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MTV Asia Awards
The MTV Asia Awards was the Asian equivalent of the European MTV EMA. Held from 2002 to 2008, the show gave recognition and awards to Asian and international artists in achievement, cinema, fashion, humanitarian, and music. Just like the EMAs, most of the awards were voted by viewers from the Asian region. The trophy design was a gold toblerone Toblerone ( , ) is a Swiss chocolate brand produced in Bern. Toblerone is known for its distinctive shape, a series of joined triangular prisms and lettering engraved in the chocolate. Since 2012, the brand has been owned by US company Mondele ...-like bar. The twin prism shape represents the letter M and double A, the acronyms for MTV Asia Awards. The show was absent in 2007 and was discontinued after 2008. Ceremonies Categories Viewers' choice awards Regional awards * Favorite Artist Mainland China * Favorite Artist Hong Kong * Favorite Artist India * Favorite Artist Indonesia * Favorite Artist Korea * Favorite Artist Mala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Asia Awards 2008
The MTV Asia Awards 2008 returned on August 2, 2008 after a one-year hiatus. The event was held at the 6,000-seat Arena of Stars in Genting Highlands, Malaysia. This was the first time the award show was held in Malaysia. This was the sixth and final MTV Asia Awards. Nominees were announced on June 14, 2008 via the channel. At the same day the MTV Asia Awards official website was also reopened. Voting commences from June 14 until July 25, 2008. Unlike previous award shows, international categories were not chosen by viewers (except for the Favorite International Artist in Asia award) and included for the first time Best Hook Up, Bring Da House Down, and the Innovation Award. Viewers were able to vote from the official site or by text messaging service. The event was hosted by Jared Leto of Thirty Seconds to Mars and Karen Mok as co-host. Performers *Jabbawockeez *The Pussycat Dolls * OneRepublic *Electrico & Stefanie Sun * The Script *Leona Lewis * Super Junior *The Click Five * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leona Lewis
Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is a British singer, songwriter, actress and activist. Born and raised in the London Borough of Islington, she attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in Croydon. Lewis achieved national recognition when she won the third series of ''The X Factor'' in 2006, winning a £1 million recording contract with Syco Music. Her winner's single, a cover of Kelly Clarkson's " A Moment Like This", peaked at number one for four weeks on the UK Singles Chart and broke a world record by reaching 50,000 digital downloads within 30 minutes. In February 2007, Lewis signed a five-album contract in the United States with Clive Davis's record label, J Records. Lewis's success continued with the release of her debut studio album, ''Spirit'' (2007), which was certified 10× platinum in the UK and became the fourth best-selling album of the 2000s and one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history. According to the Official Charts Compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Asia Awards 2006
The MTV Asia Awards 2006 was held at the Siam Paragon in Bangkok, Thailand.Kelly, Green Day, Tata Take Home MTV Asia Awards , MTV , News , MTV Asia The show aired live on Saturday, May 6 across Asian MTV channels. Like previous award shows, the show is best known for live performances featuring collaborations of Eastern and Western act. The show was hosted by together with |
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, lead guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band originated from Chicago's hardcore punk scene and was formed by Wentz and Trohman as a pop punk side project; Stump joined shortly thereafter. The group went through a succession of drummers before Hurley joined. Their debut album, ''Take This to Your Grave'' (2003), became an underground success and helped the band gain a dedicated fanbase through heavy touring. ''Take This to Your Grave'' is cited as influential on pop punk music in the 2000s. With Wentz as the band's lyricist and Stump as the primary composer, Fall Out Boy's 2005 major-label breakthrough, ''From Under the Cork Tree'', produced two hit singles, "Sugar, We're Goin Down" and "Dance, Dance (Fall Out Boy song), Dance, Dance". It went RIAA certification, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Asia Awards 2005
The MTV Asia Awards 2005 (rebranded as MTV Asia Aid 2005) took place in Bangkok, Thailand on February 3, 2005. The event was held at the Impact Arena and was hosted by Alicia Keys. The ceremony was renamed as MTV Asia Aid 2005 in commemoration of the 2004 tsunami that took place several weeks before. International awards Favorite Pop Act *Blue * Keane *No Doubt * Outkast *Simple Plan Favorite Rock Act *Green Day *Hoobastank * Jet *Sum 41 *The Rasmus Favorite Video *Franz Ferdinand — " Take Me Out" * Jet — "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" * Keane — "Everybody's Changing" *Kylie Minogue — "Red Blooded Woman" *Maroon 5 — "She Will Be Loved" Favorite Female Artist *Alicia Keys *Avril Lavigne *Britney Spears *Kylie Minogue *Norah Jones Favorite Male Artist *Enrique Iglesias *Josh Groban *Nelly *Robbie Williams * Usher Favorite Breakthrough Artist *Ashlee Simpson * Jet *Joss Stone * Keane *The Rasmus Regional awards Favorite Artist Mainland China * Huaer Band * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashlee Simpson
Ashley Nicolle Ross ( Simpson; born October 3, 1984), known professionally as Ashlee Simpson, is an American singer and actress. The younger sister of singer and actress Jessica Simpson, she began her career as a back-up dancer for her sister and appeared in television commercials at the age of 15. She later pursued a career as an actress and had a main role on the family drama ''7th Heaven (TV series), 7th Heaven.'' She appeared on the reality show ''Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica'', broadcast on MTV between 2003 and 2005, which focused on Ashlee's older sister Jessica and Jessica's then-husband Nick Lachey. While working on her debut studio album, Simpson became the star of a spin-off reality series, ''The Ashlee Simpson Show'', which was broadcast on MTV between 2004 and 2005. Like her sister before her, Simpson became the center of considerable media attention. Her breakout came with her debut single, "Pieces of Me (song), Pieces of Me", which was released in 2004, became a to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Asia Awards 2004
The MTV Asia Awards 2004 in Singapore was hosted by Vanness Wu Vanness Wu (; born August 7, 1978) is a Taiwanese-American singer and actor. He is a member of the Taiwanese boyband F4 and the Korean Mandopop duo Kangta & Vanness. Early life Wu was born in Santa Monica, California. He learned to breakda ... and Michelle Branch. It was held on February 14, 2004, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. International awards Favorite Pop Act *Black Eyed Peas *Blue (English group), Blue *Matchbox Twenty *Simple Plan *T.A.T.u. Favorite Rock Act *Audioslave *Evanescence *Linkin Park *Metallica *Radiohead Favorite Video *Christina Aguilera — "Beautiful (Christina Aguilera song), Beautiful" *Coldplay — "The Scientist (song), The Scientist" *Justin Timberlake — "Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song), Cry Me a River" *Linkin Park — "Somewhere I Belong" *Radiohead — "There There" Favorite Female Artist *Beyoncé *Christina Aguilera *Dido (singer), Dido *Jennifer Lopez *Miche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Asia Awards 2003
The MTV Asia Awards 2003 was held on January 24, 2003, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. The event was the second edition of the MTV Asia Awards, and was hosted by Shaggy and Coco Lee. International awards Favorite Pop Act * A1 *Blue *Destiny's Child *No Doubt *Westlife Favorite Rock Act *Coldplay *Creed *Linkin Park *Oasis *Red Hot Chili Peppers Favorite Video *Britney Spears — "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" *Coldplay — "In My Place" *Eminem — " Without Me" *Kylie Minogue — "Can't Get You Out of My Head" *Linkin Park — "Pts.OF.Athrty" Favorite Female Artist *Avril Lavigne *Kylie Minogue *Jennifer Lopez *Pink *Shakira Favorite Male Artist *Eminem *Enrique Iglesias *Moby *Robbie Williams *Ronan Keating Favorite Breakthrough Artist *Avril Lavigne *Blue *Michelle Branch *Norah Jones *Shakira Regional awards Favorite Artist Mainland China *Man Wenjun *Man Jiang * Sun Yue *Lao Lang *Yu Quan Favorite Artist Hong Kong *Eason Chan *Kelly Chen *Sammi Cheng *Twins *M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avril Lavigne
Avril Ramona Lavigne ( ; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. At age 16, she signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut studio album, ''Let Go (Avril Lavigne album), Let Go'' (2002), is the List of best-selling albums of the 21st century, best-selling album of the 21st century by a Canadian artist. It yielded the singles "Complicated (Avril Lavigne song), Complicated" and "Sk8er Boi", which emphasized a skate punk persona and earned her the title "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Pop Punk Queen" from music publications. She is considered a key musician in the development of pop punk music, since she paved the way for female-driven, punk-influenced pop music in the early 2000s. Her second studio album, ''Under My Skin (Avril Lavigne album), Under My Skin'' (2004), became Lavigne's first album to reach the top of the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart in the United States, going on to sell 10 million copies worldwide. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Asia Awards 2002
The MTV Asia Awards 2002 in Singapore hosted by Mandy Moore and Ronan Keating. It was held on February 2, 2002. This was the first edition of the MTV Asia Awards. International awards Favorite Pop Act *Backstreet Boys *Destiny's Child * M2M *NSYNC *Westlife Favorite Rock Act *Bon Jovi *Coldplay *Limp Bizkit *Linkin Park * U2 Favorite Video *Backstreet Boys — " The Call" *Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa & Pink — "Lady Marmalade" *Fatboy Slim — " Weapon of Choice" *Gorillaz — "19-2000" *NSYNC — " Pop" Favorite Female Artist *Britney Spears *Christina Aguilera *Jennifer Lopez *Madonna *Mariah Carey Favorite Male Artist *Eminem *Ricky Martin *Robbie Williams *Ronan Keating *Shaggy Favorite Breakthrough Artist *Alicia Keys *Coldplay *Gorillaz *Linkin Park *Nelly Furtado Favorite Movie *Charlie's Angels *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon *Pearl Harbor *Rush Hour 2 *Shrek *The Mummy Returns Favorite Fashion Designer *Donatella Versace *John Galliano *Marc Jacobs *Miu M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drummer Rob Bourdon, all of whom are founding members. Vocalists Mark Wakefield and Chester Bennington are former members of the band. Categorized as alternative rock, Linkin Park's earlier music spanned a fusion of heavy metal and hip hop, while their later music features more electronica and pop elements. Formed in 1996, Linkin Park rose to international fame with their debut studio album, ''Hybrid Theory'' (2000), which became certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Released during the peak of the nu metal scene, the album's singles' heavy airplay on MTV led the singles " One Step Closer", " Crawling" and "In the End" all to chart highly on the US Mainstream Rock chart. The lattermost also crossed over to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
