2003 MTV Europe Music Awards

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2003 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date6 November 2003
LocationWestern Harbour, Edinburgh, Scotland
Hosted byChristina Aguilera
Television/radio coverage
NetworkMTV Networks International (Europe)
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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.[1]

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[edit]

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song Best Video

Beyoncé (featuring Jay-Z) — "Crazy in Love"

Sigur Rós — "Untitled 1"

Best Album Best New Act

Justin TimberlakeJustified

Sean Paul

Best Female Best Male

Christina Aguilera

Justin Timberlake

Best Group Best R&B

Coldplay

Beyoncé

Best Pop Best Dance

Justin Timberlake

Panjabi MC

Best Rock Best Hip-Hop

The White Stripes

Eminem

Web Award Free Your Mind

Goldfrapp (www.goldfrapp.co.uk)

Aung San Suu Kyi

Regional nominations[edit]

Winners are in bold text.

Best Dutch Act Best French Act

Tiësto

Kyo

Best German Act Best Italian Act

Die Ärzte

Gemelli Diversi

Best Nordic Act Best Polish Act

The Rasmus

Myslovitz

Best Portuguese Act Best Romanian Act

Blind Zero

AB4

Best Russian Act Best Spanish Act

Glukoza

El Canto del Loco

Best MTV2 UK Act
The Darkness

Performances[edit]

Pre show[edit]

Main show[edit]

Appearances[edit]

Live technical difficulties[edit]

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.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "MTV awards boon for Scotland". 12 May 2003 – via news.bbc.co.uk.

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