They may be the MTV Europe Music Awards - but they look very American. The nominations for this year's MTV Europe Music Awards, due to take place in Edinburgh on 6 Nov, were announced yesterday and the Americans lead the way. Justin Timberlake gets the most nominations. He is up for best album for ' Justified', best male, best pop, best new act and best song for single 'Cry Me A River'. Christina Aguilera, who will host the awards, got four nominations, as did The White Stripes. Evanescence and 50 Cent each get three nominations. The highest ranking European was Robbie Williams, who also competes for three awards: best male, best pop and best album for Escapology. There are, of course, the endless awards for best artist from each country in Europe, but no one takes much notice of those.
Although the nominations were announced in London, there were representatives aplenty from the host country. Commenting on the staging of the awards in Scotland the country's First Minister Jack McConnell, told reporters: "It's a great chance for us to showcase Scotland and our talent. I believe the 10th annual MTV Europe Music Awards are going to be the best ever - because they are in Scotland."
Representing the world of Scottish rock, Travis front man Fran Healy added: "Scotland is the greatest country in the world and the people are among the coolest and most artistic. It's going to be such a great thing. They should have it every year in Scotland. It's so cool that we can perform on our home turf."