Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears Lead MTV Europe Noms
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Teen queen Britney Spears and the inescapable Backstreet Boys lead the nomination list for the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards, which will be held at the Point in Dublin Nov. 11.
Announced Monday (Oct. 4) in London, Spears and the B-Boys are up for four awards each, including Best Group and Best Song. Next up are Lauryn Hill, the Cardigans, the Offspring, George Michael, and TLC with three nominations apiece.
Slated to perform on the show include Spears, Cardigans, Mariah Carey, the Corrs, Jamiroquai, Marilyn Manson, the Offspring, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Whitney Houston, and Underworld. Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Mary J. Blige, and Fun Lovin’ Criminals are among the presenters.
Here is the complete list of the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards nominees:
- Best Male Artist: Ricky Martin, George Michael, Sasha, Will Smith, Robbie Williams
- Best Female Artist: Geri Hailwell, Lauryn Hill, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Britney
Spears
- Best Breakthrough Artist: Eminem, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Vengaboys,
Westlife
- Best Group: Backstreet Boys, Cardigans, Jamiroquai, Offspring, TLC
- Best R&B: Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Lopez, TLC
- Best Pop: Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, 5ive, Ricky Martin, Britney Spears
- Best Hip-Hop: Beastie Boys, Busta Rhymes, Eminem, Puffy, Will Smith
- Best Dance: Basement Jaxx, Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, Jamiroquai, Mr. Oizo
- Best Rock: Cardigans, Lenny Kravitz, Marilyn Manson, Offspring, Red Hot Chili
Peppers
- Best UK and Ireland Act: Basement Jaxx, Boyzone, Lynden David Hall, Manic Street
Preachers, Texas, Westlife
- Best Italian Act: Alex Britti, Elio e le Storie Tese, Jovanotti, Negrita, Vasco
Rossi
- Best German Act: Absolute Beginner, Freundeskreis, Guano Apes, Xavier Naidoo, Sasha
- Best Nordic Act: Jennifer Brown, Cardigans, Andreas Johnson, Lene Marlin, Petter
- Best Video: Aphex Twins, "Windowlicker;" Bjork, "All is Full of Love;"
Blur, "Coffee and TV;" Fatboy Slim, "Praise You;" George Michael with Mary J. Blige, "As"
- Best Song: Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way;" Madonna, "Beautiful Stranger;"
George Michael with Mary J. Blige, "As;" Britney Spears, "Baby One More Time;"
TLC, "No Scrubs"
- Best Album: Backstreet Boys, Millenium; Boyzone, By Request;
Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill; Offspring, Americana;
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Californiacation
Here is the full list of winners from the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards:
- Best Male: Will Smith
- Best Female: Britney Spears.
- Best Breakthrough: Britney Spears
- Best Group: Backstreet Boys
- Best R&B: Whitney Houston
- Best Pop: Britney Spears.
- Best Hip-Hop: Eminem
- Best Dance: Fatboy Slim
- Best Rock: The Offspring
- Best Album: By Request, Boyzone
- Best Song: "Baby One More Time," Britney Spears
- Best UK & Ireland Act: Boyzone
- Best Video: "Coffee And TV," Blur
- Best Nordic Act: Lene Marlin
- Best Italian Act: Elio e le Storie Tese
- Best German Act: Xavier Naidoo
- MTV Free Your Mind Award: Bono
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