Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2008
The seventh annual Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2008 took place on October 16, 2008 in Guadalajara, Mexico at the Auditorio Telmex for the first time.
Jose Tillan was the Executive Producer of the event.
Nominations
Winners are in bold textArtist of the Year
- Babasónicos
- Belanova
- Café Tacuba
- Juanes
- Miranda!
Video of the Year
- Babasónicos — "Pijamas"
- Belanova — "One, Two, Three, Go! "
- Café Tacuba — "Esta Vez"
- Juanes — "Me Enamora"
- Motel — "Uno, Dos, Tres"
Song of the Year
- Jonas Brothers — "When You Look Me in the Eyes"
- Juanes — "Me Enamora"
- Julieta Venegas — "El Presente"
- Katy Perry — "I Kissed a Girl"
- Tokio Hotel — "Monsoon"
Best Solo Artist
- Diego
- Emmanuel Horvilleur
- Gustavo Cerati
- Juanes
- Ximena Sariñana
Best Group or Duet
- Babasónicos
- Belanova
- Café Tacuba
- Kudai
- Miranda!
Best Pop Artist
- Belanova
- Jesse & Joy
- Kudai
- Miranda!
- Ximena Sariñana
Best Rock Artist
- Babasónicos
- Gustavo Cerati
- Juanes
- Moderatto
- Motel
Best Alternative Artist
- Café Tacuba
- Emmanuel Horvilleur
- Kinky
- Molotov
- Zoé
Best Pop Artist — International
- Amy Winehouse
- Fergie
- Jonas Brothers
- Madonna
- Rihanna
Best Rock Artist — International
- Thirty Seconds to Mars
- Coldplay
- Fall Out Boy
- Panic! at the Disco
- Paramore
Best New Artist — International
- Alizée
- Jonas Brothers
- Katy Perry
- Paramore
- Tokio Hotel
Best Artist — North
- Belanova
- Café Tacuba
- Motel
- Ximena Sariñana
- Zoé
Best Artist — Central
- Doctor Krápula
- Don Tetto
- Juanes
- Kudai
- Los Bunkers
Best Artist — South
- Andrés Calamaro
- Babasónicos
- Catupecu Machu
- Emmanuel Horvilleur
- Miranda!
Breakthrough Artist
- Don Tetto
- El Bordo
- Johanna Carreño
- Shaila
- Ximena Sariñana
Promising Artist
- Esto es Eso
- Infierno 18
- Insite
- Le Baron
- Smitten
Fashionista Award — Female
- Denisse Guerrero
- Gabriela Villalba
- Hayley Williams
- Katy Perry
- Rihanna
Fashionista Award — Male
- Alejandro Sergi
- Bill Kaulitz
- Jay de la Cueva
- Joe Jonas
- José "Pepe" Madero
Best Fan Club
- Thirty Seconds to Mars
- Babasónicos
- Belanova
- Jonas Brothers
- Kudai
- Tokio Hotel
Best Video Game Soundtrack
- FIFA 08
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Rock Band
Best Ringtone
- Jonas Brothers — "When You Look Me in the Eyes"
- Juanes — "Tres"
- Julieta Venegas — "El Presente"
- Madonna — "4 Minutes"
- Tokio Hotel — "Monsoon"
Best Music Film
- Across the Universe
- Control
- I'm Not There
- Shine a Light
- U2 3D
Best Reunion Tour
- Soda Stereo
- The Police
La Zona de Combate
- Moving On
- Pinkat
- Toke Rosa
MTV Legend Award
- Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Performances
Pre-show
- Emmanuel Horvilleur — "Radios"
- Don Tetto — "Ha Vuelto a Suceder"
- The Kooks — "Do You Wanna"
Main show
- Julieta Venegas — "El Presente"
- Tokio Hotel — "Monsoon"
- Paramore — "That's What You Get"
- Los Fabulosos Cadillacs — "La Luz del Ritmo" and "Matador"
- Café Tacuba and Calle 13 — "Vámonos" / "No Hay Nadie Como Tú"
- Juanes — "Odio Por Amor"
- Katy Perry — "I Kissed a Girl"
- Belanova — "One, Two, Three, Go! "
- Zoé and Ximena Sariñana — "Reptilectric" / "Vidas Paralelas"
- Moderatto and Kudai — "Ya Lo Veía Venir" / "Lejos De Aquí"
- Metallica — "The Day That Never Comes"
- Moving On — "AudioRomance"
Appearances
- Tila Tequila — presented Best Solo Artist
- The Dudesons — introduced Paramore
- Hayley Williams — introduced Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
- Kim Kardashian, Brian Amadeus and Xavi — presented Song of the Year and introduced the next presenters
- Flavor Flav and Alejandra Guzmán — presented Best Pop Artist and introduced Café Tacuba
- Ana Claudia Talancón and Babasónicos — presented Best Rock Artist — International and introduced the next presenters
- Arturo Hernández and Gonzalo Morales — presented Best Fan Club and introduced Juanes
- Miranda! — introduced Juanes with Arturo and Gonzalo
- Eglantina Zingg — interviewed Gene Simmons in a segment before commercials
- Gene Simmons — introduced Katy Perry
- Ximena Sariñana, José Madero and Dante Spinetta — presenting Best Alternative Artist
- Andrés López — presented Belanova with The Dudesons
- Katy Perry and René Pérez — introduced Thirty Seconds to Mars
- Thirty Seconds to Mars — presented Video of the Year
- Ruth Infarinato and Alejandro Lacroix — introduced Zoé, Ximena Sariñana, Mario Pergolini, Kudai and Moderatto
- Mario Pergolini — presented the MTV Legend Award
- Molotov — presented Artist of the Year
- Juanes — introduced Metallica
- Dante Spinetta — introduced Moving On
Memorable Moments
- While performing "I Kissed a Girl", Katy Perry jumped on a fake cake and when she tried to get up she slipped several times. She crawled off the stage.