MTV Russia Music Awards
| MTV Russia Music Awards | |
|---|---|
 Matreshka - prize of RMA Awards | |
| Description | Best in music |
| Country | Russia |
| Presented by | MTV |
| First awarded | 2004 |
| Website | http://rma.mtv.ru/  |
The MTV Russia Music Awards made its debut in 2004 and have celebrated local Russian talent as well as International. The MTV Russia Music Awards (RMA) features local and international acts and music celebrities being honoured by Russian viewers.
Host cities
| Year | Venue | Host City | Presenter | Special guests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | State Kremlin Palace | Moscow | Konstantin Khabensky | Queen, The Rasmus, Darren Hayes |
| 2005 | Red Square | Shnur and Anna Azarova | Korn, The 69 Eyes, Kelly Osbourne | |
| 2006 | Ice Palace | Saint Petersburg | Seryoga | Missy Elliott |
| 2007 | Ice Palace Khodynka | Moscow | Pavel Volya and Anna Semenovich | Avril Lavigne |
| 2008 | Luzhniki Palace of Sports | Dima Bilan and Sergey Lazarev | Jay Sean |
2004
Award winners
- Video of the Year: Zveri - "Vsye, chto kasaetsya"
- Best Female Act: Valeriya - "Chasiki"
- Best Male Act: Dolphin - "Vesna"
- Best Group: Zveri - "Vsye, chto kasaetsya"
- Breakthrough of the Year: Uma2rman - "Praskovya"
- Best Song: VIA GRA feat. V.Meladze - "Prityazhenya bolshe net"
- Best International Act: The Rasmus - "In the Shadows"
- Best Pop Act: Smash!! - "Freeway"
- Best Rock Act: Kipelov - "Ya svoboden"
- Best Hip Hop/Rap Act: Kasta - "Revnost"
- Best Dance Act: Nike Borzov feat. Gosti iz budushchego - "Malenkaya loshadka"
- Artist of the Year: Zveri - "Vsye, chto kasaetsya"
- Free Your Mind: Vladimir Posner
- Stay Alive: 1st detachment of the Republican clinical hospital
Performances
2005
Award winners
- Video of the Year: Zemfira - "Blues"
- Best Female Act: Zhasmin - "Oh, How I Need You"
- Best Male Act: Dima Bilan - "On The Heaven’s Shore"
- Best Group: Diskoteka Avariya - "If You Want To Stay"
- Breakthrough of the Year: Masskva - "SMS Love"
- Best Song: Valeriya / Stas Piekha - "So Sad You Are"
- Best International Act: The Black Eyed Peas - "Don't Phunk with My Heart"
- Best Pop Act: Korni - "Happy New Year, Folks"
- Best Rock Act: Zveri - "Strong Booze"
- Best Rap Act: Seryoga - "King Ring"
- Best Dance Act: Vengerov & Fedoroff - "Gentlemen of Luck"
- Best Ringtone: Seryoga - "King Ring"
- Artist of the Year: Dima Bilan
- Free Your Mind: Valery Gazzaev
- Stay Alive: Alexandera Volgina
- MTV Opening FPS
Performances
2006
Award winners
- Video of the Year: t.A.T.u. – All About Us
- Best Female Act: Yulia Savicheva
- Best Male Act: Sergey Lazarev
- Best Group: Zveri
- Breakthrough of the Year: Gorod 312
- Best Song: Dima Bilan – "Never Let You Go"
- Best International Act: The Black Eyed Peas
- Best Pop Act: VIA Gra
- Best Rock Act: Tokio
- Best Rap Act: Ligalize - "Budushie mamy"
- Best Ringtone: A'Studio – "Uletayu"
- Artist of the Year: Dima Bilan
- Free Your Mind: Crew of the sailfish Kruzenshtern
- Stay Alive: Vlad Topalov
Performances
- Missy Elliott
- Dolphin
- Yulia Savicheva
- Ligalize
- Dima Bilan
- VIA GRA
- BAND`EROS
- Tokio
- Gorod 312
2007
Award winners
- Video of the Year: Splean - "Skazhi, chto ya eyo lyublyu"
- Best Female Act: MakSim
- Best Male Act: Dima Bilan
- Best Group: A'Studio
- Breakthrough of the Year: Serebro
- Best Song: Dima Bilan – Nevozmozhnoye vozmozhno/Lady Flame
- Best International Act: Avril Lavigne
- Best Pop Act: MakSim
- Best Rock Act: Bi-2
- Best Rap Act: Byanka
- Artist of the Year: Dima Bilan
- Stay Alive: Chulpan Khamatova's fund "Present Life"
- MTV Opening Alexey Vorobyov
Performances
- Avril Lavigne
- Dima Bilan & Sebastian
- Boykot & Turbo B
- Julia Kova & Stacks
- Serebro
- Mumiy Troll
- Yulia Savicheva
- Ligalize
- VIA GRA
- A'Studio
- MakSim
- Blestyashchie
- BAND`EROS
- Chelsea
- Tokio
2008
Award winners
- Artist of the Year: Sergey Lazarev
- Video of the Year: Dima Bilan - Number one fan
- Best Male Act: Dima Bilan
- Best Female Act: MakSim
- Best Group: Serebro
- Best New Act: DJ Smash/Fast Food
- Best Dance Project: Diskoteka Avariya feat. Dj Smash
- Best Hip-Hop Project: CENTR feat. Basta
- Best International Act: Jay Sean
- Best Pop Act: Dima Bilan
- Plagiarism of the Year: Zhanna Friske "Zhanna friske" / Paris Hilton "Stars Are Blind"
- Sex: Vintazh/Elena Korikova
- Network: Noganno
Since 2008, Best Rock Act prize is not awarded, because of too few rock bands in MTV Russia format.
Performances
- Serebro
- Dima Bilan
- Jay Sean
- Sergey Lazarev
- Zveri
- Timati/DJ Smash
- Nastya Zadarozhnaya
- Band'eros
- Zhanna Friske
- Noize MC
- A'Studio
- Mumiy Troll
- VIA Gra
2009 ceremony cancelled
2009 RMA was cancelled due to world economic crisis that caused financial problems to organizers. It is yet to be scheduled if the prize will be back in 2010.[1]
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Special awards
Free Your Mind
- 2004 — Vladimir Posner
- 2005 — Valery Gazzaev
- 2006 — crew of the sailfish "Kruzenshtern"
Legend MTV
- 2004 — Viktor Tsoi
- 2005 — Boris Grebenshchikov
- 2006 — Andrei Makarevich
- 2007 — Mumiy Troll
- 2008 — t.A.T.u.
VH1 Award
- 2006 — Alena Sviridova
- 2007 — Moralny codex