The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Male was one of the original general awards that has been handed out every year since the inaugural MTV Europe Music Awards in 1994. In 2007 the award was renamed to Best Solo Artist rewarding the soloists of both sexes, in 2008 the award for Best Male was again eliminated from the EMAs, but it was revived again in 2009 with its original name.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
† indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video–winning artist. ‡ indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video–nominated artist that same year.
1990s Year Artist Ref 1994 Bryan Adams MC Solaar Prince Seal Bruce Springsteen ‡ 1995 Michael Jackson Dr. Dre Lenny Kravitz Scatman John Neil Young 1996 George Michael Bryan Adams ‡ Beck Nick Cave Eros Ramazzotti 1997 Jon Bon Jovi Babyface ‡ Beck † Michael Jackson George Michael 1998 Robbie Williams Eagle Eye Cherry Puff Daddy Ricky Martin Will Smith † 1999 Will Smith † Ricky Martin ‡ George Michael Sasha Robbie Williams
2000s Year Artist Ref 2000 Ricky Martin ‡ Eminem † Ronan Keating Sisqo Robbie Williams 2001 Robbie Williams ‡ Craig David Eminem ‡ Ricky Martin Shaggy 2002 Eminem † Enrique Iglesias ‡ Lenny Kravitz Nelly ‡ Robbie Williams 2003 Justin Timberlake † Craig David Eminem ‡ Sean Paul Robbie Williams 2004 Usher † Jay Z ‡ Nelly Justin Timberlake ‡ Robbie Williams 2005 Robbie Williams 50 Cent Eminem Moby Snoop Dogg 2006 Justin Timberlake Sean Paul Kanye West ‡ Pharrell Williams Robbie Williams 2007 – 2008 colspan="2" 2009 Eminem ‡ Jay Z Kanye West ‡ Mika Robbie Williams
2010s Year Artist Ref 2010 Justin Bieber Eminem † Enrique Iglesias Usher ‡ Kanye West 2011 Justin Bieber † Bruno Mars ‡ David Guetta Eminem ‡ Kanye West ‡ 2012 Justin Bieber ‡ Flo Rida Jay Z Kanye West Pitbull 2013 Justin Bieber rowspan="6" Eminem Jay Z Bruno Mars † Justin Timberlake ‡ 2014 Justin Bieber Ed Sheeran † Eminem ‡ Justin Timberlake Pharrell Williams ‡ 2015 Justin Bieber Jason Derulo Ed Sheeran ‡ Kanye West Pharrell Williams 2016 Shawn Mendes Calvin Harris † Drake ‡ Justin Bieber The Weeknd ‡
Statistics Number of European Nominations Total Number 25 95
See also MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video
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