MTV Europe Music Award for Best Pop

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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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Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

† indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video–winning artist.
‡ indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video–nominated artist that same year.

1990s

YearArtistRef
1998
Spice Girls [1]
Aqua
Backstreet Boys
Boyzone
Five
1999
Britney Spears [2]
Backstreet Boys
Boyzone
Five
Ricky Martin

2000s

YearArtistRef
2000
All Saints [3]
Backstreet Boys
*NSYNC
Britney Spears
Robbie Williams
2001
Anastacia [4]
Atomic Kitten
*NSYNC
Shaggy
Britney Spears
2002
Kylie Minogue [5]
Anastacia
Enrique Iglesias
Pink
Shakira
2003
Justin Timberlake [6]
Christina Aguilera
Kylie Minogue
Pink
Robbie Williams
2004
The Black Eyed Peas [7]
Anastacia
Avril Lavigne
Britney Spears
Robbie Williams
2005
The Black Eyed Peas [8]
Gorillaz
Shakira
Gwen Stefani
Robbie Williams
2006
Justin Timberlake [9]
Christina Aguilera
Madonna
Shakira
Robbie Williams

2010s

YearArtistRef
2010
Lady Gaga [10]
Miley Cyrus
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Usher
2011
Justin Bieber [11]
Britney Spears
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
2012
Justin Bieber [12]
Katy Perry
No Doubt
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
2013
One Direction [13]
Justin Bieber
Miley Cyrus
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
2014
One Direction [14]
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Miley Cyrus
Katy Perry
2015
One Direction [15]
5 Seconds of Summer
Ariana Grande
Justin Bieber
Taylor Swift
2016
Fifth Harmony [16]
Ariana Grande
Justin Bieber
Rihanna
Selena Gomez
Shawn Mendes
2017
Camila Cabello [17]
Demi Lovato
Miley Cyrus
Shawn Mendes
Taylor Swift
2018
Dua Lipa [18]
Ariana Grande
Camila Cabello
Hailee Steinfeld
Shawn Mendes
2019
Halsey [19]
Ariana Grande
Becky G
Camila Cabello
Jonas Brothers
Shawn Mendes

2020s

YearArtistRef
2020
Little Mix [20]
BTS
Dua Lipa
Harry Styles
Justin Bieber
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
2021
BTS [21]
Doja Cat
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo
2022
Taylor Swift [22]
Billie Eilish
Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
Lizzo
2023
Billie Eilish [23]
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Miley Cyrus
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
2024
Ariana Grande [24]
Billie Eilish
Camila Cabello
Charli XCX
Dua Lipa
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift

Statistics

As of 2018.

Number of European NominationsTotal Number
1770

See also

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