MTV Europe Music Award for Best Artist explained

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

Winners and nominees

2000s

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

2010s

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

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
	Olivia Rodrigo
	SZA

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. Web site: Levine. Nick. In full: MTV Europe Music Awards winners. Digital Spy. October 19, 2011. November 1, 2007.
2. Web site: Here Are All the Winners from the 2017 MTV EMAs. 13 November 2017.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Web site: READY, SET, VOTE! THE 2020 MTV EMA NOMINEES ARE HERE!. MTV Networks Europe. October 6, 2020. October 6, 2020.
6. 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.
7. Web site: Grein . Paul . November 13, 2022 . Taylor Swift Is Top Winner at 2022 MTV EMAs: Full Winners List . November 13, 2022 . Billboard.