The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Pop was first presented in 1998. British girl group the Spice Girls were the first ever act to receive the award. American singer Britney Spears was the first solo female artist to win the award in 1999, while American singer Justin Timberlake was the first male solo artist to win in 2003. South Korean boy group BTS are the first Kpop act to be nominated in this category in 2020. British boy band One Direction are currently the act with the most award wins in this category, receiving a total of three. Ariana Grande is the most recent winner, winning in 2024.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
† indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video–winning artist. ‡ indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video–nominated artist that same year.
1990s Year Artist Ref 1998 Spice Girls Aqua Backstreet Boys Boyzone Five 1999 Britney Spears ‡ Backstreet Boys ‡ Boyzone Five Ricky Martin †
2000s Year Artist Ref 2000 All Saints Backstreet Boys *NSYNC † Britney Spears ‡ Robbie Williams 2001 Anastacia Atomic Kitten *NSYNC † Shaggy Britney Spears ‡ 2002 Kylie Minogue Anastacia Enrique Iglesias Pink ‡ Shakira ‡ 2003 Justin Timberlake † Christina Aguilera ‡ Kylie Minogue Pink Robbie Williams 2004 The Black Eyed Peas Anastacia Avril Lavigne ‡ Britney Spears ‡ Robbie Williams 2005 The Black Eyed Peas Gorillaz Shakira Gwen Stefani ‡ Robbie Williams 2006 Justin Timberlake Christina Aguilera ‡ Madonna ‡ Shakira ‡ Robbie Williams
2010s Year Artist Ref 2010 Lady Gaga † Miley Cyrus Katy Perry ‡ Rihanna Usher 2011 Justin Bieber Britney Spears † Katy Perry ‡ Lady Gaga Rihanna 2012 Justin Bieber ‡ Katy Perry No Doubt Rihanna ‡ Taylor Swift 2013 One Direction Justin Bieber Miley Cyrus ‡ Katy Perry Taylor Swift 2014 One Direction 5 Seconds of Summer Ariana Grande † Miley Cyrus Katy Perry 2015 One Direction 5 Seconds of Summer Ariana Grande Justin Bieber Taylor Swift † 2016 Fifth Harmony Ariana Grande ‡ Justin Bieber ‡ Rihanna Selena Gomez Shawn Mendes 2017 Camila Cabello Demi Lovato Miley Cyrus ‡ Shawn Mendes ‡ Taylor Swift 2018 Dua Lipa Ariana Grande † Camila Cabello ‡ Hailee Steinfeld Shawn Mendes ‡ 2019 Halsey Ariana Grande ‡ Becky G Camila Cabello Jonas Brothers † Shawn Mendes
2020s Year Artist Ref 2020 Little Mix BTS †Dua LipaHarry StylesJustin Bieber ‡Katy PerryLady Gaga ‡ 2021 BTS ‡ Doja CatDua LipaEd SheeranJustin Bieber †Olivia Rodrigo ‡ 2022Taylor Swift Billie Eilish ‡Doja Cat ‡Ed Sheeran ‡Harry Styles †Lizzo ‡ 2023Billie Eilish Dua Lipa ‡Ed SheeranMiley Cyrus ‡Olivia Rodrigo ‡Taylor Swift † 2024 Ariana Grande Billie EilishCamila Cabello ‡Charli XCXDua Lipa ‡Sabrina Carpenter ‡Taylor Swift †
Statistics As of 2018. Number of European Nominations Total Number 17 70
See also MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video
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