GLOBAL MUSIC ICON SNAGS THREE AWARDS AT THE EMAs HELD IN BERLIN, GERMANY
TONIGHT
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Beyonce was the big winner at the 2009 MTV
Europe Music Awards (EMAs), held at the O2 World in Berlin, Germany tonight.
The global music icon walked away with three of the night's biggest awards --
Best Female,Best Song, ("Halo") and Best Video, ("Single Ladies (Put A Ring On
It)"). She had been nominated for four EMAs, including Best Live Act. The
win for Best Video repeats her win at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs),
held in New York last September 13. Beyonce used the occasion in Berlin to
thank her husband, Jay-Z for "putting a ring on it."
The audience at Berlin's O2 World was treated to a mesmerizing performance of
"Sweet Dreams," by Beyonce and television viewers across Europe tuned in to
the live telecast. MTV US channels, mtvU and MTV2, will air a one-hour
version of the Awards on Sunday, November 15; 12:00 AM on MTV2 and 8:00 PM on
mtvU. MTV Tr3s will also air a one-hour version on Saturday, November 21 at
2:00 PM and the full show will air on Palladia on Saturday, November 28 at
9:00 PM with a repeat at Midnight. All times are Eastern Standard.
Since its release on November 18, 2008, Beyonce's latest album, "I AM...SASHA
FIERCE," has topped the album charts around the world and spawned five #1
singles, including EMA winners "Halo" and "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)."
The "I AM..." world tour continues its successful run with stops in Egypt
(11/6), Greece (11/8) and three shows at London's 02 Arena starting on
November 14. Beyonce will mark the one-year anniversary of the release of "I
AM...SASHA FIERCE" onstage at MEN Arena in Manchester, England. On November 2,
"I AM...SASHA FIERCE Platinum Edition," was released in Europe. The CD/DVD
collection features exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, four new songs and
all eight videos, including "Sweet Dreams."
Music World Music/Columbia Records will release "I AM...YOURS An Intimate
Performance At Wynn Las Vegas"-- a concert performance DVD and Live CD that
captures a never-before-seen performance from Beyonce on Monday, November 23.
It will be available on DVD (amaray) and Deluxe Edition 2 CD/DVD (digipack)
and Blu-ray on December 15.
Filmed at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on August 2, 2009, this
extraordinary concert features performances of over 30 songs from Beyonce's
three multi-platinum solo releases, Destiny's Child catalog and a few
surprises. On Thanksgiving night, November 26, the ABC Network will air the
one-hour television special, "Beyonce-I AM...YOURS." It is the first network
special from the superstar. The airing is scheduled for 9:00 PM/EST.
Also available on Monday, November 23 is the "I AM...SASHA FIERCE" Deluxe
Edition which will feature five #1 hits and two bonus tracks which include
"Video Phone (Extended Remix)," featuring Billboard magazine's Rising Star for
2009, Lady Gaga.
The video premiere of "Video Phone," originally scheduled to air on MTV
channels across the globe, including the US, following the airing of the EMAs
from Berlin, will air at a later date in November.
According to Billboard magazine, the "Video Phone" debut on the Mainstream
R&B/Hip-Hop chart makes "I AM...SASHA FIERCE" the first album in a decade to
yield six entries which include "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," "If I Were
A Boy," "Diva," "Halo," "Ego" and "Video Phone." Beyonce also extended her
current lead to 13, for most top 10's on the Hot 100 Billboard chart by a
female artist this decade when "Sweet Dreams" entered the chart at number
eight.
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SOURCE Music World Music/Columbia Records
Yvette Noel-Schure, Columbia Records, Media, New York, +1-212-833-4483,
Yvette.Noel-Schure@sonymusic.com
