Fall Out Boy�s eclectic bassist and lyricist, Pete Wentz, has been confirmed as host of the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) digital show �2009 EMA: All Access�, the news was announced today by MTV International (MTVNI), owned by Viacom Inc (NYSE: VIA, VIA:B).� ��2009 EMA: All Access� will be hosted on www.mtvema.com and will be available simultaneous to the MTV Europe Music Awards TV broadcast, which will be aired live on MTV from the 02 World, Berlin on Thursday 5 November at 9pm CET.�
��2009 EMA: All Access� will give MTV�s online audiences an exclusive opportunity to hang out with Pete as he spends time with EMA artists � including performers Green Day, Leona Lewis and Tokio Hotel and host Katy Perry - in an exclusive bar backstage just before they take to the stage.� More EMA performers and presenters will be announced shortly.
The MTV Europe Music Awards digital activity will also enable MTV fans to be part of the glittering Red Carpet as the artists arrive � and excitement builds � for the prestigious live music event.� All of the action, which will also feature Pete Wentz�s arrival, will be played out exclusively on www.mtvema.com in a live online show entitled, �2009 EMA: Red Carpet Show� which will be �available from 8-9pm CET on Thursday 5 November.
Pete Wentz, who is fresh from his successful hosting debut at the recent Vodafone MTV Australia Awards, is bassist and lyricist for US rock band Fall Out Boy.� The band has achieved huge global success and their fifth studio album, �Folie � Deux�, is currently riding high on the charts, both in the US and Europe.��� Pete is married to singer Ashlee Simpson and, similar to �2009 EMA: All Access�, also co-owns a nightclub �Angels and Kings� with fellow members of Fall Out Boy.
www.mtvema.com, the principle access point for all information on the EMAs, is available in 18 languages across 28 territories via a single URL.� Users will have the opportunity to vote, watch highlights from previous EMAs and surf for artist information.
