The TMF Awards were an annual television awards show broadcast live on TMF (The Music Factory). The first Dutch TMF Awards were held in 1995, as a brand extension to the recently launched local Dutch music channel TMF. The show was very small and held in the company cafeteria. However throughout the years the event gradually moved to bigger venues, and for some time now, it is now being held in Rotterdam Ahoy, a venue which can seat 10,000 people. In 2006, the show was held in the 'Heineken Music Hall' in Amsterdam. Since 1998 (with the arrival of the Belgian channel, broadcasting in Dutch, purely for the Flemish part of the country) a second TMF Awards show was launched. It started out in a local Antwerp Disco called 'Zillion' (which no longer exists, for a crowd of 2,000 people), and gradually moved to Flanders Expo in Gent (for a crowd of 8,000 people). The past couple of years leading up to 2007, the Belgian edition has surpassed the Dutch edition after it moved to the Sportpaleis Merksem in Antwerp (for a crowd of 17,000 people). In 2007, the TMF awards moved to the Ethias Arena in Hasselt (for a crowd of 21,600 people.) Both the Dutch & Belgian TMF Awards were broadcast live in Belgium (Flanders) and the Netherlands. About a week later, they were shown on TMF UK. The Dutch show usually took place in April; the Belgian show in October. In 2006 both shows were held in October. Winners (Belgium) 2009 National awards Best Video: Jasper Erkens-Waiting Like a Dog Best Urban: Hadise Best Album: Sylver - Sacrifice Best Male Artist: Jasper Erkens Best Female Artist: Natalia Best Pop: Clouseau Best Rock: Nailpin Best Dance: Milk Inc. Best Live: Milk Inc. Best New Artist: Jasper Erkens International awards Best Video: Jonas Brothers - Paranoid Best Urban: The Black Eyed Peas Best Album: The Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D. Best Male Artist: Justin Timberlake Best Female Artist: Lady Gaga Best Pop: Lady Gaga Best Rock: Kings of Leon Best Dance: Bob Sinclar Best Live: Beyoncé Best New Artist: Lady Gaga First named is the best national nominee, second was best international one. 2008 Best Rock: Nailpin, Fall Out Boy Best Dance: Milk Inc., Tocadisco Best Live: Milk Inc., Fall Out Boy Best Alternative: The Black Box Revelation, Fall Out Boy Best Male Artist: Koen Buyse, Bill Kaulitz