MTV Awards
Americans cleaned up at the MTV Europe Awards in Madrid, as Lady Gaga picked up three top prizes and awards crowned Katy Perry, Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber and half a dozen US outfits.
The Canadian-born Bieber, who shot to stardom after his songs were spotted on YouTube, was named best male act at the awards ceremony, based on a vote of 46 million people and hosted live by "Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria.
Katy Perry, who like Lady Gaga was nominated in five categories, picked up the best video award for her hit single "California Gurls".
"Thanks for making us icons," frontman Jon Bon Jovi said upon receiving the award.
Pop sensation Lady Gaga topped the winners at the MTV European Music Awards 2010 in Madrid, scooping the awards for best pop, best female and best song for "Bad Romance."
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30 Seconds to Mars -- which shared a surprise duet with Kanye West -- won best rock group, while German rockers Tokio Hotel picked up the best world stage category.
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The inaugural "MTV EMA" Global Icon award went to Bon Jovi, who performed a rock medley featuring a trio of hits including the band's most recent single, "What Do you Got," from their 2010 Greatest Hits album, as well as seminal rock mega-hits "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "It's My Life."
The MTV EMAs broadcast live around the world to more than 600 million households via the MTV multimedia network.
