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MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist

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Annual music video award

MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist
Country	United States
Presented by	MTV
First award	1984
Currently held by	Alex Warren (2025)
Most nominations	Cyndi Lauper (2)
Website	VMA website

TheMTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist has been given out since the first annualMTV Video Music Awards in 1984.^[1] Until 2006, the award was namedBest New Artist in a Video. In 2007 its name was changed toBest 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.

The category was later renamedArtist 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 thePush 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

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†Marks winners of theGrammy Award for Best New Artist

*Marks nominees of theGrammy Award for Best New Artist

1980s

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Eurythmics performing. — Inaugural winnerEurythmics

Fiona Apple wearing a green outfit while singing. — 1997 award winnerFiona Apple

Avril Lavigne wearing a black gown and singing in to a microphone. — 2002 award winnerAvril Lavigne

Maroon 5 are looking gently towards the camera. — 2004 award winnerMaroon 5

Lady Gaga in 2009 at the VMAs red carpet holding an award. — 2009 award winnerLady Gaga

Justin Bieber in 2010 at the VMAs red carpet holding an award. — 2010 award winnerJustin Bieber

One Direction performing. — 2012 award winnerOne Direction

Fifth Harmony performing. — 2014 award winnerFifth Harmony

Recipients
Year^[a]	Winner(s)	Nominees	Ref.
1984	Eurythmics – "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"*	Cyndi Lauper – "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"† Cyndi Lauper – "Time After Time"† Madonna – "Borderline" Wang Chung – "Dance Hall Days"	^[5] ^[6]
1985	'Til Tuesday – "Voices Carry"	Frankie Goes to Hollywood – "Two Tribes"* Julian Lennon – "Too Late for Goodbyes"* Sade – "Smooth Operator"† Sheila E. – "The Glamorous Life"*	^[7]
1986	A-ha – "Take On Me"*	The Hooters – "And We Danced" Whitney Houston – "How Will I Know" Pet Shop Boys – "West End Girls" Simply Red – "Holding Back the Years"*	^[8]
1987	Crowded House – "Don't Dream It's Over"	Robert Cray – "Smoking Gun" The Georgia Satellites – "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" Bruce Hornsby and the Range – "The Way It Is"† Timbuk3 – "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"*	^[9]
1988	Guns N' Roses – "Welcome to the Jungle"	The Godfathers – "Birth, School, Work, Death" Buster Poindexter – "Hot, Hot, Hot" Swing Out Sister – "Breakout"* Jody Watley – "Some Kind of Lover"†	^[10]
1989	Living Colour – "Cult of Personality"	Paula Abdul – "Straight Up" Edie Brickell & New Bohemians – "What I Am" Neneh Cherry – "Buffalo Stance"*	^[11]

1990s

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Recipients
Year^[b]	Winner(s)	Nominees	Ref.
1990	Michael Penn – "No Myth"	Bell Biv DeVoe – "Poison" The Black Crowes – "Jealous Again"* Jane Child – "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" Lenny Kravitz – "Let Love Rule" Alannah Myles – "Black Velvet"* Lisa Stansfield – "All Around the World"	^[12]
1991	Jesus Jones – "Right Here, Right Now"	C+C Music Factory – "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"* Deee-Lite – "Groove Is in the Heart" Gerardo – "Rico Suave" Seal – "Crazy"*	^[13]
1992	Nirvana – "Smells Like Teen Spirit"	Tori Amos – "Silent All These Years" Arrested Development – "Tennessee"† Cracker – "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)"	^[14]
1993	Stone Temple Pilots – "Plush"	Tasmin Archer – "Sleeping Satellite" Belly – "Feed the Tree"* Porno for Pyros – "Pets"	^[15]
1994	Counting Crows – "Mr. Jones"*	Beck – "Loser" Björk – "Human Behaviour" Green Day – "Longview"* Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories – "Stay (I Missed You)" Me'Shell NdegéOcello – "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)"	^[16]
1995	Hootie & the Blowfish – "Hold My Hand"†	Jeff Buckley – "Last Goodbye" Des'ree – "You Gotta Be" Filter – "Hey Man, Nice Shot" Portishead – "Sour Times (Nobody Loves Me)"	^[17]
1996	Alanis Morissette – "Ironic"*	Tracy Bonham – "Mother Mother" Garbage – "Stupid Girl"* Jewel – "Who Will Save Your Soul"*	^[18]
1997	Fiona Apple – "Sleep to Dream"*	Meredith Brooks – "Bitch" Hanson – "MMMBop"* Jamiroquai – "Virtual Insanity" The Wallflowers – "One Headlight"	^[19]
1998	Natalie Imbruglia – "Torn"*	Cherry Poppin' Daddies – "Zoot Suit Riot" Chumbawamba – "Tubthumping" Fastball – "The Way" Mase – "Feel So Good"	^[20]
1999	Eminem – "My Name Is"	Kid Rock – "Bawitdaba"* Jennifer Lopez – "If You Had My Love" Orgy – "Blue Monday"	^[21]

2000s

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Recipients
Year^[c]	Winner(s)	Nominees	Ref.
2000	Macy Gray – "I Try"*	Christina Aguilera – "What a Girl Wants"† Papa Roach – "Last Resort"* Pink – "There You Go" Sisqó – "Thong Song"*	^[22]
2001	Alicia Keys – "Fallin'" †	Coldplay – "Yellow" Nikka Costa – "Like a Feather" David Gray – "Babylon"* Sum 41 – "Fat Lip"	^[23]
2002	Avril Lavigne – "Complicated"*	Ashanti – "Foolish"* B2K – "Uh Huh" John Mayer – "No Such Thing"* Puddle of Mudd – "Blurry"	^[24]
2003	50 Cent – "In da Club"*	The All-American Rejects – "Swing, Swing" Kelly Clarkson – "Miss Independent" Evanescence (featuringPaul McCoy) – "Bring Me to Life"† Sean Paul – "Get Busy"* Simple Plan – "Addicted"	^[25]
2004	Maroon 5 – "This Love"†	The Darkness – "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" Jet – "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" JoJo – "Leave (Get Out)" Kanye West (featuringSyleena Johnson) – "All Falls Down"* Yellowcard – "Ocean Avenue"	^[26]
2005	The Killers – "Mr. Brightside"	Ciara (featuringMissy Elliott) – "1, 2 Step"* The Game – "Dreams" John Legend – "Ordinary People"† My Chemical Romance – "Helena"	^[27]
2006	Avenged Sevenfold – "Bat Country"	Angels & Airwaves – "The Adventure" James Blunt – "You're Beautiful"* Chris Brown (featuringJuelz Santana) – "Run It!"* Panic! at the Disco – "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" Rihanna – "SOS"	^[28]
2007	Gym Class Heroes	Lily Allen Peter Bjorn and John Carrie Underwood† Amy Winehouse†	^[29]
2008	Tokio Hotel – "Ready, Set, Go!"	Miley Cyrus – "7 Things" Katy Perry – "I Kissed a Girl" Jordin Sparks (featuringChris Brown) – "No Air" Taylor Swift – "Teardrops on My Guitar"*	^[30]
2009	Lady Gaga – "Poker Face"	3OH!3 – "Don't Trust Me" Drake – "Best I Ever Had"* Kid Cudi – "Day 'n' Nite" Asher Roth – "I Love College"	^[31]

2010s

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Recipients
Year^[d]	Winner(s)	Nominees	Ref.
2010	Justin Bieber(featuringLudacris) – "Baby"*	Broken Bells – "The Ghost Inside" Jason Derülo – "In My Head" Ke$ha – "Tik Tok" Nicki Minaj (featuringSean Garrett) – "Massive Attack"*	^[32]
2011	Tyler, the Creator – "Yonkers"	Big Sean (featuringChris Brown) – "My Last" Foster the People – "Pumped Up Kicks" Kreayshawn – "Gucci Gucci" Wiz Khalifa – "Black and Yellow"	^[33]
2012	One Direction – "What Makes You Beautiful"	fun. (featuringJanelle Monáe) – "We Are Young"† Carly Rae Jepsen – "Call Me Maybe" Frank Ocean – "Swim Good"* The Wanted – "Glad You Came"	^[34]
2013	Austin Mahone – "What About Love"	Iggy Azalea – "Work"* Twenty One Pilots – "Holding On to You" The Weeknd – "Wicked Games" Zedd (featuringFoxes) – "Clarity"	^[35]
2014	Fifth Harmony – "Miss Movin' On"	5 Seconds of Summer – "She Looks So Perfect" Charli XCX – "Boom Clap" Schoolboy Q – "Man of the Year" Sam Smith – "Stay with Me"†	^[36]
2015	Fetty Wap — "Trap Queen"	James Bay — "Hold Back the River"* George Ezra — "Budapest" FKA Twigs — "Pendulum" Vance Joy — "Riptide" (Runner-Up)	^[37]
2016	DNCE	Desiigner Zara Larsson Lukas Graham Bryson Tiller (Runner-Up)	^[38]
2017	Khalid*	Noah Cyrus* Kodak Black Julia Michaels (Runner-Up)* SZA* Young M.A	^[39]
2018	Cardi B	Bazzi Chloe x Halle* Hayley Kiyoko (Runner-up) Lil Pump Lil Uzi Vert*	^[40]
2019	Billie Eilish†	Ava Max H.E.R.* Lil Nas X* Lizzo (Runner-up)* Rosalía*	^[41]

2020s

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Recipients
Year^[e]	Winner(s)	Shortlist	Nominees^[A]	PUSH Longlist^[B]	Ref.
2020	Doja Cat*	Lewis Capaldi Yungblud	Jack Harlow Roddy Ricch Tate McRae	AJ Mitchell Arizona Zervas Ava Max BENEE Brockhampton Conan Gray Finneas Kiana Ledé Lil Tecca Pop Smoke Summer Walker	^[42] ^[43] ^[44]
2021	Olivia Rodrigo†	The Kid Laroi*	24kGoldn Giveon Polo G Saweetie*	—	^[45]
2022	Dove Cameron	Måneskin* Seventeen	Baby Keem* Gayle Latto*	—	^[46]
2023	Ice Spice*	Peso Pluma Reneé Rapp	GloRilla Kaliii PinkPantheress	—	^[47]
2024	Chappell Roan†	Gracie Abrams* Tyla	Benson Boone* Shaboozey* Teddy Swims*	—	^[48]
2025	Alex Warren*	Sombr* The Marías*	Ella Langley Gigi Perez Lola Young*	—	^[49]

Notes

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^Artists that were eliminated during the primary voting rounds.
^Artists that were selected candidates for the award but did not make the final nominations.

^Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.
^Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.
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^Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.

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v t e MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist
1980s	Eurythmics (1984) 'Til Tuesday (1985) A-ha (1986) Crowded House (1987) Guns N' Roses (1988) Living Colour (1989)
1990s	Michael Penn (1990) Jesus Jones (1991) Nirvana (1992) Stone Temple Pilots (1993) Counting Crows (1994) Hootie & the Blowfish (1995) Alanis Morissette (1996) Fiona Apple (1997) Natalie Imbruglia (1998) Eminem (1999)
2000s	Macy Gray (2000) Alicia Keys (2001) Avril Lavigne (2002) 50 Cent (2003) Maroon 5 (2004) The Killers (2005) Avenged Sevenfold (2006) Gym Class Heroes (2007) Tokio Hotel (2008) Lady Gaga (2009)
2010s	Justin Bieber andLudacris (2010) Tyler, the Creator (2011) One Direction (2012) Austin Mahone (2013) Fifth Harmony (2014) Fetty Wap (2015) DNCE (2016) Khalid (2017) Cardi B (2018) Billie Eilish (2019)
2020s	Doja Cat (2020) Olivia Rodrigo (2021) Dove Cameron (2022) Ice Spice (2023) Chappell Roan (2024) Alex Warren (2025)

v t e MTV Video Music Awards
Years	1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Awards	Video of the Year Artist of the Year Song of the Year New Artist Group Album Country Pop Rock R&B Hip-Hop Alternative Latin K-Pop Afrobeats Collaboration Direction Choreography Visual Effects Art Direction Editing Cinematography Song of Summer Video for Good Longform Video Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award✯
Defunct	Artist Website Breakthrough Video Concept Video Dance Female Video International Viewer's Choice Awards Latino Artist Male Video Metaverse Performance Monster Single of the Year Most Experimental Video MTV2 Award Overall Performance Post-Modern Video Quadruple Threat of the Year Rap Video Ringtone of the Year Show of the Summer Stage Performance Video Game Score Video Game Soundtrack Video from a Film Viewer's Choice Award
Key: ✯ Have special significance and are not necessarily awarded annually