2006 MTV Europe Music Awards

2006 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date	2 November 2006
Location	Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hosted by	Justin Timberlake
Most awards	Gnarls Barkley (2)
Most nominations	Red Hot Chili Peppers (4)
Television/radio coverage
Network	MTV Networks International (Europe)

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

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

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song	Best Video
Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy" Nelly Furtado — "Maneater" Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California" Rihanna — "SOS" Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) — "Hips Don't Lie"	Justice vs. Simian — "We Are Your Friends" Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy" Kanye West — "Touch the Sky" OK Go — "A Million Ways" Pink — "Stupid Girls"
Best Album
Red Hot Chili Peppers — Stadium Arcadium Christina Aguilera — Back to Basics Nelly Furtado — Loose Madonna — Confessions on a Dance Floor Muse — Black Holes & Revelations
Best Female	Best Male
Christina Aguilera Beyoncé Madonna Nelly Furtado Shakira	Justin Timberlake Kanye West Pharrell Robbie Williams Sean Paul
Best Group	Future Sounds
Depeche Mode Keane Red Hot Chili Peppers The Black Eyed Peas The Pussycat Dolls	Gnarls Barkley
Best Pop	Best Rock
Justin Timberlake Christina Aguilera Madonna Robbie Williams Shakira	The Killers Evanescence Keane Red Hot Chili Peppers The Strokes
Best Alternative	Best R&B
Muse Arctic Monkeys System of a Down Korn The Raconteurs	Rihanna Beyoncé Mary J. Blige Outkast Pharrell
Best Hip-Hop
Kanye West Busta Rhymes Missy Elliott P. Diddy Sean Paul

Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Adria Act	Best Baltic Act
Aleksandra Kovač Edo Maajka Let 3 Neisha Siddharta	Brainstorm Inculto Skamp Tanel Padar Vanilla Ninja
Best Danish Act	Best Dutch & Belgian Act
Outlandish Kashmir L.O.C. Nik & Jay Spleen United	Anouk Deus Gabriel Ríos Kane Pete Philly & Perquisite
Best Finnish Act	Best French Act
Poets of the Fall Lordi Olavi Uusivirta PMMP Von Hertzen Brothers	Diam's 113 Bob Sinclar Olivia Ruiz Rohff
Best German Act	Best Italian Act
Bushido Die Toten Hosen Rammstein Silbermond Sportfreunde Stiller	Finley Jovanotti Lacuna Coil Mondo Marcio Tiziano Ferro
Best Norwegian Act	Best Polish Act
Marit Larsen Amulet Elvira Nikolaisen Mira Craig Serena Maneesh	Blog 27 Coma Hey Sistars Virgin
Best Portuguese Act	Best Romanian Act
Moonspell Boss AC David Fonseca Expensive Soul Mind Da Gap	DJ Project Andreea Bănică as Blondy Morandi Parazitii Simplu
Best Russian Act	Best Spanish Act
Dima Bilan Gorod 312 t.A.T.u. Uma2rman Valeriy Meladze	La Excepcion La Oreja de Van Gogh Macaco Nena Daconte Pereza
Best Swedish Act	Best UK & Ireland Act
Snook Lisa Miskovsky Peter, Bjorn & John The Knife The Sounds	The Kooks Arctic Monkeys Corrine Bailey Rae Lily Allen Muse
Best African Act
Freshlyground Anselmo Ralph Nameless Juma Nature P-Square

Performances

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

Appearances

• Moby — presented Best Alternative
• Sugababes — presented Best Male
• Timbaland — presented Best Video
• Lordi — presented Best Rock
• Daniel Craig and Mads Mikkelsen — presented Best Female
• Lars Ulrich — presented Future Sound
• Fat Joe — presented Best Hip-Hop
• Adrien Brody — presented Best Group
• Cassie and Tiziano Ferro — presented Best Pop
• Kelis — presented Best R&B
• Pharrell Williams — presented Best Song

See also

• 2006 MTV Video Music Awards

References

1. "Kanye West Unleashes Tirade After Losing at MTV Europe Music Awards". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2009-12-29.

External links

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