He appeared uninvited onstage at the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards, walked out of the 2004 American Music Awards after losing in the Best New Artist category and reportedly threw a backstage tantrum at the 2007 VMAs because he did not perform on the main stage.

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This year's awards have a new sponsor - Mastercard replaces the Britannia Music Club as backer of the event.

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New York (CNN) -- A cancer-stricken New Jersey student asked by superstar singer Taylor Swift to join her at Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards is too ill to attend, supporters said.

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Host to the Latin Grammys last year, Miami also will be home to the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, the first time in its 20-year history the show won't air from New York or Los Angeles.

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