MTV Europe Music Award for Best US Act

The MTV Europe Music Award for Best US Act is an award that has been given out since 2012. The all-time winner in this category is Taylor Swift with 4 wins. Swift is also the most nominated artist with 7 nominations.

MTV Europe Music Award for Best US Act
2024 winner Taylor Swift has won the award 4 times and has been nominated for the award 7 times.
Country	Europe
Presented by	MTV
First award	2012
Currently held by	Taylor Swift (2024)
Most wins	Taylor Swift (4)
Website	ema.mtv.tv/

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2010s

Year	Artist	Ref
2012
	MGK	[1]
	2 Chainz
	ASAP Rocky
	Big Sean
	Mac Miller
	Tyga
2013
	Miley Cyrus
	Bruno Mars
	Justin Timberlake
	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
	Robin Thicke
2014
	Fifth Harmony	[2] [3]
	Beyoncé
	Eminem
	Katy Perry
	Pharrell Williams
	Pre-nominations: Demi Lovato Ariana Grande Trey Songz Austin Mahone
2015
	Taylor Swift	[4]
	Beyoncé
	Kendrick Lamar
	Nick Jonas
	Nicki Minaj
2016
	Ariana Grande	[5] [6]
	Beyoncé
	Charlie Puth
	Kanye West
	Twenty One Pilots
	Pre-nominations: Bryson Tiller DNCE Future Halsey
2017
	Fifth Harmony	[7]
	Bruno Mars
	DJ Khaled
	Kendrick Lamar
	Taylor Swift
2018
	Camila Cabello	[8]
	Ariana Grande
	Cardi B
	Post Malone
	Imagine Dragons
2019
	Taylor Swift	[9]
	Billie Eilish
	Lil Nas X
	Lizzo
	Ariana Grande

2020s

Year	Artist	Ref
2020
	Lady Gaga	[10]
	Cardi B
	Megan Thee Stallion
	Miley Cyrus
	Taylor Swift
2021
	Taylor Swift	[11]
	Ariana Grande
	Doja Cat
	Lil Nas X
	Olivia Rodrigo
2022
	Billie Eilish	[ citation needed ]
	Doja Cat
	Jack Harlow
	Lil Nas X
	Lizzo
	Taylor Swift
2023
	Nicki Minaj	[12]
	Doja Cat
	Olivia Rodrigo
	SZA
	Taylor Swift
2024
	Taylor Swift
	Ariana Grande
	Beyoncé
	Kendrick Lamar
	Sabrina Carpenter

References

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7. "MTV EMAs 2017: Complete List of Winners". E!. November 12, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
8. Kaufman, Gil (October 4, 2018). "Camila Cabello, Ariana Grande, Post Malone Lead 2018 MTV EMA Nominees". Billboard . Retrieved October 12, 2020.
9. "THESE ARE THE BIG WINNERS AT THE 2019 MTV EMA". MTV Europe. November 3, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
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11. "Justin Bieber Leads 2021 MTV EMA Nominations". Billboard . 2021-10-20. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
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