MTV REVEALS NOMINATIONS FOR 2006 MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS INCLUDING
AFRICAN MUSICIANS NOMINATED FOR ‘BEST AFRICAN ACT’
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE TO HOST & PERFORM AT
MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS COPENHAGEN 2006
MTV Networks Africa has revealed the African artists nominated for Best African Act at the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards (MTV EMAs). The five nominees representing the African continent at the 13th annual MTV Europe Music Awards will be: upbeat Nigerian R&B twins P-Square, Tanzanian bongo flava star Juma Nature, South African Afro-pop combo Freshlyground, Angolan R&B sensation Anselmo Ralph and Kenyan hip hop artist Nameless. Only one of these five artists will follow in the footsteps of Nigeria’s 2-FACE Idibia, who won the inaugural Best African Act Award in 2005. The winner of the Best African Act award will be announced on MTV base (DStv Channel 88) and MTV European (DStv Channel 85) on Thursday 2 November 2006 during the live broadcast of the Awards ceremony, which airs from the Bella Center and Rådhuspladsen Town Square in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ever evolving global superstar Justin Timberlake will host and also perform at the most explosive, star-studded music event in the European calendar. In 2003, at the MTV EMAs in Edinburgh, Justin won the Best Pop, Best Male and Best Album categories for his multi-million selling debut solo project, Justified. He also treated the audience to an impromptu performance with the Black Eyed Peas on ‘Where Is The Love’. In 2006, Justin is a dual nominee with a nod in Best Pop and Best Male, and with his second solo #1 album FutureSex/LoveSound’s just released, he is the perfect choice to heat up the Copenhagen stage and keep the party rocking long into the night.
Further Award nominees for the 2006 EMAs include: the Red Hot Chili Peppers, leading the pack with four nominations, closely followed by Madonna, Shakira, Nelly Furtado, Christina Aguilera, Kanye West and Muse with three each.
In addition, Muse and Nelly Furtado will perform at the Awards with many more performers to be announced in the coming weeks along with the exclusive elements of the event available on the web and mobile.
The MTV EMAs 2006 will be seen by a potential audience of more than 1.4 billion people on MTV channels worldwide, through TV syndication and digital elements.
‘I’m really excited to be hosting the EMAs for the first time’, Justin commented. ‘I'm working on several ideas with MTV at the moment and there are some great new interactive parts to the show. We're going to take over the city! It's going to be an amazing night...anything can happen and no one is safe!’
Alex Okosi, Vice President & General Manager, MTV Networks Africa, commented: ‘The 2006 MTV EMAs are shaping up to be the best show yet, and we are delighted to have Justin Timberlake as our show host and a performer. With a diverse slate of nominees representing the most popular local and global artists, this year’s show will be a dynamic multi-screen experience offering audiences tailored show elements on TV, PC and mobile screens. Copenhagen will provide a spectacular backdrop for the event, and we’re looking forward to a night filled with great music and many surprises for audiences in person, at home or on-the-go’.
Continued Okosi: 'As MTV's most widely distributed awards show globally, the EMAs are an integral part of the music industry's promotional activities. We’re looking forward to presenting a compelling and broad line-up of performers from all major music genres, not to mention an enviable list of big name presenters at this year's show to make Copenhagen the premiere EMA multi-screen experience'.
Red Hot Chili Peppers have been thrilling music fans with their groove heavy, slap bass funk-rock for the past 23 years and show no sign of slowing down. They dominate this year’s nominations race receiving four nods including Best Album for their multi million selling double disc set, Stadium Arcadium, Best Group, Best Rock and Best Song for ‘Dani California’.
Queens of pop Madonna, Nelly Furtado, Christina Aguilera and Shakira will be battling it out on the 2nd November with three nominations each including Best Female. Madonna, Nelly Furtado and Christina Aguilera all received nods in Best Album for Confessions on a Dance Floor, Loose and Back To Basics respectively, and Madonna, Christina Aguilera and Shakira will go head to head in the Best Pop category. In the Best Song category, Shakira is nominated for her smash hit, ‘Hips Don’t Lie’, and Nelly Furtado for her Timbaland produced hit, ‘Maneater’.
Since stepping out from behind the production booth for artists such as Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Ludacris and Alicia Keys, Kanye West has proven himself to be one of the most vital artists in hip hop today. With two critically acclaimed solo albums under his belt, the superstar rapper and producer notches up three nominations at the MTV EMAs for Best Hip Hop, Best Male, and Best Video for ‘Touch The Sky’.
Since their original formation in Devon, UK in 1994, Muse have consistently broken new ground, evolving their sound, look and musical landscape. Their most recent studio album Black Holes and Revelations debuted at #1 in the album charts in the UK and across Europe and has been received by critics as their brightest, most inviting work yet. Having picked up two EMAs in 2004 for Best UK & Ireland and Best Alternative, Muse are no strangers to Europe’s most electrifying night of music. Nominated for three EMA trophies this year including Best Alternative, Best UK & Ireland Act and Best Album, Muse are sure to make their performance at this year’s MTV EMAs a memorable one.
Canadian-born Nelly Furtado has had an amazing year. Her third and most recent album, Loose, has been the most successful release of her career, generating two smash hit singles, ‘Promiscuous’ and ‘Maneater’. Known for her musical eclecticism, Loose sees Nelly experimenting with a more R&B/hip hop sound combined with dark ’80s electro, a fusion she describes as punk-hop. Nominated for three MTV EMAs this year, Nelly is sure to wow the audience with a truly spellbinding performance.
The MTV Europe Music Awards 2006 will comprise 30 individual categories. The nominations were compiled by MTV Europe’s voting “Academy” of 1700 people, consisting of key figures from the music industry and MTV viewers from across Europe and Africa. With the exception of the Best Video and the Free Your Mind awards, the winners of which are chosen exclusively by MTV Europe, all categories will be voted for by MTV’s audiences. Viewers can vote now for their favourite artists online through MTV’s network of local websites via www.mtveuropemusicawards.com and through WAP at www.mtvema.com for the Song category.
The nominations for the MTV Europe Music Awards 2006 are:
| Best Male Justin Timberlake Kanye West Pharrell Robbie Williams Sean Paul | Best Female Beyoncé Christina Aguilera Madonna Nelly Furtado Shakira |
| Best Group Black Eyed Peas Depeche Mode Keane Pussycat Dolls Red Hot Chili Peppers | Best Rock Evanescence Keane The Killers Red Hot Chili Peppers The Strokes |
| Best Hip Hop Busta Rhymes Kanye West Missy Elliott P Diddy Sean Paul | Best Alternative Artic Monkeys Korn Muse The Raconteurs System Of A Down |
| Best Song Gnarls Barkley - ‘Crazy’ Nelly Furtado - ‘Maneater’ Red Hot Chili Peppers - ‘Dani California’ Rihanna - ‘SOS’ Shakira Ft Wyclef Jean - ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ | Best R&B Beyoncé Mary J. Blige Outkast Pharrell Rihanna |
Best Pop Christina Aguilera Justin Timberlake Madonna Robbie Williams Shakira | Best Album Christina Aguilera - Back to Basics Madonna - Confessions on a Dance Floor Muse - Black Holes and Revelations Nelly Furtado - Loose Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium |
| Best Video Gnarls Barkley - ‘Crazy’ Justice Vs Simian - ‘We Are Your Friends’ Kanye West - ‘Touch The Sky’ Ok Go - ‘A Million Ways’ Pink - ‘Stupid Girls’ | Best Adriatic Act Alexandra Kovač Edo Maajka Let 3 Neisha Siddharta |
| Best African Act Anselmo Ralph Freshlyground Juma Nature Nameless P-Square | Best Baltic Act BrainStorm Inculto Tanel Padar and the Sun Skamp Vanilla Ninja |
| Best Danish Act Kashmir L.O.C. Nik and Jay Outlandish Spleen United | Best Dutch & Belgian Act Anouk dEUS Gabriel Rios Kane Pete Philly & Perquisite |
| Best Finnish Act Lordi PMMP Poets of the fall Olavi Uusivirta Von Herzen Brothers | Best French Act 113 Bob Sinclair Diam’s Olivia Ruiz Rohff |
| Best German Act Bushido Die Toten Hosen Rammstein Silbermond Sportfreunde Stiller | Best Italian Act Finley Jovanotti Lacuna Coil Monda Marcio Tiziano Ferro |
| Best Norwegian Act Amulet Elvira Nikolaisen Marit Larsen Mira Craig Serena-Maneesh | Best Polish Act Blog 27 Coma Hey Sistars Virgin ‘Szansa’ |
| Best Portuguese Act Boss Ac David Fonseca Expensive Soul Mind da Gap Moonspell | Best Romanian Act Blondy DJ Project Morandi Parazitii Simplu |
| Best Russian Act Dima Bilan Gorod312 T.A.T.U UMA2RMAN Valery Meladze | Best Spanish Act La Excepción Macaco Nena Daconte La Oreja de Van Gogh Pereza |
| Best Swedish Act The Knife Lisa Miskovsky Peter Bjorn & John Snook The Sounds | Best UK & Ireland Act Artic Monkeys Corinne Bailey Rae The Kooks Lily Allen Muse |
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