1997 MTV Europe Music Awards

The 1997 MTV Europe Music Awards were held at The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands on 6 November 1997 and were hosted by Ronan Keating. The Prodigy were the big winners of the night winning three awards including Best Video.

1997 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date6 November 1997
LocationAhoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Hosted byRonan Keating
Most winsThe Prodigy (3)
Most nominationsThe Prodigy, Puff Daddy, Radiohead, Spice Girls (4)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkMTV Networks International (Europe)
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Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song Best Video

Hanson — "Mmmbop"

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

The Prodigy — "Breathe"

  • Blur — "Song 2"
  • Daft Punk — "Around the World"
  • Radiohead — "Paranoid Android"
  • The Chemical Brothers — "Block Rockin' Beats"
Best Female Best Male

Janet Jackson

  • Björk
  • Madonna
  • Sheryl Crow
  • Toni Braxton

Jon Bon Jovi

  • Babyface
  • Beck
  • George Michael
  • Michael Jackson
Best Group Breakthrough Artist

Spice Girls

  • Oasis
  • Radiohead
  • The Prodigy
  • U2

Hanson

  • Meredith Brooks
  • No Doubt
  • Puff Daddy
  • Spice Girls
Best Dance Best Rock

The Prodigy

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

Oasis

  • Aerosmith
  • Bush
  • Jon Bon Jovi
  • Skunk Anansie
Best Alternative Best R&B

The Prodigy

  • Beck
  • Blur
  • Radiohead
  • The Verve

Blackstreet

  • Ginuwine
  • Michael Jackson
  • R. Kelly
  • Toni Braxton
Best Rap Best Live Act

Will Smith

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

U2

  • Aerosmith
  • Michael Jackson
  • Radiohead
  • Skunk Anansie
MTV Select

Backstreet Boys — "As Long as You Love Me"

  • Hanson — "Where's the Love"
  • Puff Daddy (featuring Faith Evans and 112) — "I'll Be Missing You"
  • Spice Girls — "Spice Up Your Life"
Free Your Mind
Landmine Survivors Network

Performances

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

Appearances

  • Dennis Hopper — introduced U2
  • Alicia Silverstone — presented Best Dance
  • Backstreet Boys — presented Best Male
  • Tony Mortimer and Karen Mulder — presented Best Rock
  • Stephen Dorff and Saffron — presented Best Song
  • Missy Elliott and David Arquette — presented Best Rap
  • Louise and Mark Owen — presented Best Female
  • Peter Andre and Eternal — presented Best Alternative
  • Dennis Hopper — presented Free Your Mind Award
  • Caprice Bourret and Steven Tyler — presented Best Group
  • Nina Persson, Peter Svensson and Katja Schuurman — presented MTV Select
  • Robbie Williams and Gena Lee Nolin — presented Best New Act
  • Shola Ama and MC Solaar — presented Best R&B
  • Prince Naseem and Björk — presented Best Live Act
  • Hanson — presented Best Video

See also

  • 1997 MTV Video Music Awards

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