MTV Europe Music Awards / Best Electronic

The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Electronic is one of two genre categories introduced at the beginning of the MTV Europe Music Awards . From 1994 to 2003 the award was given as Best Dance , before returning under its current name after a long break between 2004 and 2011. The Prodigy won the category most frequently with four awards , followed by David Guetta and Martin Garrix with three awards each.

Nominees and winners

1990s

year	Artist	EN
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	EN
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
	Punjabi MC
	The Chemical Brothers
	Junior senior
	Moby
	Paul Oakenfold

2010s

year	Artist	EN
2012
	David Guetta
	Avicii
	Calvin Harris
	Skrillex
	Swedish House Mafia
2013
	Avicii
	Daft punk
	Calvin Harris
	Skrillex
	Afrojack
2014
	Martin Garrix
	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 Garrix
	The Chainsmokers
2019
	Martin Garrix
	Calvin Harris
	DJ Snake
	Marshmello
	The Chainsmokers

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.
↑ 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.
↑ Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 MTV EMAs . In: Billboard . Retrieved November 12, 2017.
↑ Camila Cabello, Ariana Grande, Post Malone Lead 2018 MTV EMA Nominees . 4th October 2018.
↑ ARIANA GRANDE, BILLIE EILISH, LIL NAS X, AND MORE: THE 2019 EMA NOMINATIONS ARE HERE . In: MTV . Retrieved October 3, 2019.

[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] 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.

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

[13] 2014 MTV EMA Nominations: Get the Full List . In: MTV . Retrieved September 16, 2014.

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

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

[16] Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 MTV EMAs . In: Billboard . Retrieved November 12, 2017.

[17] Camila Cabello, Ariana Grande, Post Malone Lead 2018 MTV EMA Nominees . 4th October 2018.

[18] ARIANA GRANDE, BILLIE EILISH, LIL NAS X, AND MORE: THE 2019 EMA NOMINATIONS ARE HERE . In: MTV . Retrieved October 3, 2019.