The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Push Act (Best Breakthrough Artist) was first awarded in 2009.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
| Year | Artist | Debut Month | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | |||
| Pixie Lott | August 2009 | [1] | |
| Metro Station | March 2009 | ||
| White Lies | April 2009 | ||
| The Veronicas | May 2009 | ||
| Daniel Merriweather | June 2009 | ||
| Little Boots | July 2009 | ||
| Kesha | September 2009 | ||
| Hockey | October 2009 |
| Year | Artist | Debut Month | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | |||
| Justin Bieber | April 2010 | [2] | |
| La Roux | November 2009 | ||
| Alexandra Burke | January 2010 | ||
| Jason Derülo | February 2010 | ||
| Selena Gomez and the Scene | March 2010 | ||
| B.o.B | May 2010 | ||
| The Drums | June 2010 | ||
| Professor Green | July 2010 | ||
| Hurts | August 2010 | ||
| Mike Posner | September 2010 | ||
| 2011 | |||
| Bruno Mars | October 2010 | [3] | |
| Far East Movement | November 2010 | ||
| Neon Trees | January 2011 | ||
| Alexis Jordan | February 2011 | ||
| Big Time Rush | March 2011 | ||
| Jessie J | April 2011 | ||
| Wiz Khalifa | May 2011 | ||
| LMFAO | June 2011 | ||
| Katy B | July 2011 | ||
| Theophilus London | August 2011 | ||
| Skylar Grey | September 2011 | ||
| 2012 | |||
| Carly Rae Jepsen | September 2012 | [4] | |
| Foster the People | October 2011 | ||
| Lana Del Rey | November 2011 | ||
| Mac Miller | January 2012 | ||
| Michael Kiwanuka | February 2012 | ||
| Gotye | March 2012 | ||
| Rebecca Ferguson | April 2012 | ||
| Fun | May 2012 | ||
| Rita Ora | June 2012 | ||
| Conor Maynard | July 2012 | ||
| Of Monsters and Men | August 2012 | ||
| 2013 | |||
| Austin Mahone | April 2013 | [5] | |
| Karmin | October 2012 | ||
| Rudimental | November 2012 | ||
| Imagine Dragons | January 2013 | ||
| ASAP Rocky | February 2013 | ||
| Bastille | March 2013 | ||
| Bridgit Mendler | May 2013 | ||
| Tom Odell | June 2013 | ||
| Iggy Azalea | July 2013 | ||
| Icona Pop | August 2013 | ||
| Twenty One Pilots | September 2013 | ||
| 2014 | |||
| 5 Seconds of Summer | April 2014 | [6] | |
| Lorde | October 2013 | ||
| John Newman | November 2013 | ||
| Kid Ink | January 2014 | ||
| Zedd | February 2014 | ||
| Cris Cab | March 2014 | ||
| Sam Smith | May 2014 | ||
| Kiesza | June 2014 | ||
| Charli XCX | July 2014 | ||
| Ariana Grande | August 2014 | ||
| Jungle | September 2014 | ||
| 2015 | |||
| Shawn Mendes | April 2015 | [7] | |
| Royal Blood | October 2014 | ||
| Echosmith | November 2014 | ||
| James Bay | January 2015 | ||
| Kwabs | February 2015 | ||
| Years & Years | March 2015 | ||
| Tori Kelly | May 2015 | ||
| Jess Glynne | June 2015 | ||
| Shamir | July 2015 | ||
| Natalie La Rose | August 2015 | ||
| Zara Larsson | September 2015 | ||
| 2016 | |||
| DNCE | March 2016 | [8] | |
| Alessia Cara | October 2015 | ||
| Charlie Puth | November 2015 | ||
| Elle King | December 2015 | ||
| Halsey | January 2016 | ||
| Jack Garratt | February 2016 | ||
| Dua Lipa | April 2016 | ||
| Lukas Graham | May 2016 | ||
| Bebe Rexha | June 2016 | ||
| Anne-Marie | July 2016 | ||
| Blossoms | August 2016 | ||
| Jonas Blue | September 2016 | ||
| 2017 | |||
| Hailee Steinfeld | November 2016 | [9] | |
| Petite Meller | October 2016 | ||
| The Head and the Heart | December 2016 | ||
| Rag'n'Bone Man | January 2017 | ||
| Jon Bellion | February 2017 | ||
| Julia Michaels | March 2017 | ||
| Noah Cyrus | April 2017 | ||
| Kyle | May 2017 | ||
| Khalid | June 2017 | ||
| Kacy Hill | July 2017 | ||
| SZA | August 2017 | ||
| 2018 | |||
| Grace VanderWaal | December 2017 | [10] | |
| Why Don't We | November 2017 | ||
| PrettyMuch | October 2017 | ||
| Bishop Briggs | January 2018 | ||
| Superorganism | February 2018 | ||
| Jessie Reyez | March 2018 | ||
| Hayley Kiyoko | April 2018 | ||
| Lil Xan | May 2018 | ||
| Sigrid | June 2018 | ||
| Chloe x Halle | July 2018 | ||
| Bazzi | August 2018 | ||
| Jorja Smith | September 2018 | ||
| 2019 | |||
| Ava Max | September 2019 | [11] | |
| Lauv | October 2018 | ||
| Juice Wrld | November 2018 | ||
| Rosalía | January 2019 | ||
| H.E.R. | February 2019 | ||
| Jade Bird | March 2019 | ||
| Billie Eilish | April 2019 | ||
| Lizzo | May 2019 | ||
| CNCO | June 2019 | ||
| Mabel | July 2019 | ||
| Kiana Ledé | August 2019 | ||
| Lewis Capaldi | October 2019 |
| Year | Artist | Debut Month | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| Yungblud | August 2020 | [12] | |
| AJ Mitchell | November 2019 | ||
| Georgia | December 2019 | ||
| Brockhampton | January 2020 | ||
| Conan Gray | February 2020 | ||
| Lil Tecca | March 2020 | ||
| Doja Cat | April 2020 | ||
| Jack Harlow | May 2020 | ||
| Benee | June 2020 | ||
| Tate McRae | July 2020 | ||
| Wallows | September 2020 | ||
| Ashnikko | October 2020 | ||
| 2021 | |||
| Olivia Rodrigo | May 2021 | [13] | |
| Saint Jhn | November 2020 | ||
| 24kGoldn | December 2020 | ||
| JC Stewart | January 2021 | ||
| Latto | February 2021 | ||
| Madison Beer | March 2021 | ||
| The Kid Laroi | April 2021 | ||
| Girl in Red | June 2021 | ||
| Fousheé | July 2021 | ||
| jxdn | August 2021 | ||
| Griff | September 2021 | ||
| Remi Wolf | October 2021 | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Seventeen | December 2021 | [14] | |
| Nessa Barrett | November 2021 | ||
| Mae Muller | January 2022 | ||
| Gayle | February 2022 | ||
| Shenseea | March 2022 | ||
| Omar Apollo | April 2022 | ||
| Wet Leg | May 2022 | ||
| Muni Long | June 2022 | ||
| Doechii | July 2022 | ||
| Saucy Santana | August 2022 | ||
| Stephen Sanchez | September 2022 | ||
| JVKE | October 2022 | ||
| 2023 | |||
| Tomorrow X Together | April 2023 | ||
| Flo Milli | November 2022 | ||
| Reneé Rapp | December 2022 | ||
| Sam Ryder | January 2023 | ||
| Armani White | February 2023 | ||
| Fletcher | March 2023 | ||
| Ice Spice | May 2023 | ||
| FLO | June 2023 | ||
| Lauren Spencer-Smith | July 2023 | ||
| Kaliii | August 2023 | ||
| GloRilla | September 2023 | ||
| Benson Boone | October 2023 | ||
| 2024 | Coco Jones | November 2023 | |
| Victoria Monet | December 2023 | ||
| Jessie Murph | January 2024 | ||
| Teddy Swims | February 2024 |