2006 MTV Europe Music Awards
award ceremony
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. During the ceremony, Kanye West invaded the stage when Justice vs. Simian went to collect the award for the 'Best Video' category.
Nominations
Winners are in bold text.
Regional nominations
Winners are in bold text.
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
Lars Ulrich — presented Future Sound
Moby — presented Best Alternative
Adrien Brody — presented Best Group
Jeff Tremaine and Johnny Knoxville — presented Best Album
Fat Joe — presented Best Hip-Hop
Lordi — presented Best Rock
Cassie and Tiziano Ferro — presented Best Pop
Outlandish — presented Best R&B
Daniel Craig and Mads Mikkelsen — presented Best Female
Sugababes — presented Best Male
Timbaland — presented Best Video
Pharrell Williams — presented Best Song
See also
2006 MTV Video Music Awards
References
External links
"Justin Timberlake to host the EMA's 2006" MTV Europe, September 19, 2006.
MTV Europe Official site.
MTV Europe Music Awards Official show site.
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