Music Week's adventures at the MTV EMAs.

The 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards took place in Munich last Thursday night. Music Week paid a visit.

6am Woken by the high-pitched wailing of London foxes. Remember suddenly that Mika is appearing later.

10.55am The plane is full of journalists, many of whom are already baying for booze, despite the fact that it is not yet midday by either UK or German time.

1pm (Central European Time) Munich airport has apparently won many awards. It's hard to see why. It looks for all the world like a slightly cleaner Heathrow.

1.30pm Munich itself, however, is beautiful; full to bursting with brain-bending modernist architecture. And the city is obviously chuffed to bits to be hosting the awards. I pass several posters - probably not official on reflection - that welcome Snoop Dogg to "Motherfucking Munich".

2.55pm Arrive at the Olympiapark for a chat with the awards' executive producer Richard Godfrey. He gently chides Music Week for printing what he saw as unrepresentative viewing figures for the show last year. He noted that while the actual MTV One figures for the awards are fairly low, it is broadcast on all of MTV's channels around the world, including staggered showings on its UK stations. This year in the UK it will also be aired on Channel Four. What's more, Godfrey explains that the internet is an increasingly important channel for the EMAs. "The show is being streamed live and we had 65m [internet] votes for the awards," he says. "There is a huge amount of digital activity around the show."

3.10pm Our interview is interrupted by Nicole Scherzinger, who wants to use our room to practice her vocals. I suggest to Godfrey that she is "the talented one" in the Pussycat Dolls. He wisely says nothing.