FOR the last 12 months the excitement has been building as Glasgow prepares for one of the biggest international music events.
The MTV EMA Awards take place on Sunday at the £125million Hydro and the great and good of the music industry will be there.
They were set up in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular mainstream pop songs and singers from America.
With only a fraction of the performing acts, presenters and award winners coming from Europe, the emphasis of the event, rather than promoting European music, was on presenting the popularity of American acts within Europe
EMA began as an alternative to the American MTV Video Music Awards.
Here we take a look at a few facts and figures about the event.
HELD IN ...
MTV EMA has been held five times in Britain and Germany; twice in Italy, Spain, Holland and USA; and once in France, Sweden, Portugal and Denmark.
TOP WINNERS
RAPPER Eminem has had the most wins of any artist at 14. These include Best Male, Best Hip Hop, Best Album and Global Icon.
Justin Bieber comes in second with 11 gongs, including Best Canadian Act and Best Pop.
Linkin Park are third, having won nine awards -including Best Rock three times and Best Hard Rock.
Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Dima Bilan and One Direction share joint fourth place for winning eight awards.
MOST PERFORMANCES
Four times:
Robbie Williams
1998 - Millennium /Let Me Entertain You. 2000 - Kids,
2002 - Feel. 2005 - Tripping
Katy Perry
2008 - I Kissed a Girl/Hot n Cold. 2009 - I Gotta Feeling/ When Love Takes Over/Use Somebody/ Halo/Poker Face. 2010 - California Gurls/ I Kissed a Girl/ Peacock /Hot n Cold/ TeenageDream/Firework. 2013 - Unconditionally.
The Killers
2006 - When You Were Young. 2008 - Human. 2012 - Runaways. 2013 - Mr Brightside/ Shot at the Night"
Three times:
Madonna
1998 - The Power of Goodbye. 2000 - Music. 2005 - Hung Up,
Take That
1994 - Sure. 1995 - Back for Good. 2008 - Greatest Day.
U2
1997 - Mofo. 2000 - Beautiful Day. 2009 - One/ Magnificent / Sunday Bloody Sunday
Coldplay
2002 - In My Place. 2005 - Talk. 2011 - Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall
Beyoncé
2003 - Baby Boy. 2008 - If I Were a Boy. 2009 - Sweet Dreams
Bon Jovi
1995 - Hey God. 2002 - Everyday. 2010 - What Do You Got? / You Give Love A Bad Name / It's My Life
Shakira
2005 - Don't Bother. 2009 - -Did It Again. 2010 - Loca/ Waka Waka
Kylie Minogue
2000 - Kids. 2001 - Can't Get You Out of My Head. 2003 -- Slow
Eminem 2002 - "Cleanin' Out My Closet" / "Lose Yourself", 2004 - "Like Toy Soldiers" / "Just Lose It", 2013 - "Berzerk" / "Rap God"
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