MTV Video Music Award for Artist of the Year

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MTV Video Music Award
for Artist of the Year
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Lady Gaga is the recent recipient.
CountryUnited States
Presented by MTV
First award2017
Currently held by Lady Gaga (2025)
Most wins Taylor Swift & Lady Gaga (2)
Most nominations Ariana Grande (5)
Website VMA website

The MTV Video Music Award for Artist of the Year is given at the annual MTV Video Music Awards. It was first introduced at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, replacing both the MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video and Best Female Video as MTV wanted to eliminate gender-specific awards. [1]

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Ed Sheeran was the first recipient of the award in 2017. Ariana Grande has the most nominations in the category with five, winning the award in 2019. The Jonas Brothers is the only group that has been nominated for this award, receiving a nomination in 2019.

Recipients

2010s

Recipients
Year [a] Winner(s)NomineesRef.
2017 Ed Sheeran [2]
2018 Camila Cabello [3]
2019 Ariana Grande [4]

2020s

Recipients
Year [b] Winner(s)NomineesRef.
2020 Lady Gaga [5]
2021 Justin Bieber [6]
2022 Bad Bunny [7]
2023 Taylor Swift [8]
2024 [9]
2025 Lady Gaga

Artists with multiple nominations

5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

Notes

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

    References

    1. ↑ Lewis, Hilary (July 25, 2017). "VMAs: Kendrick Lamar Tops Nominations as MTV Continues to Eliminate Gendered Categories". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
    2. ↑ MTV Press (August 27, 2017). "2017 "VMA" Winners and Performances" . Retrieved August 27, 2017.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
    3. ↑ "VMAs: Camila Cabello Wins Video of the Year for "Havana"; Complete List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
    4. ↑ Warner, Denise (August 26, 2019). "Here Are All the Winners from the 2019 MTV VMAs". Billboard. United States. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
    5. ↑ Hosken, Patrick (August 30, 2020). "2020 MTV VMA WINNERS: SEE THE FULL LIST". Billboard. United States. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
    6. ↑ Serrano, Athena (August 11, 2021). "The 2021 VMA Nominations Are Here: Justin Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion, and More". MTV News. MTV. Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
    7. ↑ "Your 2022 VMA Nominations Are Here: Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X Lead The Pack". MTV. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
    8. ↑ Grein, Paul (August 8, 2023). "Taylor Swift Is Top Nominee for 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (Complete List)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
    9. ↑ Atkinson, Kaite (September 11, 2024). "Here's the Full List of 2024 MTV VMAs Winners". Billboard . Retrieved September 12, 2024.
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