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Justin, Pete in MTV limelight
01/11/2007 11:23 - (SA)
London - All eyes at this year's MTV
Europe Music Awards in Munich will be on US star Justin
Timberlake, who dominated the show in 2006, and British singer
Pete Doherty's performance on Thursday night.
One of pop music's biggest events outside the United States
will see Timberlake, who leads the field with four nominations,
take on a heavyweight chasing pack who all have three after an
online poll of music fans.
They are Amy Winehouse, Avril Lavigne, Beyonce, Fall Out
Boy, Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Nelly Furtado and
Rihanna.
Timberlake was named best male and best pop act in
Copenhagen last year and hosted the ceremony.
This year, he may have to share the limelight with Doherty
and his band Babyshambles.
Their latest album has been well received but Doherty's
torrid personal life, which makes him front-page news in British
tabloids, will have viewers craning to see if his performance
can live up to the critical acclaim.
Timberlake short-listed
With MTV handing control of most of the awards to online
voters, Timberlake has been short-listed this year for Video Star
Award for What Goes Around, Headliner Award after a world
tour, Ultimate Urban Act and Solo Artist of 2007.
In the coveted Solo Artist category he is up against
Canada's Furtado and Lavigne, Barbados-born Rihanna, US star
Christina Aguilera and Lebanon-born Mika.
Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Good
Charlotte and Tokio Hotel fight it out for the Band of 2007
award while Album of the Year pits Akon against Winehouse,
Lavigne, Linkin Park and Furtado.
Lavigne, My Chemical Romance, Mika and the Foo Fighters are
expected to perform at the OlympiaHalle, while US hip-hop star
Snoop Dogg will host.
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