German music band
For the hotel in Chicago, see Tokyo Hotel.
Tokio Hotel is a German music band formed in by singer Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, bassist Georg Listing, and drummer Gustav Schäfer.[7] Starting from the foundation, the band's music genres were pop rock and alternative rock; since , the band began to perform electropop and synth-pop.
After recording a demo album under the name "Devilish" and having their contract with Sony BMG Germany terminated, the band released their first German-language album, Schrei, as Tokio Hotel on Universal Music Germany in Schrei sold more than half-a-million copies worldwide[8] and spawned four top-five singles in both Germany and Austria. In , the band released their second German-language album, Zimmer , and their first English-language album, Scream, which have combined album sales of over million copies worldwide and helped win the band their first MTV Europe Music Award for Best InterAct. The former, Zimmer , spawned three top-five singles in Germany while the latter, Scream, spawned two singles that reached the top-twenty in new territories such as France, Portugal, Spain and Italy.
In September , they won their first MTV Video Music Award, for Best New Artist. Tokio Hotel became the first German band ever to win an award at the MTV VMAs and to also win awards at the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America. They also picked up the Headliner award at the MTV Europe Music Awards and the award for Best Group at the MTV Europe Music Awards They won for Best World Stage Performance on 7 November at the MTV Europe Music Awards. In July , they became the first German band to win an award at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan. The band has sold more than 10&#;million records worldwide.[9]
Their most recent work is the album .
Twin brothers Bill Kaulitz and Tom Kaulitz along with drummer Gustav Schäfer and bass-guitarist Georg Listing formed the band in [10][11] under the name Devilish, and they soon began playing in talent shows and small concerts.[12] After Bill Kaulitz participated in a children's Star Search in at age thirteen (which he lost in the quarter-final), he was discovered by music producer Peter Hoffmann. Devilish changed their name to Tokio Hotel: "Tokio", the German spelling of the Japanese city Tokyo, due to a love of the city, and "Hotel" due to their constant touring and living in hotels.[10] Soon after Sony BMG took them under contract, Hoffmann hired David Jost and Pat Benzner into the team of creators and authors, and had them give the teens instruction on songwriting and instrument playing; most of the songs of the first album were written by Hoffmann, Jost and Benzer (including the singles "Scream" and "Rescue me" which were completely written by them); only the single "Unendlichkeit" was written completely by Tokio Hotel themselves. Shortly before the release of their first album, Sony terminated their contract.
In Universal Music Group took Tokio Hotel under contract and developed a marketing plan. Their first single, "Durch den Monsun" ("Through the Monsoon"), quickly rose in the charts, appearing on the German official Media Control single chart at No.&#;15 on 20 August and eventually reaching No.&#;1 on 26 August ; it also reached No.&#;1 on the Austrian singles chart. Their second single, "Schrei" ("Scream"), climbed to the No.&#;5 position in the German charts. These two songs were written by singer Bill Kaulitz and their group of producers Peter Hoffmann, David Jost, Pat Benzer, and Dave Roth. Their debut album, Schrei, was released on 19 September , and was certified triple gold by the BVMI in for selling over , copies in Germany.[13] In , a third and fourth single, "Rette mich" ("Rescue Me") and "Der letzte Tag" ("The Final Day"), were released; both reached No.&#;1 as well. "Der letzte Tag" contained a B-side called "Wir schließen uns ein", which was also accompanied by a music video.
The first single of their second album Zimmer (Room ), called "Übers Ende der Welt" (later re-released in English under the name "Ready, Set, Go!"), was released on 26 January and quickly reached No.&#;1 in Germany and Austria, and No.&#;2 in France. Zimmer was released in Germany on 23 February , along with a deluxe edition of the album containing a DVD. The album's second single, "Spring nicht" ("Don't Jump") was released on 7 April. The tour accompanying the release of the album, The Zimmer Tour, scheduled to start in March , was delayed by two weeks because the band members wished to have a different stage design. A third single, "An deiner Seite (Ich bin da)" ("By Your Side"), was released on 16 November. The single contains the B-side " Meere" (" Oceans"), for which a music video was also produced. On 28 April Tokio Hotel released their single "Heilig" but no music video for the single was released, because of the tight schedule they had.
Tokio Hotel's first English-language album, Scream, was released on 4 June throughout Europe. In Germany, the album was released as Room in order to emphasize the continuity with their last German album Zimmer . Scream contains English versions of a selection of songs from Tokio Hotel's German-language albums Schrei and Zimmer . "Monsoon", the English-language version of "Durch den Monsun", was the first single from the album. "Ready, Set, Go!" (the translation of "Übers Ende der Welt") was released as the album's second single and "Don't Jump" (the translation of "Spring nicht") as the third single. A video for "Scream", the English-language version of their hit "Schrei", was also recorded, and was released to the iTunes Store in early March
Tokio Hotel gave their first concert in the United Kingdom on 19 June "Ready, Set, Go!" was released in the UK as the band's first single on 27 August The song reached No.&#;77 in the UK Singles Chart.
Tokio Hotel won an MTV Europe Music Award for Best InterAct on 1 November and were also nominated for Best Band. They performed "Monsoon" at the event.
Tokio Hotel released their first US single, simply called "Tokio Hotel", in late The single contains the tracks "Scream" and "Ready, Set, Go!", and was available exclusively at Hot Topic stores. Their second US single, "Scream America", was released on 11 December The single contains the track "Scream" and a remix of "Ready, Set, Go!" by AFI's Jade Puget. In February , the band toured North America for five dates, starting in Canada and finishing up in New York.[14] After Tokio Hotel had appeared and performed live on MuchMusic while touring in Canada, "Ready, Set, Go!" entered the MuchOnDemand Daily 10, a countdown of videos chosen by viewers. It remained there for over a week, then returned to the top of the MOD Daily 10 chart on 8 April. "Scream" was released in Canada on 25 March and in the US on 6 May.
The " Hotels" European Tour began on 3 March in Brussels and continued through locations including the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Serbia and Scandinavia. It was scheduled to finish on 9 April; during the concert in Marseille, France, on 14 March, Bill started to experience vocal problems.[15] He let the audience sing more frequently than normal, and instead of the original 21 songs on the set list, the band played only 16 songs. Bill apologized, in German, for his bad singing and explained that he was sick. Two days later, the band cancelled the Lisbon, Portugal concert minutes before it was supposed to commence. The rest of the " Hotels" Tour and a scheduled North American Tour were cancelled after the band's manager announced in Bild that Bill Kaulitz had to undergo surgery to remove a cyst on his vocal cords.[16][17]
Bill Kaulitz had been putting strain on his voice after playing 43 concerts in the Hotels tour without a break.[18] He had to undergo larynx surgery on 30 March to remove a cyst that had formed on his vocal cords.[19] The cyst resulted from a throat infection that had gone untreated.[20] Following his surgery Bill could not speak for ten days and had four weeks of vocal rehabilitation.[21] If Bill had continued singing the rest of the tour, his voice would have eventually been permanently damaged.[15][22] Tokio Hotel started performing again in May [23] and after that they embarked on a second part of their Hotels European Tour, adding many open-air concerts and wrapping up the tour on 13 July in Werchter in Belgium.
In August Tokio Hotel embarked on a second tour of North America, including a performance at the Bamboozled festival in New Jersey. The band's music video for "Ready Set Go!" was nominated for Best Pop Video at the MTV Video Music Awards,[24] where they won the award for Best New Artist.[25] They returned to North America in October for a month-long tour of concerts and record-store signings. In December a behind-the-scenes DVD called Tokio Hotel TV – Caught on Camera was released. It contains footage from Tokio Hotel TV and backstage feature-stories of the previous year on disc one entitled "History – The very best of Tokio Hotel TV!". A deluxe edition contains a second disc entitled "Future – The road to the new Album!" which features footage of the band on promotion tours and preparing for their third studio album.[26]
In between the North American tours, the band returned to their record studio in Hamburg to record their third studio album, Humanoid, which was released on 2 October in Germany and 6 October in the U.S.,[27][28][29] despite earlier statements predicting a March/April release or a May/June release.[30][31][32] The album was recorded in both German and English, with both versions released simultaneously worldwide.[31][32]
On 10 August, it was announced on MTV News that the first German single would be "Automatisch" and that its English counterpart, "Automatic", would be released as a first single in the United States. On 20 August, MTV Buzzworthy released a video which previewed "Automatic" and Cherrytree Records announced that the English version of the song would be released in the US on 22 September.[33][34] Nevertheless, the video for the single was released on 3 September.
On 2 November Tom's blog announced that the second English single would be "World Behind My Wall" and that its German counterpart, "Lass uns laufen", would be the second German single.[35] The music videos for both versions were released on 14 and 15 December.
The group toured thirty-two cities in Europe from 22 February to 14 April On 24 June , the live music-video for their single, "Dark Side of the Sun", was released on the band website.
On 20 July , they released their second live album, Humanoid City Live, from Milan, Italy. On 22 November , their new song "Hurricanes and Suns" premiered on the Greek radio-station Mad Radio. It was included in the bonus track on all versions of Tokio Hotel: Best Of, a compilation album of their most successful songs.
On 13 December their Best of was released in Germany. It was released internationally the next day. 2 December was the World Premiere of the video for "Hurricanes and Suns" on the official Tokio Hotel website.
Tokio Hotel performed their first concert in Asia (excluding their concert in Israel) at the Audi Showcase in Singapore, followed shortly by the TM Connects With Tokio Hotel event in Malaysia, promoting the sales of their album Humanoid. They concluded the series of mini-concerts with Taiwan. They returned to Malaysia a couple of months later to perform at MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia They performed in Tokyo on 15 December , after their South American tour concluded in Distrito Federal, Mexico on 2 December In February Tokio Hotel travelled to Japan to complete a second promo tour. A number of television appearances and media interviews took place between 8 and 11 February.
On 28 April they received the "Fan Army FTW" award at the MTV O Music Awards, the network's first online award-show. A clip of Bill and Tom thanking their fans played after the winner was announced.
On 24 June Tokio Hotel performed in Japan at "The Next Premium Night Tokio Hotel in Tokyo". Audi A1 presented the event, and fans were chosen to win tickets to attend the show. The event was the band's first acoustic performance in Japan. On 25 June the band performed live at the MTV Video Music Aid Japan in Tokyo. The show, formerly called the "Video Music Awards Japan", was used as a music benefit to raise money for the Japanese Red Cross in order to help those affected by the earthquake.
Not long after finishing the "Welcome to Humanoid City Tour", Bill and Tom, with their manager David Jost, moved to Los Angeles and continue to live there.
On 18 May Far East Movement released an album named "Dirty Bass", featuring the song "If I Die Tomorrow", which includes vocals by Bill.
On 5 January , Tom Kaulitz confirmed on the "BTK Twins" app (which was recalled in November) that a new album would be released in [36] During MTV's Musical March Madness Tournament, Tokio Hotel promised to release their new album "if they repeat as March Madness Champs".[37] Although they did not win the award, and despite inactivity, the band managed to gather a considerable amount of support from their fanbase. Once again, Tokio Hotel announced that they were planning to release a new single on 27 October and the album the following month.[38] However, neither the album nor any new singles were released during that year.
On 22 January , the band's producer, Peter Hoffman, announced that recording for the new album had been completed and that they were in the process of selecting the track list. He stated that there was no release date yet, but the album would come out later in [39] On 3 April, the band informed their fans via Facebook and Twitter about their recent website update, which included an official video teaser of them working on their upcoming album and never-before-seen photos of the members.[40]
After the comeback of Tokio Hotel TV, the band announced on Twitter that the album had been finished and was currently in the hands of the label.[41] On 3 September Bill Kaulitz announced via his Instagram account that the name of the new album would be Kings of Suburbia and it would be released on 3 October.[42]
On 12 September, Tokio Hotel released a music video for the song "Run, Run, Run" from their new album.[43] "Girl Got a Gun" was also released as a second promotional song on 19 September, followed by a music video on 23 September. The lead single from the album, Love Who Loves You Back, was released on 26 September, followed by a music video on 30 September. The album was released in three versions on 3 October and was number one in 30 countries and in TOP5 in 17 more countries.
Tokio Hotel's new world tour "Feel It All World Tour" started 6 March in Europe with "Part 1: the Club Experience", giving fans an exclusive personal encounter with the band in special club-sized venues. Part 2 will commence with dates in the United States, followed by dates in Latin America (Part 3) and Russia (Part 4). The second official single from the album is the namesake of the tour, "Feel It All". The video for it was released 27 March , and the "Feel It All" EP was released for sale 3 April
During an interview in May , Bill Kaulitz announced that there would be a new album titled Dream Machine and a new world tour in In late December as promotion for the album, the band released the first two songs from the album on YouTube. The first, "Something New", was released on 23 December and the second, "What If", was released on 29 December.
On 2 January , the band announced via their official Facebook page that Dream Machine would be released on 3 March [44] While they are no longer with Universal Music, they have since signed with Starwatch Music.[45]
On 25 September , Tokio Hotel announced their North America tour dates for ,[46] however these dates were later cancelled due to technical issues with the band's equipment.
The third single, "Boy Don't Cry" was released on 20 October along with its accompanying music video, with also three remixes; "Regi Remix", "Tiefschwarz Remix" and "Drangsal Edit".
The fourth single, "Easy", was released on 22 December along with its accompanying music video.
On 29 October , the band announced via their official Facebook page that they would be embarking on a new tour in named "Melancholic Paradise" wherein they would perform both familiar songs and new ones from their then-upcoming album. Only Europe dates were announced at that time. The singles "Melancholic Paradise", "When It Rains It Pours" and "Chateau" were respectively released on 1 February , 5 April , and 17 November
In October , Bill Kaulitz announced via his Instagram account that the upcoming Tokio Hotel album had been finished with the recording sessions and that it would be released in Also, the next day, he announced via his Instagram account that the band had added North America and Latin America legs to their "Melancholic Paradise Tour" for the same year with the release of the band sixth studio album. The band had completed three venues on their North America and Latin America tour before the rest of the tour was since cancelled at the last minute due to the COVID pandemic and resulting lockdowns worldwide.
All photos, videos and content were removed from Tokio Hotel's official Instagram account early August , and older photos of the band were uploaded instead. This was later revealed to be due to the 15th anniversary of the release of the band's debut single "Durch den Monsun" on 15 August
During a live chat on Spotify, the band confirmed that new versions of "Durch den Monsun" and "Monsoon" would be released some time in Autumn as a celebration of the single's 15th anniversary. "Durch den Monsun " and "Monsoon " were respectively released on 2 October [47] and 16 October [48] Bill also confirmed that a new German-language song would be released later that year, and that a new tour was planned in for Europe and other continents. On 1 September , Tokio Hotel revealed to have signed a new record deal with Sony Music Germany and Epic Records Germany throughout their official Instagram account.
Tokio Hotel announced on 4 December via Instagram their new single "Berlin", featuring a guest appearance from Canadian singer VVAVES, which was released on 11 December
On 7 December , the band announced via their official Facebook page and Instagram account that they would be embarking on a new tour in Autumn named "Beyond the World",[49] promoting "Durch den Monsun " and "Monsoon ", whilst wishing to perform more songs from their upcoming album. Only Europe dates were announced at that time.
Via their #AskTokioHotel livestream on Twitter, the band announced a new single called "White Lies", featuring a guest appearance from German EDM duo VIZE. This was released on 15 January
On 16 December , the band appeared on MDR Sputnik's talk show Friends of Sputnik, where they were interviewed by host Sissy Metzschke, and later performed the songs; "Durch den Monsun ", "Love Who Loves You Back", "Black", "Melancholic Paradise" and "Berlin". On 7 February , the band appeared on Super Bowl LV on ProSieben, on which they performed the songs; "When It Rains It Pours", "Covered in Gold", "We Found Us", "What If", "White Lies" and "Stormy Weather".
On 19 March , the band started a social media contest called the White Lies Cover Challenge, where they asked fans to create their own cover of "White Lies" on video and to submit it by 4 April on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter using the hashtag #WhiteLiesCoverChallenge. The winning covers would then be used by the band in a fan video version of the song, which was uploaded to their official YouTube account on 15 April
The band had a new Instagram livestream on 25 March , on which they announced a new song would be released on 28 May The new song was a dance cover of "Behind Blue Eyes" by classic rock legend The Who, and like "White Lies", the cover also featured a guest appearance from VIZE. The band also announced a remix version of "White Lies" with German DJ NOØN, which was released on 2 April Another remix version of the song with German DJ duo HBz was released on 7 May
On 14 May the band postponed the European leg of their Beyond the World Tour until Spring This was due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, global lockdowns and restrictions.
Instead of the planned date of 28 May , "Behind Blue Eyes" was released on 27 May to coincide with the band's live performance of the song on ProSieben's Germany's Next Topmodel on the same day.
On 7 June the band started a social media contest called the Behind Blue Eyes Cover Challenge, where, like with "White Lies", they asked fans to create their own cover of "Behind Blue Eyes" on video and to submit it on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter using the hashtag #BBE_challenge. The winning covers would then be used by the band in a fan video version of the song.
On 9 August Bill Kaulitz has revealed on a post on his official Instagram account that a new single would be released on 27 August [50]
A new single called "Sorry Not Sorry" was released by German rapper Badchieff on 27 August with Tokio Hotel making a guest appearance.
On 27 August the band appeared on Spielesause (the German livestreaming event of Gamescom), where they performed "White Lies", "Behind Blue Eyes" and "Sorry Not Sorry" with Badchieff.
On 4 October the band announced a new single called "Here Comes the Night" via Instagram. This was released on 22 October along with an official lyric video on YouTube, which features Bill Kaulitz singing the song with lyrics popping up on the screen.
On 22 October the band performed in the restaurant China Club Berlin to promote the release of "Here Comes the Night", which was played after "White Lies" and "Behind Blue Eyes". A video of this was uploaded to the band's official YouTube channel on 28 October [51]
On 18 December the band announced a new single called "Bad Love" via Instagram. It was originally to be released on 21 January ; however the band posted a message on 18 January via their Discord server announcing their record label Sony Music Germany decided to postpone the release due to Bill and Tom Kaulitz being unable to travel to Germany in time for the promotion of the single. This was eventually released on 4 February along with its accompanying music video.
On 6 March the band postponed their Beyond the World Tour until Spring in the wake of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. A message written on their official Instagram page reads: "Dear Aliens, we are currently discussing on a daily basis what is appropriate to share and how to carry on with our music. It just doesn't feel right to do business as usual and we won't. At the same time music has always been a place of love, hope and unity and we're trying to find ways to keep sharing this with you. We're sure everybody understands that we can't pursue our upcoming tour as planned but we can announce today that we have successfully moved a majority of the shows to new dates in More to follow. All tickets remain valid. Sending love to each and everyone of you. George, Gustav, Tom and Bill."
On 16 March the band announced a new single called "HIM", which was released on 8 April along with its official music video.
On 28 April the band uploaded a "spoiler alert"[52] snippet on their official TikTok account showing the vocals for their new single "When We Were Younger", which was released on 27 May [53] An official snippet of the song was also posted on their official Discord server, and its official lyric video was uploaded onto their official YouTube account.
The band recorded a new single with Germanindie rock band Kraftklub called "Fahr mit mir (4x4)". This was released on 8 July
On 19 July the band announced their seventh album would be released on 18 November
On 24 August the band uploaded a snippet of their new single "Happy People", featuring a guest appearance from Icelandic musician Daði Freyr, to their official YouTube channel. This was released on 21 October
On 18 November the band released the new album called .
On 4 November , the band started teasing a potential Christmas song by posting photos of Bill and Tom Kaulitz on a Christmas-themed set on their official Instagram page.
On 7 November , the band released an Amazon Music Original song called "Your Christmas" along with a Behind the Scenes video on their official YouTube account.
On 4 December , the band performed a live concert on Amazon Music DE's official Twitch account, where the songs "White Lies", "Just a Moment" and "Durch den Monsun" were played.
On 5 December , the band announced a new tour called The Tour Only European dates have been announced at that time.
On 2 May , the band announced a new single called "The Weekend" on their official Instagram account and a preview of the song was uploaded to their official YouTube channel. It was released on 10 May
On 7 June , the band announced a new movie exclusively to Netflix called Kaulitz & Kaulitz, which is about Bill and Tom's early life, road to success and their most recent work. A trailer was released, not only showing clips of the movie, but it also teased a new upcoming song called "Home". Kaulitz & Kaulitz was released on the Netflix streaming platform on 25 June , and "Home" was released on 28 June
On 20 June , the band announced their LATAM leg of their Beyond the World Tour, which will take place at the end of November and through December , which is only a few months before The Tour is due to take place. Dates have been announced in the United States, Canada, Mexico and parts of South America.
On 15 August , the band announced they had taken part in recordings for A Whole New Sound, a pop-punk cover album of songs from old and new Disney films.[54] They recorded their version of the song "Colors of the Wind" from the Disney film Pocahontas. The album was released on 6 September , whilst the single and music video were officially released on 4 October
On 12 September , Bill confirmed on Episode 4 of Tokio Hotel TV that there will be new music coming in , which will be played on The Tour He also confirmed the seventh studio album will take longer to complete, and that the release window for the new album could be late
Since , the band's musical genres have included pop rock,[55][14]alternative rock,[1]pop-punk,[2][56][57]post-grunge,[3][58]emo pop,[59][57][60]glam rock,[61][62][63] and electronic rock.[4] Since , the band began to perform electropop[5] and synth-pop.[6][59]
On 19 January , lead singer Bill Kaulitz teamed up with twins Dean and Dan Caten of DSquared to walk the runway at a fashion event in Milan.[64] Kaulitz made two appearances, as he opened and closed DSquared's Menswear Autumn/Winter show to Tokio Hotel's songs "Scream" and "Screamin'" respectively.[65]
Car maker Audi hired the two frontmen to star in their new advertising campaign to attract the younger generation. They were featured in an episode of Tokio Hotel TV (on Tokio Hotel's website) and also in a commercial.[66]
On 4 August , Tom Kaulitz got his own Reebok shoe commercial.[67] Reebok signed the year-old Tokio Hotel guitarist and sneaker addict to model shoes for the company. "At home, I created a little room like a little storage room," he said of his sneakers. He also said that he gets 10 new pairs a week.[67]
Bill and Tom Kaulitz released an app named "BTK Twins" for Android on 19 December [68] and iOS on 16 January [69] to keep in touch with their fans. On the app Bill and Tom posted photos, videos and text messages and fans could leave messages which the twins often responded to. In November , the app was removed from both the Android and iOS store due to the imminent release of Tokio Hotel's new album.
Bill and Tom appeared as jury members on the 10th season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, which was broadcast from 5 January until 11 May
In , Bill and Tom appeared as a duo coach on the thirteenth season of The Voice of Germany. Their final artist, Malou Lovis Kreyelkamp, won the season, which made Bill and Tom the winning coaches.
Main articles: Tokio Hotel discography and List of songs recorded by Tokio Hotel
Studio albums
Music videos
Live albums
Documentaries
Further information on Tokio Hotel concert tours, in: French
| Name | Time |
|---|---|
| Schrei Tour | – |
| Zimmer Tour | |
| Hotels World Tour | |
| Welcome to Humanoid City Tour | – |
| Feel It All World Tour | |
| Dream Machine Tour | – |
| Melancholic Paradise Tour | – |
| Beyond the World Tour | – |
| The Tour |
Since the release of the single "Durch den Monsun" in , Tokio Hotel have gone on to win awards in various categories and countries.
| Category | Award | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Best Newcomer | Comet Awards (Germany) | 6 October |
| Super Comet | Comet Awards (Germany) | 6 October |
| Best Newcomer | Eins Live Krone | 24 November |
| Best Pop National Act | Bambi Awards | 1 December |
| Best Single | Golden Penguin (Austria) | |
| Best Pop | Golden Penguin (Austria) | |
| Rock Band | Golden Penguin (Austria) |
| Category | Award | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Album of the year | Golden Penguin (Austria) | 8 February |
| Band of the year | Golden Penguin (Austria) | 8 February |
| Song of the year – 'Der Letzte Tag' | Golden Penguin (Austria) | 8 February |
| Best Newcomer | Golden Penguin (Austria) | 8 February |
| Ausverkaufte Tourhalle | Sold-out-Award of Königpilsener Arena | 11 March |
| Best Newcomer | ECHO Awards (Germany) | 12 March |
| Best Newcomer | Steiger Awards | 25 March |
| Pop National | Radio Regenbogen (Germany) | 31 March |
| SuperBand Rock – Golden Otto | Bravo Otto | 6 May |
| Music Award | Bild OSGAR | 22 May |
| Best Newcomer International | Popcorn Awards (Hungary) | 26 May |
| Best Newcomer | Bravo Otto (Hungary) | 24 June |
| Best International Band | Bravo Otto (Hungary) | 24 June |
| Best Newcomer Band | Popkomm Bavarian Music Lion | 21 September |
| Best German Pop Band | Goldene Stimmgabel | 24 September |
| Best Selling German Artist | World Music Awards | 15 November |
| Best Pop National Act | Bambi Awards | 30 November |
| Best Live Act | Eins Live Krone | 7 December |
| Best Rock band | MTV France |
| Category | Award | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Single of the Year – Durch Den Monsun | Golden Penguin | |
| Best Selling German Act – Album Schrei | European Border Breakers Award | 21 January |
| European Border Breakers Award | NRJ Awards | 21 January |
| Rock Award | BZ-Kulturpreis | 23 January |
| Best Video National | ECHO Awards (Germany) | 25 March |
| SuperBand Rock – Golden otto | Bravo Otto | |
| Digital prize | Festivalbar (Italy) | 7 September |
| Most Successful Group Rock International | Goldene Stimmgabel | 22 September |
| Most Successful Popgroup International | Goldene Stimmgabel | 3 October |
| Best Album | TMF Awards (Belgium) | 13 October |
| Best Video | TMF Awards (Belgium) | 13 October |
| Best New Artist | TMF Awards (Belgium) | 13 October |
| Best Pop | TMF Awards (Belgium) | 13 October |
| Best International Act | MTV Europe Music Awards (Germany) | 1 November |
| Best band of the Year | MTV Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award (Italy) | 1 December |
| Category | Award | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Band of the Year | Golden Penguin (Austria) | January |
| Best International Band | Rockbjörnen Awards (Sweden) | 24 January |
| Best Music National | Goldene Kamera (Germany) | 6 February |
| Best Music Video | Echo Awards (Germany) | 15 February |
| Best International Artist | Emma Gala Awards (Finland) | 8 March |
| Best International Group | Disney Channel Kids Award (Italy) | 28 March |
| Best Concert | Hitkrant (Netherlands) | May |
| Best Mood Song – Monsoon | Hitkrant (Netherlands) | May |
| Song that Stays in your Head – Monsoon | Hitkrant (Netherlands) | May |
| Superband Rock – Silver Otto | Bravo Otto | 3 May |
| Best Band | MTV Italian Music Awards | 17 May |
| Best Number 1 of the Year with Monsoon | MTV TRL Awards | 17 May |
| Best Band | Comet Awards (Germany) | 23 May |
| Best Video – An Deiner Seite | Comet Awards (Germany) | 23 May |
| Best Live Act | Comet Awards (Germany) | 23 May |
| Super Comet | Comet Awards (Germany) | 23 May |
| Best New Artist | MTV Video Music Awards (USA) | 7 September |
| Fan Choice Best Entrance | MTV Video Music Awards (USA) | 7 September |
| Best Male Artist International (Bill Kaulitz) | TMF Awards[70] (Belgium) | 11 October |
| Best Video International – Don't Jump | TMF Awards[70] (Belgium) | 11 October |
| Song of the Year | MTV Video Music Awards Latin America | 16 October |
| Best Fanclub-Venezuela | MTV Video Music Awards Latin America | 16 October |
| Best New Artist-International | MTV Video Music Awards Latin America | 16 October |
| Best Ringtone | MTV Video Music Awards Latin America | 16 October |
| Headliner | MTV Europe Music Awards (England) | 6 November |
| Best Selling DVD: ZImmer – Live in Europe | Rekord (Russia) | 2 December |
| Category | Award | Date |
|---|---|---|
| SuperBand – Golden Otto | Bravo Otto (Germany) | 12 May |
| Best TRL Artist of the Year | MTV Italian Music Awards | 16 May |
| Best Online Star | Comet Awards (Germany) | 29 May |
| Export Hit of Germany | Bavarian Music Lion | 17 September |
| International Award () | Audi Generation Award (Germany) | 18 October |
| Best Rock Video () | Music New Video Music Award | September |
| Best Group[71] | MTV Europe Music Awards (Germany) | 5 November |
| Best International Rock Band | Telehit Awards (Mexico) | 12 November |
| Category | Award | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Band of the Year | Golden Penguin (Austria) | 29 January |
| Album of the Year | Golden Penguin (Austria) | 29 January |
| Band of the Year | Bravoora Awards (Poland) | 1 February |
| Best International Artist | Emma Gala Awards (Finland) | 4 February |
| Walk of Fame | König-Pilsener Arena (Germany) | 26 February |
| Best International Band | Radio Regenbogen Awards (Germany) | 19 March |
| Favorite Music Star | Kids Choice Awards (Germany) | 10 April |
| Best Live Act | Comet Awards (Germany) | 21 May |
| Foreign Song of the Year – World Behind My Wall | Rockbjörnen Award (Sweden) | 1 September |
| Concert of the Year | Rockbjörnen Award (Sweden) | 1 September |
| Best World Stage Performance | MTV Europe Music Awards (Spain) | 7 November |
| Best Group Video | Music New Video Music Award | December |
| Best Band National[72] | CMA Awards (Germany) | 12 December |
| Best Single National – World Behind My Wall | CMA Awards (Germany) | 12 December |
| Category | Award | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Super-Band Rock (bronze) | BRAVO OTTO (Germany)[84] | 21 March |
| Mister Winter Bill Kaulitz | Star Planete Awards (France)[85] | 25 March |
| Musical March Madness Champions | MTV Musical March Madness [86] | 5 April |
| Hottest Rocker Boys | Q's Online Competitions[87] | 27 May |
| Best Fan Club: Aliens | 2Musica Awards[88] | 25 June |
| Best Artist in a Versus | 2Musica Awards[89] | 25 June |
| Best Fan Army (Fan Army FTW) | MTV O Music Awards (USA)[75] | 28 June |
| Battle of the Boy Bands | MTV Latin America Awards (Mexico)[90] | 16 August |
| Category | Award | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Best Fan Army (Fan Army FTW) | MTV O Music Awards (USA) | 19 June |
| Biggest Fans | MTV Europe Music Awards[91] | 10 November |
| Category | Award | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Album of the Year: "Kings of Suburbia" | Music Daily Awards (Hungary) | 28 December |
| Video of the Year: "Love Who Loves You Back" | Music Daily Awards (Hungary) | 28 December |
| Band of the Year | Music Daily Awards (Hungary) | 28 December |
| Best Fan Club: Aliens | Music Daily Awards (Hungary) | 28 December |
| Best International Band | Love Radio Awards (Russia) | 29 December |
| OMG of the Year – Tokio Hotel's comeback | Love Radio Awards (Russia) | 29 December |
| Category | Award | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Video of the Year: "Love Who Loves You Back" | MTV Awards (Spain) | 9 January |
| Musical March Madness Champions | MTV Musical March Madness | 3 April |
| Best Artist from the World | MTV Awards (Italy) | 14 June |