2010 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date	7 November 2010
Location	Caja Mágica,Madrid,Spain
Hosted by	Eva Longoria
Most awards	Lady Gaga (3)
Most nominations	Lady Gaga andKaty Perry (5)
Television/radio coverage
Network	MTV Networks International (Europe)
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The2010MTV Europe Music Awards took place on 7 November 2010 atCaja Mágica inMadrid,Spain. The awards ceremony was presented byEva Longoria^[1] andJustin Bieber was the official MTV EMA 2010 digital host.^[2] Nominations were announced on 20 September.^[3]Lady Gaga topped the list of nominations with ten, followed byKaty Perry with five,Eminem with four andThirty Seconds to Mars &Muse with three apiece.^[4][5]

Thirty Seconds to Mars took the stage at the pre-show featuring surprise guestKanye West at theAlcalá Gate.^[6]Shakira opened the show with "Loca", featuringDizzee Rascal, and the official song of the2010 FIFA World Cup, "Waka Waka". Performances byKaty Perry andLinkin Park were featured live from outdoor stage at Madrid's Alcalá Gate.

Winners are inbold text.

Winners are inbold text.

• Katy Perry — "California Gurls" / "I Kissed a Girl" / "Peacock" / "Hot n Cold" / "Teenage Dream"
• Thirty Seconds to Mars — "Closer to the Edge"

• Thirty Seconds to Mars (featuringKanye West) — "Hurricane /Power"

• Shakira (featuringDizzee Rascal) — "Loca" / "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"
• Kings of Leon — "Radioactive"
• Katy Perry — "Firework"
• Rihanna — "Only Girl (In the World)"
• Kid Rock — "Born Free"
• Linkin Park — "Waiting for the End"
• B.o.B (featuringHayley Williams) — "Airplanes"
• Miley Cyrus — "Who Owns My Heart"
• Plan B — "She Said"
• Kesha — "Tik Tok"
• Bon Jovi — "What Do You Got?" / "You Give Love a Bad Name" / "It's My Life"

• Tim Kash — Red carpet host
• Taylor Momsen — presentedBest New Act
• DJ Pauly D andSnooki — presentedBest Pop
• Johnny Knoxville — presentedBest Alternative
• Kelly Brook andDavid Bisbal — presentedBest Video
• Emily Osment — presentedBest Male
• Slash — presentedBest Live Act
• The Dudesons — presentedBest Hip-Hop
• Alaska andJoaquín Reyes — presentedBest Spanish Act
• Thirty Seconds to Mars — presentedFree Your Mind
• Miley Cyrus — presentedBest Rock
• Dizzee Rascal — presentedBest Female
• The Jackass Cast — presentedBest Song

• During her acceptance speech for Best New Artist,Kesha directly addressed her fans, saying: "Hopefully I can inspire you togive your finger to the cynics and fucking be yourself!"
• Further controversy was raised bythe cast of Jackass; when presenting the award,Jason "Wee-Man" Acuña removed his trousers to expose his fully nude lower body, displaying his genitals. It was not censored.

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