The following is a list of Danish artists nominated for MTV Europe Music Awards. List does not include MTV Europe Music Award for Best Danish Act, New Sounds of Europe, MTV Europe Music Award for Best Nordic Act or MTV Europe Music Award for Best European Act. Winners are in bold text.
| Year | Nomination | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Best Breakthrough Act | Aqua | [1] |
| Best Pop | |||
| 2003 | Best Dance | Junior Senior | [2] |
| Web Award | |||
| 2016 | Best Song | Lukas Graham | [3] |
| Best New Act | |||
| Best Push Act | |||
The MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act is one of the four original general categories that have been given out since the first annual MTV Europe Music Awards in 1994. Originally called Breakthrough Artist (1994—1999), it was briefly retitled to Future Sounds in 2006 and the winner was chosen by their peers. In 2007 the category featured only European artists chosen by viewers in each region of Europe, every day the artist with the fewest votes was eliminated and the winner would play live at the EMAs. In 2008 the award was once again retitled, this time to its current name. The current holder by this award is Seventeen.
The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock has been awarded since 1994. During the 2002 ceremony the category was separated, creating an additional award entitled Best Hard Rock Act. The category was briefly retitled to this during the 2007 and 2008 ceremonies, before reverting to its original name during the following year. Linkin Park holds the most wins, with five, followed by Coldplay with four.
The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Live Act is an award category for the MTV Europe Music Awards. It was first awarded in 1995, which Take That won for their Nobody Else Tour.Lasting from March to October 1995. U2 and Ed Sheeran won the award the most times, both receiving two awards. The award was briefly named Best Headliner for the 2007 and 2008 ceremonies.
The MTV European Music Awards for the best UK & Ireland act has been a regional category since 1998 and have been won by 15 different acts
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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.
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