MTV Europe Music Awards / Best Artist
The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Artist was first given in 2007 under the title Best Solo Act . At the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 , the category was split into Best Act of 2008 and Best Act Ever . Subsequently, the category was no longer awarded from 2009 to 2016. It came back in 2017 under its current name.
The Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes won the award in 2017 and 2019. The most frequently nominated was Ariana Grande , who did not win the award.
Nominees and winners
Best Solo Act
| year | Artist | EN |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ||
| Avril Lavigne | ||
| Christina Aguilera | ||
| Justin Timberlake | ||
| Mika | ||
| Nelly Furtado | ||
| Rihanna |
Best Act of 2008
| year | Artist | EN |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ||
| Britney Spears | ||
| Amy Winehouse | ||
| Coldplay | ||
| Leona Lewis | ||
| Rihanna |
Best Act Ever
The best artist was surprisingly awarded to Rick Astley , who published the hit single Never Gonna Give You Up in 1987 , the video of which was often used as an Internet hoax under the name Rickrolling . He was actually not originally on the nomination list, but fans were able to nominate him via the online poll and voted so often that MTV actually included him. In the end, 20 million people took part in the online poll and an overwhelming majority voted for the British artist. MTV also fell victim to rickrolling.
| year | Artist | EN |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ||
| Rick Astley | ||
| Britney Spears | ||
| Christina Aguilera | ||
| Green Day | ||
| Tokio Hotel | ||
| U2 |
Best Artist
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nick Levine: In full: MTV Europe Music Awards winners . Digital spy . November 1, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ↑ a b MTV EMAs name Rick Astley 'Best Act Ever' . New Musical Express . November 7, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ↑ Ben Bold: MTV called Rick Astley 'best act ever'. Campaign, November 7, 2008, accessed November 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 MTV EMAs . In: Billboard . Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ↑ 2018 MTV EMA WINNERS: SEE THE FULL LIST . In: MTV . Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ↑ ARIANA GRANDE, BILLIE EILISH, LIL NAS X, AND MORE: THE 2019 EMA NOMINATIONS ARE HERE . In: MTV . Retrieved October 3, 2019.