MTV Video Music Award for Album of the Year

MTV Video Music Award for Album of the Year
Country	United States
Presented by	MTV
First award	2022
Currently held by	Taylor Swift – Midnights (2023)
Most nominations	Bad Bunny and Drake (2)
Website	VMA website

The MTV Video Music Award for Album of the Year is a recent award given at the annual MTV Video Music Awards. It was first introduced at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, making this the first time that the ceremony has recognized albums in the award-giving categories. The award was not presented in 2024 and was reintroduced in 2025 as Best Album.

Recipients

2020s

Recipients

Year [a]	Winner(s)	Album	Nominees	Ref.
2022	Harry Styles	Harry's House	Adele – 30 Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever Drake – Certified Lover Boy	[1]
2023	Taylor Swift	Midnights	Beyoncé – Renaissance Drake and 21 Savage – Her Loss Metro Boomin – Heroes & Villains Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation SZA – SOS	[2] [3]
2024	—
2025	TBA	TBA	Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos Kendrick Lamar – GNX Lady Gaga – Mayhem Morgan Wallen – I'm the Problem Sabrina Carpenter – Short n' Sweet The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow	[4]

Notes

1. Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.

References

1. Grein, Paul (August 19, 2022). "Will BTS Make It Four in a Row as Group of the Year at 2022 MTV VMAs?". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
2. Grein, Paul (September 1, 2023). "Beyoncé & Taylor Swift Lead 2023 VMAs Nominations in Social Categories". Billboard . Retrieved September 2, 2023.
3. Mier, Tomás (September 1, 2023). "Beyoncé vs. Taylor Swift at the VMAs: Queens Lead in Social-Voted Categories". Rolling Stone . Retrieved September 2, 2023.
4. Grein, Paul (August 5, 2025). "Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars are 1-2 in Nominations for 2025 MTV VMAs (Full List)". Billboard . Retrieved August 5, 2025.