Madrid to host MTV Europe Music Awards

Madrid has been chosen as the host city for the prestigious MTV Europe Music Awards 2010 set to take place on 7th November.

The awards, also known as the EMA’S brings together some of the biggest names in the music industry, which in the past have included Beyoncé, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, J-Lo, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Prince, REM and U2.

This is the second time since the inception of the event in 1994 that Spain has been chosen to host the awards with Barcelona leading the way in 2002.

The ceremony which will be transmitted to a live audience via MTV is one of the most high profile music award events of the year and has continued to reach out to a range of new audiences via live webchats with the artists and a dedicated WAP, downloadable to mobile internet users.