# 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards

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.

## 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