2002 MTV Europe Music Awards

The 2002 MTV Europe Music Awards were held at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona.
Performances included a rendition of "Dirrty" from Christina Aguilera featuring Redman as they performed in a boxing ring with Aguilera sporting leather chaps. Whitney Houston, Pink, Bon Jovi and Foo Fighters each performed as did Coldplay and Eminem, both making their EMA debut.
Winners on the night included Jennifer Lopez, taking Best Female for the second year running.
Kylie Minogue, Pamela Anderson, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Jade Jagger, Pierce Brosnan. Anastacia, Rachel Roberts, and Melanie C presented awards.

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song	Best Video
Pink — "Get the Party Started" Enrique Iglesias — "Hero" Nelly — "Hot In Herre" Nickelback — "How You Remind Me" Shakira — "Whenever, Wherever"	Röyksopp — "Remind Me" Basement Jaxx — "Where's Your Head At" Eminem — "Without Me" Primal Scream — "Miss Lucifer" The White Stripes — "Fell in Love with a Girl"
Best Album	Best New Act
Eminem — The Eminem Show Coldplay — A Rush of Blood to the Head Kylie Minogue — Fever No Doubt — Rock Steady Pink — Missundaztood	The Calling Avril Lavigne Röyksopp Shakira The Strokes
Best Female	Best Male
Jennifer Lopez Britney Spears Kylie Minogue Pink Shakira	Eminem Enrique Iglesias Lenny Kravitz Nelly Robbie Williams
Best Group	Best Pop
Linkin Park Coldplay No Doubt Red Hot Chili Peppers U2	Kylie Minogue Anastacia Enrique Iglesias Pink Shakira
Best Dance	Best Rock
Kylie Minogue DB Boulevard Moby Röyksopp Sophie Ellis-Bextor	Red Hot Chili Peppers Bon Jovi Coldplay Nickelback U2
Best Hard Rock	Best R&B
Linkin Park Korn P.O.D. Puddle of Mudd System of a Down	Alicia Keys Ashanti Beyoncé Jennifer Lopez Mary J. Blige
Best Hip-Hop	Best Live Act
Eminem Busta Rhymes Ja Rule Nelly P. Diddy	Red Hot Chili Peppers Depeche Mode Korn Lenny Kravitz U2
Web Award	Free Your Mind
Moby Black Rebel Motorcycle Club David Bowie Linkin Park U2	Football Against Racism in Europe

Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Dutch Act	Best French Act
Brainpower Di-Rect Kane Sita Tiësto	Indochine David Guetta MC Solaar Pleymo Saian Supa Crew
Best German Act	Best Italian Act
Xavier Naidoo Die Toten Hosen Herbert Grönemeyer No Angels Sportfreunde Stiller	Subsonica Articolo 31 Francesco Renga Planet Funk Tiziano Ferro
Best Nordic Act	Best Polish Act
Kent Röyksopp Saybia The Crash The Hives	Myslovitz Blue Café Futro T.Love Wilki
Best Romanian Act	Best Russian Act
Animal X B.U.G. Mafia Class Partizan Zdob și Zdub	Diskoteka Avariya Ariana Epidemia Kasta t.A.T.u.
Best Spanish Act	Best UK & Ireland Act
Amaral Enrique Bunbury El Canto del Loco Enrique Iglesias Sôber	Coldplay Atomic Kitten Ms. Dynamite Sugababes Underworld

Performances

Pre show

t.A.T.u. — "All the Things She Said"

Main show

Röyksopp — "Remind Me / Poor Leno"
Pink — "Get the Party Started / Don't Let Me Get Me / Just Like a Pill"
Eminem — "Cleanin' Out My Closet / Lose Yourself"
Foo Fighters — "All My Life"
Christina Aguilera — "Dirrty"
Whitney Houston — "Whatchulookinat"
Bon Jovi — "Everyday"
Enrique Iglesias — "Maybe / Love to See You Cry"
Coldplay — "In My Place"
Robbie Williams — "Feel"
Wyclef Jean — "Pussycat"
Moby — "In My Heart / Bodyrock"

Appearances

Pamela Anderson and Wyclef Jean — presented Best Group
Jade Jagger and Pharrell Williams — presented Best R&B
Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Holly Valance — presented Best Pop
Pierce Brosnan — presented Best Male
Ronan Keating and Esther Cañadas — presented Best Live Act
Nick Carter and Rachel Roberts — presented Web Award
Dolce & Gabbana and Sara Montiel — presented Best Female
Moby and Ms. Dynamite — presented Best New Act
Anastacia and Melanie C — presented Best Song
Kylie Minogue — presented Best Hard Rock
t.A.T.u. and The Calling— presented Best Dance
Marilyn Manson and Kelis — presented Best Hip-Hop
Patrick Kluivert — presented Free Your Mind
Las Ketchup and Tiziano Ferro — presented Best Rock
Sugababes and Patrick Kluivert — presented Best Album
Jean Paul Gaultier and Rupert Everett — presented Best Video