2006 MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards 2006 were held in Copenhagen at the Bella Center/Rådhuspladsen. 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
- Nelly Furtado — "Maneater"
- Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy"
- Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California"
- Rihanna — "SOS"
- Shakira — "Hips Don't Lie"
Best Video
- Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy"
- Justice vs. Simian — "We Are Your Friends"
- OK Go — "A Million Ways"
- Pink — "Stupid Girls"
- Kanye West — "Touch the Sky"
Best Album
- Christina Aguilera — Back to Basics
- Nelly Furtado — Loose
- Madonna — Confessions on a Dance Floor
- Muse — Black Holes & Revelations
- Red Hot Chili Peppers — Stadium Arcadium
Best Female
- Christina Aguilera
- Beyoncé
- Nelly Furtado
- Madonna
- Shakira
Best Male
- Pharrell
- Sean Paul
- Justin Timberlake
- Kanye West
- Robbie Williams
Best Group
- The Black Eyed Peas
- Depeche Mode
- Keane
- The Pussycat Dolls
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Future Sounds
- Gnarls Barkley
Best Pop
- Christina Aguilera
- Madonna
- Shakira
- Justin Timberlake
- Robbie Williams
Best Rock
- Evanescence
- Keane
- The Killers
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- The Strokes
Best Alternative
- Arctic Monkeys
- Korn
- Muse
- The Raconteurs
- System of a Down
Best R&B
- Beyoncé
- Mary J. Blige
- Outkast
- Pharrell
- Rihanna
Best Hip-Hop
- Busta Rhymes
- Missy Elliott
- Sean Paul
- P. Diddy
- Kanye West
Regional nominations
Best Adria Act
- Aleksandra Kovač
- Let 3
- Edo Maajka
- Neisha
- Siddharta
Best African Act
- Freshlyground
- Nameless
- Juma Nature
- P-Square
- Anselmo Ralph
Best Baltic Act
- Brainstorm
- Inculto
- Skamp
- Tanel Padar
- Vanilla Ninja
Best Danish Act
- Kashmir
- L.O.C.
- Nik & Jay
- Outlandish
- Spleen United
Best Dutch and Belgian Act
- Anouk
- Deus
- Kane
- Pete Philly & Perquisite
- Gabriel Ríos
Best Finnish Act
- Lordi
- PMMP
- Poets of the Fall
- Olavi Uusivirta
- Von Hertzen Brothers
Best French Act
- 113
- Diam's
- Rohff
- Olivia Ruiz
- Bob Sinclar
Best German Act
- Bushido
- Die Toten Hosen
- Rammstein
- Silbermond
- Sportfreunde Stiller
Best Italian Act
- Lacuna Coil
- Tiziano Ferro
- Finley
- Jovanotti
- Mondo Marcio
Best Norwegian Act
- Amulet
- Mira Craig
- Marit Larsen
- Serena Maneesh
- Elvira Nikolaisen
Best Polish Act
- Blog 27
- Coma
- Hey
- Sistars
- Virgin
Best Portuguese Act
- Boss AC
- Expensive Soul
- David Fonseca
- Mind Da Gap
- Moonspell
Best Romanian Act
- Blondy
- DJ Project
- Morandi
- Parazitii
- Simplu
Best Russian Act
- Dima Bilan
- Gorod 312
- Valeriy Meladze
- t.A.T.u.
- Uma2rman
Best Spanish Act
- Nena Daconte
- La Excepcion
- La Oreja de Van Gogh
- Macaco
- Pereza
Best Swedish Act
- The Knife
- Lisa Miskovsky
- Peter, Bjorn & John
- Snook
- The Sounds
Best UK and Ireland Act
- Lily Allen
- Arctic Monkeys
- The Kooks
- Muse
- Corrine Bailey Rae
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 — "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