MTV Europe Music Award for Best Pop explained

The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Pop was first presented in 1998. British girl group the Spice Girls were the first ever act to receive the award. American singer Britney Spears was the first solo female artist to win the award in 1999, while American singer Justin Timberlake was the first male solo artist to win in 2003. South Korean boy group BTS are the first Kpop act to be nominated in this category in 2020. British boy band One Direction are currently the act with the most award wins in this category, receiving a total of three.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

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

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

1990s

YearArtistRef
1998
Spice Girls[1]
Aqua
Backstreet Boys
Boyzone
Five
1999
Britney Spears ‡[2]
Backstreet Boys ‡
Boyzone
Five
Ricky Martin †

2000s

YearArtistRef
2000
All Saints[3]
Backstreet Boys
  • NSYNC
 †
Britney Spears ‡
Robbie Williams
2001
Anastacia[4]
Atomic Kitten
  • NSYNC
 †
Shaggy
Britney Spears ‡
2002
Kylie Minogue[5]
Anastacia
Enrique Iglesias
Pink ‡
Shakira ‡
2003
Justin Timberlake † [6]
Christina Aguilera ‡
Kylie Minogue
Pink
Robbie Williams
2004
The Black Eyed Peas[7]
Anastacia
Avril Lavigne ‡
Britney Spears ‡
Robbie Williams
2005
The Black Eyed Peas[8]
Gorillaz
Shakira
Gwen Stefani ‡
Robbie Williams
2006
Justin Timberlake[9]
Christina Aguilera ‡
Madonna ‡
Shakira ‡
Robbie Williams

2010s

YearArtistRef
2010
Lady Gaga †[10]
Miley Cyrus
Katy Perry ‡
Rihanna
Usher
2011
Justin Bieber[11]
Britney Spears †
Katy Perry ‡
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
2012
Justin Bieber ‡[12]
Katy Perry
No Doubt
Rihanna ‡
Taylor Swift
2013
One Direction[13]
Justin Bieber
Miley Cyrus ‡
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
2014
One Direction[14]
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande †
Miley Cyrus
Katy Perry
2015
One Direction[15]
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Justin Bieber
Taylor Swift †
2016
Fifth Harmony[16]
Ariana Grande ‡
Justin Bieber ‡
Rihanna
Selena Gomez
Shawn Mendes
2017
Camila Cabello[17]
Demi Lovato
Miley Cyrus ‡
Shawn Mendes ‡
Taylor Swift
2018
Dua Lipa[18]
Ariana Grande †
Camila Cabello ‡
Hailee Steinfeld
Shawn Mendes ‡
2019
Halsey [19]
Ariana Grande ‡
Camila Cabello
Jonas Brothers †
Shawn Mendes

2020s

YearArtistRef
2020
Little Mix[20]
BTS †
Dua Lipa
Harry Styles
Justin Bieber ‡
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga ‡
2021
BTS ‡[21]
Doja Cat
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber †
Olivia Rodrigo ‡
2022
Taylor Swift[22]
Billie Eilish ‡
Doja Cat ‡
Ed Sheeran ‡
Harry Styles †
Lizzo ‡
2023
Billie Eilish[23]
Dua Lipa ‡
Ed Sheeran
Miley Cyrus ‡
Olivia Rodrigo ‡
Taylor Swift †
2024
Ariana Grande[24]
Billie Eilish
Camila Cabello ‡
Charli XCX
Dua Lipa ‡
Sabrina Carpenter ‡
Taylor Swift †

Statistics

As of 2018.

See also

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: Tadeusiak. Aneta. MTV Europe Music Awards 2000. ukmix.org. October 19, 2011.
  4. Web site: MTV Europe: Award nominations 2001. BBC News. October 19, 2011. September 25, 2001.
  5. Web site: Mancini. Robert. Eminem, Pink, Shakira Nab Most Noms For MTV Europe Music Awards. MTV News. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104190625/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457848/eminem-pink-nab-most-noms-mtv-emas.jhtml. dead. November 4, 2012. October 19, 2011. September 30, 2002.
  6. Web site: MTV Europe Music Awards: The winners. BBC News. October 8, 2020. November 6, 2003.
  7. Web site: MTV Europe Awards 2004: The winners. BBC News. October 19, 2011. November 18, 2004.
  8. Web site: COLDPLAY, GORILLAZ LEAD MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATIONS. MTV Network. 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. October 28, 2005.
  9. Web site: Rawson-Jones. Ben. MTV Europe Awards 2006: The Nominees. Digital Spy. October 19, 2011. September 20, 2006.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. Web site: Brenna. Ehrlich. 2014 MTV EMA NOMINATIONS: GET THE FULL LIST. https://web.archive.org/web/20140919002215/http://www.mtv.com/news/1931931/2014-mtv-ema-nominations/. dead. September 19, 2014. MTV News. October 12, 2020. September 16, 2016.
  15. Web site: George. Szalai. Taylor Swift Leads MTV EMAs With 9 Nominations. Billboard. October 12, 2020. September 15, 2015.
  16. Web site: justin bieber & beyoncé lead the 2016 mtv ema nominations – see the full list!. MTV UK. 27 September 2016.
  17. Web site: Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 MTV EMAs. Billboard. 12 November 2017.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. Web site: READY, SET, VOTE! THE 2020 MTV EMA NOMINEES ARE HERE!. MTV Networks Europe. October 6, 2020. October 6, 2020.
  21. 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.
  22. Web site: Grein . Paul . November 13, 2022 . Taylor Swift Is Top Winner at 2022 MTV EMAs: Full Winners List . November 13, 2022 . Billboard.
  23. Web site: Kaufman . Gil . October 4, 2023 . Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and SZA Lead 2023 MTV EMAs Nominations: See List . October 7, 2023 . Billboard.
  24. Grein. Paul . October 8, 2024 . Women Artists, Led by Taylor Swift, Dominate 2024 MTV EMA Nominations: Here's the Full List . Billboard . October 19, 2024.

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