# 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards

The 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards were held in Dublin, Ireland at The Point. Ronan Keating returned as host, with musical numbers including Mariah Carey with "Heartbreaker", Whitney Houston with "Get It Back" and "My Love Is Your Love", Britney Spears with "...Baby One More Time" & "(You Drive Me) Crazy", and The Corrs with "Radio", as well as The Cardigans, Jamiroquai, Marilyn Manson, and show-opener Iggy Pop.
Presenters included models/actresses Denise Richards and Carmen Electra, singers Christina Aguilera and Mary J. Blige, Fun Lovin' Criminals, and 'Ginger Spice' Geri Halliwell, who had recently released her debut solo record after quitting the Spice Girls the year prior.

## Nominations

Winners are in bold text.
| Best Song | Best Video |
| Britney Spears — "...Baby One More Time" Backstreet Boys — "I Want It That Way" George Michael and Mary J. Blige — "As" Madonna — "Beautiful Stranger" TLC — "No Scrubs" | Blur — "Coffee & TV" Aphex Twin — "Windowlicker" Björk — "All Is Full Of Love" Fatboy Slim — "Praise You" George Michael and Mary J. Blige — "As" |
| Best Album | |
| Boyzone — By Request Backstreet Boys — Millennium Lauryn Hill — The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Red Hot Chili Peppers — Californication The Offspring — Americana | |
| Best Female | Best Male |
| Britney Spears Geri Halliwell Lauryn Hill Madonna Whitney Houston | Will Smith George Michael Ricky Martin Robbie Williams Sasha |
| Best Group | Breakthrough Artist |
| Backstreet Boys Jamiroquai The Cardigans The Offspring TLC | Britney Spears Eminem Jennifer Lopez Vengaboys Westlife |
| Best Pop | Best Dance |
| Britney Spears Backstreet Boys Boyzone Five Ricky Martin | Fatboy Slim Basement Jaxx Jamiroquai Mr. Oizo The Chemical Brothers |
| Best Rock | Best R&B |
| The Offspring Lenny Kravitz Marilyn Manson Red Hot Chili Peppers The Cardigans | Whitney Houston Jennifer Lopez Lauryn Hill Mariah Carey TLC |
| Best Hip-Hop | |
| Eminem Beastie Boys Busta Rhymes Puff Daddy Will Smith | |
| Free Your Mind ||
| Bono ||

## Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.
| Best German Act | Best Italian Act |
| Xavier Naidoo Absolute Beginner Freundeskreis Guano Apes Sasha | Elio e le Storie Tese Alex Britti Jovanotti Negrita Vasco Rossi |
| Best Nordic Act | Best UK & Ireland Act |
| Lene Marlin Andreas Johnson Jennifer Brown Petter The Cardigans | Boyzone Basement Jaxx Lynden David Hall Manic Street Preachers Texas Westlife |

## Performances
### Pre-show

* B*Witched — "Jesse Hold On"
* Westlife — "If I Let You Go"

### Main show

* Iggy Pop — "Lust for Life"
* Mariah Carey — "Heartbreaker", with remix featuring Missy Elliott and Da Brat
* Underworld — "Push Upstairs"
* Britney Spears — "...Baby One More Time", " (You Drive Me) Crazy"
* The Offspring — "The Kids Aren't Alright"
* Jamiroquai — "King for a Day"
* Whitney Houston — "Get It Back / My Love Is Your Love"
* The Cardigans — "Erase/Rewind"
* Puff Daddy — "Best Friend"
* Ligabue — "L'odore del sesso"
* The Corrs — "Radio"
* Marilyn Manson — "Rock Is Dead"

## Appearances

* Denise Richards and Pierce Brosnan — presented Best Female
* Geri Halliwell — presented Best Dance
* Christina Aguilera and TQ — presented Best Hip-Hop
* Carmen Electra and Fun Lovin' Criminals — presented Best Rock
* Damon Albarn and Mary J. Blige — presented Best R&B
* Lars Oostveen and Sasha — presented Best Nordic Act
* Steps — presented Best Group
* Alicia Silverstone — presented Best Pop
* Anastasia Zampounidis and Missy Elliott - presented Best German Act
* Eternal and Jovanotti — presented Best Male
* The Jukka Brothers — presented Best Album
* Kris & Kris and Andrea Pezzi — presented Best Italian Act
* Brett Anderson and Des'ree — presented Breakthrough Artist
* Cat Deeley and Edith Bowman — presented Best UK & Ireland Act
* Mick Jagger — presented Free Your Mind Award
* Five — presented Best Song
* Armand Van Helden and The Edge — presented Best Video