I would like to say a few words about a music award that is given in Europe.
MTV Europe Music Awards - one of the annual music awards ceremonies, established a music television channel MTV.
The ceremony is one of the most significant events of the year, and the prize itself - one of the most prestigious in the music world.
Ceremony, as he channel MTV, mainly aimed at young people, so the nominees and, accordingly, the winners are usually the stars of youth music in the styles of pop, rock, R & B and hip-hop. Although the prize is a European, in addition to the musicians of the European countries take part in it and the most outstanding performers of other countries.
Awards MTV Europe Music Awards are awarded since 1994, ceremonies are held in major cities of Europe. Since the establishment of awards host cities have already visited Berlin (1994), Paris (1995), London (1996), Rotterdam (1997), Milan (1998), Dublin (1999), Stockholm (2000), Frankfurt (2001), Barcelona (2002) and Edinburgh (2003).
At the ceremony, there are more than 20 categories in which awards are given. The order of approval of a winner is different: in determining the winners of the nominations, some part of the jury - a European "Academy MTV», consisting of more than 1000 prominent music industry figures, and the winners of the other nominations defined the spectators MTV, who have the opportunity to vote for their favorite performer. In addition, residents of many European countries every year choose the artist from his country, who have the honor to represent her at the next ceremony. For example, Russia has received such a possibility, since 2001.
Among the nominations for which are awarded prizes, includes both standard ( "best album", "best video", "Discovery of the Year", etc.), and completely new ( "Best Music Web site").
Every year since 1994, the ceremony is given a special award in the nomination «Free Your Mind», which the applicants are people who made great contribution in strengthening the spirit of freedom, the fight against racial and other prejudices and assistance to poor countries. Awards were awarded in different years as musicians (Bono from the group U2), and people who are not connected with the music. Also receiving awards some organizations (Greenpeace, Amnesty International).