1999 MTV Europe Music Awards

1999 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date	November 11, 1999
Venue(s)	Point Depot, Dublin, Ireland
Host(s)	Ronan Keating
Network	MTV Networks International (Europe)

The 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards was held in Dublin at The Point with Ronan Keating returning as host. The all-star line-up included Mariah Carey performing "Heartbreaker", Britney Spears performing "...Baby One More Time" and "(You Drive Me) Crazy" and picking up four awards. The Cardigans, Jamiroquai, Marilyn Manson and The Corrs all performed and Iggy Pop opened the show with a version of "Lust for Life", which went on for an unplanned seven minutes and featured no less than 17 choruses.

Presenters included model and actress Carmen Electra, Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Spice Girl's Geri Halliwell and actress Denise Richards.

The Free Your Mind award was presented by Mick Jagger and given to U2's Bono for his world peace work.

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song

• Backstreet Boys — "I Want It That Way"
• Madonna — "Beautiful Stranger"
• George Michael and Mary J. Blige — "As"
• Britney Spears — "...Baby One More Time"
• TLC — "No Scrubs"

Best Video

• Aphex Twin — "Windowlicker"
• Björk — "All Is Full Of Love"
• Blur — "Coffee & TV"
• Fatboy Slim — "Praise You"
• George Michael and Mary J. Blige — "As"

Best Album

• Backstreet Boys — Millennium
• Boyzone — By Request
• Lauryn Hill — The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
• The Offspring — Americana
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — Californication

Best Female

• Geri Halliwell
• Lauryn Hill
• Whitney Houston
• Madonna
• Britney Spears

Best Male

• Ricky Martin
• George Michael
• Sasha
• Will Smith
• Robbie Williams

Best Group

• Backstreet Boys
• The Cardigans
• Jamiroquai
• The Offspring
• TLC

Best New Act

• Eminem
• Jennifer Lopez
• Britney Spears
• Vengaboys
• Westlife

Best Pop

• Backstreet Boys
• Boyzone
• Five
• Ricky Martin
• Britney Spears

Best Dance

• Basement Jaxx
• The Chemical Brothers
• Fatboy Slim
• Jamiroquai
• Mr. Oizo

Best Rock

• The Cardigans
• Lenny Kravitz
• Marilyn Manson
• The Offspring
• Red Hot Chili Peppers

Best R&B

• Mariah Carey
• Lauryn Hill
• Whitney Houston
• Jennifer Lopez
• TLC

Best Hip-Hop

• Beastie Boys
• Busta Rhymes
• Eminem
• Puff Daddy
• Will Smith

Free Your Mind

• Bono

Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best UK and Ireland Act

• Basement Jaxx
• Boyzone
• Lynden David Hall
• Manic Street Preachers
• Texas
• Westlife

Best Nordic Act

• Jennifer Brown
• The Cardigans
• Andreas Johnson
• Lene Marlin
• Petter

Best German Act

• Absolute Beginner
• Freundeskreis
• Guano Apes
• Xavier Naidoo
• Sasha

Best Italian Act

• Alex Britti
• Elio e le Storie Tese
• Jovanotti
• Negrita
• Vasco Rossi

Performances

Pre Show

• B*Witched — "Jesse Hold On"
• Westlife — "If I Let You Go"

Main Show

• Mariah Carey (featuring Missy Elliott and Da Brat) — "Heartbreaker"
• The Cardigans — "Erase/Rewind"
• The Corrs — "Radio"
• Whitney Houston — "Get It Back / My Love Is Your Love"
• Iggy Pop — "Lust for Life"
• Jamiroquai — "King for a Day"
• Ligabue — "L'odore del Sesso"
• Marilyn Manson — "Rock Is Dead"
• The Offspring — "The Kids Aren't Alright"
• Puff Daddy — "Best Friend"
• Britney Spears — "...Baby One More Time / (You Drive Me) Crazy"
• Underworld — "Born Slippy"

Appearances

• Christina Aguilera
• Damon Albarn
• Brett Anderson
• Mary J. Blige
• Pierce Brosnan
• Des'ree
• Carmen Electra
• Eternal
• Five
• Fun Lovin' Criminals
• Eminem
• Geri Halliwell
• Armand Van Helden
• Jovanotti
• Mick Jagger
• The Jukka Brothers
• Denise Richards
• Alicia Silverstone
• Steps
• TQ
• Vengaboys

External Links

• Nominees