The MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop is given at the annual MTV Video Music Awards. The category was first presented in 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 , MTV eliminated this award along with all of the genre categories, but it returned in 2008. From , the word "Video" was removed from the names of all genre categories, leaving this award with its current name: Best Pop. In 2024, the nominees were based on the artists, instead of music videos.

Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, and Ariana Grande have received the most wins in this category, winning three awards each. NSYNC, Spears, and Swift are the only acts to win the award for two consecutive years. Grande has received the most nominations in this category with eight.

Recipients

1990s + Year Winner(s) Video Nominees Ricky Martin "Livin' la Vida Loca"

2000s + Year Winner(s) Video Nominees NSYNC "Bye Bye Bye" NSYNC "Pop" No Doubt "Hey Baby" Justin Timberlake "Cry Me a River" No Doubt "It's My Life" Kelly Clarkson "Since U Been Gone" P!nk "Stupid Girls" colspan="4" Britney Spears "Piece of Me" Britney Spears "Womanizer"

2010s + Year Winner(s) Video Nominees Lady Gaga "Bad Romance" Britney Spears "Till the World Ends" One Direction "What Makes You Beautiful" Selena Gomez "Come & Get It" Ariana Grande "Problem" Taylor Swift "Blank Space" Beyoncé "Formation" Fifth Harmony "Down" Ariana Grande "No Tears Left to Cry" Jonas Brothers "Sucker"

2020s + Year Winner(s) Video Nominees BTS "On" Justin Bieber "Peaches" Harry Styles "As It Was" Taylor Swift "Anti-Hero" Taylor Swift Ariana Grande Brighter Days Ahead Lisa "Dream"

Statistics Artists with multiple wins 3 wins Taylor Swift Britney Spears Ariana Grande

2 wins No Doubt NSYNC

Artists with multiple nominations

8 nominations Ariana Grande

7 nominations Britney Spears Taylor Swift

6 nominations Ed Sheeran Bruno Mars

5 nominations P!nk Olivia Rodrigo

4 nominations Justin Bieber Christina Aguilera Beyoncé NSYNC Lady Gaga

3 nominations Billie Eilish No Doubt Katy Perry Jonas Brothers Harry Styles Miley Cyrus Sabrina Carpenter

See also MTV Europe Music Award for Best Pop

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