riley , Chauncey Black , Mark Middleton, and Eric Williams....
  
• Best Hip-Hop: Will Smith
  Will Smith
  
  Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. is an United Statesn actor, film producer and rapping. He has enjoyed success in music, television and film....
  
• Best Live Act: U2
  U2
  
  U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....
  
• MTV Select: Backstreet Boys
  Backstreet Boys
  
  Backstreet Boys are a Grammy Award-nominated United States boy band. They were the first group launched by fallen boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. They have had 13 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and have sold close to 200 million records including over 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best selling boy bands of all time;...
   - "As Long as You Love Me
  As Long as You Love Me
  
  "As Long As You Love Me" is the second single by the Backstreet Boys from their Backstreet Boys in the United States and the second single from Backstreet's Back internationally....
  "
• Free Your Mind: Landmine Survivors Network
  Landmine Survivors Network
  
  Survivor Corps is a global network of survivors helping survivors to recover from war, rebuild their communities, and break cycles of violence....
  

1998

• Best Song: Natalie Imbruglia
  Natalie Imbruglia
  
  Natalie Jane Imbruglia is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress.In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Willis in the popular Australian Soap opera Neighbours....
   - "Torn
  Torn (Ednaswap song)
  
  "Torn" is a song by the band Ednaswap from their debut album Ednaswap . It was their second single from that album, after "Glow". "Torn" was written by Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, Rusty Anderson and Phil Thornalley during a demo session in 1991 before Ednaswap was formed....
  "
• Best Video: Massive Attack
  Massive Attack
  
  Massive Attack are a United Kingdom trip hop group, founded in 1988 by Robert Del Naja, Daddy G, and Andrew Vowles in Bristol, England. The trio were together prior to the formation of this band, as part of The Wild Bunch ....
   - "Teardrop
  Teardrop (song)
  
  "Teardrop" is a song by Massive Attack which was first released on their 1998 album Mezzanine . It was released as a single on 21 April 1998....
  "
• Best Album: Madonna
  Madonna (entertainer)
  
  Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
   - Ray of Light
  Ray of Light
  
  Ray of Light is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna , released on March 3, 1998 by Maverick Records. The RIAA certified it RIAA certification on March 16, 2000, recognizing four million shipments in the United States, making it her fifth best-selling recording there....
  
• Best Female: Madonna
  Madonna (entertainer)
  
  Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
  
• Best Male: Robbie Williams
  Robbie Williams
  
  Robbie Williams is a Grammy Award-nominated and ten time BRIT Awards-winning England singer-songwriter. His career started as a member of the pop band Take That in 1990, which he left in 1995 to begin his solo career....
  
• Best Group: Spice Girls
  Spice Girls
  
  The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. They consist of Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell....
  
• Best New Act: All Saints
  All Saints (band)
  
  All Saints were a BRIT Awards-winning British-Canadian all-female vocal group. Founded in 1996, the group consisted of founding members Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis, and sisters Nicole Appleton and Natalie Appleton....
  
• Best Pop: Spice Girls
  Spice Girls
  
  The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. They consist of Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell....
  
• Best Dance: The Prodigy
  The Prodigy
  
  The Prodigy are a British people electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990, in Braintree, Essex, England. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers and The Crystal Method, as well as other acts they are pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s, and are known for high-qua...
  
• Best Rock: Aerosmith
  Aerosmith
  
  Aerosmith is an United States hard rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston, Massachusetts" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band"....
  
• Best Hip-Hop: Beastie Boys
  Beastie Boys
  
  Beastie Boys are an American hip hop music group from New York City consisting of Michael Diamond, Adam Yauch, and Adam Horovitz. Since around the time of the Hello Nasty album, the DJ for the group has been Mix Master Mike, who was first featured in the song "Three MC's and One DJ"....
  
• Best UK & Ireland Act: 5ive
• Best German Act: Thomas D
  Thomas D
  
  Thomas D. is a rapping in the German hip hop Hip hop music group Die Fantastischen Vier. He frequently works on solo projects....
   & Franka Potente
  Franka Potente
  
  Franka Potente is a Germans film actor. She first appeared in the comedy It's a Jungle Out There and gained critical recognition in the Action movie thriller Lola rennt ....
  
• Best Nordic Act: Eagle-Eye Cherry
  Eagle-Eye Cherry
  
  Eagle-Eye Cherry is an United States-Swedish people musician. He is the son of jazz artist, Don Cherry , and half-brother of Neneh Cherry....
  
• Best South Europe Act: Bluvertigo
  Bluvertigo
  
  Bluvertigo is an Italian band formed in 1992. Their first name was "Golden Age" and former members are Morgan , Andy and Marco Pancaldi. In 1994 Sergio Carnevale joined the band while in 1996 Pancaldi left the band and Livio Magnini entering in his role....
  
• Free Your Mind: B92
  B92
  
  B92 is a broadcaster with national coverage headquartered in Belgrade, Serbia. The network's key demographic is chiefly urban and young audience....
  

1999

• Best Song: Britney Spears
  Britney Spears
  
  'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
   - "...Baby One More Time"
• Best Video: Blur
  Blur (band)
  
  Blur are an English alternative rock band who formed in London in 1989. The four members of the band are singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree....
   - "Coffee & TV
  Coffee & TV
  
  "Coffee & TV" is a song by the British rock band Blur . The verses are sung by the band's guitarist, Graham Coxon; the lyrics are credited to Coxon and are concerned with his attempt at giving up drinking alcohol....
  "
• Best Album: Boyzone
  Boyzone
  
  Boyzone are an Irish people boy band who had popular mainstream success during the 1990s. They were most successful in the Republic of Ireland, Australia, Asia and the United Kingdom and they also had differing levels of success in parts of Central Europe....
   - By Request
  By Request (Boyzone album)
  
  By Request is an album by Boyzone. The pop music album contains greatest hits recorded between 1994-1999, and was released on August 3, 1999 by Universal....
  
• Best Female: Britney Spears
  Britney Spears
  
  'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
  
• Best Male: Will Smith
  Will Smith
  
  Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. is an United Statesn actor, film producer and rapping. He has enjoyed success in music, television and film....
  
• Best Group: Backstreet Boys
  Backstreet Boys
  
  Backstreet Boys are a Grammy Award-nominated United States boy band. They were the first group launched by fallen boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. They have had 13 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and have sold close to 200 million records including over 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best selling boy bands of all time;...
  
• Best New Act: Britney Spears
  Britney Spears
  
  'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
  
• Best Pop: Britney Spears
  Britney Spears
  
  'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
  
• Best Dance: Fatboy Slim
  Fatboy Slim
  
  Norman Quentin Cook , better known by his stage name Fatboy Slim is a British disk jockey, big beat musician and Record producer. Cook has achieved considerable success in UK single and album charts, first as a member of the Housemartins and then most notably as Beats International, Freak Power, Fatboy Slim and The BPA....
  
• Best Rock: The Offspring
  The Offspring
  
  The Offspring is an American rock music band. It was formed in 1984 in Huntington Beach, California. The band is credited, along with fellow California punk bands Green Day and Rancid , with reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States during the mid-1990s....
  
• Best R&B: Whitney Houston
  Whitney Houston
  
  Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an United States singer, songwriter,actress, record producer, film producer, and former model . Houston rose to international fame in the mid-1980s and her crossover success opened doors for many other African American women to find success in booty shaking & pop music and movies....
  
• Best Hip Hop: Eminem
  Eminem
  
  Marshall Bruce Mathers III , known by his primary stage name Eminem, or by his alter-ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer and actor....
  
• Best UK & Ireland Act: Boyzone
  Boyzone
  
  Boyzone are an Irish people boy band who had popular mainstream success during the 1990s. They were most successful in the Republic of Ireland, Australia, Asia and the United Kingdom and they also had differing levels of success in parts of Central Europe....
  
• Best German Act: Xavier Naidoo
  Xavier Naidoo
  
  Xavier Kurt Naidoo is a German singer and songwriter of Tamil South Africans descent, who sings in German language and occasionally in English language....
  
• Best Nordic Act: Lene Marlin
  Lene Marlin
  
  Lene Marlin is a Norway musician. She was born Lene Marlin Pedersen in Troms?, Norway....
  
• Best Italian Act: Elio e le Storie Tese
  Elio e le Storie Tese
  
  Elio e le Storie Tese , often abbreviated EELST, is a popular Italian band from Milan, formed in 1980, whose music is clearly inspired to the style of Frank Zappa, both in music and lyrics....
  
• Free Your Mind: Bono
  Bono
  
  Paul David Hewson , also known by his stage name Bono, is the main vocalist of the Ireland rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Ali Hewson, and the future members of U2....
  

2000

• Best Song: Robbie Williams
  Robbie Williams
  
  Robbie Williams is a Grammy Award-nominated and ten time BRIT Awards-winning England singer-songwriter. His career started as a member of the pop band Take That in 1990, which he left in 1995 to begin his solo career....
   - "Rock DJ"
• Best Video: Moby
  Moby
  
  Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby is an American DJ, singer-songwriter and musician.He plays keyboard, guitar, bass guitar and drums....
   - "Natural Blues
  Natural Blues
  
  "Natural Blues" is a song by electronic musician Moby released as the fifth single from his 1999 studio album Play . It is essentially a retitled remix of the originally a cappella song "Trouble So Hard" by American folk singer Vera Hall and her cousin Dock Reed....
  "
• Best Album: Eminem
  Eminem
  
  Marshall Bruce Mathers III , known by his primary stage name Eminem, or by his alter-ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer and actor....
   - The Marshall Mathers LP
  The Marshall Mathers LP
  
  The Marshall Mathers LP is the third studio album by American rapper Eminem, released in 2000. Widely seen as his magnum opus, the album sold over 1.76 million copies in its first week, earning a spot in the Guinness World Records as the fastest-selling rap album ever....
  
• Best Female: Madonna
  Madonna (entertainer)
  
  Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
  
• Best Male: Ricky Martin
  Ricky Martin
  
  Enrique Mart?n Morales , better known by his stage name Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rico pop singer who rose to fame, first as a member of the Latin American music boy band Menudo , then as a solo artist since 1991....
  
• Best Group: Backstreet Boys
  Backstreet Boys
  
  Backstreet Boys are a Grammy Award-nominated United States boy band. They were the first group launched by fallen boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. They have had 13 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and have sold close to 200 million records including over 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best selling boy bands of all time;...
  
• Best New Act: Blink-182
  Blink-182
  
  Blink-182 is an United States Rock music trio formed in 1992 in Poway, California that predominantly plays pop punk music. The band, then known simply as "Blink", was originally composed of Tom DeLonge , Mark Hoppus and Scott Raynor ....
  
• Best Pop: All Saints
  All Saints
  
  All Saints' Day , often shortened to All Saints, is a feast celebrated on November 1 in Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity in honour of all the saints, known and unknown....
  
• Best Dance: Madonna
  Madonna (entertainer)
  
  Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
  
• Best Rock: Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award-winning American Rock music band formed in Los Angeles, California, California, in 1983. For most of the band's existence, the members are vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Flea , and drummer Chad Smith....
  
• Best R&B: Jennifer Lopez
  Jennifer Lopez
  
  Jennifer Lynn Lopez , popularly nicknamed J.Lo, is an American Golden Globe-nominated actor, Grammy Award-nominated singer, record producer, dancer, fashion designer and television producer....
  
• Best Hip Hop: Eminem
  Eminem
  
  Marshall Bruce Mathers III , known by his primary stage name Eminem, or by his alter-ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer and actor....
  
• Best UK & Ireland Act: Westlife
  Westlife
  
  Westlife is an Irish pop band that was formed on July 3, 1998.The group's original lineup comprised Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden....
  
• Best German Act: Guano Apes
  Guano Apes
  
  Guano Apes was a female-fronted alternative rock quartet from G?ttingen, Germany....
  
• Best Nordic Act: Bomfunk MC's
  Bomfunk MC's
  
  The Bomfunk MC's are a electro music and hip hop act, formed in 1997 in Finland. The group's front man is B.O. Dubb and the main producer is Jaakko "JS16" Salovaara....
  
• Best Italian Act: Subsonica
  Subsonica
  
  Subsonica is an Italy Rock band that was formed in 1996 in music. Their eponymous debut album debuted at the end of 1996. The band gained real success in 2000 by playing the Sanremo Music Festival....
  
• Best Dutch Act: Kane
  Kane (Dutch band)
  
  Kane is a Netherlands rock band. The group consists of the two original members, Dinand Woesthoff and Dennis van Leeuwen . Their music can be described as "guitar Rock music" and is inspired by U2....
  
• Best French Act: Modjo
  Modjo
  
  Modjo is a France house music/pop music musical duo made up of record producer Romain Tranchart and vocalist Yann Destagnol . They had major success with their hit single "Lady "....
  
• Best Polish Act: Kazik
• Best Spanish Act: Dover
  Dover (band)
  
  Dover is a Spain pop band from Madrid that sings in English language in most of their songs. Its current lineup is:*Amparo Llanos, guitar and band leader...
  
• Free Your Mind: Otpor
  Otpor
  
  Otpor! was a youth movement in Serbia which has been widely credited for leading the eventually successful struggle to overthrow Slobodan Milo?evic in 2000....
  

2001

• Best Song: Gorillaz
  Gorillaz
  
  Gorillaz is a virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur , and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl....
   - "Clint Eastwood
  Clint Eastwood (song)
  
  "Clint Eastwood" is Gorillaz' debut single, taken from their self-titled album Gorillaz , and released in March 2001. It peaked at the #4 in the UK and #57 in the US on September 11, 2001....
  "
• Best Video: The Avalanches
  The Avalanches
  
  The Avalanches is an electronic music group from Melbourne, Australia, best known for its live DJ sets and debut album Since I Left You, which was assembled from approximately 3,500 vinyl samples....
   - "Since I Left You
  Since I Left You
  
  Since I Left You is the debut album by Melbourne-based electronic music group The Avalanches, first released on November 27, 2000. It is composed of sampling from old records, films, and TV shows, similar to that of DJ Shadow's Endtroducing.........
  "
• Best Album: Limp Bizkit
  Limp Bizkit
  
  Limp Bizkit is an United States nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida, Florida. The band achieved success with over 50 million albums sold worldwide....
   - Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
• Best Female: Jennifer Lopez
  Jennifer Lopez
  
  Jennifer Lynn Lopez , popularly nicknamed J.Lo, is an American Golden Globe-nominated actor, Grammy Award-nominated singer, record producer, dancer, fashion designer and television producer....
  
• Best Male: Robbie Williams
  Robbie Williams
  
  Robbie Williams is a Grammy Award-nominated and ten time BRIT Awards-winning England singer-songwriter. His career started as a member of the pop band Take That in 1990, which he left in 1995 to begin his solo career....
  
• Best Group: Limp Bizkit
  Limp Bizkit
  
  Limp Bizkit is an United States nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida, Florida. The band achieved success with over 50 million albums sold worldwide....
  
• Best New Act: Dido
  Dido (singer)
  
  Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong professionally known as Dido is an Dido #Awards England Singer-songwriter....
  
• Best Pop: Anastacia
  Anastacia
  
  Anastacia is a multi-platinum American singer and songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Latin America, Oceania, Asia, South Africa and Australia but has not had as much success in her native United States....
  
• Best Dance: Gorillaz
  Gorillaz
  
  Gorillaz is a virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur , and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl....
  
• Best Rock: Blink-182
  Blink-182
  
  Blink-182 is an United States Rock music trio formed in 1992 in Poway, California that predominantly plays pop punk music. The band, then known simply as "Blink", was originally composed of Tom DeLonge , Mark Hoppus and Scott Raynor ....
  
• Best R&B: Craig David
  Craig David
  
  Craig Ashley David is an England Contemporary R&B singer-songwriter. He has released four studio albums: Born To Do It, Slicker Than Your Average, The Story Goes..., Trust Me and a Greatest Hits album....
  
• Best Hip Hop: Eminem
  Eminem
  
  Marshall Bruce Mathers III , known by his primary stage name Eminem, or by his alter-ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer and actor....
  
• Web Award: Limp Bizkit
  Limp Bizkit
  
  Limp Bizkit is an United States nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida, Florida. The band achieved success with over 50 million albums sold worldwide....
   "www.limpbizkit.com"
• Best UK Act: Craig David
  Craig David
  
  Craig Ashley David is an England Contemporary R&B singer-songwriter. He has released four studio albums: Born To Do It, Slicker Than Your Average, The Story Goes..., Trust Me and a Greatest Hits album....
  
• Best German Act: Samy Deluxe
  Samy Deluxe
  
  Samuel Sorge , commonly known as Samy Deluxe, Wickeda MC or Sam Semillia is a German hip hop artist from Hamburg. He is one of Germany's most successful solo hip hop music musicians while also releasing albums as a member of two separate crews, Dynamite Deluxe and ASD ....
  
• Best Nordic Act: Safri Duo
  Safri Duo
  
  Safri Duo is a Denmark percussion instrument duo composed of Uffe Savery and Morten Friis . Initially classically oriented, by 1999 they were discovered by a label executive working on classical music....
  
• Best Italian Act: Elisa
• Best Dutch Act: Kane
  Kane (Dutch band)
  
  Kane is a Netherlands rock band. The group consists of the two original members, Dinand Woesthoff and Dennis van Leeuwen . Their music can be described as "guitar Rock music" and is inspired by U2....
  
• Best French Act: Manu Chao
  Manu Chao
  
  Manu Chao is a France-born singing and political activism of Spanish people origin. He sings mainly in Spanish language, French language, English language and Portuguese language and occasionally in a number of other languages....
  
• Best Polish Act: Kasia Kowalska
  Kasia Kowalska
  
  Kasia Kowalska is a Poles pop rock singer/songwriter/Record producer/actor.Her musical experience began in the 1980s when she sang as a female vocalist for numerous Polish bands, including Human , Fatum and Talking Pictures ....
  
• Best Spanish Act: La Oreja de Van Gogh
  La Oreja de Van Gogh
  
  La Oreja de Van Gogh is a Latin Grammy winning and Grammy nominated Spain Pop music band from San Sebasti?n. The name of the band references the famous post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh who cut off the lobe of his own ear....
  
• Best Russian Act: Alsou
  Alsou
  
  Alsou Ralifovna Abramova...
  
• Free Your Mind: Treatment Action Campaign
  Treatment Action Campaign
  
  The Treatment Action Campaign is a South African AIDS activist organization which was founded by the HIV-positive activist Zackie Achmat in 1998....
   (TAC)

2002

• Best Song: Pink - "Get the Party Started
  Get the Party Started
  
  "Get the Party Started" is a song by Pink , and was the first single from her second album, Missundaztood . It became an international hit and reached the top ten in many countries....
  "
• Best Video: Röyksopp
  Röyksopp
  
  R?yksopp is a Norway electronica duo based in Bergen composed of Torbj?rn Brundtland and Svein Berge. The group formed officially in 1998 and released their debut album Melody A.M. in 2001....
   - "Remind Me
  Remind Me
  
  "Remind Me" is a song by Norway duo R?yksopp, released as their fourth single. The single version of "Remind Me" is substantially different from the album version ....
  "
• Best Album: Eminem
  Eminem
  
  Marshall Bruce Mathers III , known by his primary stage name Eminem, or by his alter-ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer and actor....
   - The Eminem Show
  The Eminem Show
  
  The Eminem Show is the fourth studio album by Eminem, released in 2002 in music.The Eminem Show was the best-selling album of 2002. At the Grammy Awards of 2003 it was nominated for Grammy Award for Album of the Year and became Eminem's third straight LP to win the award for Best Rap Album....
  
• Best Female: Jennifer Lopez
  Jennifer Lopez
  
  Jennifer Lynn Lopez , popularly nicknamed J.Lo, is an American Golden Globe-nominated actor, Grammy Award-nominated singer, record producer, dancer, fashion designer and television producer....
  
• Best Male: Eminem
  Eminem
  
  Marshall Bruce Mathers III , known by his primary stage name Eminem, or by his alter-ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer and actor....
  
• Best Group: Linkin Park
  Linkin Park
  
  Linkin Park is an American Rock music band from Agoura Hills, California, California. Since its formation in 1996, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards....
  
• Best New Act: The Calling
  The Calling
  
  The Calling is a rock band from Los Angeles, California, California. The band was formed by Alex Band and Aaron Kamin when Kamin was dating Band's sister....
  
• Best Pop: Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Minogue
  
  Kylie Ann Minogue, Order of the British Empire, , is an Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. She rose to prominence in the late 1980s through her role in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a recording artist in 1987....
  
• Best Dance: Kylie Minogue
  Kylie Minogue
  
  Kylie Ann Minogue, Order of the British Empire, , is an Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. She rose to prominence in the late 1980s through her role in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a recording artist in 1987....
  
• Best Rock: Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award-winning American Rock music band formed in Los Angeles, California, California, in 1983. For most of the band's existence, the members are vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Flea , and drummer Chad Smith....
  
• Best Hard Rock: Linkin Park
  Linkin Park
  
  Linkin Park is an American Rock music band from Agoura Hills, California, California. Since its formation in 1996, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards....
  
• Best R&B: Alicia Keys
  Alicia Keys
  
  Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American contemporary R&B and soul music singer-songwriter, pianist, cello and actor....
  
• Best Hip Hop: Eminem
  Eminem
  
  Marshall Bruce Mathers III , known by his primary stage name Eminem, or by his alter-ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer and actor....
  
• Best Live Act: Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award-winning American Rock music band formed in Los Angeles, California, California, in 1983. For most of the band's existence, the members are vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Flea , and drummer Chad Smith....
  
• Web Award: Moby
  Moby
  
  Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby is an American DJ, singer-songwriter and musician.He plays keyboard, guitar, bass guitar and drums....
   "www.moby.com"
• Best UK & Ireland Act: Coldplay
  Coldplay
  
  Coldplay are a United Kingdom alternative rock Musical ensemble formed in London, England in 1998. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion....
  
• Best German Act: Xavier Naidoo
  Xavier Naidoo
  
  Xavier Kurt Naidoo is a German singer and songwriter of Tamil South Africans descent, who sings in German language and occasionally in English language....
  
• Best Nordic Act: Kent
  Kent (band)
  
  Kent is a Sweden Musical ensemble founded in Eskilstuna in 1990, with the name Coca-Cola Kids, later Jones & Giftet , and Havs?nglar ....
  
• Best Italian Act: Subsonica
  Subsonica
  
  Subsonica is an Italy Rock band that was formed in 1996 in music. Their eponymous debut album debuted at the end of 1996. The band gained real success in 2000 by playing the Sanremo Music Festival....
  
• Best Dutch Act: Brainpower
  Brainpower
  
  Gertjan Mulder , professionally know as Brainpower, is a Dutch language rapper. He was born in Belgium and grew up in the Netherlands. In 1998, he won a music competition in the Netherlands....
  
• Best French Act: Indochine
  Indochine (band)
  
  Indochine is a France New Wave /rock and roll band, formed in 1981. The band was very successful in France in the 1980s, as well as other parts of continental Europe and Latin America, with songs like L'Aventurier and Canary Bay....
  
• Best Polish Act: Myslovitz
  Myslovitz
  
  Myslovitz is a Poland Rock music band, whose music incorporates elements of college rock, shoegazing, and, arguably, Britpop. From 2003, EMI has been attempting to establish them internationally, with considerable support from MTV Europe....
  
• Best Spanish Act: Amaral
  Amaral (music group)
  
  Amaral is a music group from Zaragoza, Spain. The band consists of Eva Amaral and Juan Aguirre . They write their songs together. Eva Amaral started out as a drummer in another group until she set out with Aguirre to play her own material in 1997....
  
• Best Russian Act: Diskoteka Avariya
  Diskoteka Avariya
  
  Diskoteka Avaria are a Russian pop music group from Ivanovo, Russia. They currently consist of three members: Nikolay Stagoranovich Timofeev , Aleksey Borisovich Serov and Aleksey Olegovich Ryzhov ....
  
• Best Portuguese Act: Blind Zero
  Blind Zero
  
  Blind Zero are a Portugal rock band from the city of Porto. They have won the 2003 MTV Europe Music Award for the Best Portuguese Act....
  
• Best Romanian Act: Animal X
  Animal X
  
  The story of Animal X begins in 1997, when Mihai Laurentiu Penca , Hiena and Sop?rla decided to make a breakdance band. They were the most popular breakdancers in Constanta, their hometown....
  
• Free Your Mind: Football Against Racism in Europe
  Football Against Racism in Europe
  
  Football Against Racism in Europe is a network set up to counter "racism and xenophobia" in European Football . The network was set up in Vienna, Austria, on February 1999 after a meeting of football supporters' groups, football players' unions and football associations....
   (FARE)

2003

• Best Song: Beyoncé
  Beyoncé Knowles
  
  Beyonc? Giselle Knowles , commonly known as Beyonc? , is an American contemporary R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools, and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child....
   feat. Jay-Z
  Jay-Z
  
  Shawn Corey Carter , better known as his stage name, Jay-Z, is an American hip hop artist and businessman. He is the former Chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records....
   - "Crazy in Love"
• Best Video: Sigur Rós
  Sigur Rós
  
  Sigur R?s are an Icelandic post-rock band with melodic, Classical music and minimalist music elements. The band is known for its ethereal sound and lead singer J?n ??r Birgisson falsetto voice....
   - "Untitled #1"
• Best Album: Justin Timberlake
  Justin Timberlake
  
  Justin Randall Timberlake is an United Statesn pop music singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as an Emmy Award....
   - Justified
• Best Female: Christina Aguilera
  Christina Aguilera
  
  Christina Mar?a Aguilera is an American pop music/contemporary R&B singer and songwriter. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#1990s revival from 1993?1994....
  
• Best Male: Justin Timberlake
  Justin Timberlake
  
  Justin Randall Timberlake is an United Statesn pop music singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as an Emmy Award....
  
• Best Group: Coldplay
  Coldplay
  
  Coldplay are a United Kingdom alternative rock Musical ensemble formed in London, England in 1998. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion....
  
• Best New Act: Sean Paul
  Sean Paul
  
  Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques , simply known as Sean Paul, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician....
  
• Best Pop: Justin Timberlake
  Justin Timberlake
  
  Justin Randall Timberlake is an United Statesn pop music singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as an Emmy Award....
  
• Best Dance: Panjabi MC
  Panjabi MC
  
  Rajinder Singh Rai , better known by his stage name Panjabi MC is a British Indian musician. He was born in Coventry, England....
  
• Best Rock: The White Stripes
  The White Stripes
  
  The White Stripes is an American rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. The group consists of songwriter Jack White and Meg White .After releasing several singles and three albums within the Music of Detroit#1990s independent music underground music, The White Stripes rose to prominence in 2002, as part of the garage rock#Revival...
  
• Best R&B: Beyoncé
  Beyoncé Knowles
  
  Beyonc? Giselle Knowles , commonly known as Beyonc? , is an American contemporary R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools, and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child....
  
• Best Hip Hop: Eminem
  Eminem
  
  Marshall Bruce Mathers III , known by his primary stage name Eminem, or by his alter-ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer and actor....
  
• Web Award: Goldfrapp
  Goldfrapp
  
  Goldfrapp is a British people electronic music group known for their visual theatrics and contribution to the popularization of electronic dance music....
   "www.goldfrapp.co.uk"
• Best UK & Ireland Act: The Darkness
  The Darkness
  
  The Darkness were a multi-BRIT Awards-winning United Kingdom hard rock/glam rock band. Their highly retro style of music was influenced by rock music bands like Queen , Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, M?tley Cr?e, Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, Sparks , Van Halen, T....
  
• Best German Act: Die Ärzte
  Die Ärzte
  
  Die ?rzte is a Punk rock band from Berlin. Along with the D?sseldorf outfit Die Toten Hosen, Die ?rzte is one of the best-known German punk rock bands....
  
• Best Italian Act: Gemelli Diversi
  Gemelli Diversi
  
  Gemelli Diversi is an Italy hip hop group....
  
• Best Nordic Act: The Rasmus
  The Rasmus
  
  The Rasmus is a Finland rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were still in upper comprehensive school. The original band members were Lauri Yl?nen , Eero Heinonen , Pauli Rantasalmi and Janne Heiskanen ....
  
• Best Dutch Act: Tiësto
  Tiësto
  
  Ti?sto is a Netherlands Trance music disc jockey and record producer. He has become one of the world's most famous people in the trance and electronic dance music scenes....
  
• Best French Act: KYO
  Kyo (band)
  
  Kyo is a France Rock music band....
  
• Best Polish Act: Myslovitz
  Myslovitz
  
  Myslovitz is a Poland Rock music band, whose music incorporates elements of college rock, shoegazing, and, arguably, Britpop. From 2003, EMI has been attempting to establish them internationally, with considerable support from MTV Europe....
  
• Best Spanish Act: El Canto del Loco
  El Canto del Loco
  
  El Canto del Loco is a Spain pop rock band, although its members recognize that some of their songs are more in the style of power pop.The group was created in 1994 by Dani Mart?n and Ivan Ganchegui although the final five members would not come together until years later....
  
• Best Russian Act: Glukoza
  Glukoza
  
  Natalia Ilinichna Ionova , better known under her artist name Glukoza is a Russian singer and solo artist....
  
• Best Portuguese Act: Blind Zero
  Blind Zero
  
  Blind Zero are a Portugal rock band from the city of Porto. They have won the 2003 MTV Europe Music Award for the Best Portuguese Act....
  
• Best Romanian Act: AB4
• Free Your Mind: Aung San Suu Kyi
  Aung San Suu Kyi
  
  Aung San Suu Kyi Companion of the Order of Australia ; born 19 June 1945 in Rangoon, is a pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma, and a noted prisoner of conscience and advocate of nonviolence resistance....
  

2004

• Best Song: Outkast
  OutKast
  
  OutKast is an United States hip hop music duet based out of East Point, Georgia, a city south of Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia . The duo was originally known as The OKB but later changed its name to OutKast....
   - "Hey Ya!
  Hey Ya!
  
  "Hey Ya!" is a song written and produced by Andr? 3000 for his 2003 album The Love Below, part of the hip hop music duo OutKast's double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below....
  "
• Best Video: Outkast
  OutKast
  
  OutKast is an United States hip hop music duet based out of East Point, Georgia, a city south of Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia . The duo was originally known as The OKB but later changed its name to OutKast....
   - "Hey Ya!
  Hey Ya!
  
  "Hey Ya!" is a song written and produced by Andr? 3000 for his 2003 album The Love Below, part of the hip hop music duo OutKast's double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below....
  "
• Best Album: Usher
  Usher (entertainer)
  
  Usher Raymond IV , known simply as Usher, is an American contemporary R&B-pop music singer-songwriter and actor. He rose to fame in the 1990s, releasing the multi-platinum album My Way and 8701 ....
   - Confessions
  Confessions (Usher album)
  
  Confessions is the fourth studio album by American contemporary R&B and pop music singer-songwriter Usher , released March 23, 2004 on Arista Records....
  
• Best Female: Britney Spears
  Britney Spears
  
  'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
  
• Best Male: Usher
  Usher (entertainer)
  
  Usher Raymond IV , known simply as Usher, is an American contemporary R&B-pop music singer-songwriter and actor. He rose to fame in the 1990s, releasing the multi-platinum album My Way and 8701 ....
  
• Best Group: Outkast
  OutKast
  
  OutKast is an United States hip hop music duet based out of East Point, Georgia, a city south of Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia . The duo was originally known as The OKB but later changed its name to OutKast....
  
• Best New Act: Maroon 5
  Maroon 5
  
  Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band. Formed with only two members at the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts and expanded in Los Angeles, Maroon 5 has sold over 10 million albums in the United States and nearly 15 million world wide....
  
• Best Pop: Black Eyed Peas
  The Black Eyed Peas
  
  The Black Eyed Peas are an United States hip hop music group from Los Angeles. As of 2009, the group is composed of will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and Fergie ....
  
• Best Rock: Linkin Park
  Linkin Park
  
  Linkin Park is an American Rock music band from Agoura Hills, California, California. Since its formation in 1996, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards....
  
• Best Alternative: Muse
  Muse (band)
  
  Muse are an English rock music band that was formed in Teignmouth, Devon, England in 1994. Since their inception, the band has comprised Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard ....
  
• Best R&B: Alicia Keys
  Alicia Keys
  
  Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American contemporary R&B and soul music singer-songwriter, pianist, cello and actor....
  
• Best Hip Hop: D12
  D12
  
  D12 is an United States hip hop music group from Detroit, Michigan. D12 has had chart-topping albums in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia....
  
• Best UK & Ireland Act: Muse
  Muse (band)
  
  Muse are an English rock music band that was formed in Teignmouth, Devon, England in 1994. Since their inception, the band has comprised Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard ....
  
• Best German Act: Beatsteaks
  Beatsteaks
  
  Beatsteaks are an Alternative rock/Punk rock band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 1995....
  
• Best Italian Act: Tiziano Ferro
  Tiziano Ferro
  
  Tiziano Ferro is an Italy latin pop singer. He also records Spanish language versions of his Italian albums and has had notable success in Europe and Latin America....
  
• Best Nordic Act: The Hives
  The Hives
  
  The Hives are a Swedish rock band that first garnered attention in the early 2000s as a prominent group of the Garage rock#Revival, playing garage punk....
  
• Best Dutch & Belgian Act: Kane
  Kane (Dutch band)
  
  Kane is a Netherlands rock band. The group consists of the two original members, Dinand Woesthoff and Dennis van Leeuwen . Their music can be described as "guitar Rock music" and is inspired by U2....
  
• Best French Act: Jenifer
  Jenifer
  
  Jenifer is a 2001 made-for-television film broadcast on CBS in late 2001....
  
• Best Polish Act: Sistars
  SiStars
  
  Sistars is a Poland pop/soul group formed in 2001. Their music showcases the vocals of sister vocalists Natalia Przybysz and Paulina Przybysz, and producers/composers Bartek Kr?lik, Marek Piotrowski incorporating elements of Rap music, Rhythm and blues, funk and jazz....
  
• Best Spanish Act: Enrique Bunbury
  Enrique Bunbury
  
  Enrique Ortiz de Land?zuri Izardui , born August 11, 1967 is a Spain rock singer-songwriter.Bunbury was born in Zaragoza, Spain. He got involved in music in the early 1980s, making his debut in a high school band called Apocalipsis, and later played along with Proceso Entr?pico....
  
• Best Russian Act: Zveri
  Zveri
  
  Zveri are a Russian pop/rock band who released their debut album Golod in 2003 to positive reviews.Zveri was formed in mid-2002 by Roman Bilyk, the lead singer of the band, better known as Roma Zver'....
  
• Best Portuguese Act: Da Weasel
  Da Weasel
  
  Da Weasel is a Portugal hip-hop music band from Almada. They are fronted by MCs Pacman and Virgul. Da Weasel is one of the oldest hip-hop projects in Portugal, having started in 1993....
  
• Best Romanian Act: Ombladon featuring Raku
• Free Your Mind: La Strada
  La Strada Program
  
  La Strada Program is an international network working on the prevention of trafficking in women from Central Europe and Eastern Europe.La Strada Program was established in 1995 as a trilateral partnership between three countries - Poland, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands....
  

2005

• Best Song: Coldplay
  Coldplay
  
  Coldplay are a United Kingdom alternative rock Musical ensemble formed in London, England in 1998. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion....
   - "Speed of Sound
  Speed of Sound (song)
  
  "Speed of Sound" is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their third album, X&Y. Built around a piano riff, the song builds into a huge, synth-heavy chorus....
  "
• Best Video: The Chemical Brothers
  The Chemical Brothers
  
  The Chemical Brothers are the English electronic music duo Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons . Initially they called themselves "The Dust Brothers", after the noted United States Dust Brothers, but the threat of legal action from the originals led them to change their name in 1995....
   - "Believe
  Believe (Chemical Brothers song)
  
  "Believe" was the second Single from The Chemical Brothers 2005 album Push the Button . The single was released in early May 2005 2005 and peaked at #18 in the charts ....
  "
• Best Album: Green Day
  Green Day
  
  Green Day is an American Rock music trio formed in 1987. The band has consisted of Billie Joe Armstrong , Mike Dirnt , and Tr? Cool for the majority of its existence....
   - American Idiot
  American Idiot (album)
  
  American Idiot is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was co-produced with longterm collaborator Rob Cavallo and released on September 21, 2004 through Reprise Records....
  
• Best Female: Shakira
  Shakira
  
  Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist who emerged as a Prodigy in the music scene of Latin America in the mid-1990s....
  
• Best Male: Robbie Williams
  Robbie Williams
  
  Robbie Williams is a Grammy Award-nominated and ten time BRIT Awards-winning England singer-songwriter. His career started as a member of the pop band Take That in 1990, which he left in 1995 to begin his solo career....
  
• Best Group: Gorillaz
  Gorillaz
  
  Gorillaz is a virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur , and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl....
  
• Best New Act: James Blunt
  James Blunt
  
  James Blunt is an England Acoustic music folk pop singer-songwriter whose debut album, Back to Bedlam, and single releases, especially "You're Beautiful", brought him to fame in 2005....
  
• Best Pop: Black Eyed Peas
  The Black Eyed Peas
  
  The Black Eyed Peas are an United States hip hop music group from Los Angeles. As of 2009, the group is composed of will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and Fergie ....
  
• Best Rock: Green Day
  Green Day
  
  Green Day is an American Rock music trio formed in 1987. The band has consisted of Billie Joe Armstrong , Mike Dirnt , and Tr? Cool for the majority of its existence....
  
• Best Alternative: System of a Down
  System of a Down
  
  System of a Down is an American rock music band, from Glendale, California, formed in 1994 . System of a Down consisted of Serj Tankian , Daron Malakian , Shavo Odadjian , and John Dolmayan , the band has released five albums since 1998....
  
• Best R&B: Alicia Keys
  Alicia Keys
  
  Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American contemporary R&B and soul music singer-songwriter, pianist, cello and actor....
  
• Best Hip-Hop: Snoop Dogg
  Snoop Dogg
  
  Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg , is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor....
  
• Best UK & Ireland Act: Coldplay
  Coldplay
  
  Coldplay are a United Kingdom alternative rock Musical ensemble formed in London, England in 1998. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion....
  
• Best German Act: Rammstein
  Rammstein
  
  Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche H?rte band, founded in Berlin in 1994, and consisting of Till Lindemann , Richard Z. Kruspe , Paul Landers , Oliver Riedel , Christoph Schneider and Christian Lorenz ....
  
• Best Danish Act: Mew
  Mew (band)
  
  Mew are a Denmark Alternative rock band consisting of Jonas Bjerre, Bo Madsen, and Silas Utke Graae J?rgensen. Bassist Johan Wohlert was also a founding member of the band, but left in 2006....
  
• Best Finnish Act: The Rasmus
  The Rasmus
  
  The Rasmus is a Finland rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were still in upper comprehensive school. The original band members were Lauri Yl?nen , Eero Heinonen , Pauli Rantasalmi and Janne Heiskanen ....
  
• Best Norwegian Act: Turbonegro
  Turbonegro
  
  Turbonegro is a Norway punk rock band that combines hard rock and punk music into a style the band describes as "deathpunk".Among the band's main influences are Black Flag , Rolling Stones, Kiss , Venom , Radio Birdman, AC/DC, Kill City, Circle Jerks, Ramones, Alice Cooper, Negazione, The Dictators and The Stooges, as well as Norwegian roc...
  
• Best Swedish Act: Moneybrother
• Best Italian Act: Negramaro
  Negramaro
  
  Negramaro is an Italy rock music band formed in 1999 and successful since 2005. Their name stems from Negroamaro, a wine produced in their native region, Salento....
  
• Best Dutch & Belgian Act: Anouk
  Anouk
  
  Anouk Stotijn-Teeuwe is a Netherlands singer, professionally known as Anouk. Since 1997 she has released seven Pop music-Rock music albums....
  
• Best French Act: Superbus
  Superbus (band)
  
  Superbus is a five-piece France power pop band formed in 1999....
  
• Best Polish Act: Sistars
  SiStars
  
  Sistars is a Poland pop/soul group formed in 2001. Their music showcases the vocals of sister vocalists Natalia Przybysz and Paulina Przybysz, and producers/composers Bartek Kr?lik, Marek Piotrowski incorporating elements of Rap music, Rhythm and blues, funk and jazz....
  
• Best Spanish Act: El Canto del Loco
  El Canto del Loco
  
  El Canto del Loco is a Spain pop rock band, although its members recognize that some of their songs are more in the style of power pop.The group was created in 1994 by Dani Mart?n and Ivan Ganchegui although the final five members would not come together until years later....
  
• Best Russian Act: Dima Bilan
  Dima Bilan
  
  Dima Bilan is a Russian pop music artist. Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go ", finishing second, and he won the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, with the song "Believe "....
  
• Best Portuguese Act: The Gift
  The Gift (band)
  
  The Gift is a Portugal Alternative rock/electronic music/Rock band....
  
• Best Romanian Act: Voltaj
  Voltaj
  
  Voltaj is a Romanian electronic-rock group. They won the Best Romanian Act award at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2005....
  
• Best Adriatic Act: Siddharta
  Siddharta (band)
  
  Siddharta is a five-piece Slovenian rock and roll musical band founded in 1995. They are named after the popular novel by Germany writer Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha ....
  
• Best African Act: 2face Idibia
  2face Idibia
  
  Innocent Ujah Idibia best known as 2face Idibia is a Nigerian African hip hop#Nigeria Music of Nigeria and songwriter. He was a member of the defunct Rhythm and blues/Hip hop music group Plantashun Boyz....
  
• Free Your Mind: Bob Geldof
  Bob Geldof
  
  Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE, known as Bob Geldof , is an Republic of Ireland singer, songwriter, actor and political activist who became famous as a member of the Rock music The Boomtown Rats....
  

2006

• Best Song: Gnarls Barkley
  Gnarls Barkley
  
  Gnarls Barkley is a Grammy award winning United States musical collaboration between multi-instrumentalist and record producer Danger Mouse from New York, and rapper/lead singer Cee-Lo Green , from Atlanta....
   - "Crazy
  Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)
  
  "'Crazy'" is the first single from Gnarls Barkley, a musical collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo, and is taken from their 2006 debut album St....
  "
• Best Video: Justice vs. Simian
  Simian (band)
  
  Simian were an England electro-rock band, best-known for their song "La Breeze", which was featured in a Peugeot 1007 advertisement and in the Dove film advertisement "Onslaught." The members were Simon William Lord , James_Ford_ , Alex MacNaghten and James Anthony Shaw ....
   - "We Are Your Friends"
• Best Album: Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
  
  Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award-winning American Rock music band formed in Los Angeles, California, California, in 1983. For most of the band's existence, the members are vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Flea , and drummer Chad Smith....
   - Stadium Arcadium
  Stadium Arcadium
  
  Stadium Arcadium is the ninth studio album by the Rock music band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on May 5, 2006 via Warner Bros. Records. It sold 442,000 copies in the U.S....
  
• Best Female: Christina Aguilera
  Christina Aguilera
  
  Christina Mar?a Aguilera is an American pop music/contemporary R&B singer and songwriter. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#1990s revival from 1993?1994....
  
• Best Male: Justin Timberlake
  Justin Timberlake
  
  Justin Randall Timberlake is an United Statesn pop music singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as an Emmy Award....
  
• Best Group: Depeche Mode
  Depeche Mode
  
  Depeche Mode is an electronic music band formed in 1980, in Basildon, Essex, England. The group's original line-up was Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andrew Fletcher and Vince Clarke ....
  
• Future Sounds: Gnarls Barkley
  Gnarls Barkley
  
  Gnarls Barkley is a Grammy award winning United States musical collaboration between multi-instrumentalist and record producer Danger Mouse from New York, and rapper/lead singer Cee-Lo Green , from Atlanta....
  
• Best Pop: Justin Timberlake
  Justin Timberlake
  
  Justin Randall Timberlake is an United Statesn pop music singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as an Emmy Award....
  
• Best Rock: The Killers
  The Killers (band)
  
  The Killers are an American alternative rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2002. The group consists of Brandon Flowers , Dave Keuning , Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr....
   (dedicated to Muse
  Muse (band)
  
  Muse are an English rock music band that was formed in Teignmouth, Devon, England in 1994. Since their inception, the band has comprised Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard ....
  )
• Best Alternative: Muse
  Muse (band)
  
  Muse are an English rock music band that was formed in Teignmouth, Devon, England in 1994. Since their inception, the band has comprised Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard ....
  
• Best R&B: Rihanna
  Rihanna
  
  Robyn Rihanna Fenty , known as Rihanna , is a Barbados singer, fashion model, and former beauty queen. She also serves as the cultural ambassador for Barbados....
  
• Best Hip-Hop: Kanye West
  Kanye West
  
  Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer and singer. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008....
  
• Best UK & Ireland Act: The Kooks
  The Kooks
  
  The Kooks are an United Kingdom Rock music band, formed in Brighton in 2004. The band currently consists of four members; Luke Pritchard, Hugh Harris, Paul Garred and Peter Denton....
  
• Best German Act: Bushido
  Bushido (rapper)
  
  Bushido , is a German rap rapper. He also uses the pseudonym Sonny Black....
  
• Best Danish Act: Outlandish
  Outlandish
  
  Outlandish are a multi-award winning Hip hop music group based in Denmark. Formed in 1997, they consist of Isam Bachiri , Waqas Ali Qadri , and Lenny Martinez ....
  
• Best Finnish Act: Poets of the Fall
  Poets of the Fall
  
  Poets of the Fall are an independant rock band from Helsinki, Finland that was founded by Marko Saaresto and Olli Tukiainen in 2003. The members are Marko "Mark" Saaresto, , Olliver Tukiainen , and Markus Kaarlonen ; during concerts, they are accompanied by Jani Snellman , Jaska M?kinen and Jari Salminen ....
  
• Best Norwegian Act: Marit Larsen
  Marit Larsen
  
  Marit Elisabeth Larsen is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She gained international fame during her teenage years as a member of the pop duo M2M with childhood friend Marion Raven....
  
• Best Swedish Act: Snook
  Snook (band)
  
  Snook is a Swedish rap group from Stockholm. The group consists of Oskar "Kihlen" Linnros and Daniel "Danne" Adams-Ray. The group often makes fun of traditional rap and tries to renew it....
  
• Best Italian Act: Finley
  Finley (band)
  
  Finley is an Italy pop-punk group were formed in Milan in 2000. The band is made up of four men from Legnano, a town near Milan. The band got its name from NBA star, Michael Finley....
  
• Best Dutch & Belgian Act: Anouk
  Anouk
  
  Anouk Stotijn-Teeuwe is a Netherlands singer, professionally known as Anouk. Since 1997 she has released seven Pop music-Rock music albums....
  
• Best French Act: Diam's
  Diam's
  
  Diam's is a French-language Rapping artist of French people and Greeks Cypriot origin. Her family moved to Essonne in 1984.In 1998, when she was just 18, Diam's signed a development deal with BMG Music Publishing France....
  
• Best Polish Act: Blog 27
  Blog 27
  
  Blog 27 is a Poland pop music Musical ensemble consisting of teenager Tola Szlagowska and four musicians and two dancers....
  
• Best Spanish Act: La Excepción
  La Excepción
  
  La Excepci?n is a rap music band from Madrid, composed of two MCs: El Langui and Gitano Ant?n , and DJ La dako style ....
  
• Best Russian Act: Dima Bilan
  Dima Bilan
  
  Dima Bilan is a Russian pop music artist. Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go ", finishing second, and he won the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, with the song "Believe "....
  
• Best Portuguese Act: Moonspell
  Moonspell
  
  Moonspell is a Portugal black metal/gothic metal band with death/doom metal elements, formed in 1989 as Morbid God. After renaming themselves Moonspell in 1992, they released their first Extended play Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before of the release of their first album Wolfheart....
  
• Best Romanian Act: DJ Project
  DJ Project
  
  DJ Project is a Romanian trance music group, made up Gino Manzotti and DJ Maxx as producers and Elena Baltagan as the vocalist. The group was formed in 2000 in Timisoara, with their first album released in 2001....
  
• Best Adriatic Act: Aleksandra Kovac
  Aleksandra Kovac
  
  Aleksandra Kovac is a Serbian singer, songwriter, arranger and producer from Serbia. She is the daughter of a prominent Serbian composer Kornelije Kovac....
   (Serbia
  Serbia
  
  Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country in Central Europe and Balkans Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans....
  )
• Best Baltic Act: Brainstorm
  Brainstorm (Latvian band)
  
  Brainstorm is a successful Latvian pop/rock band. The band became popular internationally in 2000, when they finished third Eurovision Song Contest with the song "My Star "....
  
• Best African Act: Freshlyground
  Freshlyground
  
  Freshlyground is a South African Afro-fusion band that was formed in Cape Town in 2002. The band members are from South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe....
  

2007

• Most Addictive Track: Avril Lavigne
  Avril Lavigne
  
  Avril Lavigne Whibley , better known by her birth name Avril Lavigne , is a Canadian pop-punk singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and actress....
   - "Girlfriend
  Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne song)
  
  "Girlfriend" a song by Canada pop-punk singer Avril Lavigne, is the lead single from her third album, The Best Damn Thing . It was produced by Dr....
  "
• Video Star: Justice – "D.A.N.C.E"
• Best Album: Nelly Furtado
  Nelly Furtado
  
  Nelly Kim Furtado is a Grammy Award-winning Canada singer of Portuguese people ancestry. She is a singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress....
   - Loose
  Loose
  
  Loose may refer to:in music*Loose , a 2006 album by Nelly Furtado**Loose Mini DVD, a 2007 DVD by Nelly Furtado**Loose the Concert, a 2007 live DVD by Nelly Furtado...
  
• Best Solo Artist: Avril Lavigne
  Avril Lavigne
  
  Avril Lavigne Whibley , better known by her birth name Avril Lavigne , is a Canadian pop-punk singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and actress....
  
• Best Band: Linkin Park
  Linkin Park
  
  Linkin Park is an American Rock music band from Agoura Hills, California, California. Since its formation in 1996, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards....
  
• New Sounds of Europe: Bedwetters
  Bedwetters
  
  Bedwetters is an Estonian pop punk Musical ensemble formed in September 2004. They were recognized in 2007 spring, by winning a contest of youth bands in Estonia created by the Zen mobile phone card....
  
• Rock Out: 30 Seconds to Mars
  30 Seconds to Mars
  
  30 Seconds to Mars is an American rock music band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. The band features actor Jared Leto as vocalist, rhythm guitarist and songwriter....
  
• Ultimate Urban: Rihanna
  Rihanna
  
  Robyn Rihanna Fenty , known as Rihanna , is a Barbados singer, fashion model, and former beauty queen. She also serves as the cultural ambassador for Barbados....
  
• Best Headliner: Muse
  Muse
  
  File:Muse reading Louvre CA2220.jpgThe Muses in Greek mythology, poetry, and literature are the goddesses or spirits who inspire the creation of literature and the arts....
  
• Best Inter Act: Tokio Hotel
  Tokio Hotel
  
  Tokio Hotel [] is a German band founded in Magdeburg, Germany in 2001 by singer Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, drummer Gustav Sch?fer and bassist Georg Listing....
  
• Best UK & Ireland Act: Muse
  Muse
  
  File:Muse reading Louvre CA2220.jpgThe Muses in Greek mythology, poetry, and literature are the goddesses or spirits who inspire the creation of literature and the arts....
  
• Best German Act: Bushido
  Bushido
  
  , meaning "Way of the Warrior", is a Japanese code of conduct and a way of the samurai life, loosely analogous to the concept of chivalry. It originates from the samurai moral code and stresses frugality, loyalty, martial arts mastery, and honour until death....
  
• Best Danish Act: Nephew
  Nephew
  
  Nephew is a term referring to the son of one's sibling or spouse's sibling. Sons of siblings-in-law are also informally referred to as nephews, even though there is no blood relation....
  
• Best Finnish Act: Negative
  Negative
  
  The term negative refers to a property of negativity and may refer to:...
  
• Best Norwegian Act: El Axel
• Best Swedish Act: Neverstore
• Best Italian Act: J-Ax
• Best Dutch & Belgian Act: Within Temptation
  Within Temptation
  
  Within Temptation is a Netherlands heavy metal music band. The band was founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt....
  
• Best French Act: Justice
  Justice
  
  Justice is the concept of morality rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, fairness and equity."...
  
• Best Polish Act: Doda
  Doda
  
  Doda is a town and a notified area committee in Doda district in Jammu & Kashmir of India....
  
• Best Spanish Act: Violadores del Verso
  Violadores del Verso
  
  Violadores del Verso , also known as V del V or Doble V, are a hip hop music crew from Zaragoza, Spain. They used the name Doble V but were forced to return to their original long name, due to legal problems ....
  
• Best Russian Act: Dima Bilan
  Dima Bilan
  
  Dima Bilan is a Russian pop music artist. Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go ", finishing second, and he won the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, with the song "Believe "....
  
• Best Romanian & Moldovan Act: Andreea Banica
• Best Portuguese Act: Da Weasel
  Da Weasel
  
  Da Weasel is a Portugal hip-hop music band from Almada. They are fronted by MCs Pacman and Virgul. Da Weasel is one of the oldest hip-hop projects in Portugal, having started in 1993....
  
• Best Adriatic Act: Van Gogh
• Best Baltic Act: Jurga
• Best Arabian Act: Rashed Al-Majed
  Rashed Al-Majed
  
  Rashed Abdul-Rahman Al-Majed is a Saudi singer, musician, and record producer. He is known to be one of the region's most popular vocalists alongside Mohammed Abdu, Rabeh Sager and Abdulmajeed Abdullah....
  
• Best Hungarian Act: Ákos
  Ákos
  
  ?kos Kov?cs, born in Budapest, 6 April, 1968, is a Hungarian people pop music singer-songwriter. He is known for his solo career writing and performing serious, poetic pop songs, as well as a member of the now defunct group Bonanza Banzai....
  
• Best Turkish Act: Ceza
  Ceza
  
  Ceza . He is the most commercially famous and influential Turkish people rapper. His albums have featured many artists including Sezen Aksu, Candan Er?etin, Tech N9ne, Sagopa Kajmer, Dr....
  
• Best Ukrainian Act: Lama
  Lama
  
  Lama is a title for a Tibetan teacher of the Dharma. The name is similar to the Sanskrit term guru . The title can be used as an honorific title conferred on a monk, nun or advanced tantric practitioner to designate a level of spiritual attainment and authority to teach, or may be part of a title such as Dalai Lama or Panchen Lama a...
  
• Best African Act: D'banj
  D'banj
  
  Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo ,known commonly as, D'banj is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and harmonica player. "Dapo" is a nickname for the Yoruba people name "Ifedapo" ....
  
• Artist's Choice: Amy Winehouse
  Amy Winehouse
  
  Amy Jade Winehouse is an England singer and songwriter, known for her eclectic mix of various musical genres including soul music, jazz, rock & roll, ska and rhythm and blues....
  
• Free Your Mind: Anton Abele
  Anton Abele
  
  Anton Abele, was born in 1991 in Stockholm, Sweden.He is a young activist and debater who committed himself to work against street violence after the death of 16-year-old Riccardo Campogiani, who was beaten to death at a party in the centre of Stockholm in October 2007 ....
  

2008

• Best Act of 2008: Britney Spears
  Britney Spears
  
  'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
  
• Most Addictive Track: Pink - "So What
  So What (Pink song)
  
  "So What" is a song written by United States pop music singer Pink , Max Martin and Shellback. It was released as the first single from Pink's fifth studio album Funhouse ....
  "
• Video Star: 30 Seconds to Mars
  30 Seconds to Mars
  
  30 Seconds to Mars is an American rock music band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. The band features actor Jared Leto as vocalist, rhythm guitarist and songwriter....
   - "Beautiful Lie
  A Beautiful Lie (song)
  
  "A Beautiful Lie" is the fourth single by the band 30 Seconds to Mars from their second album A Beautiful Lie....
  "
• Album Of The Year : Britney Spears
  Britney Spears
  
  'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
   - Blackout
• Best New Act: Katy Perry
  Katy Perry
  
  Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson , known by her stage name Katy Perry, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Born in California to pastor parents, she grew up listening to gospel music and singing in church....
  
• Rock Out: 30 Seconds to Mars
  30 Seconds to Mars
  
  30 Seconds to Mars is an American rock music band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. The band features actor Jared Leto as vocalist, rhythm guitarist and songwriter....
  
• Ultimate Urban: Kanye West
  Kanye West
  
  Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer and singer. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008....
  
• Best Headliner: Tokio Hotel
  Tokio Hotel
  
  Tokio Hotel [] is a German band founded in Magdeburg, Germany in 2001 by singer Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, drummer Gustav Sch?fer and bassist Georg Listing....
  
• Europe’s Favourite: Emre Aydin
  Emre Aydin
  
  Emre Aydin is a Turkish people Rock music singer-songwriter. He has been referred to as emreaydin on his official site to establish a trademark....
  
• Best Act Ever: Rick Astley
  Rick Astley
  
  Richard Paul Astley is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Astley is married to producer Lene Bausager and has one daughter. Astley has released or appeared on recordings that have sold more than 40 million copies worldwide....
  
• Best UK & Ireland Act: Leona Lewis
  Leona Lewis
  
  Leona Louise Lewis is a UK Pop/R&B artist who was born 3 April 1985 in London. She was the first female winner of the UK reality TV series The X Factor ....
  
• Best German Act: Fettes Brot
  Fettes Brot
  
  Fettes Brot [] is a German hip hop group founded in 1992.Fettes Brot is German language for fat bread. Although "fat" is a German slang term for "excellent", the phrase has no meaning at all....
  
• Best Danish Act: Suspekt
• Best Finnish Act: Nightwish
  Nightwish
  
  Nightwish is a Finns symphonic metal power metal band, formed in 1996 in Kitee, Finland. The band has sold more than 4 million CDs, DVDs and online material internationally....
  
• Best Norwegian Act: Erik og Kriss
  Erik og Kriss
  
  Erik og Kriss is a Norway Rap music created by Erik Mortvedt and Kristoffer T?mmerbakke. The duo became popular through the internet with the song B?rumsgrammatikk in 2004 and later with Putt Diamanter Opp in 2006....
  
• Best Swedish Act: Neverstore
• Best Italian Act: Finley
  Finley (band)
  
  Finley is an Italy pop-punk group were formed in Milan in 2000. The band is made up of four men from Legnano, a town near Milan. The band got its name from NBA star, Michael Finley....
  
• Best Dutch & Belgian Act: De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig
  De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig
  
  De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig is a Dutch language Hip hop music and R&B group based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, renowned for their irreverent, humorous musical approach, lyrical flirting with languages other than Dutch and propagating several neologisms, most notably the word "watskeburt"....
  
• Best French Act: Zaho
  Zaho
  
  Zehira Darabid known by her artistic name Zaho Tunisiano or just Zaho is an Algerian R&B singer living in Montreal, Canada....
  
• Best Polish Act: Feel
• Best Spanish Act: Amaral
  Amaral
  
  Amaral is a common surname of Toponymy origin in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil, amongst others. It may refer to:...
  
• Best Russian Act: Dima Bilan
  Dima Bilan
  
  Dima Bilan is a Russian pop music artist. Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go ", finishing second, and he won the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, with the song "Believe "....
  
• Best Romanian & Moldovian Act: Morandi
  Morandi
  
  Morandi can refer to:*Giorgio Morandi, an Italian artist*Morandi , a Romanian music group*Gianni Morandi, an Italian singer*Riccardo Morandi , an Italian civil engineer...
  
• Best Portuguese Act: Buraka Som Sistema
  Buraka Som Sistema
  
  Buraka Som Sistema is an electronic music project from Portugal, specializing in the kuduro genre, and are generally credited with creating the "progressive kuduro" variant and have been awarded won an MTV European Music Award....
  
• Best Adriatic Act: Elvir Lakovic Laka
  Elvir Lakovic Laka
  
  Elvir Lakovic, also known as Laka, is a Bosnia and Herzegovina Rock music singer, born in Gora?de, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He attended a lower music school there studying guitar, but he disliked the school's teaching methods and views towards music, and then subsequently quit the school....
  
• Best Baltic Act: Happyendless
  Happyendless
  
  Happyendless is a Lithuania new wave music, Rock music and Electronica band formed in Vilnius. In 2007 the band released their "Power Forever " single and became one of the most popular bands in Lithuania....
  
• Best Arabian Act: Karl Wolf
  Karl Wolf
  
  Karl Wolf is a Lebanese people Canada musician based in Montreal, Quebec. He has been a singer, songwriter and producer since 2001, releasing his first solo album Face Behind The Face on MapleNationwide / Universal in January 2006, followed by a second album Bite The Bullet in November 2007....
  
• Best Hungarian Act: Gonzo
  GONZO
  
  , stylized as GONZO, is a Japanese anime studio, owned by GDH group. In June 2006, it signed a long-term output deal with the anime television network, Animax , which will see Animax broadcasting all of Gonzo's anime titles across all of its networks around the world, including Japan, Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and Latin America an...
  
• Best Turkish Act: Emre Aydin
  Emre Aydin
  
  Emre Aydin is a Turkish people Rock music singer-songwriter. He has been referred to as emreaydin on his official site to establish a trademark....
  
• Best Ukrainian Act: Quest Pistols
• Best Greek Act: Stereo Mike
  Stereo Mike
  
  Mihalis Exarhos , known professionally by his stage name Stereo Mike, is an MTV Europe Music Awards winning Greeks Hip-Hop/Rap artist for Best Greek Act....
  
• Best Israeli Act: Shiri Maimon
  Shiri Maimon
  
  Shiri Maimon is an Israelis pop singer, TV show host and actress, who rose to fame as the runner-up in the TV show Kokhav Nolad. She represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005....
  
• Artists' Choice: Lil Wayne
  Lil Wayne
  
  Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an United States Rapping. Formerly a member of the rap group the Hot Boys, he joined the Cash Money Records collective as a teenager....
  
• Ultimate Legend: Sir Paul McCartney
  Paul McCartney
  
  Sir James Paul McCartney Member of the Order of the British Empire is a multiple Grammy Award-winning England singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record producer, film producer, Painting, and Animal rights....
  

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