Beyonce hits high note with Berliners
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November 7, 2009, Saturday
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BERLIN just loves rhythm and blues star Beyonce.
She scooped up three wins on Thursday at the 16th annual MTV Europe Music Awards, including trophies for best female, best song for "Halo" and best video for her No. 1 smash, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)."
When she won the best video award, she thanked Jay-Z -- who just happens to be her husband -- for "putting a ring on it."
Jay-Z was also honored, winning MTV Europe's best urban act.
Other winners included Green Day, the established trio whose punk-influenced tunes have garnered it a fan legion worldwide. The trio won the award for best rock act while U2, which earlier on the day performed a six-song mini-set in front of the German capital's iconic Brandenburg Gate, won best live act.
U2 front man Bono paid tribute to Berlin, which will mark the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall on Monday, for its grit.
The band recorded its LP "Achtung Baby" in the city and drew inspiration from reunification to write its oft-played single "One."
German pop quartet Tokio Hotel, which has toured widely and built up a fan base outside of Germany, won best group and played a set that saw its amps and equipment light up in organized pyrotechnics.
Lady Gaga took best new act though she was not in person, having had to stay in New York and Eminem took best male, beating out Kanye West, Mika, Robbie Williams and Jay-Z for the award.
Turkey's maNga took home the best European act, giving Turkey the award for the second consecutive year. Last year the country's Emre Aydin scored a trophy.
Katy Perry, who hosted the show for the second consecutive year, lauded Berlin and Germany, citing its history of division by the wall.
She scooped up three wins on Thursday at the 16th annual MTV Europe Music Awards, including trophies for best female, best song for "Halo" and best video for her No. 1 smash, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)."
When she won the best video award, she thanked Jay-Z -- who just happens to be her husband -- for "putting a ring on it."
Jay-Z was also honored, winning MTV Europe's best urban act.
Other winners included Green Day, the established trio whose punk-influenced tunes have garnered it a fan legion worldwide. The trio won the award for best rock act while U2, which earlier on the day performed a six-song mini-set in front of the German capital's iconic Brandenburg Gate, won best live act.
U2 front man Bono paid tribute to Berlin, which will mark the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall on Monday, for its grit.
The band recorded its LP "Achtung Baby" in the city and drew inspiration from reunification to write its oft-played single "One."
German pop quartet Tokio Hotel, which has toured widely and built up a fan base outside of Germany, won best group and played a set that saw its amps and equipment light up in organized pyrotechnics.
Lady Gaga took best new act though she was not in person, having had to stay in New York and Eminem took best male, beating out Kanye West, Mika, Robbie Williams and Jay-Z for the award.
Turkey's maNga took home the best European act, giving Turkey the award for the second consecutive year. Last year the country's Emre Aydin scored a trophy.
Katy Perry, who hosted the show for the second consecutive year, lauded Berlin and Germany, citing its history of division by the wall.
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