The 2005 MTV European Music Awards took place last night in Lisbon, Portugal. Rock groups Coldplay and Green Day were the big winners of the night, taking home two awards each.
Rap legend Snoop Dogg took home the award for Best Hip Hop, beating Kanye West, 50 Cent and Missy Elliot.
The award for Best R&B went to Alicia Keys.
The Black Eyed Peas didn’t go home empty-handed either, winning the Best Pop category.
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Despite being criticized earlier this week by 50 Cent for ‘not being a real group’, The Gorillaz, who were up for five nominations, won the Best Group category and stole the show with a 3D performance with De La Soul.
50 Cent failed to win any of the three categories he was nominated for.
Other performances during the night came from Coldplay, Akon, the Black Eyed Peas and Madonna, among others.
The full list of winners is as follows:
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Best Male – Robbie Williams
Best Female – Shakira
Best Group – Gorillaz
Best Rock – Green Day
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Best Hip-Hop – Snoop Dogg
Best Alternative – System of a Down
Best Song – Speed of Sound (Coldplay)
Best R&B – Alicia Keys
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Best Pop – Black Eyed Peas
Best Album – American Idiot (Green Day)
Best New Act – James Blunt
Best Video – Believe (The Chemical Brothers)
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Best UK & Ireland Act – Coldplay
Free Your Mind Award – Bob Geldof
