MTV Europe Music Award for Best Artist

The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best Artist.

MTV Europe Music Award for Best Artist
Country	Europe
Presented by	MTV
First award	2007
Currently held by	Taylor Swift (2024)
Most wins	Taylor Swift (3)
Most nominations	Taylor Swift (5)
Website	ema.mtv.tv/

Winners and nominees

2000s

2007 award winner, Avril Lavigne

Year	Artist	Ref
2007
	Avril Lavigne	[1]
	Christina Aguilera
	Justin Timberlake
	Mika
	Nelly Furtado
	Rihanna

2010s

2017 & 2019 award winner, Shawn Mendes

2018 award winner, Camila Cabello

Year	Artist	Ref
2017
	Shawn Mendes	[2]
	Ariana Grande
	Ed Sheeran
	Kendrick Lamar
	Miley Cyrus
	Taylor Swift
2018
	Camila Cabello	[3]
	Ariana Grande
	Drake
	Dua Lipa
	Post Malone
2019
	Shawn Mendes	[4]
	Ariana Grande
	J Balvin
	Miley Cyrus
	Taylor Swift

2020s

2022, 2023 & 2024 award winner, Taylor Swift

Year	Artist	Ref
2020
	Lady Gaga	[5]
	Dua Lipa
	Harry Styles
	Justin Bieber
	Miley Cyrus
	The Weeknd
2021
	Ed Sheeran	[6]
	Doja Cat
	Justin Bieber
	Lady Gaga
	Lil Nas X
	The Weeknd
2022
	Taylor Swift	[7]
	Adele
	Beyoncé
	Harry Styles
	Nicki Minaj
	Rosalía
2023
	Taylor Swift
	Doja Cat
	Miley Cyrus
	Nicki Minaj
	Olivia Rodrigo
	SZA
2024
	Taylor Swift
	Beyoncé
	Billie Eilish
	Post Malone
	Raye
	Sabrina Carpenter

Statistics

The statistic holder of the 2018 award.

Artist
23	11	Female
	8	Male

Nominee
4	Taylor Swift
3	Ariana Grande
	Miley Cyrus
2	Justin Bieber
	Nicki Minaj
	Britney Spears
	Christina Aguilera
	Ed Sheeran
	Lady Gaga
	Rihanna
	Shawn Mendes
	Doja Cat

References

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4. "ARIANA GRANDE, BILLIE EILISH, LIL NAS X, AND MORE: THE 2019 EMA NOMINATIONS ARE HERE". MTV . Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
5. "READY, SET, VOTE! THE 2020 MTV EMA NOMINEES ARE HERE!". MTV Networks Europe. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
6. "November 14, 2021". MTV. November 14, 2021. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
7. Grein, Paul (November 13, 2022). "Taylor Swift Is Top Winner at 2022 MTV EMAs: Full Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2022.