MTV Europe Music Awards / Best Male

The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Male was one of the main prizes of the MTV Europe Music Awards until 2017. It was awarded when it was first awarded in 1994. After it was suspended in 2007 and 2008, it is now awarded the Best Artist Award . The most successful artist was Justin Bieber , who won the award six times in a row. Robbie Williams won the award three times, while Justin Timberlake and Eminem got two awards each.

Winners and nominees

1990s

year	Artist	EN
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
	Baby face
	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	EN
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 cents
	Eminem
	Moby
	Snoop Dogg
2006
	Justin Timberlake
	Sean Paul
	Kanye West
	Pharrell Williams
	Robbie Williams
2009
	Eminem
	Jay Z
	Kanye West
	Mika
	Robbie Williams

2010s

year	Artist	EN
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
	Pit bull
2013
	Justin Bieber
	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

Individual evidence

^ Dominic Pride: MTV Sets First European Awards Show . Billboard , November 5, 1994 (accessed October 19, 2011).
↑ Brett Atwood: November Awards Abound: Billboard Vid, MTV Europe . Billboard , October 28, 1995 (accessed October 19, 2011).
↑ http://www.gminfopage.com/YM/ym041.htm
^ Puffy, Radiohead Lead MTV Europe Nominees . MTV News . September 19, 1997. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ MTV Unveils the Nominations for the 1998 MTV Europe Music Awards; All Saints & Madonna Top List of Nominees . findarticles.com. October 1, 1998. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ Britney, BSB Top Nominations For MTV Europe Awards; Spears, Mariah, Puffy, Manson To Perform . MTV News . October 5, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
↑ Aneta Tadeusiak: MTV Europe Music Awards 2000 . ukmix.org. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
↑ MTV Europe: Award nominations 2001 . BBC News . September 25, 2001. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ Robert Mancini: Eminem, Pink, Shakira Nab Most Noms For MTV Europe Music Awards . MTV News . September 30, 2002. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
↑ Stars gather for MTV Awards . Daily Mail . Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ MTV Europe Awards 2004: The winners . BBC News . November 18, 2004. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
↑ Madonna and Robbie sing for stars at MTV Awards . Daily Mail . November 3, 2005. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
↑ Ben Rawson-Jones: MTV Europe Awards 2006: The Nominees . Digital spy . September 20, 2006. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
↑ US artists lead MTV Europe awards . BBC News . September 21, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
↑ We Announce Our First Two Performers: Katy Perry & Linkin Park! . MTV Networks Europe . September 20, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
↑ Lady GaGa Leads 2011 MTV EMA Nominations . MTV UK . September 21, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
↑ Beth Hardie: A total sex pot (Rihanna) and a sweet innocent lass (Taylor Swift) are going to have a fight . In: Daily Mirror , Trinity Mirror , September 17, 2012.
↑ Jess Denham: MTV Europe Music Awards 2013: List of winners in full. The Independent , November 11, 2013, accessed November 10, 2019 .
↑ 2014 MTV EMA Nominations: Get the Full List . In: MTV . Retrieved September 16, 2014.
↑ Taylor Swift Leads MTV EMAs With 9 Nominations . In: Billboard . Retrieved September 25, 2015.
↑ justin bieber & beyoncé lead the 2016 mtv ema nominations - see the full list! . In: MTV UK . Retrieved September 27, 2016.

[1] Dominic Pride: MTV Sets First European Awards Show . Billboard , November 5, 1994 (accessed October 19, 2011).

[2] Brett Atwood: November Awards Abound: Billboard Vid, MTV Europe . Billboard , October 28, 1995 (accessed October 19, 2011).

[3] ttp://www.gminfopage.com/YM/ym041.htm

[4] Puffy, Radiohead Lead MTV Europe Nominees . MTV News . September 19, 1997. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[5] MTV Unveils the Nominations for the 1998 MTV Europe Music Awards; All Saints & Madonna Top List of Nominees . findarticles.com. October 1, 1998. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[6] Britney, BSB Top Nominations For MTV Europe Awards; Spears, Mariah, Puffy, Manson To Perform . MTV News . October 5, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[7] Aneta Tadeusiak: MTV Europe Music Awards 2000 . ukmix.org. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[8] MTV Europe: Award nominations 2001 . BBC News . September 25, 2001. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[9] Robert Mancini: Eminem, Pink, Shakira Nab Most Noms For MTV Europe Music Awards . MTV News . September 30, 2002. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[10] Stars gather for MTV Awards . Daily Mail . Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[11] MTV Europe Awards 2004: The winners . BBC News . November 18, 2004. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[12] Madonna and Robbie sing for stars at MTV Awards . Daily Mail . November 3, 2005. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[13] Ben Rawson-Jones: MTV Europe Awards 2006: The Nominees . Digital spy . September 20, 2006. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[14] US artists lead MTV Europe awards . BBC News . September 21, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[15] We Announce Our First Two Performers: Katy Perry & Linkin Park! . MTV Networks Europe . September 20, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.

[16] Lady GaGa Leads 2011 MTV EMA Nominations . MTV UK . September 21, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2011.

[17] Beth Hardie: A total sex pot (Rihanna) and a sweet innocent lass (Taylor Swift) are going to have a fight . In: Daily Mirror , Trinity Mirror , September 17, 2012.

[18] Jess Denham: MTV Europe Music Awards 2013: List of winners in full. The Independent , November 11, 2013, accessed November 10, 2019 .

[19] 2014 MTV EMA Nominations: Get the Full List . In: MTV . Retrieved September 16, 2014.

[20] Taylor Swift Leads MTV EMAs With 9 Nominations . In: Billboard . Retrieved September 25, 2015.

[21] ustin bieber & beyoncé lead the 2016 mtv ema nominations - see the full list! . In: MTV UK . Retrieved September 27, 2016.