The MTV Russia Music Awards made its debut in 2004 and have celebrated local Russian talent as well as International. The MTV Russia Music Awards (RMA) features local and international acts and music celebrities being honoured by Russian viewers.
Host cities Year Venue Host city Presenter Special guests 2004 State Kremlin PalaceMoscow Konstantin Khabensky Queen, The Rasmus, Darren Hayes 2005 Red Square Shnur and Anna Azarova Korn, The 69 Eyes, Kelly Osbourne 2006 Ice Palace Saint Petersburg Seryoga Missy Elliott 2007 Ice Palace KhodynkaMoscow Pavel Volya and Anna SemenovichAvril Lavigne 2008 Luzhniki Palace of Sports Dima Bilan and Sergey Lazarev Jay Sean
2004
Award winners
Video of the Year: Zveri - "Vsye, chto kasaetsya" Best Female Act: Valeriya - "Chasiki" Best Male Act: Dolphin - "Vesna" Best Group: Zveri - "Vsye, chto kasaetsya" Breakthrough of the Year: Uma2rman - "Praskovya" Best Song: VIA GRA feat. V.Meladze - "Prityazhenya bolshe net" Best International Act: The Rasmus - "In the Shadows" Best Pop Act: Smash!! - "Freeway" Best Rock Act: Kipelov - "Ya svoboden" Best Hip Hop/Rap Act: Kasta - "Revnost" Best Dance Act: Nike Borzov feat. Gosti iz budushchego - "Malenkaya loshadka" Artist of the Year: Zveri - "Vsye, chto kasaetsya" Free Your Mind: Vladimir Posner Stay Alive: 1st detachment of the Republican clinical hospital
Performances Queen & Zemfira The Rasmus Darren Hayes Zveri Leningrad VIA GRA feat. V.Meladze Valeriya
2005
Award winners
Video of the Year: Zemfira - "Blues" Best Female Act: Zhasmin - "Oh, How I Need You" Best Male Act: Dima Bilan - "On The Heaven’s Shore" Best Group: Diskoteka Avariya - "If You Want To Stay" Breakthrough of the Year: Masskva - "SMS Love" Best Song: Valeriya / Stas Piekha - "So Sad You Are" Best International Act: The Black Eyed Peas - "Don't Phunk with My Heart" Best Pop Act: Korni - "Happy New Year, Folks" Best Rock Act: Zveri - "Strong Booze" Best Rap Act: Seryoga - "King Ring" Best Dance Act: Vengerov & Fedoroff - "Gentlemen of Luck" Best Ringtone: Seryoga - "King Ring" Artist of the Year: Dima Bilan Free Your Mind: Valery Gazzaev Stay Alive: Alexandera Volgina MTV Opening FPS
Performances Korn The 69 Eyes Kelly Osbourne Dima Bilan Seryoga Zemlyane & Zveri Korni Vlad Topalov
2006
Award winners
Video of the Year: t.A.T.u. – All About Us Best Female Act: Yulia Savicheva Best Male Act: Sergey Lazarev Best Group: Zveri Breakthrough of the Year: Gorod 312 Best Song: Dima Bilan – "Never Let You Go" Best International Act: The Black Eyed Peas Best Pop Act: VIA Gra Best Rock Act: Tokio Best Rap Act: Ligalize - "Budushie mamy" Best Ringtone: A'Studio – "Uletayu" Artist of the Year: Dima Bilan Free Your Mind: Crew of the sailfish Kruzenshtern Stay Alive: Vlad Topalov
Performances Missy Elliott Dolphin Yulia Savicheva Ligalize Dima Bilan VIA GRA BAND`EROS Tokio Gorod 312
2007
Award winners
Video of the Year: Splean - "Skazhi, chto ya eyo lyublyu" Best Female Act: MakSim Best Male Act: Dima Bilan Best Group: A'Studio Breakthrough of the Year: Serebro Best Song: Dima Bilan – Nevozmozhnoye vozmozhno/Lady Flame Best International Act: Avril Lavigne Best Pop Act: MakSim Best Rock Act: Bi-2 Best Rap Act: Byanka Artist of the Year: Dima Bilan Stay Alive: Chulpan Khamatova's fund "Present Life" MTV Opening Alexey Vorobyov
Performances Avril Lavigne Dima Bilan & Sebastian Boykot & Turbo B Julia Kova & Stacks Serebro Mumiy Troll Yulia Savicheva Ligalize VIA GRA A'Studio MakSim Blestyashchie BAND`EROS Chelsea Tokio
2008
Award winners Artist of the Year: Sergey Lazarev Video of the Year: Dima Bilan - Number one fan directed by Trudy Bellinger Best Male Act: Dima Bilan Best Female Act: MakSim Best Group: Serebro Best New Act: DJ Smash/Fast Food Best Dance Project: Diskoteka Avariya feat. Dj Smash Best Hip-Hop Project: CENTR feat. Basta Best International Act: Jay Sean Best Pop Act: Dima Bilan Plagiarism of the Year: Zhanna Friske "Zhanna friske" / Paris Hilton "Stars Are Blind" Sex: Vintazh/Elena Korikova Network: Noganno
Since 2008, Best Rock Act prize is not awarded, because of too few rock bands in MTV Russia format.
Performances Serebro Dima Bilan Jay Sean Sergey Lazarev Zveri Timati/DJ Smash Nastya Zadarozhnaya Band'eros Zhanna Friske Noize MC A'Studio Mumiy Troll VIA Gra
2009 (cancelled) 2009 RMA was cancelled due to world economic crisis that caused financial problems to organizers. So that was the last event
Special awards
Free Your Mind 2004 — Vladimir Posner 2005 — Valery Gazzaev 2006 — crew of the sailfish "Kruzenshtern"
Legend MTV 2004 — Viktor Tsoi 2005 — Boris Grebenshchikov 2006 — Andrey Makarevich 2007 — Mumiy Troll 2008 — t.A.T.u.
VH1 Award 2006 — Alena Sviridova 2007 — Moralny codex
See also MTV MTV Russia MTV Russia Movie Awards MTV Networks Europe
References
External links Official MTV RMA website Official MTV Russia website