Avril Lavigne and Muse were the big winners at the MTV Europe Music Awards last night (01.11.07), picking up two prizes each.
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Canadian singer Avril was named Solo Artist of 2007 and her single Girlfriend surprisingly trumped Rihanna’s summer smash Umbrella to take Most Addictive Track at the glitzy ceremony at Munich’s Olympiahalle arena.
British rockers Muse won Best UK and Ireland Act and saw off stiff competition from Beyoncé Knowles and Justin Timberlake to claim the Headliner award.
Other winners included Nelly Furtado, who struggled to hold back tears when she accepted her award for Album of the Year for her LP Loose, and Rihanna, who thanked her fans via a video message when she took the Ultimate Urban accolade.
Jared Leto’s band 30 Second to Mars won the Rock Out award, Linkin Park were crowned Band of 2007, while Video Star went to Justice’s D.A.N.C.E promo.
German band Tokio Hotel took home the Inter Act award.
In a shocking snub, Justin Timberlake – who was nominated in four categories – went home empty-handed.
Amy Winehouse was beaten in the three categories she was nominated in, but still managed to give one of the performance of the night.
The singer – who was in the running for Album of the Year, Most Addictive Track and Best UK and Ireland Act – put her recent troubles behind her and wowed the star-studded audience with a soulful rendition of her hit song Back to Black.
Despite being snubbed by the public, Amy did win the coveted Artists’ Choice gong, voted for by her peers.
The 24-year-old star – dressed in a denim mini dress – hugged her husband Blake Fielder-Civil before going up to collect the award and mumbling a quick, “thanks”.
Other notable performances came from Mika, Foo Fighters and Pete Doherty, who lead his band Babyshambles in a storming performance of their new single Delivery.
Despite rumours, Amy never joined Pete on stage for a duet.
Rapper Snoop Dogg hosted the evening and presenters included Joss Stone, model Lily Cole and Formula One star Lewis Hamilton.
MTV Europe Music Awards 2007 – Full List of Winners:
Rock Out – 30 Seconds to Mars
Band of 2007 – Linkin Park
Album of the Year – Nelly Furtado ‘Loose’
Headliner – Muse
Solo Artist of 2007 – Avril Lavigne
Ultimate Urban – Rihanna
Most Addictive Track – Avril Lavigne ‘Girlfriend’
Inter Act – Tokio Hotel
Video Star – Justice ‘D.A.N.C.E’
New Sounds of Europe – Bedwetters (Estonia)
Best UK and Ireland Act – Muse
Artists’ Choice – Amy Winehouse
