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How MTV Took Over Europe
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In the heart of the city, a castle dominates the skyline from the top of a jagged rock face Edinburgh is built to expect invaders. But few have been as welcome as the hordes that arrived last week. On Wednesday night Justin Timberlake gave an impromptu DJ set in a pound-a-pint student pub, while Beyoncé Knowles went on a private shopping spree in the city's Harvey Nichols store. They were here for the MTV Europe Music Awards, where Christina Aguilera burst out of a nun's habit to reveal her trademark chaps, and, of course, little else. The event was broadcast...