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The 2006 MTV Video Awards winners have been announced.

There was good news for the likes of James Blunt, Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson, Shakira and Black Eyed Peas, who all managed to beat out competition from their competitors.

Mariah Carey ended her 16-year Grammy drought, but with a disappointing haul of trophies.

She kept on smiling - but must have been cursing U2 under her breath.

He's not a name you'd usually associate with the guitar-fancying readers of NME - but Kanye West was given a top solo honour at the magazine's 2006 Brat awards.

Kanye had to play second fiddle to those much-talked-of Monkeys from Sheffield though.

The Arctic Monkeys success story continued last night at the NME Brat awards.

The Sheffield newcomers swaggered off stage with an impressive three awards.

Beyonce put on a marvellous show at the World Music Awards on Wednesday night.

And she also went home with yet another gong for her mantlepiece.

It may well have been v nippy in Copenhagen but it didn't stop lots of stars rocking up to the MTV Europe Awards.

There certainly wasn't any hanging around outside...

Lemar won best UK male at this year's Mobo Awards, while Corinne Bailey Rae scooped two awards, including best UK female and best newcomer.

Beyonce would have been laden with three awards if she was there, but apparently she was busy doing other things.

Prepare to see Mariah Carey drinking a lot of a certain brand of fizzy pop very soon.

She's just landed a humongous deal with soft drinks giant Pepsi.

Move over, Tommy Lee.

Looks like your ex-missus, Pamela Anderson, is test-driving a new fella.

There were no Jarvis/Jacko style antics at this year's Brit Awards.

It was a relatively smooth evening, with Kaiser Chiefs being the band of the night.

Her mixed bag of ex-boyfs includes rockers Tommy Lee and Kid Rock, model Marcus Schenkenberg and actor Stephen Dorff.

Time to add another star to Pammy's list.

Are the Brit awards going a bit Hollywood in their old age?

First we heard that Paris Hilton was going to make an appearance, now there are rumblings that Reese Witherspoon could attend.

Soldier boy James Blunt marched home with a couple of Brit Awards but the night really belonged to Leeds band Kaiser Chiefs.

They bagged three gongs, whereas Mr Blunt, Coldplay and Green Day managed two each.

Mariah Carey is the new Madonna, it seems.

Her comeback album has earned her two nominations at the Grammy Awards.

50 Cent, Green Day, Mariah Carey, Ashlee Simpson, Gwen Stefani... and so many more.