MTV Europe Music Award for Best Alternative explained

The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Alternative has been awarded since 1997.

MTV Europe Music Award
for Best Alternative
Presenter:MTV
Country:Europe
Year:1997
Holder:Imagine Dragons (2024)
Website:ema.mtv.tv/

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

† indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video–winning artist.

‡ indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video–nominated artist that same year.

Hayley Williams of Paramore and Lana Del Rey are the only female artists that have won more than once.

1990s

YearArtistRef
1997
The Prodigy[1]
Beck ‡
Blur ‡
Radiohead
The Verve

2000s

YearArtistRef
2004
Muse[2]
Björk
Franz Ferdinand
The Hives
The Prodigy
2005
System of a Down[3]
Beck
Bloc Party
Goldfrapp
The White Stripes
2006
Muse[4]
Arctic Monkeys
Korn
The Raconteurs
System of a Down
2009
Placebo[5]
Muse
Paramore
The Killers
The Prodigy

2010s

YearArtistRef
2010
Paramore[6]
Arcade Fire
The Black Keys
Gorillaz
Vampire Weekend
2011
Thirty Seconds to Mars[7]
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
My Chemical Romance
The Strokes
2012
Lana Del Rey[8]
The Black Keys
Florence + The Machine
Foster The People
Jack White
2013
Thirty Seconds to Mars[9]
Arctic Monkeys
Fall Out Boy
Franz Ferdinand
Paramore
2014
Thirty Seconds to Mars[10]
Arcade Fire
Lana Del Rey
Lorde
Paramore
2015
Lana Del Rey[11]
Björk
Florence and the Machine
Twenty One Pilots
2016
Twenty One Pilots[12]
Kings of Leon
Radiohead
Tame Impala
The 1975
2017
Thirty Seconds to Mars[13]
Imagine Dragons
Lana Del Rey
Lorde
The xx
2018
Panic! at the Disco[14]
Fall Out Boy
The 1975
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Twenty One Pilots
2019
FKA Twigs[15]
Solange
Vampire Weekend

2020s

YearArtistRef
2020
Hayley Williams [16]
Blackbear
FKA Twigs
Machine Gun Kelly †
Twenty One Pilots ‡
The 1975 ‡
2021
Yungblud [17]
Halsey
Lorde
Machine Gun Kelly †
Twenty One Pilots ‡
Willow ‡
2022
Gorillaz[18]
Imagine Dragons ‡
Panic! At The Disco ‡
Tame Impala
Twenty One Pilots ‡
Yungblud
2023
Lana Del Rey †
Blur
Fall Out Boy ‡
Paramore ‡
Thirty Seconds to Mars ‡
2024
Imagine Dragons ‡[19]
Hozier ‡
Fontaines D.C.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Puffy, Radiohead Lead MTV Europe Nominees. MTV News. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105070703/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427420/puffy-radiohead-lead-mtv-europe-nominees.jhtml. dead. November 5, 2012. October 19, 2011. September 19, 1997.
  2. Web site: MTV Europe Awards 2004: The winners. BBC News. October 19, 2011. November 18, 2004.
  3. Web site: COLDPLAY, GORILLAZ LEAD MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATIONS. MTV Networks. https://web.archive.org/web/20141206103831/http://www.mtv.com/news/1510512/coldplay-gorillaz-lead-mtv-europe-music-awards-nominations/. dead. December 6, 2014. October 7, 2020. September 28, 2005.
  4. Web site: Rawson-Jones. Ben. MTV Europe Awards 2006: The Nominees. Digital Spy. October 19, 2011. September 20, 2006.
  5. Web site: US artists lead MTV Europe awards . BBC News. October 19, 2011. September 21, 2009.
  6. Web site: We Announce Our First Two Performers: Katy Perry & Linkin Park!. MTV Networks Europe. September 20, 2010. September 21, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101011101338/http://ema.mtv.tv/news/2010-performers-nominees. October 11, 2010. dead.
  7. Web site: Lady GaGa Leads 2011 MTV EMA Nominations. MTV UK. https://web.archive.org/web/20110923194539/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/emas/332739-mtv-emas-2011-nominations-lady-gaga-katy-perry-bruno-mars. dead. September 23, 2011. September 19, 2011. September 29, 2011.
  8. News: A total sex pot (Rihanna) and a sweet innocent lass (Taylor Swift) are going to have a fight . Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Hardie. Beth. September 17, 2012. September 17, 2012.
  9. News: JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, MACKLEMORE LEAD 2013 MTV EMA NOMINATIONS. MTV News. https://web.archive.org/web/20140809184028/http://www.mtv.com/news/1714218/2013-european-music-awards-nominations/. dead. August 9, 2014. September 17, 2013. October 8, 2020.
  10. News: 2014 MTV EMA Nominations: Get The Full List. MTV. Ehrlich. Brenna. https://web.archive.org/web/20140919002215/http://www.mtv.com/news/1931931/2014-mtv-ema-nominations/. dead. September 19, 2014. September 16, 2014. October 4, 2016.
  11. News: Taylor Swift Leads MTV EMAs With 9 Nominations. Billboard. Szalai. George. September 15, 2015. October 4, 2016.
  12. Web site: justin bieber & beyoncé lead the 2016 mtv ema nominations – see the full list!. MTV UK. 27 September 2016.
  13. Web site: Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 MTV EMAs. Billboard. 12 November 2017.
  14. Web site: 2018 MTV EMA WINNERS: SEE THE FULL LIST. https://web.archive.org/web/20181105094513/http://www.mtv.com/news/3103224/2018-mtv-ema-winners-full-list/. dead. November 5, 2018. MTV. 5 November 2018.
  15. Web site: ARIANA GRANDE, BILLIE EILISH, LIL NAS X, AND MORE: THE 2019 EMA NOMINATIONS ARE HERE. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002132248/http://www.mtv.com/news/3140831/mtv-ema-nominations-2019-ariana-grande-shawn-mendes-billie-eilish-lil-nas-x/. dead. October 2, 2019. MTV. 3 October 2019.
  16. Web site: READY, SET, VOTE! THE 2020 MTV EMA NOMINEES ARE HERE!. MTV Networks Europe. October 6, 2020. October 6, 2020.
  17. Web site: November 14, 2021. MTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20211114195212/http://www.mtv.com/news/3182609/mtv-ema-2021-winners/. dead. November 14, 2021. November 14, 2021. November 14, 2021.
  18. Web site: Grein . Paul . November 13, 2022 . Taylor Swift Is Top Winner at 2022 MTV EMAs: Full Winners List . November 13, 2022 . Billboard.
  19. Web site: Pilley . Max . Here are all the winners from the 2024 MTV EMAs . NME . November 11, 2024 . November 10, 2024.

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