2008 MTV Europe Music Awards

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2008 MTV Europe Music Awards
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Date6 November 2008
LocationEcho Arena, Liverpool, England
Hosted byKaty Perry
Most awardsBritney Spears (3)
Most nominationsBritney Spears (6)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkMTV Networks International (Europe)

The 2008 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England, on 6 November 2008. It was hosted by Katy Perry. This was the second time the awards have taken place in England.

Nominations[]

Winners are in bold text.


Most Addictive Track Video Star

Pink — "So What"

  • Coldplay — "Viva la Vida"
  • Duffy — "Mercy"
  • Katy Perry — "I Kissed a Girl"
  • Kid Rock — "All Summer Long"

Thirty Seconds to Mars — "A Beautiful Lie"

  • Madonna (featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland) — "4 Minutes"
  • Santigold — "L.E.S. Artistes"
  • Snoop Dogg — "Sensual Seduction"
  • Weezer — "Pork and Beans"
Album of the Year Best New Act

Britney Spears — Blackout

  • Alicia Keys — As I Am
  • Coldplay — Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
  • Duffy — Rockferry
  • Leona Lewis — Spirit

Katy Perry

Rock Out Ultimate Urban

Thirty Seconds to Mars

  • Linkin Park
  • Metallica
  • Paramore
  • Slipknot

Kanye West

  • Alicia Keys
  • Beyoncé
  • Chris Brown
  • Lil Wayne
Best Headliner Best European Act

Tokio Hotel

  • Foo Fighters
  • Linkin Park
  • Metallica
  • The Cure

Emre Aydın

Best Act of 2008 Best Act Ever

Britney Spears

  • Amy Winehouse
  • Coldplay
  • Leona Lewis
  • Rihanna

Rick Astley

  • Britney Spears
  • Christina Aguilera
  • Green Day
  • Tokio Hotel
  • U2
Artist's Choice
Lil Wayne
Ultimate Legend Award
Sir Paul McCartney[1]

Regional nominations[]

Winners are in bold text.

Best Adria Act Best Baltic Act

Elvir Laković Laka

Happyendless

  • Detlef Zoo
  • Jurga
  • Kerli
  • Rulers of the Deep
Best Danish Act Best Dutch & Belgian Act

Suspekt

De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig

Best Finnish Act Best French Act

Nightwish

Zaho

Best German Act Best Greek Act

Fettes Brot

Stereo Mike

Best Hungarian Act Best Israeli Act

Gonzo

Shiri Maimon

Best Italian Act Best Norwegian Act

Finley

Erik og Kriss

Best Polish Act Best Portuguese Act

Feel

Buraka Som Sistema

  • Rita Redshoes
  • Sam The Kid
  • Slimmy
  • The Vicious Five
Best Romanian Act Best Russian Act

Morandi

Dima Bilan

Best Spanish Act Best Swedish Act

Amaral

Neverstore

Best Turkish Act Best Ukrainian Act

Emre Aydın

Quest Pistols

Best UK & Ireland Act Best Arabia Act

Leona Lewis

Karl Wolf

Performances[]

  • Katy Perry — "I Kissed a Girl"
  • Beyoncé — "If I Were a Boy"
  • Take That — "Greatest Day"
  • The Killers — "Human"
  • Kanye West — "Love Lockdown"
  • Estelle and Kanye West — "American Boy"
  • The Ting Tings — "That's Not My Name"
  • Kid Rock — "So Hott / All Summer Long"
  • Duffy — "Mercy"
  • Pink — "So What"
  • Katy Perry — "Hot n Cold"

Appearances[]

See also[]

  • 2008 MTV Video Music Awards

References[]

  1. ^ http://ema.mtv.co.uk/news/

External links[]

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