1997 MTV Europe Music Awards

1997 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date	November 6, 1997
Venue(s)	Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Host(s)	Ronan Keating
Network	MTV Networks International (Europe)

The 1997 MTV Europe Music Awards landed at The Ahoy, Rotterdam and was hosted by Boyzone lead man, Ronan Keating. The mammoth opening number featured U2, who flew in direct from their world tour, dressed in boxing gowns and introduced to the stage by actor Dennis Hopper. The Spice Girls, fresh from firing pop svengali Simon Fuller on the morning of the awards performed "Spice Up Your Life". LL Cool J hit the stage with "Phenomenon" and Blackstreet teamed up with Slash from Guns N' Roses for a version of "Fix". The pop group Backstreet Boys also sang "As Long as You Love Me" and "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)".

Presenters included actress Alicia Silverstone, model Caprice and rap star Missy Elliott.

The shows live audience doubled in size this year and highlights of the night included dance group The Prodigy who, after soaking up Amsterdam's local culture, were rather worse for wear when they picked up their Best Dance award.

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song

• The Cardigans — "Lovefool"
• Puff Daddy (featuring Faith Evans and 112) — "I'll Be Missing You"
• Hanson — "Mmmbop"
• No Doubt — "Don't Speak"
• Will Smith — "Men in Black"

Best Video

• Daft Punk — "Around the World"
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity"
• The Prodigy — "Breathe"
• Radiohead — "Paranoid Android"
• Skunk Anansie — "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)"

Best Female

• Björk
• Toni Braxton
• Sheryl Crow
• Janet Jackson
• Madonna

Best Male

• Babyface
• Beck
• Jon Bon Jovi
• Michael Jackson
• George Michael

Best Group

• Oasis
• The Prodigy
• Radiohead
• Spice Girls
• U2

Best New Act

• Meredith Brooks
• Hanson
• No Doubt
• Puff Daddy
• Spice Girls

Best Dance

• Backstreet Boys
• The Chemical Brothers
• Daft Punk
• The Prodigy
• Spice Girls

Best Rock

• Aerosmith
• Jon Bon Jovi
• Bush
• Oasis
• Skunk Anansie

Best Alternative

• Beck
• Blur
• The Prodigy
• Radiohead
• The Verve

Best R&B

• Blackstreet
• Toni Braxton
• Ginuwine
• Michael Jackson
• R. Kelly

Best Rap

• Blackstreet
• Coolio
• The Notorious B.I.G.
• Puff Daddy
• Will Smith

Best Live Act

• Aerosmith
• Michael Jackson
• Radiohead
• Skunk Anansie
• U2

MTV Select

• Backstreet Boys — "As Long as You Love Me"

Free Your Mind

• Landmine Survivors Network

Performances

• U2 — "Mofo"
• Blackstreet (featuring Slash) — "Fix"
• LL Cool J — "Phenomenon"
• Backstreet Boys — "As Long as You Love Me / Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
• Jon Bon Jovi — "Janie, Don't Take Your Love To Town"
• Jovanotti — "L'ombelico del Mondo"
• Skunk Anansie — "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)"
• Spice Girls — "Spice Up Your Life"
• Aerosmith — "Pink / Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)"
• Björk — "Bachelorette"

Appearances

• Shola Ama
• David Arquette
• Caprice Bourret
• Missy Elliott
• Eternal
• Naseem Hamed
• Hanson
• Dennis Hopper
• Gena Lee Nolin
• Louise
• MC Solaar
• Prince Naseem
• Mark Owen
• Nina Persson
• Peter Andre
• Alicia Silverstone
• Robbie Williams

External Links

• Nominees