MTV Europe Music Award for Best Artist explained

The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best Artist.

Winners and nominees

2000s

Year	Artist	Ref
2007
	Avril Lavigne	[1]
	Christina Aguilera
	Justin Timberlake
	Mika
	Nelly Furtado
	Rihanna

2010s

Year	Artist	Ref
2017
	Shawn Mendes	[2]
	Ariana Grande
	Ed Sheeran
	Kendrick Lamar
	Miley Cyrus
	Taylor Swift
2018
	Camila Cabello	[3]
	Ariana Grande
	Drake
	Dua Lipa
	Post Malone
2019
	Shawn Mendes	[4]
	Ariana Grande
	J Balvin
	Miley Cyrus
	Taylor Swift

2020s

Year	Artist	Ref
2020
	Lady Gaga	[5]
	Dua Lipa
	Harry Styles
	Justin Bieber
	Miley Cyrus
	The Weeknd
2021
	Ed Sheeran	[6]
	Doja Cat
	Justin Bieber
	Lady Gaga
	Lil Nas X
	The Weeknd
2022
	Taylor Swift	[7]
	Adele
	Beyoncé
	Harry Styles
	Nicki Minaj
	Rosalía
2023
	Taylor Swift
	Doja Cat
	Miley Cyrus
	Olivia Rodrigo
	SZA
2024
	Taylor Swift
	Beyoncé
	Billie Eilish
	Raye
	Sabrina Carpenter

Statistics

The statistic holder of the 2018 award.

Artist
23	11	Female
	8	Male

Nominee
4	Taylor Swift
3	Ariana Grande
	Miley Cyrus
2	Justin Bieber
	Nicki Minaj
	Britney Spears
	Christina Aguilera
	Ed Sheeran
	Lady Gaga
	Rihanna
	Shawn Mendes
	Doja Cat

References

1. Web site: Levine. Nick. In full: MTV Europe Music Awards winners. Digital Spy. October 19, 2011. November 1, 2007.
2. Web site: Here Are All the Winners from the 2017 MTV EMAs. 13 November 2017.
3. Web site: 2018 MTV EMA WINNERS: SEE THE FULL LIST. https://web.archive.org/web/20181105094513/http://www.mtv.com/news/3103224/2018-mtv-ema-winners-full-list/. dead. November 5, 2018. MTV. 5 November 2018.
4. Web site: ARIANA GRANDE, BILLIE EILISH, LIL NAS X, AND MORE: THE 2019 EMA NOMINATIONS ARE HERE. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002132248/http://www.mtv.com/news/3140831/mtv-ema-nominations-2019-ariana-grande-shawn-mendes-billie-eilish-lil-nas-x/. dead. October 2, 2019. MTV. 3 October 2019.
5. Web site: READY, SET, VOTE! THE 2020 MTV EMA NOMINEES ARE HERE!. MTV Networks Europe. October 6, 2020. October 6, 2020.
6. Web site: November 14, 2021. MTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20211114195212/http://www.mtv.com/news/3182609/mtv-ema-2021-winners/. dead. November 14, 2021. November 14, 2021. November 14, 2021.
7. Web site: Grein . Paul . November 13, 2022 . Taylor Swift Is Top Winner at 2022 MTV EMAs: Full Winners List . November 13, 2022 . Billboard.