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2010 MTV Europe Music Awards

Music awards show held in Madrid, Spain

Music awards show held in Madrid, Spain

FieldValue
name2010 MTV Europe Music Awards
imageMtvema2010.jpg
date7 November 2010
locationCaja Mágica, Madrid, Spain
hostEva Longoria
networkMTV Networks International (Europe)
most_awardsLady Gaga (3)
most_nominationsLady Gaga and Katy Perry (5)
previous[2009](2009-mtv-europe-music-awards)
mainMTV Europe Music Awards
next[2011](2011-mtv-europe-music-awards)

The 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards took place on 7 November 2010 at Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain. The awards ceremony was presented by Eva Longoria and Justin Bieber was the official MTV EMA 2010 digital host. Nominations were announced on 20 September. Lady Gaga topped the list of nominations with ten, followed by Katy Perry with five, Eminem with four and Thirty Seconds to Mars & Muse with three apiece.

Thirty Seconds to Mars took the stage at the pre-show featuring surprise guest Kanye West at the Alcalá Gate. Shakira opened the show with "Loca", featuring Dizzee Rascal, and the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, "Waka Waka". Performances by Katy Perry and Linkin Park were featured live from outdoor stage at Madrid's Alcalá Gate.

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best SongBest VideoBest FemaleBest MaleBest New ActBest PopBest RockBest AlternativeBest Hip-HopBest Live ActBest World Stage PerformanceBest Push ActBest European ActGlobal IconFree Your Mind
**Bon Jovi**
**Shakira**

Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Adria ActBest Czech & Slovak ActBest Danish ActBest Dutch & Belgian ActBest Finnish ActBest French ActBest German ActBest Greek ActBest Hungarian ActBest Israeli ActBest Italian ActBest Norwegian ActBest Polish ActBest Portuguese ActBest Romanian ActBest Russian ActBest Spanish ActBest Swedish ActBest Swiss ActBest Ukrainian ActBest UK & Ireland New ActBest Arabian Act

Performances

Digital show

  • Katy Perry — "California Gurls" / "I Kissed a Girl" / "Peacock" / "Hot n Cold" / "Teenage Dream"
  • Thirty Seconds to Mars — "Closer to the Edge"

Pre show

  • Thirty Seconds to Mars (featuring Kanye West) — "Hurricane / Power"

Main show

  • Shakira (featuring Dizzee Rascal) — "Loca" / "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"
  • Kings of Leon — "Radioactive"
  • Katy Perry — "Firework"
  • Rihanna — "Only Girl (In the World)"
  • Kid Rock — "Born Free"
  • Linkin Park — "Waiting for the End"
  • B.o.B (featuring Hayley Williams) — "Airplanes"
  • Miley Cyrus — "Who Owns My Heart"
  • Plan B — "She Said"
  • Kesha — "Tik Tok"
  • Bon Jovi — "What Do You Got?" / "You Give Love a Bad Name" / "It's My Life"

Appearances

  • Tim Kash — Red carpet host
  • Taylor Momsen — presented Best New Act
  • DJ Pauly D and Snooki — presented Best Pop
  • Johnny Knoxville — presented Best Alternative
  • Kelly Brook and David Bisbal — presented Best Video
  • Emily Osment — presented Best Male
  • Slash — presented Best Live Act
  • The Dudesons — presented Best Hip-Hop
  • Alaska and Joaquín Reyes — presented Best Spanish Act
  • Thirty Seconds to Mars — presented Free Your Mind
  • Miley Cyrus — presented Best Rock
  • Dizzee Rascal — presented Best Female
  • The Jackass Cast — presented Best Song

Notable incidents

  • During her acceptance speech for Best New Artist, Kesha directly addressed her fans, saying: "Hopefully I can inspire you to give your finger to the cynics and fucking be yourself!"
  • Further controversy was raised by the cast of Jackass; when presenting the award, Jason "Wee-Man" Acuña removed his trousers to expose his fully nude lower body, displaying his genitals. It was not censored.

References

References

  1. (2010-10-07). "Hollywood Actress and Global Style Icon Eva Longoria Is Our EMA host!". [[MTV Networks Europe]].
  2. (2010-10-15). "Justin Bieber to Host MTV EMA 2010 on November 7". [[Artistdirect]].
  3. (2010-09-20). "It's Ladies Night as Katy Perry and Lady Gaga Lead the Race With Five Nominations Each at the 2010 MTV EMAs". HPC in the Cloud.
  4. (2010-09-20). "We Announce Our First Two Performers: Katy Perry & Linkin Park!". [[MTV Networks Europe]].
  5. "Comments - World goes Gaga - Sowetan LIVE".
  6. Ziegbe, Mawuse. (2010-11-07). "Kanye West Storms 30 Seconds To Mars' EMA Performance". [[MTV Networks]].
  7. "MTV retire Sexion d'Assaut de ses Europe Music Awards". Jeanmarcmorandini.com.
  8. "MTV EMA 2010 :: 07.11.2010 :: Madrid :: Stavento".
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