MTV Europe Music Award for Best Artist

The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best Artist.

MTV Europe Music Award
for Best Artist
CountryEurope
Presented byMTV
First awarded2007
Currently held byTaylor Swift (2024)
Most awardsTaylor Swift (3)
Most nominationsTaylor Swift (5)
Websiteema.mtv.tv/

Winners and nominees

2000s

2007 award winner, Avril Lavigne
Year Artist Ref
2007
Avril Lavigne [1]
Christina Aguilera
Justin Timberlake
Mika
Nelly Furtado
Rihanna

2010s

2017 & 2019 award winner, Shawn Mendes
2018 award winner, Camila Cabello
Year Artist Ref
2017
Shawn Mendes [2]
Ariana Grande
Ed Sheeran
Kendrick Lamar
Miley Cyrus
Taylor Swift
2018
Camila Cabello [3]
Ariana Grande
Drake
Dua Lipa
Post Malone
2019
Shawn Mendes [4]
Ariana Grande
J Balvin
Miley Cyrus
Taylor Swift

2020s

2022 & 2023 award winner, Taylor Swift
Year Artist Ref
2020
Lady Gaga [5]
Dua Lipa
Harry Styles
Justin Bieber
Miley Cyrus
The Weeknd
2021
Ed Sheeran [6]
Doja Cat
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Lil Nas X
The Weeknd
2022
Taylor Swift [7]
Adele
Beyoncé
Harry Styles
Nicki Minaj
Rosalía
2023
Taylor Swift
Doja Cat
Miley Cyrus
Nicki Minaj
Olivia Rodrigo
SZA
2024
Taylor Swift
Beyoncé
Billie Eilish
Post Malone
Raye
Sabrina Carpenter

Statistics

The statistic holder of the 2018 award.

Artist
23 11 Female
8 Male
Nominee
4 Taylor Swift
3 Ariana Grande
Miley Cyrus
2 Justin Bieber
Nicki Minaj
Britney Spears
Christina Aguilera
Ed Sheeran
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Shawn Mendes
Doja Cat

References

  1. ^ Levine, Nick (November 1, 2007). "In full: MTV Europe Music Awards winners". Digital Spy. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  2. ^ "Here Are All the Winners from the 2017 MTV EMAs". Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  3. ^ "2018 MTV EMA WINNERS: SEE THE FULL LIST". MTV. Archived from the original on November 5, 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. ^ "ARIANA GRANDE, BILLIE EILISH, LIL NAS X, AND MORE: THE 2019 EMA NOMINATIONS ARE HERE". MTV. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. ^ "READY, SET, VOTE! THE 2020 MTV EMA NOMINEES ARE HERE!". MTV Networks Europe. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "November 14, 2021". MTV. November 14, 2021. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  7. ^ Grein, Paul (November 13, 2022). "Taylor Swift Is Top Winner at 2022 MTV EMAs: Full Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2022.