Beyonce nets three prizes at MTV awards in Berlin

The winners are chosen by MTV viewers online, and the music channel, part of Viacom, said more than 100 million votes were cast in 2008. As the list of winners this year underlined, the MTV Europe Music Awards tend to be dominated by big U.S. names.

One of the few exceptions was Germany's Tokyo Hotel, beating the likes of Black Eyed Peas and Kings of Leon to take the best group award.

Green Day, who performed the opening song on the night, were named best rock act.

The biggest losers on the night were Nashville-based Kings of Leon, who led the field with five nominations but came away empty-handed.

New Yorker Lady Gaga, renowned as much for her extravagant outfits as for her electro-dance-pop, was the only other act to garner five nominations. She won the best new act category.

U.S. singer Katy Perry, hosting the awards for the second year in a row, had promised a show inspired by the “Cabaret” film with Liza Minnelli, set in 1930s Berlin, and did not disappoint.

She appeared on stage in a bowler hat, bow tie, bodice and thigh-high boots, and performed a routine on chairs with eight cabaret dancers as glitter rained down on the stage.

Colombian pop star Shakira showed up in a glittery mini dress, black knee-length boots and long, blond locks to perform her hit “Did It Again,” while British chart-topper Leona Lewis wore a flowing black gown for her rendition of “Happy.”

There was a video tribute to the late king of pop Michael Jackson during the show.

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