MTV Europe Music Award for Biggest Fans explained

MTV Europe Music Award for Biggest Fans
Awarded For:	Fandoms
Presenter:	MTV
Country:	Europe
Year:	2011
Holder:	Lisa (2024)
Most Awards:	BTS (5)
Most Nominations:	Taylor Swift (9)

The MTV Europe Music Award for Biggest Fans is an award category at the MTV Europe Music Awards. The award was first presented in 2011 and has been given every year since except 2023. BTS is the most awarded artist in this category, with five wins. Taylor Swift is the most nominated artist in this category, with nine nominations.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2010s

Year	Artist	Fan Group Name	Ref
2011
	Lady Gaga	Little Monsters	^[1]
	Thirty Seconds to Mars	Echelon
	Justin Bieber	Beliebers
	Selena Gomez	Selenators
	Paramore	Paraholic
2012
	One Direction	Directioners	^[2]
	Lady Gaga	Little Monsters
	Justin Bieber	Beliebers
	Katy Perry	KatyCats
	Rihanna	Rihanna Navy
2013
	Tokio Hotel	Aliens	^[3]
	Lady Gaga	Little Monsters
	Justin Bieber	Beliebers
	One Direction	Directioners
	Thirty Seconds to Mars	Echelon
2014
	One Direction	Directioners	^[4]
	Nicki Minaj	Barbz
	Justin Bieber	Beliebers
	5 Seconds of Summer	5SOSFam
	Ariana Grande	Arianators
2015
	Justin Bieber	Beliebers	^[5]
	5 Seconds of Summer	5SOSFam
	One Direction	Directioners
	Katy Perry	KatyCats
	Taylor Swift	Swifties
2016
	Justin Bieber	Beliebers	^[6]
	Ariana Grande	Arianators
	Beyoncé	BeyHive
	Lady Gaga	Little Monsters
	Shawn Mendes	Mendes Army
2017
	Shawn Mendes	Mendes Army	^[7]
	Taylor Swift	Swifties
	Ariana Grande	Arianators
	Katy Perry	KatyCats
	Justin Bieber	Beliebers
2018
	BTS	Army	^[8]
	Camila Cabello	Camilizers
	Selena Gomez	Selenators
	Shawn Mendes	Mendes Army
	Taylor Swift	Swifties
2019
		BTS	Army	^[9]
	Ariana Grande	Arianators
	Billie Eilish	Avocados
	Shawn Mendes	Mendes Army
	Taylor Swift	Swifties

2020s

Year	Artist	Fan Group Name	Ref
2020
	BTS	Army	^[10]
	Ariana Grande	Arianators
	Blackpink	Blinks
	Justin Bieber	Beliebers
	Lady Gaga	Little Monsters
	Taylor Swift	Swifties
2021
	BTS	Army	^[11]
	Ariana Grande	Arianators
	Blackpink	Blinks
	Justin Bieber	Beliebers
	Lady Gaga	Little Monsters
	Taylor Swift	Swifties
2022
	BTS	Army	^[12]
	Blackpink	Blinks
	Harry Styles	Harries
	Lady Gaga	Little Monsters
	Nicki Minaj	Barbz
	Taylor Swift	Swifties
2023
	No winner		^[13]
	Anitta	Anitters
	Billie Eilish	Avocados
	Blackpink	Blinks
	Jungkook	Army
	Nicki Minaj	Barbz
	Olivia Rodrigo	Livies
	Sabrina Carpenter	Carpenters
	Selena Gomez	Selenators
	Taylor Swift	Swifties
2024
	Lisa	Lilies	^[14]
	Anitta	Anitters
	Ariana Grande	Arianators
	Beyoncé	Beyhive
	Billie Eilish	Avocados
	Chappell Roan	Popstars
	Charli XCX	Angels
	Katy Perry	KatyCats
	Nicki Minaj	Barbz
	Sabrina Carpenter	Carpenters
	Shawn Mendes	Mendes Army
	Taylor Swift	Swifties

Statistics

Artists with multiple wins

5 wins

• BTS

2 wins

• One Direction
• Justin Bieber

Artists with multiple nominations

9 nominations

• Taylor Swift

7 nominations

• Lady Gaga
• Ariana Grande

5 nominations

• Shawn Mendes
• BTS

4 nominations

• One Direction
• Katy Perry
• Nicki Minaj
• Blackpink

3 nominations

• Selena Gomez
• Billie Eilish

2 nominations

• Thirty Seconds to Mars
• 5 Seconds of Summer
• Beyoncé
• Anitta
• Sabrina Carpenter

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. News: Taylor Swift Leads MTV EMAs With 9 Nominations. Billboard. Szalai. George. September 15, 2015. October 4, 2016.
6. Web site: justin bieber & beyoncé lead the 2016 mtv ema nominations – see the full list!. MTV UK. 27 September 2016.
7. Web site: Shawn Mendes. 2018-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20181118232251/http://www.mtvema.com/en-asia/artists/yqq7ip/shawn-mendes. 2018-11-18. dead.
8. 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. 4 November 2018.
9. 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. 2019-10-03.
10. Web site: READY, SET, VOTE! THE 2020 MTV EMA NOMINEES ARE HERE!. MTV Networks Europe. October 6, 2020. October 6, 2020.
11. Justin Bieber Leads 2021 MTV EMA Nominations. Grein. Paul. October 20, 2021. Billboard. October 20, 2021. October 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211020150202/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9647596/2021-mtv-ema-nominations. live.
12. Web site: Grein . Paul . November 13, 2022 . Taylor Swift Is Top Winner at 2022 MTV EMAs: Full Winners List . November 13, 2022 . Billboard.
13. Kaufman . Gil . October 4, 2023 . Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and SZA Lead 2023 MTV EMAs Nominations: See List . 4 October 2023 . Billboard.
14. Web site: Saunders. Angel. 10 November 2024. MTV EMAs 2024: See the Complete Winners List!. 10 November 2024. People. 11 November 2024. https://archive.today/20241111045823/https://people.com/mtv-emas-2024-complete-winners-list-8741964. live.