2003_MTV_Video_Music_Awards

2003 MTV Video Music Awards

2003 MTV Video Music Awards

Award ceremony

The 2003 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 28, 2003, honoring the best music videos from June 1, 2002, to June 9, 2003. The show was hosted by Chris Rock at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The ceremony is best remembered for Madonna kissing Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera during the show's opening performance.

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Background

MTV announced on June 25 that the 2003 Video Music Awards would be held on August 28 at Radio City Music Hall and hosted by Chris Rock.[1] Nominees were announced on July 24.[2] The ceremony broadcast was preceded by the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards Opening Act. Hosted by Kurt Loder and SuChin Pak with reports from John Norris, Iann Robinson, Sway, and Gideon Yago, the broadcast featured red carpet interviews, pre-taped features on the career of Johnny Cash and a comparison between Eminem and 50 Cent, and performances from Sean Paul and Black Eyed Peas.

This was the final year to present International Viewers' Choice Awards representing MTV's international affiliates.

Performances

More information Artist(s), Song(s) ...

Presenters

Pre-show

Main show

Winners and nominees

Nominees were selected by a group of approximately 5,000 viewers and members of the music industry.[3] Winners in general and professional categories were selected by a group of 500 members of the music industry.[4] Winners of the Viewer's Choice award and the MTV2 Award were selected by viewers. Voting for the MTV2 Award and Viewer's Choice award was conducted on MTV's website and, in the case of the latter award, through phone voting that continued through the ceremony broadcast.

Winners are in bold text.

More information Video of the Year, Best Male Video ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Mancini, Rob (June 25, 2003). "Chris Rock To Host 2003 MTV Video Music Awards". MTV News. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
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    Mancini, Rob (July 24, 2003). "Missy, Justin, Johnny Cash, 50 And Eminem Top VMA Nominees List". MTV News. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
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    "Elliott leads MTV award notes". The Boston Globe. Los Angeles Times. July 26, 2003 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Morrow, Terry (August 24, 2003). "Eclectic nominees scream arrival of MTV awards show". Knoxville News Sentinel – via Newspapers.com.
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    JO CASAMENTO. "out there." Sunday Telegraph (Sydney, Australia) 31 Aug. 2003, 1 - State, Features: 134. NewsBank Access World News. Georgetown University Library. 9 Jul. 2009. <http://0-infoweb.newsbank.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu>.
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    "VMB 2003 | Escolha da Audiência | Vídeos | VMB | MTV Brasil". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
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