MTV Europe Music Awards 2009
The MTV Europe Music Awards 2009 were presented on November 5, 2009 in Berlin in the O 2 World and in front of the Brandenburg Gate and took place for the second time after 1994 in Berlin and after Frankfurt am Main (2001) and Munich (2007) for the fourth time in Germany. The official nominations were announced on September 21, 2009.
As in the previous year, the show was moderated by Katy Perry . Pete Wentz accompanied the stars backstage with the camera. Tokio Hotel , Beyoncé , Green Day , Leona Lewis , Shakira , U2 , Jay-Z and the Foo Fighters performed live on the show. Laudators were Asia Argento , the Backstreet Boys , Bar Refaeli , Batista , Brody Jenner , David Guetta , David Hasselhoff , Jean Reno , Jesse Metcalfe , the Jonas Brothers , Juliette Lewis , Lil 'Kim , Matthias Schweighöfer , Miranda Cosgrove , Monica Bellucci and Wladimir Klitschko . The German MTV presenter Joko Winterscheidt and the singer Joss Stone reported live from the “red carpet”.
With three awards, Beyoncé Knowles was the big winner of the evening. Another special feature was the live appearance of U2 at first alone, at the end of the show together with Jay-Z in front of the Brandenburg Gate.
Nominations
Note: The winners are highlighted in bold.
Best song
- Beyoncé - Halo
- The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
- David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over
- Kings of Leon - Use Somebody
- Lady Gaga - Poker Face
Best group
Best newcomer
Best female act
Best male act
Best urban act
Best rock act
Best alternative act
Best push artist
Best World Stage Live Performance
Best live act
Best video
- Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
- Britney Spears - Circus
- Eminem - We Made You
- Katy Perry - Waking Up in Vegas
- Shakira - She Wolf
Best European Act
The winners of the regional awards were announced on October 12, 2009 and competed for the Best European Act .
Regional awards
The five performers with the most votes in Europe were placed in the Best European Act category .
Best German act
Best Danish Act
Best Finnish Act
Best Norwegian Act
Best Swedish act
Best Italian act
Best Belgium and Netherlands Act
Best French act
Best Polish Act
Best Spanish act
Best Russian act
Best Romanian Act
- David Deejay feat. Dony
- Inna
- Puya feat. George Hora
- Smiley face
- Tom Boxer feat. Jay