1996 MTV Europe Music Awards

1996 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date	November 14, 1996
Location	Alexandra Palace, London, England
Host	Robbie Williams
Television/Radio coverage
Network	MTV Networks International (Europe)

The 1996 MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony was hosted by former Take That member Robbie Williams and held at Alexandra Palace in London, United Kingdom on 14 November 1996.

Of special note was that MTV executives notified the band Metallica that expletives were prohibited during their live TV performance. The band was upset by this so the band disregarded performing their scheduled single "King Nothing" and played the non-TV friendly songs "Last Caress" (has lyrics pertaining to murder and rape) and "So What?" (known for its bestiality and other controversial subjects content). The result was the performance and any references to Metallica during the ceremony have been removed from future broadcasts of the ceremony.^[1][2]

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song

• The Fugees — "Killing Me Softly"
• Garbage — "Stupid Girl"
• Alanis Morissette — "Ironic"
• Oasis — "Wonderwall"
• Pulp — "Disco 2000"

Best Female

• Björk
• Toni Braxton
• Neneh Cherry
• Alanis Morissette
• Joan Osborne

Best Male

• Bryan Adams
• Beck
• Nick Cave
• George Michael
• Eros Ramazzotti

Best Group

• The Fugees
• Garbage
• Oasis
• Pulp
• The Smashing Pumpkins

Best New Act

• The Cardigans
• The Fugees
• Garbage
• Pulp
• Skunk Anansie

Best Dance

• Everything but the Girl
• Los del Río
• Robert Miles
• Mark Morrison
• The Prodigy

Best Rock

• Bon Jovi
• Die Toten Hosen
• Metallica
• Oasis
• The Smashing Pumpkins

MTV Amour

• D'Angelo — "Lady"
• The Fugees — "Killing Me Softly"
• Madonna with Massive Attack — "I Want You"
• George Michael — "Fastlove"
• TLC — "Diggin' on You"

MTV Select

• Backstreet Boys — "Get Down (You're the One for Me)"^[3]
• Boyzone — "Words"
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity"^[4]
• Oasis — "Don't Look Back in Anger"
• Spice Girls — "Wannabe"

Free Your Mind

• The Buddies and Carers of Europe

Performances

• The Fugees — "Ready or Not"
• George Michael — "Star People"
• Boyzone (featuring Peter André) — "Motown Medley" ("Dancing in the Street" / "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" / "Never Can Say Goodbye" / "Celebration")
• Eros Ramazzotti — "Più Bella Cosa"
• The Smashing Pumpkins — "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
• Simply Red (featuring Refugee Camp) — "Angel"
• Kula Shaker — "Tattva"
• Metallica — "Last Caress / So What?"
• Garbage — "Milk"
• Bryan Adams — "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You"

Appearances

• Julian Clary — hosted a backstage party where he interviewed various celebrities
• Neneh Cherry and Jay Kay — presented Best Group
• Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. — presented the Breakthrough award
• Jacques Villeneuve and Helena Christensen — presented Best Rock
• Richard E. Grant and Björk — presented Best Male
• Gina G and 3T — presented MTV Amour
• Joaquín Cortés and Jerry Hall — presented Best Female
• Jarvis Cocker — presented the Free Your Mind award
• Goldie and MC Solaar — presented Best Dance
• Robert Miles and Westernhagen — presented MTV Select
• Jean Paul Gaultier and Skin (from Skunk Anansie) — presented Best Song
  • Also, Michael Hutchence, East 17, Mike Flowers, Dog Eat Dog, Shaun Ryder, Marusha, John Fashanu, Joan Osborne, Malcolm McLaren, and Mark Morrison, among others (including many of the presenters), were interviewed backstage by Clary throughout the show

References

1. "Metallica - Last Caress - So What - MTV Awards ´96". Youtube.com. 2009-11-27. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
2. http://www.metallica.com/timeline.asp?page=events&n_categoryid=797&year=1996?sPosx=181
3. "The Backstreet Boys get it goin'". Jacksonville.com. October 1, 1997.
4. http://funkin.com/music/singles/virtual_insanity/

External links

• 1996 MTV Europe Music Awards at IMDb
• Nominees