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1996 MTV Europe Music Awards

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Date
  
November 14, 1996

Hosted by
  
Robbie Williams

Location
  
Alexandra Palace, London, England

Network
  
MTV Networks International (Europe)

The 1996 MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony was hosted by former Take That member Robbie Williams and held at Alexandra Palace in London, United Kingdom on 14 November 1996.

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One special note was that MTV executives notified the band Metallica that expletives were prohibited during their live TV performance. The band was upset by this so the band disregarded performing their scheduled single "King Nothing" and played the non-TV friendly songs "Last Caress" and "So What?". The result was the performance and any references to Metallica during the ceremony have been removed from future broadcasts of the ceremony.

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song

  • The Fugees — "Killing Me Softly"
  • Garbage — "Stupid Girl"
  • Alanis Morissette — "Ironic"
  • Oasis — "Wonderwall"
  • Pulp — "Disco 2000"

    • Best Female

  • Björk
  • Toni Braxton
  • Neneh Cherry
  • Alanis Morissette
  • Joan Osborne

    • Best Male

  • Bryan Adams
  • Beck
  • Nick Cave
  • George Michael
  • Eros Ramazzotti

    • Best Group

  • The Fugees
  • Garbage
  • Oasis
  • Pulp
  • The Smashing Pumpkins

    • Best New Act

  • The Cardigans
  • The Fugees
  • Garbage
  • Pulp
  • Skunk Anansie

    • Best Dance

  • Everything but the Girl
  • Los del Río
  • Robert Miles
  • Mark Morrison
  • The Prodigy

    • Best Rock

  • Bon Jovi
  • Die Toten Hosen
  • Metallica
  • Oasis
  • The Smashing Pumpkins

    • MTV Amour

  • D'Angelo — "Lady"
  • The Fugees — "Killing Me Softly"
  • Madonna with Massive Attack — "I Want You"
  • George Michael — "Fastlove"
  • TLC — "Diggin' on You"

    • MTV Select

  • Backstreet Boys — "Get Down (You're the One for Me)"
  • Boyzone — "Words"
  • Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity"
  • Oasis — "Don't Look Back in Anger"
  • Spice Girls — "Wannabe"

    • Free Your Mind

  • The Buddies and Carers of Europe

    • Performances

  • The Fugees — "Ready or Not"
  • George Michael — "Star People"
  • Boyzone (featuring Peter André) — "Motown Medley" ("Dancing in the Street" / "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" / "Never Can Say Goodbye" / "Celebration")
  • Eros Ramazzotti — "Più Bella Cosa"
  • The Smashing Pumpkins — "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
  • Simply Red (featuring Refugee Camp) — "Angel"
  • Kula Shaker — "Tattva"
  • Metallica — "Last Caress / So What?"
  • Garbage — "Milk"
  • Bryan Adams — "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You"

    • Appearances

  • John Major – proclaimed that Alexandra Palace would be renamed "MTV Palace" for the night before introducing host Robbie Williams
  • Julian Clary — hosted a backstage party where he interviewed various celebrities
  • Neneh Cherry and Jay Kay — presented Best Group
  • Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. — presented the Breakthrough award
  • Jacques Villeneuve and Helena Christensen — presented Best Rock
  • Richard E. Grant and Björk — presented Best Male
  • Gina G and 3T — presented MTV Amour
  • Joaquín Cortés and Jerry Hall — presented Best Female
  • Jarvis Cocker — presented the Free Your Mind award
  • Goldie and MC Solaar — presented Best Dance
  • Robert Miles and Westernhagen — presented MTV Select
  • Jean Paul Gaultier and Skin — presented Best Song

    • References

    1996 MTV Europe Music Awards Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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