| MTV Awards | |
|---|---|
 TRL Awards logo used in 2012. | |
| Awarded for | Best in Italian Music |
| Presented by | MTV Italy |
| First award | 2006 |
| Final award | 2017 |
| Website | mtv |
TheMTV Awards (known asTRL Awards from 2006 to 2012) were established in 2006 byMTV Italy, awarded to the most popular artists and music videos in Italy. Originally an annual event for the most requested videos and artists onTotal Request Live, from 2013 the MTV Awards reflect what MTV Italian viewers consider the best in music, cinema and fashion.
From 2006 to 2010 the show changed its host city every year, and from 2011 to 2016 was set inFlorence before moving toRome in 2017. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on MTV Italy, and online.
| Year | Venue | City | Presenter | Date | Backstage host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Piazza del Duomo | Milan | Alessandro Cattelan andGiorgia Surina | March 25, 2006 | — |
| 2007 | Alessandro Cattelan | April 13, 2007 | — | ||
| 2008 | Piazza del Plebiscito | Naples | Alessandro Cattelan and Elena Santarelli | May 17, 2008 | Carlo Pastore |
| 2009 | Piazza Unità d'Italia | Trieste | Carlo Pastore andElisabetta Canalis | May 16, 2009 | Valentina Correani andGemelli Diversi |
| 2010 | Porto Antico | Genoa | J Ax | May 8, 2010 | — |
| 2011 | Piazza Santa Croce | Florence | Fabrizio Biggio, Francesco Mandelli andNina Zilli | April 20, 2011 | Brenda Lodigiani andBruno Cabrerizo |
| 2012 | Piazzale Michelangelo | Valentina Correani andClub Dogo | May 5, 2012 | — | |
| 2013 | Virginia Raffaele, Ubaldo Pantani and Omar Fantini | June 15, 2013 | — | ||
| 2014[1] | Parco delle Cascine | Chiara Francini,Pif and Alessandro Betti | June 21, 2014 | — | |
| 2015 | Emis Killa | June 14, 2015 | — | ||
| 2016 | Francesco Mandelli | June 19, 2016 | — | ||
| 2017 | Piazza del Popolo | Rome | Francesco Gabbani | May 27, 2017 | — |
Despite the other editions of the TRL Awards that were hosted inMilan, for this year the show was broadcast fromNaples.
This year the show was broadcast fromTrieste.
For the fifth edition, the show was broadcast from Genoa.
In 2011 the show was broadcast from Florence.
For the second time, the show was broadcast from Florence.
For the third time, the show was broadcast from Florence.
For the fourth time in a row, the show was broadcast from Florence.
For the fifth time in a row, the show was broadcast from Florence.[2]
For the sixth time in a row, the show was broadcast from Florence.
After six years in Florence, the broadcast moved to Rome for the first time.