The MTV Russia Music Awards made its debut in 2004 and have celebrated local Russian talent as well as International. The MTV Russia Music Awards (RMA) features local and international acts and music celebrities being honoured by Russian viewers.

Host Cities

Edition	Year	Venue	Host City	Presenter	Special guests
1st	2004	State Kremlin Palace State Kremlin Palace The State Kremlin Palace , formerly and unofficially still better known as the Kremlin Palace of Congresses , is a large modern building inside the Moscow Kremlin....	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...	Konstantin Khabensky Konstantin Khabensky Konstantin Khabensky is a Russian actor best known in the West for starring in the films Night Watch and Day Watch as the lead character Anton Gorodetsky....	Queen Queen (band) Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor... , The Rasmus The Rasmus The Rasmus are a Finnish rock band that formed in 1995 in Helsinki while the band members were still in upper comprehensive school. The original band members were Lauri Ylönen , Eero Heinonen , Pauli Rantasalmi and Janne Heiskanen... , Darren Hayes Darren Hayes Darren Stanley Hayes is a UK-based Australian singer-songwriter. Hayes was the front man and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden, whose 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at No. 1 in Australia, No. 2 in United Kingdom and No. 3 in United States...
2nd	2005	Red Square Red Square Red Square is a city square in Moscow, Russia. The square separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel and currently the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter known as Kitai-gorod...	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...	Shnur and Anna Azarova	Korn Korn Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,... , The 69 Eyes The 69 Eyes The 69 Eyes are a multi-platinum selling Finnish gothic rock band. They are currently signed to EMI Finland. The band's albums are now distributed worldwide. The End Records acts as the band's official North American distributor, as Nuclear Blast Records provides distribution in Mainland Europe,... , Kelly Osbourne Kelly Osbourne Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne is an English media personality, television personality, host, judge, fashion designer, singer, and actress, best known for being the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne...
3rd	2006	Ice Palace	Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...	Seryoga Seryoga Sergey Vasilyevich Parkhomenko is a popular Russian-Belarusian rapper and the owner of "KingRing" record label.-Career:Born in Gomel, Belarus, Seryoga grew up in a tough neighborhood. His music became a unique combination of Russian folk music with modern beats and original lyrics appealing to...	Missy Elliott Missy Elliott Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...
4th	2007	Ice Palace Khodynka	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...	Pavel Volya Pavel Volya Pavel Volya is a Russian TV host, actor and singer. A former KVN player, he first came to prominence as the "resident" of the Russian Comedy Club show, co-produced by Garik Martirosyan and aired on TNT channel. In 2007, Volya released his first studio album. As of 2008, hosts a TV Show on...  and Anna Semenovich Anna Semenovich Anna Grigorievna Semenovich is a Russian retired competitive ice dancer, a singer, actress and model.-Skating career:Early in her career, she skated with Maxim Kachanov. They competed at the 1994 Goodwill Games and placed 5th. She teamed up with Vladimir Fedorov in 1995. They won the Finlandia...	Avril Lavigne Avril Lavigne Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...
5th	2008	Luzhniki Palace of Sports Luzhniki Palace of Sports Luzhniki Palace of Sports, formerly the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium, is a sports palace in Moscow, Russia, a part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. Built in 1956, it originally had a spectator capacity of 13,700...	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...	Dima Bilan Dima Bilan ' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....  and Sergey Lazarev Sergey Lazarev Sergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev is a singer, dancer and actor born in Moscow, Russia. He is most famous for his singing career, when he rose to fame as the dark-haired member of the group Smash!!. The group broke up in 2006...	Jay Sean

Award winners

• Video of the Year: Zveri
  Zveri
  Zveri is a Russian pop/rock band. Noted for their song "Kvartira" featuring in the video game Grand Theft Auto 4-Biography:Zveri was formed in mid-2002 by Roman Bilyk, the lead singer of the band, better known as Roma Zver'....
  
   - "Vsye, chto kasaetsya"
• Best Female Act: Valeriya
  Valeriya
  Valeriya is a stage name of Alla Yurievna Perfilova , a Russian singer.-Early years:Valeriya was born on the April 17, 1968 in a small town Atkarsk in middle Russia in a family of classical musicians. She studied piano at the only musical school in the town where her father Yuri Ivanovich was a...
  
   - "Chasiki"
• Best Male Act: Dolphin - "Vesna"
• Best Group: Zveri
  Zveri
  Zveri is a Russian pop/rock band. Noted for their song "Kvartira" featuring in the video game Grand Theft Auto 4-Biography:Zveri was formed in mid-2002 by Roman Bilyk, the lead singer of the band, better known as Roma Zver'....
  
   - "Vsye, chto kasaetsya"
• Breakthrough of the Year: Uma2rman
  Uma2rman
  Uma2rman is a Moscow-based band made up of the two brothers Sergei and Vladimir Kristovski. They have been active since 2003, releasing their first album "V Gorode N" in 2004. Additional musicians have been hired for concerts such as Alexei Ernst - keyboard, Sergey Solodkin - drums, Alexei...
  
   - "Praskovya"
• Best Song: VIA GRA feat. V.Meladze - "Prityazhenya bolshe net"
• Best International Act: The Rasmus
  The Rasmus
  The Rasmus are a Finnish rock band that formed in 1995 in Helsinki while the band members were still in upper comprehensive school. The original band members were Lauri Ylönen , Eero Heinonen , Pauli Rantasalmi and Janne Heiskanen...
  
   - "In the Shadows"
• Best Pop Act: Smash!!
  Smash!!
  Smash!! was a Russian pop duo founded in 2001 and consisting of Sergey Lazarev and Vlad Topalov. They sang mainly in English, and released their music in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. They were most popular among teenagers in Russia and Southeast Asia...
  
   - "Freeway"
• Best Rock Act: Kipelov
  Kipelov
  Kipelov is a Russian heavy metal band formed and led by former Aria vocalist Valery Kipelov.-Origins:In 2002, dissension in the heavy metal band Aria led to Aria members Valery Kipelov , Sergey Terentyev and Alexander Maniakin leaving that band and joining with former Aria member Sergey Mavrin...
  
   - "Ya svoboden"
• Best Hip Hop/Rap Act: Kasta
  Kasta
  Kasta is Russian rap band from Rostov-on-Don. Group is led by MC and beatmaker Vlady. Other members include MC's Shim, Hamil and Zmey, as well as DJ Hobot. Although Kasta is notably influenced by New York rap tradition, especially Wu-Tang Clan, they have always written in Russian.- History :Vlady,...
  
   - "Revnost"
• Best Dance Act: Nike Borzov
  Nike Borzov
  Nike Borzov is a Russian singer and musician.Borzov gained major popularity in 2000 after the tri slova and Loshadka hit, which was censored by some Russian radiostations due to the use of the word "cocaine".- Discography :...
  
   feat. Gosti iz buduschego - "Malenkaya loshadka"
• Artist of the Year: Zveri
  Zveri
  Zveri is a Russian pop/rock band. Noted for their song "Kvartira" featuring in the video game Grand Theft Auto 4-Biography:Zveri was formed in mid-2002 by Roman Bilyk, the lead singer of the band, better known as Roma Zver'....
  
   - "Vsye, chto kasaetsya"
• Free Your Mind: Vladimir Posner
  Vladimir Posner
  Vladimir Vladimirovich Posner , born 1 April 1934, is a Russian journalist best known in the West for appearing on television to represent and explain the views of the Soviet Union during the Cold War...
  
  
• Stay Alive: 1st detachment of the Republican clinical hospital

Performances

• Queen
  Queen (band)
  Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
  
   & Zemfira
  Zemfira
  Zemfira, officially Zemfira Talgatovna Ramazanova ; born 26 August 1976 in Ufa, Bashkortostan) is a Russian rock artist of Bashkir descent...
  
  
• The Rasmus
  The Rasmus
  The Rasmus are a Finnish rock band that formed in 1995 in Helsinki while the band members were still in upper comprehensive school. The original band members were Lauri Ylönen , Eero Heinonen , Pauli Rantasalmi and Janne Heiskanen...
  
  
• Darren Hayes
  Darren Hayes
  Darren Stanley Hayes is a UK-based Australian singer-songwriter. Hayes was the front man and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden, whose 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at No. 1 in Australia, No. 2 in United Kingdom and No. 3 in United States...
  
  
• Zveri
  Zveri
  Zveri is a Russian pop/rock band. Noted for their song "Kvartira" featuring in the video game Grand Theft Auto 4-Biography:Zveri was formed in mid-2002 by Roman Bilyk, the lead singer of the band, better known as Roma Zver'....
  
  
• Leningrad
  Leningrad (band)
  Leningrad , also known as Gruppirovka Leningrad and Bandformirovanie Leningrad , is a popular Russian ska punk band from Saint Petersburg , led by Sergey "Shnur" Shnurov....
  
  
• VIA GRA feat. V.Meladze
• Valeriya
  Valeriya
  Valeriya is a stage name of Alla Yurievna Perfilova , a Russian singer.-Early years:Valeriya was born on the April 17, 1968 in a small town Atkarsk in middle Russia in a family of classical musicians. She studied piano at the only musical school in the town where her father Yuri Ivanovich was a...
  
  

Award winners

• Video of the Year: Zemfira
  Zemfira
  Zemfira, officially Zemfira Talgatovna Ramazanova ; born 26 August 1976 in Ufa, Bashkortostan) is a Russian rock artist of Bashkir descent...
  
   - "Blues"
• Best Female Act: Zhasmin - "Oh, How I Need You"
• Best Male Act: Dima Bilan
  Dima Bilan
  ' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
  
   - "On The Heaven’s Shore"
• Best Group: Diskoteka Avariya
  Diskoteka Avariya
  Diskoteka Avaria are a Russian trio from Ivanovo, Russia. The trio consists of Nikolay Stagoranovich Timofeev , Aleksey Borisovich Serov and Aleksey Olegovich Ryzhov...
  
   - "If You Want To Stay"
• Breakthrough of the Year: Masskva - "SMS Love"
• Best Song: Valeriya
  Valeriya
  Valeriya is a stage name of Alla Yurievna Perfilova , a Russian singer.-Early years:Valeriya was born on the April 17, 1968 in a small town Atkarsk in middle Russia in a family of classical musicians. She studied piano at the only musical school in the town where her father Yuri Ivanovich was a...
  
   / Stas Piekha - "So Sad You Are"
• Best International Act: The Black Eyed Peas
  The Black Eyed Peas
  The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
  
   - "Don't Phunk with My Heart
  Don't Phunk with My Heart
  "Don't Phunk with My Heart", titled "Don't Mess with My Heart" on some radio edits, is a song by The Black Eyed Peas from their fourth album Monkey Business. It was released as the lead single from the album on May 10, 2005....
  
  "
• Best Pop Act: Korni
  Korni
  Korni is a Russian pop rock band. They rose to fame when they won best band on the show Star Factory-1. The Band members include: Pavel Artemyev , Alexandr Astashenok , Alexand Brednicov , and Alexey Cabanov ....
  
   - "Happy New Year, Folks"
• Best Rock Act: Zveri
  Zveri
  Zveri is a Russian pop/rock band. Noted for their song "Kvartira" featuring in the video game Grand Theft Auto 4-Biography:Zveri was formed in mid-2002 by Roman Bilyk, the lead singer of the band, better known as Roma Zver'....
  
   - "Strong Booze"
• Best Rap Act: Seryoga
  Seryoga
  Sergey Vasilyevich Parkhomenko is a popular Russian-Belarusian rapper and the owner of "KingRing" record label.-Career:Born in Gomel, Belarus, Seryoga grew up in a tough neighborhood. His music became a unique combination of Russian folk music with modern beats and original lyrics appealing to...
  
   - "King Ring"
• Best Dance Act: Vengerov
  Vengerov
  Vengerov :* Semyon Afanasievich Vengerov , Ukrainian literary historian of Imperial Russia* Isabelle Vengerova , a Russian-American, pianist and music teacher...
  
   & Fedoroff - "Gentlemen of Luck"
• Best Ringtone: Seryoga - "King Ring"
• Artist of the Year: Dima Bilan
  Dima Bilan
  ' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
  
  
• Free Your Mind: Valery Gazzaev
  Valery Gazzaev
  Valery Georgievich Gazzaev is a Russian football manager and former footballer who is currently the president of FC Alania Vladikavkaz. As a Soviet footballer he played the position of a striker enjoying successes with his team FC Dynamo Moscow as well as the USSR national football team in the...
  
  
• Stay Alive: Alexandera Volgina
• MTV Opening FPS

Performances

• Korn
  Korn
  Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...
  
  
• The 69 Eyes
  The 69 Eyes
  The 69 Eyes are a multi-platinum selling Finnish gothic rock band. They are currently signed to EMI Finland. The band's albums are now distributed worldwide. The End Records acts as the band's official North American distributor, as Nuclear Blast Records provides distribution in Mainland Europe,...
  
  
• Kelly Osbourne
  Kelly Osbourne
  Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne is an English media personality, television personality, host, judge, fashion designer, singer, and actress, best known for being the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne...
  
  
• Dima Bilan
  Dima Bilan
  ' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
  
  
• Seryoga
  Seryoga
  Sergey Vasilyevich Parkhomenko is a popular Russian-Belarusian rapper and the owner of "KingRing" record label.-Career:Born in Gomel, Belarus, Seryoga grew up in a tough neighborhood. His music became a unique combination of Russian folk music with modern beats and original lyrics appealing to...
  
  
• Zemlyane
  Zemlyane
  Zemlyane, is a Soviet, and later Russian rock band which enjoyed great popularity in the early 1980s. The band was formed in Leningrad, Soviet Union in 1979 and remains active to this day....
  
   & Zveri
  Zveri
  Zveri is a Russian pop/rock band. Noted for their song "Kvartira" featuring in the video game Grand Theft Auto 4-Biography:Zveri was formed in mid-2002 by Roman Bilyk, the lead singer of the band, better known as Roma Zver'....
  
  
• Korni
  Korni
  Korni is a Russian pop rock band. They rose to fame when they won best band on the show Star Factory-1. The Band members include: Pavel Artemyev , Alexandr Astashenok , Alexand Brednicov , and Alexey Cabanov ....
  
  
• Vlad Topalov
  Vlad Topalov
  Vladislav Mikhailovich Topalov better known like just Vlad Topalov is a singer, dancer and actor born in Moscow, Russia. He is most famous for his singing career, when he rose to fame as the blond-haired member of the group Smash!!. The group broke up in 2006...
  
  

Award winners

• Video of the Year: t.A.T.u.
  T.A.T.u.
  t.A.T.u. was a duo formed in Moscow, Russia in 1999 by Ivan Shapovalov. The group consisted of Lena Katina and Yulia Volkova.Their debut single "Ya Soshla S Uma" was released in December 2000. The single had a huge success in Russia and Eastern Europe...
  
   – All About Us
  All About Us
  "All About Us" is the first single released from Russian band t.A.T.u.'s second English studio album, Dangerous and Moving, and its Russian counterpart, Lyudi Invalidy ....
  
  
• Best Female Act: Yulia Savicheva
  Yulia Savicheva
  Yulia Stanislavovna Savicheva is a Russian singer who performed for Russia in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest which was held in Istanbul, Turkey.-Biography:...
  
  
• Best Male Act: Sergey Lazarev
  Sergey Lazarev
  Sergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev is a singer, dancer and actor born in Moscow, Russia. He is most famous for his singing career, when he rose to fame as the dark-haired member of the group Smash!!. The group broke up in 2006...
  
  
• Best Group: Zveri
  Zveri
  Zveri is a Russian pop/rock band. Noted for their song "Kvartira" featuring in the video game Grand Theft Auto 4-Biography:Zveri was formed in mid-2002 by Roman Bilyk, the lead singer of the band, better known as Roma Zver'....
  
  
• Breakthrough of the Year: Gorod 312
  Gorod 312
  Gorod 312 is a Kyrgyz band formed in 2001. They became popular after Timur Bekmambetov's 2006 movie Day Watch where they sang their most popular song Ostanus .- Group Members :...
  
  
• Best Song: Dima Bilan
  Dima Bilan
  ' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
  
   – "Never Let You Go
  Never Let You Go (Dima Bilan song)
  "Never Let You Go" is a pop/rock song that was performed by Dima Bilan at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. He was representing Russia and ended up in 2nd place....
  
  "
• Best International Act: The Black Eyed Peas
  The Black Eyed Peas
  The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
  
  
• Best Pop Act: VIA Gra
• Best Rock Act: Tokio
• Best Rap Act: Ligalize - "Budushie mamy"
• Best Ringtone: A'Studio – "Uletayu"
• Artist of the Year: Dima Bilan
  Dima Bilan
  ' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
  
  
• Free Your Mind: Crew of the sailfish Kruzenshtern
  Kruzenshtern (ship)
  The Kruzenshtern or Krusenstern is a four masted barque and tall ship that was built in 1926 at Geestemünde in Bremerhaven, Germany as the Padua . She was surrendered to the USSR in 1946 as war reparation and renamed after the early 19th century Baltic German explorer in Russian service, Adam...
  
  
• Stay Alive: Vlad Topalov

Performances

• Missy Elliott
  Missy Elliott
  Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...
  
  
• Dolphin
  Dolphin (musician)
  Andrey Vyacheslavovich Lysikov is a Russian poet and musician, known by his stage name Dolphin . He won the award of best artist at the 2004 MTV Russian Music Awards...
  
  
• Yulia Savicheva
  Yulia Savicheva
  Yulia Stanislavovna Savicheva is a Russian singer who performed for Russia in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest which was held in Istanbul, Turkey.-Biography:...
  
  
• Ligalize
• Dima Bilan
  Dima Bilan
  ' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
  
  
• VIA GRA
• BAND`EROS
• Tokio
• Gorod 312

Award winners

• Video of the Year: Splean
  Splean
  Splean is a popular Russian rock band. They were formed and released their first album in 1994. Since then, they have remained one of the most popular rock bands in Russia and the former Soviet Union. The band's name is derived from "spleen" , and the "ea" spelling in English is a pun on the...
  
   - "Skazhi, chto ya eyo lyublyu"
• Best Female Act: MakSim
  MakSim
  Marina Sergeevna Abrosimova , better known under her stage name MakSim is a very successful Russian-speaking singer, with an international following....
  
  
• Best Male Act: Dima Bilan
  Dima Bilan
  ' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
  
  
• Best Group: A'Studio
• Breakthrough of the Year: Serebro
  Serebro
  Serebro are a Russian trio, formed in Moscow, Russia in 2006. They are also famously known as the band who finished third in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with the song "Song #1"...
  
  
• Best Song: Dima Bilan
  Dima Bilan
  ' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
  
   – Nevozmozhnoye vozmozhno/Lady Flame
• Best International Act: Avril Lavigne
  Avril Lavigne
  Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...
  
  
• Best Pop Act: MakSim
  MakSim
  Marina Sergeevna Abrosimova , better known under her stage name MakSim is a very successful Russian-speaking singer, with an international following....
  
  
• Best Rock Act: Bi-2
  Bi-2
  Bi-2 is a Russian rock band with Belarusian origin, formed in the 80's in Minsk, Belarus. It was one of the most successful with many sales and chart-hits in Russia. Bi-2 was awarded MTV Russian Music Awards for Best Rock Act in 2007.-Pre-history:...
  
  
• Best Rap Act: Byanka
• Artist of the Year: Dima Bilan
  Dima Bilan
  ' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
  
  
• Stay Alive: Chulpan Khamatova
  Chulpan Khamatova
  Chulpan Nailevna Khamatova is a Russian film, theater and TV actress of Tatar origin. Her name, Chulpan, means "morning star" in Tatar.- Background :...
  
  's fund "Present Life"
• MTV Opening Alexey Vorobyov
  Alexey Vorobyov
  Alexey Vladimirovich Vorobyov is a Russian singer and actor who performs both in Russian and English. For international purposes Vorobyov is also credited as Alex Sparrow, a translation of his Russian name. He is best known for appearing on the Russian version of The X Factor at the age of 17 in...
  
  

Performances

• Avril Lavigne
  Avril Lavigne
  Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...
  
  
• Dima Bilan
  Dima Bilan
  ' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
  
   & Sebastian
  Sebastian (rapper)
  Garland Mosley , commonly known by his stage name Sebastian, is an American rapper and songwriter...
  
  
• Boykot & Turbo B
  Turbo B
  Turbo B Turbo B Turbo B (born Durron Maurice Butler, April 30, 1967, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is an American musician, rapper and beatboxer, best known for his time fronting the electronic music group, Snap!.-Early years:...
  
  
• Julia Kova & Stacks
  Stacks (rapper)
  Yannique Barker , better known by his stage name Stack$, is an American hip hop musician from Miami who grew up in Washington, D.C. Stack$ earned his name from a Miami rapper, Brisco, referring to his "ill" songwriting skills and multi-dimensional personality...
  
  
• Serebro
  Serebro
  Serebro are a Russian trio, formed in Moscow, Russia in 2006. They are also famously known as the band who finished third in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with the song "Song #1"...
  
  
• Mumiy Troll
  Mumiy Troll
  Mumiy Troll is a Russian rock group, founded in 1983 in Vladivostok by vocalist and songwriter Ilya Lagutenko . The literal name of the band, 'The mummies' troll', is a pun on Moomin Troll, the series of Finnish children's books by Tove Jansson.Mumiy Troll broke up when Lagutenko, who graduated in...
  
  
• Yulia Savicheva
  Yulia Savicheva
  Yulia Stanislavovna Savicheva is a Russian singer who performed for Russia in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest which was held in Istanbul, Turkey.-Biography:...
  
  
• Ligalize
• VIA GRA
• A'Studio
  A-Studio
  A-Studio is a Russia-based pop music group originally consisting of Kazakh musicians Vladimir Mikloshich , Baigali Serkebayev , Baglan Sadvakasov , and frontman Batyrkhan Shukenov . The band was created in 1982 in Almaty, then called Alma-Ata, hence called "Alma-Ata Studio"...
  
  
• MakSim
  MakSim
  Marina Sergeevna Abrosimova , better known under her stage name MakSim is a very successful Russian-speaking singer, with an international following....
  
  
• Blestyashchie
  Blestyashchie
  Blestyashchie is one of the first and most enduring all-girl singing groups in Russia.-History:Originally Blestyashchie consisted of three girls: Olga Orlova, Polina Iodis, and Varvara Koroleva. In 1996 Janna Friske and Irina Lukjanova joined the group when Varvara Koroleva left the group right...
  
  
• BAND`EROS
• Chelsea
• Tokio

Award winners

• Artist of the Year: Sergey Lazarev
  Sergey Lazarev
  Sergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev is a singer, dancer and actor born in Moscow, Russia. He is most famous for his singing career, when he rose to fame as the dark-haired member of the group Smash!!. The group broke up in 2006...
  
  
• Video of the Year: Dima Bilan
  Dima Bilan
  ' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
  
   - Number one fan
• Best Male Act: Dima Bilan
  Dima Bilan
  ' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
  
  
• Best Female Act: MakSim
  MakSim
  Marina Sergeevna Abrosimova , better known under her stage name MakSim is a very successful Russian-speaking singer, with an international following....
  
  
• Best Group: Serebro
  Serebro
  Serebro are a Russian trio, formed in Moscow, Russia in 2006. They are also famously known as the band who finished third in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with the song "Song #1"...
  
  
• Best New Act: DJ Smash
  DJ Smash (Russian musician)
  Andrey Leonidovich Shirman , better known by his stage name DJ Smash, is a Russian DJ who writes electronic music.- Biography :Shirman started his career at the age of 14 when he graduated from musical school while taking computer lessons...
  
  /Fast Food
• Best Dance Project: Diskoteka Avariya
  Diskoteka Avariya
  Diskoteka Avaria are a Russian trio from Ivanovo, Russia. The trio consists of Nikolay Stagoranovich Timofeev , Aleksey Borisovich Serov and Aleksey Olegovich Ryzhov...
  
   feat. Dj Smash
• Best Hip-Hop Project: CENTR feat. Basta
• Best International Act: Jay Sean
• Best Pop Act: Dima Bilan
  Dima Bilan
  ' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
  
  
• Plagiarism of the Year: Zhanna Friske
  Zhanna Friske
  Jeanna Vladimirovna Friske , better known under her stage name Zhanna Friske, is a Russian film actress, singer, and socialite.-Career:...
  
   "Zhanna friske" / Paris Hilton "Stars Are Blind"
• Sex: Vintazh
  Vintage (band)
  Vintage is a Russian pop group formed in 2006 by the singer Anna Pletneva, musician Alexei Romanov and dancer Mia, who was replaced by Svetlana Ivanova.They have released 3 albums and eight radio singles, four of which headed the Russian radio-charts....
  
  /Elena Korikova
  Elena Korikova
  Elena Yuryevna Korikova is a Russian actress. She is perhaps the best known for her role of Anna Platonova in television series Bednaya Nastya.- Personal and media life :...
  
  
• Network: Noganno

Since 2008, Best Rock Act prize is not awarded, because of too few rock bands in MTV Russia format.

Performances

• Serebro
  Serebro
  Serebro are a Russian trio, formed in Moscow, Russia in 2006. They are also famously known as the band who finished third in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with the song "Song #1"...
  
  
• Dima Bilan
  Dima Bilan
  ' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
  
  
• Jay Sean
• Sergey Lazarev
  Sergey Lazarev
  Sergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev is a singer, dancer and actor born in Moscow, Russia. He is most famous for his singing career, when he rose to fame as the dark-haired member of the group Smash!!. The group broke up in 2006...
  
  
• Zveri
  Zveri
  Zveri is a Russian pop/rock band. Noted for their song "Kvartira" featuring in the video game Grand Theft Auto 4-Biography:Zveri was formed in mid-2002 by Roman Bilyk, the lead singer of the band, better known as Roma Zver'....
  
  
• Timati
  Timati
  Timur Ildarovich Yunusov , better known by his stage name Timati , is an Russian rapper and actor.-Early life:Timur Ildarovich Yunusov was born on August 15, 1983 in Moscow, Soviet Union to an ethnically mixed family of Tatar father Ildar Yunusov and Jewish mother Simona Yunusova , he also has a...
  
  /DJ Smash
  DJ Smash (Russian musician)
  Andrey Leonidovich Shirman , better known by his stage name DJ Smash, is a Russian DJ who writes electronic music.- Biography :Shirman started his career at the age of 14 when he graduated from musical school while taking computer lessons...
  
  
• Nastya Zadarozhnaya
• Band'eros
• Zhanna Friske
  Zhanna Friske
  Jeanna Vladimirovna Friske , better known under her stage name Zhanna Friske, is a Russian film actress, singer, and socialite.-Career:...
  
  
• Noize MC
• A'Studio
• Mumiy Troll
  Mumiy Troll
  Mumiy Troll is a Russian rock group, founded in 1983 in Vladivostok by vocalist and songwriter Ilya Lagutenko . The literal name of the band, 'The mummies' troll', is a pun on Moomin Troll, the series of Finnish children's books by Tove Jansson.Mumiy Troll broke up when Lagutenko, who graduated in...
  
  
• VIA Gra

2009 ceremony cancelled

2009 RMA was cancelled due to world economic crisis that caused financial problems to organizers. It is yet to be scheduled if the prize will be back in 2010.

Free Your Mind

• 2004 — Vladimir Posner
  Vladimir Posner
  Vladimir Vladimirovich Posner , born 1 April 1934, is a Russian journalist best known in the West for appearing on television to represent and explain the views of the Soviet Union during the Cold War...
  
  
• 2005 — Valery Gazzaev
  Valery Gazzaev
  Valery Georgievich Gazzaev is a Russian football manager and former footballer who is currently the president of FC Alania Vladikavkaz. As a Soviet footballer he played the position of a striker enjoying successes with his team FC Dynamo Moscow as well as the USSR national football team in the...
  
  
• 2006 — crew of the sailfish "Kruzenshtern"

Legend MTV

• 2004 — Viktor Tsoi
  Viktor Tsoi
  Viktor Robertovich Tsoi ; 21 June 1962 – 15 August 1990) was a Soviet rock musician, leader of the band Kino.He is regarded as one of the pioneers of Russian rock and has many devoted fans across the countries of the former Soviet Union even today...
  
  
• 2005 — Boris Grebenshchikov
  Boris Grebenshchikov
  Boris Borisovich Grebenshchikov also known as Boris Purushottama Grebenshikov, is one of the most prominent members of the generation which is widely considered the "founding fathers" of Russian rock music...
  
  
• 2006 — Andrei Makarevich
  Andrei Makarevich
  Andrey Vadimovich Makarevich is a Soviet and Russian rock musician, founder of the Russia's oldest still active rock band Mashina Vremeni .-Biography:Makarevich was born in Moscow to the parents of Belarusian and Jewish origin...
  
  
• 2007 — Mumiy Troll
  Mumiy Troll
  Mumiy Troll is a Russian rock group, founded in 1983 in Vladivostok by vocalist and songwriter Ilya Lagutenko . The literal name of the band, 'The mummies' troll', is a pun on Moomin Troll, the series of Finnish children's books by Tove Jansson.Mumiy Troll broke up when Lagutenko, who graduated in...
  
  
• 2008 — t.A.T.u.
  T.A.T.u.
  t.A.T.u. was a duo formed in Moscow, Russia in 1999 by Ivan Shapovalov. The group consisted of Lena Katina and Yulia Volkova.Their debut single "Ya Soshla S Uma" was released in December 2000. The single had a huge success in Russia and Eastern Europe...
  
  

External links

• Official MTV RMA website
• Official MTV Russia website