MTV Video Music Award for Artist of the Year explained

MTV Video Music Award for Artist of the Year
Presenter:	MTV
Country:	United States
Year:	2017
Holder:	Taylor Swift (2024)
Most Wins:	Taylor Swift (2)
Most Nominations:	Ariana Grande (5)
Website:	VMA website

The MTV Video Music Award for Artist of the Year is one of the biggest awards given at the annual MTV Video Music Awards. It was first introduced at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, replacing both the MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video and Best Female Video as MTV wanted to eliminate gender-specific awards.^[1]

Ed Sheeran was the first recipient of the award in 2017. Ariana Grande has the most nominations in the category with five, winning the award in 2019. The Jonas Brothers is the only group that has been nominated for this award, receiving a nomination in 2019.

Recipients

2010s

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Winner(s)	Nominees
2017	Ed Sheeran	^[2]
2018	Camila Cabello	^[3]
2019	Ariana Grande	^[4]

2020s

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Winner(s)	Nominees
2020	Lady Gaga	^[5]
2021	Justin Bieber	^[6]
2022	Bad Bunny	^[7]
2023	Taylor Swift	^[8]
2024	Taylor Swift	^[9]

Artists with multiple nominations

5 nominations

Ariana Grande

3 nominations

Taylor Swift

2 nominations

Notes and References

News: VMAs: Kendrick Lamar Tops Nominations as MTV Continues to Eliminate Gendered Categories . Lewis . Hilary . July 25, 2017 . The Hollywood Reporter . July 22, 2018.
2017 "VMA" Winners and Performances. MTV Press. August 27, 2017. August 27, 2017.
News: VMAs: Camila Cabello Wins Video of the Year for "Havana"; Complete List of Winners. The Hollywood Reporter. August 20, 2018. August 21, 2018. en.
Warner . Denise . Here Are All the Winners from the 2019 MTV VMAs . Billboard . August 30, 2019 . United States . August 26, 2019 .
Hosken . Patrick . 2020 MTV VMA WINNERS: SEE THE FULL LIST. https://web.archive.org/web/20200831025120/http://www.mtv.com/news/3169506/vmas-winners-list-2020/ . dead . August 31, 2020 . Billboard . August 30, 2020 . United States . August 30, 2020 .
Web site: Serrano. Athena. August 11, 2021. The 2021 VMA Nominations Are Here: Justin Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion, and More. https://web.archive.org/web/20210811160224/http://www.mtv.com/news/3179856/vma-nominees-2021-justin-bieber-megan-thee-stallion/. dead. August 11, 2021. August 11, 2021. MTV News. MTV.
Web site: Your 2022 VMA Nominations Are Here: Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X Lead The Pack . https://web.archive.org/web/20220726133318/https://www.mtv.com/news/hwekgl/vmas-2022-nominees-lil-nas-x-jack-harlow-kendrick-lamar . dead . July 26, 2022 . 2022-07-26 . MTV . en.
Grein . Paul . August 8, 2023 . Taylor Swift Is Top Nominee for 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (Complete List) . August 8, 2023 . Billboard.
Atkinson . Kaite . September 11, 2024 . Here's the Full List of 2024 MTV VMAs Winners . September 12, 2024 . . en-US .