1997 MTV Europe Music Awards

Music awards show held in Rotterdam, Netherlands 1997 MTV Europe Music Awards MTV Europe Music Awards 1997 logo.jpg 6 November 1997 Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Ronan Keating The Prodigy, Puff Daddy, Radiohead, Spice Girls (4) The Prodigy (3) MTV Networks International (Europe) 1996 MTV Europe Music Awards 1998 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. Nominations Winners are in bold text. Best Song Best VideoHanson — "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 MaleJanet Jackson Björk Madonna Sheryl Crow Toni BraxtonJon Bon Jovi Babyface Beck George Michael Michael Jackson Best Group Breakthrough ArtistSpice Girls Oasis Radiohead The Prodigy U2Hanson Meredith Brooks No Doubt Puff Daddy Spice Girls Best Dance Best RockThe Prodigy Backstreet Boys Daft Punk Spice Girls The Chemical BrothersOasis Aerosmith Bush Jon Bon Jovi Skunk Anansie Best Alternative Best R&BThe Prodigy Beck Blur Radiohead The VerveBlackstreet Ginuwine Michael Jackson R. Kelly Toni Braxton Best Rap Best Live ActWill 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 External links Nominees 1997 Category:1997 music awards Category:1997 in the Netherlands Category:November 1997 in Europe