# 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards

The 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards were held in Western Harbour in Edinburgh, Scotland. The awards ceremony was held in a 6,000-capacity big top arena constructed specifically for the main event.
On the night, Justin Timberlake notably received a total of three awards, for Best Male, Best Pop and Best Album.
Presenters included André 3000, Justin Timberlake, The Black Eyed Peas and Ludacris.

## Nominations

Winners are in bold text.
| Best Song | Best Video |
| Beyoncé (featuring Jay-Z) — "Crazy in Love" Christina Aguilera — "Beautiful" Evanescence (featuring Paul McCoy) — "Bring Me to Life" Justin Timberlake — "Cry Me a River" Sean Paul — "Get Busy" | Sigur Rós — "Untitled 1" Missy Elliott — "Work It" Queens of the Stone Age — "Go with the Flow" The White Stripes — "Seven Nation Army" U.N.K.L.E. — "Eye for an Eye" |
| Best Album | Best New Act |
| Justin Timberlake — Justified 50 Cent — Get Rich or Die Tryin' Christina Aguilera — Stripped Robbie Williams — Escapology The White Stripes — Elephant | Sean Paul 50 Cent Evanescence Good Charlotte Justin Timberlake |
| Best Female | Best Male |
| Christina Aguilera Beyoncé Kylie Minogue Madonna Pink | Justin Timberlake Craig David Eminem Sean Paul Robbie Williams |
| Best Group | Best R&B |
| Coldplay Evanescence Metallica Radiohead The White Stripes | Beyoncé Ashanti Craig David Jennifer Lopez Mary J. Blige |
| Best Pop | Best Dance |
| Justin Timberlake Christina Aguilera Kylie Minogue Pink Robbie Williams | Panjabi MC Junior Senior Moby Paul Oakenfold The Chemical Brothers |
| Best Rock | Best Hip-Hop |
| The White Stripes Good Charlotte Linkin Park Metallica Red Hot Chili Peppers | Eminem 50 Cent Jay-Z Missy Elliott Nelly |
| Web Award | Free Your Mind |
| Goldfrapp (www.goldfrapp.co.uk) Junior Senior (www.juniorsenior.com) Madonna (http://www.madonna.com) Marilyn Manson (www.marilynmanson.com) Queens of the Stone Age (www.qotsa.com) | Aung San Suu Kyi |

## Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.
| Best Dutch Act | Best French Act |
| Tiësto Beef BLØF Junkie XL Kane | Kyo Berenice Bob Sinclar Jenifer One-T |
| Best German Act | Best Italian Act |
| Die Ärzte Guano Apes Seeed Wir sind Helden Xavier Naidoo | Gemelli Diversi Carmen Consoli Le Vibrazioni Negrita Tiromancino |
| Best Nordic Act | Best Polish Act |
| The Rasmus Junior Senior Kashmir Outlandish The Cardigans | Myslovitz Blue Café Cool Kids of Death Peja Smolik |
| Best Portuguese Act | Best Romanian Act |
| Blind Zero Blasted Mechanism David Fonseca Fonzie Primitive Reason | AB4 Andra vs. Tiger One O-Zone Paraziții Voltaj |
| Best Russian Act | Best Spanish Act |
| Glukoza Diskoteka Avariya Leningrad Splean t.A.T.u. | El Canto del Loco Alejandro Sanz Jarabe de Palo Las Niñas La Oreja de Van Gogh |
| Best MTV2 UK Act ||
| The Darkness Funeral for a Friend The Coral The Libertines The Thrills ||

## Performances
### Pre show

* Jane's Addiction — "True Nature"

### Main show

* Christina Aguilera — "Dirrty"
* Beyoncé (featuring Sean Paul) — "Baby Boy"
* Kylie Minogue — "Slow"
* Missy Elliott — "Work It / Pass That Dutch"
* The Black Eyed Peas (featuring Justin Timberlake) — "Where Is the Love?"
* Travis — "The Beautiful Occupation"
* The Chemical Brothers and The Flaming Lips — "Hey Boy Hey Girl (intro) / The Golden Path"
* Dido — "White Flag"
* Kraftwerk — "Aerodynamik"
* The Darkness — "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"
* The White Stripes — "Seven Nation Army"
* Pink — "Trouble"

## Appearances

* Pink — presented Best Album
* Justin Timberlake — introduced Kylie Minogue
* Shirley Manson and Sharleen Spiteri — presented Best Dance
* Michael Stipe — introduced Dido
* Andre 3000 — presented Best R&B
* Dave Navarro and Perry Farrell — presented Best Rock
* Kelly Osbourne — presented Best Pop
* Billy Boyd and Gerard Butler — presented Best Hip-Hop
* Kylie Minogue — introduced Kraftwerk
* Christina Aguilera — presented the Free Your Mind Award
* Sean Paul — presented Best Female
* Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo — presented Best Male
* Minnie Driver — presented Best Video
* Chris Pontius and Preston Lacy — presented Best Group
* Chingy and Ludacris — presented Best New Act
* Vin Diesel — presented Best Song

## Live technical difficulties

During the live performance of Beyoncé and Sean Paul's "Baby Boy" (near to Paul's rap), the backing tracks of vocals ("Baby boy you are so damn fine") started to malfunction, failing to repeat and losing the instrumental part of the song. Through the technical difficulties, Paul sang for a bit; Beyoncé asked the crowd how they were doing, which received applause and cheers.
The malfunction of the backing track vocals was cut from the live airing on TV but still played through the venue. Both artist and the dancers exited the stage, which then resulted in confusion among the presenters. When Christina Aguilera walked onto the stage to continue the event, the musical track stopped playing again. After Pink presented the award for Best Album, the duo was asked if they would like to do a re-take. Both agreed and performed the song as rehearsed. The re-take would replace the original take on re-airings of the show. This caused the EMAs to be extended, which had never happened before.