TheMTV Video Music Award for Best Group is given torecording artists at theMTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). The award was introduced as theMTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video at the inaugural ceremony in1984[1] by vocalistRic Ocasek ofthe Cars. American rock bandZZ Top was the first act to receive the honor for its "Legs" music video.[2] Tim Newman, the video's director, accepted the award on behalf of the band.[3]
In2007, a revamp of the ceremony saw the award renamed from Best Group Video to simply Best Group.[4][5] In2008, the VMAs returned to their original format, but the award was not included.[6][7] It was brought back for the2019 edition of the show, as one of three social-media voted categories, instead of being determined by industry personnel as in previous years.[8][9] In 2021, it was renamed to theMTV Video Music Award for Group of the Year, though it was changed back to Best Group in 2024.[10]
BTS is the most-awarded artist in this category, having won the award four times, and is the only nominee to win the award in consecutive years, from 2019 to 2022.[11]U2 is the most-nominated act, with seven of its videos receiving nominations in six different years between 1985 and 2005.TLC was the first girl group to win the award, doing so twice with their videos for "Waterfalls" (1995) and "No Scrubs" (1999).Blackpink is the most-nominated girl group, having received six nominations from 2019 to 2025, and was the second girl group after TLC to win the award in 2023.
ZZ Top was the first act to win the award at the inaugural show in 1984.U2 has been nominated seven times, the most of any act, for seven different music videos over the course of ten years.Fall Out Boy was the first artist to win the award under its new name, Best Group, in 2007.BTS is the most-awarded act in the category, having won four times. They are also the only nominee to consecutively win the award, from 2019 to 2022.TLC ties for the most-awarded girl group in the category, having won twice.Blackpink is the most-nominated girl group with six nominations and ties for the most-awarded girl group in the category with 2 wins.
^Kim, Jae-ha (August 6, 2019)."BTS Wins First VMA in Controversial K-Pop Category".Variety.Archived from the original on August 29, 2019. RetrievedOctober 6, 2020.MTV wasn't unaware of the criticism. A few days ago, they announced a trio of trophies to be voted on by fans: Best Power Anthem, Song of Summer and Best Group.
^Mantzouranis, Tom (August 28, 2015)."The Inside Story Of How The First MTV VMAs Created A Tradition Of Making Censors Sweat".UPROXX.Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. RetrievedOctober 8, 2020.The original VMAs were determined by a panel made up of record company execs, video producers and directors, and other industry stalwarts..."...a jury of [the artists'] peers. It didn't have a lot to do with what...the fans thought," Sykes said.
^"Nominations for Second Annual Awards MTV Salutes Behind-The-Scenes Talent".Billboard. Vol. 97. New York: Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 24, 1985. p. 34.ISSN0006-2510.Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. RetrievedOctober 10, 2020.In combat for "best group video" are the Cars' "Drive", Eurythmics' "Would I Lie To You?", Huey Lewis & the News' "If This Is It", U2's "Pride/In The Name Of Love" and USA for Africa's "We Are The World".
^Hunt, Dennis (September 8, 1986)."MTV's Awards Show Hits Casual Note".Los Angeles Times.Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. RetrievedOctober 13, 2020.Other key winners included Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know" (female video), Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" (male video), "Money For Nothing" (group video)...
^"Dude (Looks Like A Lady) by Aerosmith".Songfacts.Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. RetrievedOctober 7, 2020....and the network loved "Dude," giving it MTV Video Music Award nominations for Best Group Video and Best Stage Performance in a Video.
^Mendoza, Manuel (August 29, 1993)."10th MTV Gala".South Florida Sun Sentinel.Archived from the original on October 6, 2020. RetrievedOctober 6, 2020.
^Malham Jr., Howell J. (September 3, 1993)."Live Music The Clear-Cut Winner On MTV Video Awards".Chicago Tribune.Archived from the original on October 6, 2020. RetrievedOctober 6, 2020.The ga-ga of grunge, Pearl Jam, crowded the winners circle with their offering "Jeremy," which earned awards for best video, best group video and best metal-hard rock video.
^Harrington, Richard (September 8, 1995)."Video Music Awards: MTV Uninspired".The Washington Post.Archived from the original on October 6, 2020. RetrievedOctober 6, 2020.TLC claimed four awards: Best R&B; Video, Best Group Video, Video of the Year and Viewer's Choice, all for "Waterfalls".
^"No Doubt F at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards".UPI. August 29, 2002.Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. RetrievedOctober 4, 2020.No Doubt...winner of "Best Group Video" poses at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards...