Lavigne steals Timberlake's thunder at MTV awards

11/01/2007 5:00 PM, Reuters


Pop star Avril Lavigne took two top prizes at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday, stealing the thunder from her rival Justin Timberlake.

The 23-year-old rocker won the Most Addictive Track and coveted Solo Artist categories, while Timberlake, who dominated the same event in 2006 and was the most-nominated artist in 2007, came away empty-handed.

Amy Winehouse collected the Artists' Choice award, but her stumbling performance of "Back to Black" at a packed Olympiahalle in Munich will have done little to allay concerns stemming from recent reports of drug-related problems.

Album of the Year went to Nelly Furtado for "Loose," which has sold around seven million copies to date, while 30 Seconds to Mars triumphed in the Rock Out category and Linkin Park took home the award for Band of 2007.

The Video Star prize went to Justice for the second year in a row.