MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist

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The MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist has been given out since the first annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1984.[1] Until 2006, the award was named Best New Artist in a Video. In 2007 its name was changed to Best New Artist, as the category underwent a format change to recognize the artist's body of work for the full year rather than a specific video. For the 2008 ceremony, the award retained its 2007 name but returned to the format of awarding a specific video rather than the artist's full body of work. This is the only award where voting closes during the ceremony.

CountryUnited States
Presented byMTV
First award1984
Currently held byAlex Warren (2025)
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MTV Video Music Award
for Best New Artist
CountryUnited States
Presented byMTV
First award1984
Currently held byAlex Warren (2025)
Most nominationsCyndi Lauper (2)
WebsiteVMA website
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The category was later renamed Artist to Watch through 2013 to 2015 while still keeping the format of an award going to a particular video. In 2020, the Best New Artist award merged with the Push Artist of the Year award (2018-2019) to create the Push Best New Artist award.[2][3] In 2021, MTV returned the category to its original name (Best New Artist), thus separating it from the MTV Push initiative, which again received its own category (Push Performance of the Year).[4]

Winners and nominees

†Marks winners of the Grammy Award for Best New Artist

*Marks nominees of the Grammy Award for Best New Artist

1980s

Eurythmics performing.
Inaugural winner Eurythmics
Fiona Apple wearing a green outfit while singing.
1997 award winner Fiona Apple
Avril Lavigne wearing a black gown and singing in to a microphone.
2002 award winner Avril Lavigne
Maroon 5 are looking gently towards the camera.
2004 award winner Maroon 5
2005 awards winner The Killers
2008 award winner Tokio Hotel
Lady Gaga in 2009 at the VMAs red carpet holding an award.
2009 award winner Lady Gaga
Justin Bieber in 2010 at the VMAs red carpet holding an award.
2010 award winner Justin Bieber
2011 award winner Tyler, The Creator
One Direction performing.
2012 award winner One Direction
Fifth Harmony performing.
2014 award winner Fifth Harmony
2015 award winner Fetty Wap
2017 award winner Khalid
2018 award winner Cardi B
2019 award winner Billie Eilish
2020 award winner Doja Cat
2021 award winner Olivia Rodrigo
2023 award winner Ice Spice
2024 award winner Chappell Roan
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Recipients
Year[a] Winner(s) Nominees Ref.
1984 Eurythmics – "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"* [5]
[6]
1985 'Til Tuesday – "Voices Carry" [7]
1986 A-ha – "Take On Me"* [8]
1987 Crowded House – "Don't Dream It's Over" [9]
1988 Guns N' Roses – "Welcome to the Jungle" [10]
1989 Living Colour – "Cult of Personality" [11]
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1990s

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Year[b] Winner(s) Nominees Ref.
1990 Michael Penn – "No Myth" [12]
1991 Jesus Jones – "Right Here, Right Now" [13]
1992 Nirvana – "Smells Like Teen Spirit" [14]
1993 Stone Temple Pilots – "Plush" [15]
1994 Counting Crows – "Mr. Jones"* [16]
1995 Hootie & the Blowfish – "Hold My Hand"† [17]
1996 Alanis Morissette – "Ironic"* [18]
1997 Fiona Apple – "Sleep to Dream"* [19]
1998 Natalie Imbruglia – "Torn"* [20]
1999 Eminem – "My Name Is" [21]
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2000s

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Recipients
Year[c] Winner(s) Nominees Ref.
2000 Macy Gray – "I Try"* [22]
2001 Alicia Keys – "Fallin'" †
[23]
2002 Avril Lavigne – "Complicated"* [24]
2003 50 Cent – "In da Club"* [25]
2004 Maroon 5 – "This Love"† [26]
2005 The Killers – "Mr. Brightside" [27]
2006 Avenged Sevenfold – "Bat Country" [28]
2007 Gym Class Heroes [29]
2008 Tokio Hotel – "Ready, Set, Go!" [30]
2009 Lady Gaga – "Poker Face" [31]
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2010s

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Year[d] Winner(s) Nominees Ref.
2010 Justin Bieber (featuring Ludacris) – "Baby"*
[32]
2011 Tyler, the Creator – "Yonkers" [33]
2012 One Direction – "What Makes You Beautiful" [34]
2013 Austin Mahone – "What About Love" [35]
2014 Fifth Harmony – "Miss Movin' On" [36]
2015 Fetty Wap — "Trap Queen" [37]
2016 DNCE [38]
2017 Khalid* [39]
2018 Cardi B [40]
2019 Billie Eilish† [41]
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2020s

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Recipients
Year[e] Winner(s) Shortlist Nominees[A] PUSH Longlist[B] Ref.
2020 Doja Cat* [42]
[43]
[44]
2021 Olivia Rodrigo† N/a [45]
2022 Dove Cameron N/a [46]
2023 Ice Spice* N/a [47]
2024 Chappell Roan† N/a [48]
2025 Alex Warren* N/a [49]
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See also

Notes

  1. [A]
    Artists that were eliminated during the primary voting rounds.
  2. [B]
    Artists that were selected candidates for the award but did not make the final nominations.
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