The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Electronic was originally entitled Best Dance and was first awarded in 1994 until 2003. It was one of the original two genre categories that were added to the MTV Europe Music Awards that year. After an interruption of eight years, the category was revived in 2012, in which it was renamed to its current title.
The biggest winner on this category is David Guetta, with six awards. The second biggest winner is The Prodigy, with four awards. Guetta is also the artist with the most consecutive wins, winning four times from 2020 to 2023. Calvin Harris leads the number of nominations, with 12. He has been nominated every year since 2012.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
† indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video–winning artist. ‡ indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video–nominated artist that same year.
1990s Year Artist Ref 1994 The Prodigy 2 Unlimited D:Ream Jam & Spoon Reel 2 Real 1995 East 17 Ini Kamoze La Bouche Moby Sin with Sebastian 1996 The Prodigy Everything but the Girl ‡ Los del Río Robert Miles Mark Morrison 1997 The Prodigy ‡ Backstreet Boys The Chemical Brothers ‡ Daft Punk Spice Girls † 1998 The Prodigy † Dario G Faithless Madonna ‡ Fatboy Slim 1999 Fatboy Slim ‡ Basement Jaxx The Chemical Brothers Jamiroquai Mr. Oizo
2000s Year Artist Ref 2000 Madonna Artful Dodger Moby Moloko Sonique 2001 Gorillaz Basement Jaxx Daft Punk Faithless Roger Sanchez 2002 Kylie Minogue Sophie Ellis-Bextor DB Boulevard Moby Röyksopp 2003 Panjabi MC The Chemical Brothers Junior Senior Moby Paul Oakenfold
2010s Year Artist Ref 2012 David Guetta Avicii ‡ Calvin Harris † Skrillex ‡ Swedish House Mafia 2013 Avicii Daft Punk Calvin Harris Skrillex Afrojack 2014 Calvin Harris ‡ Afrojack Avicii David Guetta Hardwell 2015 Martin Garrix Avicii Calvin Harris David Guetta Major Lazer 2016 Martin Garrix Afrojack ‡ Calvin Harris † David Guetta Major Lazer 2017 David Guetta Calvin Harris ‡ Major Lazer ‡ Martin Garrix The Chainsmokers 2018 Marshmello ‡David Guetta ‡Calvin Harris ‡Martin GarrixThe Chainsmokers ‡ 2019 Martin Garrix Calvin Harris ‡DJ Snake ‡Marshmello ‡The Chainsmokers †
2020s Year Artist Ref 2020David Guetta Calvin HarrisKygoMarshmelloMartin GarrixThe Chainsmokers 2021David Guetta Calvin HarrisJoel CorryMarshmelloSkrillexSwedish House Mafia 2022David Guetta Calvin HarrisDJ SnakeMarshmelloSwedish House MafiaTiësto 2023David Guetta AlessoCalvin HarrisSwedish House MafiaPeggy GouTiësto 2024Calvin Harris David GuettaDisclsoureDJ SnakeFred again..Swedish House Mafia
See also MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video
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