MTV Video Music Award
for Best Pop
Awarded forPop music videos
CountryUnited States
Presented byMTV
First awarded1999
Currently held byTaylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" (2023)
Most awardsBritney Spears (3)
Most nominationsBritney Spears (7)
WebsiteVMA website

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop was first given out in 1999 under the name of Best Pop Video, as MTV began to put several teen pop acts in heavy rotation. Nominations, however, were not just limited to pop acts, as dance, R&B, pop/rock, and reggaeton artists have also received nominations throughout the award's history.

In 2007, MTV eliminated this award along with all of the genre categories, but it returned in 2008.

In 2017, the word "Video" was removed from the names of all genre categories, leaving this award with its current name: Best Pop.

Britney Spears has received the most wins and nominations in this category, winning three awards out of seven nominations. NSYNC and Spears are the only acts to win the award for two consecutive years.

Recipients

Britney Spears holds the record for the most nominations (7) and wins (3).

1990s

Recipients
Year[a] Winner(s) Video Nominees Ref.
1999 Ricky Martin "Livin' la Vida Loca" [1]

2000s

Recipients
Year[b] Winner(s) Video Nominees Ref.
2000 NSYNC "Bye Bye Bye" [2]
2001 NSYNC "Pop" [3]
2002 No Doubt (featuring Bounty Killer) "Hey Baby" [4]
2003 Justin Timberlake "Cry Me a River" [5]
2004 No Doubt "It's My Life" [6]
2005 Kelly Clarkson "Since U Been Gone" [7]
2006 P!nk "Stupid Girls" [8]
2007 —
2008 Britney Spears "Piece of Me" [9]
2009 Britney Spears "Womanizer" [10]

2010s

Recipients
Year[c] Winner(s) Video Nominees Ref.
2010 Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
[11]
2011 Britney Spears "Till the World Ends" [12]
2012 One Direction "What Makes You Beautiful" [13]
2013 Selena Gomez "Come & Get It" [14]
2014 Ariana Grande (featuring Iggy Azalea) "Problem"
[15]
2015 Taylor Swift "Blank Space" [16]
2016 Beyoncé "Formation" [17]
2017 Fifth Harmony (featuring Gucci Mane) "Down" [18]
2018 Ariana Grande "No Tears Left to Cry" [19]
2019 Jonas Brothers "Sucker" [20]

2020s

Recipients
Year[d] Winner(s) Video Nominees Ref.
2020 BTS "On" [21]
2021 Justin Bieber (featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon) "Peaches" [22]
2022 Harry Styles "As It Was" [23]
2023 Taylor Swift "Anti-Hero" [24]

Statistics

Artists with multiple wins

3 wins
2 wins

Artists with multiple nominations

See also

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.
  3. ^ Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.
  4. ^ Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.

References

  1. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 1999". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  2. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2000". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  3. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2001". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  4. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2002". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  5. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2003". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  6. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2004". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  7. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2005". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  8. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2006". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  9. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2008". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  10. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2009". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  11. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2010". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  12. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2011". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  13. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2012". MTV. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  14. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2013". MTV. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  15. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2014". MTV. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  16. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2015". MTV. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  17. ^ "2016 VMA Nominations: See the Full List Now". MTV News. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  18. ^ MTV Press (August 27, 2017). "2017 "VMA" Winners and Performances". Retrieved August 27, 2017. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  19. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (August 20, 2018). "VMAs: Camila Cabello Wins Video of the Year for "Havana"; Complete List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  20. ^ "Here Are All the Winners From the 2019 MTV VMAs". Billboard. August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  21. ^ Warner, Denise (August 30, 2020). "Here Are All the Winners From the 2020 MTV VMAs". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 5, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  22. ^ Hailu, Selome (September 12, 2021). "2021 MTV Video Music Awards: The Complete Winners List (Updating Live)". Variety. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  23. ^ Grein, Paul (July 26, 2022). "Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow & Kendrick Lamar Lead 2022 MTV VMA Nominations: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  24. ^ Grein, Paul (August 8, 2023). "Taylor Swift Is Top Nominee for 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (Complete List)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
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