Berlin will host the MTV Europe Music Awards this coming Thursday, 5th November. The German pop rock band Tokio Hotel will provide the local content and perform alongside the likes of U.S. rapper Jay-Z and Latin pop star Shakira.

The MTV Europe Music Awards  were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Originally beginning as an alternative to the American MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards is today a popular celebration of what MTV viewers consider the best in music. Unlike the VMAs, most of the awards are voted for by the viewers.Music channel MTV invites fans to decide the winners by voting for their favorite acts via the website www.mtvema.com, and last year it said 100 million online votes were cast.

The MTV Europe Music Awards  changes its host city every year. Up til now the UK has hosted the event three times and Germany will host the event  a fourth time this year in Berlin.

To date, Eminem has won the most awards  in total. He is followed by all the usual suspects of the rock scene genre: Britney Spears   awards, Justin Timberlake, Dima Bilan, Muse, The Prodigy   Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkin Park, Backstreet Boys, Madonna, Robbie Williams, Coldplay  , Limp Bizkit, Spice Girls, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, Kane, Gorillaz, Oasis, Justice, and 30 Seconds to Mars.