MTV Europe Music Award for Global Icon

The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners for Global Icon.

2010s

Year	Winner	Ref
2010	Bon Jovi	[1]
2011	Queen	[2]
2012	Whitney Houston	[3]
2013	Eminem	[4]
2014	Ozzy Osbourne	[5]
2015	Duran Duran [a]	[6]
2016	Green Day	[7]
2017	U2	[8]
2018	Janet Jackson	[9]
2019	Liam Gallagher [b]	[10]

2020s

Year	Winner	Ref
2024	Busta Rhymes	[11]

^{^[a]} Video Visionary Award.

^{^[b]} Rock Icon Award.

References

1. "Bon Jovi to receive Global Icon award at MTV EMA 2010 on Sunday". Andina. November 6, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
2. "Queen to receive 'Global Icon' award at MTV EMAs 2011". Digital Spy. October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
3. "Whitney Houston named Global Icon at 2012 MTV EMAs". MTV UK. November 11, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
4. "Eminem is the 2013 mtv ema global icon!". MTV Canada. November 10, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
5. "OZZY OSBOURNE WILL RECEIVE THE GLOBAL ICON AWARD AT THE 2014 MTV EMA". MTV News. October 13, 2014. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
6. "Duran Duran to Receive Video Visionary Award at MTV EMAs". Billboard. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
7. Maine, Samantha (November 1, 2016). "Green Day crowned 'Global Icons'". NME . Retrieved October 12, 2020.
8. "U2 get Global Icon Award at MTV Europe Music Awards". RTÉ. November 12, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
9. "Janet Jackson to Receive Global Icon Award at MTV EMAs". Variety. October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
10. "GET TO KNOW YOUR FIRST-EVER MTV EMA ROCK ICON LIAM GALLAGHER". MTV Europe. October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
11. "Busta Rhymes to collect Global Icon Award and perform greatest hits medley at 2024 MTV EMAs". Contactmusic.com. October 31, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.