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Rick Astley the best act ever?
02 October 2008
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MTV Networks International today revealed that over twenty years after his hit single went to No. 1 in 16 countries 80s pop star Rick Astley has been nominated in the category Best Act Ever as his fans take his hit single “Never Gonna Give You Up” literally. Rick Astley – in his first ever nomination in the history of the MTV Europe Music Awards – will compete against Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Green Day, Tokio Hotel and U2 for Best Act Ever. Voting is now open at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Award’s dedicated website at www.mtvema.com to decide who will walk away with the Award on the night. Spears is also nominated in two other categories – Album of the Year for ‘Blackout’ and Act of 2008.“The audience has spoken and MTV has been well and truly ‘Rickrolled’. This surprise nomination truly demonstrates that the MTV Europe Music Awards is the most democratically selected Awards show there is,” commented Richard Godfrey, Senior Vice President, Music and Production & Executive Producer, MTV Europe Music Awards. “Rick’s fans have obviously decided that he deserves recognition as a pop icon and no doubt they are determined to make sure he wins on the night. It’ll be interesting to see if he comes out on top on November 6th!”The finalists in the Video Star category were also revealed today as selected by MTV with Madonna receiving her only nomination in this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards for ‘4 Minutes’. She is battling for the Award against 30 Seconds to Mars, Santogold, Snoop Dogg – host of the 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards – and Weezer.Over the past 15 years, with over 170 awards given out to solo artists and bands, this year’s award winners will be joining a list that includes Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Spice Girls, Robbie Williams, Eminem, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Linkin’ Park, Bryan Adams, Take That, Tokyo Hotel and at the last MTV Europe Music Awards new band Bedwetters.In 2007 the MTV Europe Music Awards - broadcast on 19 channels across Europe as well as across the US and Asia - reached a total television audience of over 30 million people. Additionally, dedicated MTV Europe Music Awards websites saw a 35% increase year on year to three million unique visitors with total visits on show day (November 1st 2007), increasing by 75% compared to 2006. Over 78.8 million votes were cast (+360% vs 2006) and there were 200,000 unique WAP visitors (+305% vs. 2006) and 3.2 million video streams. The 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards will continue to offer audiences multiple opportunities to engage with content via television, web and mobile and will be broadcast on 21 channels – in over 40 countries - across Europe.0Comments | Be the first to comment!
