MTV Europe Music Award for Best US Act explained

The MTV Europe Music Award for Best US Act is an award that has been given out since 2012. The all-time winner in this category is Taylor Swift with 4 wins. Swift is also the most nominated artist with 7 nominations.

MTV Europe Music Award for Best US Act
Presenter:	MTV
Country:	Europe
Year:	2012
Holder:	Taylor Swift (2024)
Most Wins:	Taylor Swift (4)
Website:	ema.mtv.tv/

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2010s

Year	Artist	Ref
2012
	MGK	^[1]
	2 Chainz
	ASAP Rocky
	Big Sean
	Mac Miller
	Tyga
2013
	Miley Cyrus
	Bruno Mars
	Justin Timberlake
	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
	Robin Thicke
2014
	Fifth Harmony	^[2] ^[3]
	Beyoncé
	Eminem
	Katy Perry
	Pharrell Williams
	Pre-nominations: Demi Lovato Ariana Grande Trey Songz Austin Mahone
2015
	Taylor Swift	^[4]
	Beyoncé
	Kendrick Lamar
	Nick Jonas
	Nicki Minaj
2016
	Ariana Grande	^[5] ^[6]
	Beyoncé
	Charlie Puth
	Kanye West
	Twenty One Pilots
	Pre-nominations: Bryson Tiller DNCE Future Halsey
2017
	Fifth Harmony	^[7]
	Bruno Mars
	DJ Khaled
	Kendrick Lamar
	Taylor Swift
2018
	Camila Cabello	^[8]
2019
	Taylor Swift	^[9]

2020s

Year	Artist	Ref
2020
	Lady Gaga	^[10]
	Cardi B
	Megan Thee Stallion
	Miley Cyrus
	Taylor Swift
2021
	Taylor Swift	^[11]
	Ariana Grande
	Doja Cat
	Lil Nas X
	Olivia Rodrigo
2022
	Billie Eilish
	Doja Cat
	Jack Harlow
	Lil Nas X
	Lizzo
	Taylor Swift
2023
	Nicki Minaj	^[12]
	Doja Cat
	Olivia Rodrigo
	SZA
	Taylor Swift
2024
	Taylor Swift
	Ariana Grande
	Beyoncé
	Kendrick Lamar
	Sabrina Carpenter

Notes and References

1. News: CONGRATULATIONS TO MGK, WINNER OF THE 'U.S. ARTIST ABOUT TO GO GLOBAL' EMA! (VIDEO). MTV News. Depland. Michael. https://web.archive.org/web/20210724175725/https://www.mtv.com/news/2302674/mgk-winner-us-artist-about-to-go-global-ema-video/. dead. July 24, 2021. November 12, 2012. October 12, 2020.
2. News: 2014 MTV EMA Nominations: Get The Full List. MTV. Ehrlich. Brenna. https://archive.today/20140916102336/http://www.mtv.com/news/1931931/2014-mtv-ema-nominations/. dead. September 16, 2014. September 16, 2014. October 4, 2016.
3. News: John. Walker. DEMI? ARIANA? DON'T MAKE US CHOOSE!. MTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20140914013407/http://www.mtv.com/news/1927370/ema-best-us-act-wild-card/. dead. September 14, 2014. September 10, 2014. October 21, 2020.
4. Web site: 2015 mtv ema: see the full winners list. MTV News. October 9, 2020. November 25, 2015.
5. Web site: Justin Bieber and Beyonce Lead 2016 MTV EMA Nominations. ABC News Radio. October 9, 2020. September 27, 2016. August 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802174112/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2016/9/27/justin-bieber-and-beyonce-lead-2016-mtv-ema-nominations.html. dead.
6. Web site: MTV EMAs 2016: Vote For Your "Best US Act" Wildcard Now!. Capital London. October 21, 2020. September 20, 2016.
7. Web site: MTV EMAs 2017: Complete List of Winners. E!. October 9, 2020. November 12, 2017.
8. Gil. Kaufman. Camila Cabello, Ariana Grande, Post Malone Lead 2018 MTV EMA Nominees. Billboard. October 12, 2020. October 4, 2018.
9. Web site: THESE ARE THE BIG WINNERS AT THE 2019 MTV EMA. MTV Europe. October 9, 2020. November 3, 2019.
10. Web site: Elyse. Dupre. 2020 MTV EMA Nominations: See the Complete List. E!. October 12, 2020. October 6, 2020.
11. Justin Bieber Leads 2021 MTV EMA Nominations . . 2021-10-20 . 2021-10-20 . 20 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211020101432/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9647596/2021-mtv-ema-nominations/ . live .
12. https://www.mtvema.com/en-us/vote/best-us-act/