2003 MTV Europe Music Awards

The 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards were held in Western Harbour in Edinburgh, Scotland. The awards ceremony was held in a 6,000-capacity big top arena constructed specifically for the main event.
On the night, Justin Timberlake notably received a total of three awards, for Best Male, Best Pop and Best Album.
Presenters included André 3000, Justin Timberlake, The Black Eyed Peas and Ludacris.

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song	Best Video
Beyoncé — "Crazy in Love" Christina Aguilera — "Beautiful" Evanescence — "Bring Me to Life" Justin Timberlake — "Cry Me a River" Sean Paul — "Get Busy"	Sigur Rós — "Untitled 1" Missy Elliott — "Work It" Queens of the Stone Age — "Go with the Flow" The White Stripes — "Seven Nation Army" U.N.K.L.E. — "Eye for an Eye"
Best Album	Best New Act
Justin Timberlake — Justified 50 Cent — Get Rich or Die Tryin' Christina Aguilera — Stripped Robbie Williams — Escapology The White Stripes — Elephant	Sean Paul 50 Cent Evanescence Good Charlotte Justin Timberlake
Best Female	Best Male
Christina Aguilera Beyoncé Kylie Minogue Madonna Pink	Justin Timberlake Craig David Eminem Sean Paul Robbie Williams
Best Group	Best R&B
Coldplay Evanescence Metallica Radiohead The White Stripes	Beyoncé Ashanti Craig David Jennifer Lopez Mary J. Blige
Best Pop	Best Dance
Justin Timberlake Christina Aguilera Kylie Minogue Pink Robbie Williams	Panjabi MC Junior Senior Moby Paul Oakenfold The Chemical Brothers
Best Rock	Best Hip-Hop
The White Stripes Good Charlotte Linkin Park Metallica Red Hot Chili Peppers	Eminem 50 Cent Jay-Z Missy Elliott Nelly
Web Award	Free Your Mind
Goldfrapp Junior Senior Madonna Marilyn Manson Queens of the Stone Age	Aung San Suu Kyi

Regional nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Performances

Main show

Christina Aguilera — "Dirrty"
Beyoncé — "Baby Boy"
Kylie Minogue — "Slow"
Missy Elliott — "Work It / Pass That Dutch"
The Black Eyed Peas — "Where Is the Love?"
Travis — "The Beautiful Occupation"
The Chemical Brothers and The Flaming Lips — "Hey Boy Hey Girl / The Golden Path"
Dido — "White Flag"
Kraftwerk — "Aerodynamik"
The Darkness — "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"
The White Stripes — "Seven Nation Army"
Pink — "Trouble"

Appearances

Pink — presented Best Album
Justin Timberlake — introduced Kylie Minogue
Shirley Manson and Sharleen Spiteri — presented Best Dance
Michael Stipe — introduced Dido
Andre 3000 — presented Best R&B
Dave Navarro and Perry Farrell — presented Best Rock
Kelly Osbourne — presented Best Pop
Billy Boyd and Gerard Butler — presented Best Hip-Hop
Kylie Minogue — introduced Kraftwerk
Christina Aguilera — presented the Free Your Mind Award
Sean Paul — presented Best Female
Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo — presented Best Male
Minnie Driver — presented Best Video
Chris Pontius and Preston Lacy — presented Best Group
Chingy and Ludacris — presented Best New Act
Vin Diesel — presented Best Song

During the live performance of Beyoncé and Sean Paul's "Baby Boy", the backing tracks of vocals started to malfunction, failing to repeat and losing the instrumental part of the song. Through the technical difficulties, Paul sang for a bit; Beyoncé asked the crowd how they were doing, which received applause and cheers.
The malfunction of the backing track vocals was cut from the live airing on TV but still played through the venue. Both artist and the dancers exited the stage, which then resulted in confusion among the presenters. When Christina Aguilera walked onto the stage to continue the event, the musical track stopped playing again. After Pink presented the award for Best Album, the duo was asked if they would like to do a re-take. Both agreed and performed the song as rehearsed. The re-take would replace the original take on re-airings of the show. This caused the EMAs to be extended, which had never happened before.