MTV Unveils the Nominations for the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards

Business Wire, Oct 4, 1999

LONDON--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 4, 1999--

Britney Spears & Backstreet Boys Top List of Nominations

Ronan Keating of Boyzone to Host Show

Performers Include Britney Spears, Mariah Carey,

Sean Puffy Combs, Whitney Houston, The Cardigans,

Marilyn Manson, Jamiroquai & More

MTV Europe today revealed the all-star line-up and nominations for the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards. The list of top international artists was revealed at Home House, London by Brent Hansen, President & Chief Executive, MTV & VH1, and Ronan Keating, Host of the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards, in the presence of Irish performers The Corrs and nominees Westlife. The show will be broadcast live around the world from Ireland's premier music venue, The Point in Dublin on November 11, 1999.

Performers at this year's show will include: Britney Spears, The Cardigans, Mariah Carey, The Corrs, Jamiroquai, Marilyn Manson, The Offspring, Sean Puffy Combs, Whitney Houston and Underworld. Guest presenters will include: Pierce Brosnan and Denise Richards, Carmen Electra, Christina Aguilera, Des'ree, Eternal, 5ive, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Gary Barlow, Jay-Z, Jovanotti, LL Cool J, Armand van Helden and Mary J. Blige. Additional presenters will be announced in the run up to the event.

Commented Brent Hansen: "This year's awards is going to have the strongest performer and presenter line-up we've ever had, and I am confident that this is going to be the best show we've ever broadcast in the history of MTV Europe. We're proud to provide such a great showcase for existing and emerging talent, and especially this year to be doing so from a country with such tremendous musical heritage."

The 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards will comprise 10 performances and 17 individual awards. The nominations for 11 of the awards have been compiled by MTV Europe's voting "Academy" of 800 people, consisting of key figures from the European music industry and MTV viewers from across Europe.

The nominations for The 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards are:

BEST Ricky Martin BEST Backstreet Boys MALE: George Michael POP: Boyzone

Sasha 5ive

Will Smith Ricky Martin

Robbie Williams Britney Spears

BEST Geri Halliwell BEST Beastie Boys FEMALE: Lauryn Hill HIP HOP: Busta Rhymes

Whitney Houston Eminem

Madonna Sean Puffy Combs

Britney Spears Will Smith

BEST Eminem BEST Basement Jaxx BREAK- Jennifer Lopez DANCE: Chemical Brothers THROUGH: Britney Spears

Fatboy Slim

Vengaboys Jamiroquai

Westlife Mr. Oizo

BEST Backstreet Boys BEST The Cardigans GROUP: The Cardigans ROCK: Lenny Kravitz

Jamiroquai Marilyn Manson

The Offspring The Offspring

TLC Red Hot Chili Peppers

BEST Mariah Carey BEST Backstreet Boys - R&B: Lauryn Hill ALBUM: Millennium

Whitney Houston Boyzone -

Jennifer Lopez By Request

TLC Lauryn Hill -

The Miseducation of

Lauryn Hill

The Offspring -

Americana

Red Hot Chili Peppers -

Californication

BEST Backstreet Boys - "I Want it That Way" SONG: Madonna - "Beautiful Stranger"

George Michael with Mary J. Blige - "As"

Britney Spears - "Baby One More Time"

TLC - "No Scrubs"

BEST UK & Basement Jazz BEST Alex Britti IRELAND (Dance Floor Chart) ITALIAN Elio e le Storie Tese ACT: Boyzone

ACT: Jovanotti

(Daily Edition) Negrita

Lynden David Hall Vasco Rossi

(The Lick)

Manic Street Preachers

(brand: new)

Texas

(ByteSize)

Westlife

(Select)

BEST Absolute Beginner BEST Jennifer Brown GERMAN Freundeskreis NORDIC The Cardigans ACT: Guano Apes

ACT: Andreas Johnson

Xavier Naidoo Lene Marlin

Sasha Petter

BEST Aphex Twin - "Windowlicker" VIDEO: Bjork - "All is Full of Love"

Blur - "Coffee and TV"

Fatboy Slim - "Praise You"

George Michael with Mary J. Blige - "As"

Every year, MTV aims to raise awareness of key social issues with the special Free Your Mind award. The award is based upon the ideals of MTV's global Free Your Mind campaign, which aims to encourage freedom from all kinds of intolerance and prejudice. The Free Your Mind award highlights these principles at the MTV Europe Music Awards and is intended for any individual organization which exemplifies these ideals. In 1998, the award was presented to B92, the independent Serbian FM radio station by Michael Stipe of R.E.M. Previous winners include: The Landmine Survivors' Network, Amnesty International, Greenpeace and The Buddies and Carers of Europe.

A limited number of tickets for the MTV Europe Music Awards have been made exclusively available to fans and viewers from October 4, 1999. Ticket box office numbers were revealed exclusively on MTV Europe at 2:00pm GMT/3:00pm CET on October 4, 1999. As in 1998, all tickets are expected to sell out within hours of going on sale.