Thirty Seconds in Madrid

THIRTY SECONDS TO FIRST: Thirty Seconds to Mars earned Best Rock Band honors at last night’s 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards in Madrid, winning over fellow nominees Linkin Park, Muse, Kings of Leon and Ozzy Osbourne for their fourth career EMA. The evening's highlight was the band’s pre-show performance of their new Euro single, “Hurricane 2.0,” on which they were joined by collaborator Kanye West, who segued into his own “Power.” Said the band’s Jared Leto: "It was thrown together last-minute, and rather than try to make something perfect, which is a silly thing, we really just embraced it as much more of a punk affair. We were all laughing with each other beforehand, because we knew it was going to be imperfect and a bit of a beautiful disaster, we hoped, and that was fine with us. It was more about the doing and sharing it together and really celebrating each other and the work we do." The band also graces the current issue of YRB magazine, while the deluxe edition of their This is War album, which includes "Hurricane 2.0." hits retail tomorrow. (11/8p)