MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year

MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
The "moonman" trophy presented to the award winners
Awarded for	music videos
Country	United States
Presented by	MTV
First awarded	1984
Currently held by	Beyoncé – "Formation" (2016)
Official website	VMA website

The MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year is the most prestigious and final competitive-award handed out at the annual MTV Video Music Awards. It was first awarded in 1984 and presented to The Cars for the video "You Might Think".^[1]

The only multiple winners of this award are Eminem ("The Real Slim Shady" and "Without Me"), Rihanna ("Umbrella" and "We Found Love"),^[2] and Beyoncé ("Single Ladies" and "Formation"). Eminem is also the most nominated artist in this category, while Rihanna is the youngest solo artist to win the award, winning at age 19. David Lee Roth (1985), U2 (1988), and Lady Gaga (2010) are the only performers to have two Video of the Year nominations in one night,^{[lower-alpha 1][2]} with Gaga being the only to take home the award for her video "Bad Romance". U2 is also the most nominated group in this category, with four nominated videos, and no wins. Only two artist have won Video of the Year and been honored with the Video Vanguard Award in the same night; Peter Gabriel in 1987 with "Sledgehammer" and Justin Timberlake in 2013 with "Mirrors".

American acts have won the award more than any other nationality, though award-winning videos have also been performed by musicians originating from the United Kingdom three times, from Barbados twice and from Australia, Canada, and Ireland once. Rock, R&B, acid jazz, pop, and hip-hop performers are among the winners.

The current holder is Beyoncé for the video "Formation".

Recipients

Inaugural winner The Cars

Madonna won the award in 1998 for "Ray of Light"

Two time winner Eminem for the music videos "The Real Slim Shady" and "Without Me"

Two time winner Rihanna became the youngest solo act to win the award in 2007

2008 winner Britney Spears

Beyoncé won the award twice in 2009 and 2016

Lady Gaga won the award for "Bad Romance in 2010. She is also one of the three acts to have two Video of the Year nominations in one single night

2011 winner Katy Perry

Justin Timberlake won the award in 2013, along with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

2014 winner Miley Cyrus

Taylor Swift won the award in 2015 for her music video "Bad Blood" in collaboration with Kendrick Lamar

Year	Winner(s)	Nominees	Ref.
1984	The Cars – "You Might Think"	Herbie Hancock – "Rockit" Michael Jackson – "Thriller" Cyndi Lauper – "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" The Police – "Every Breath You Take"	[1]
1985	Don Henley – "The Boys of Summer"	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – "Don't Come Around Here No More" David Lee Roth – "California Girls" David Lee Roth – "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" USA for Africa – "We Are the World" †	[3]
1986	Dire Straits – "Money for Nothing"	a-ha – "Take On Me" Godley & Creme – "Cry" Robert Palmer – "Addicted to Love" Talking Heads – "Road to Nowhere"	[4]
1987	Peter Gabriel – "Sledgehammer"	Genesis – "Land of Confusion" Paul Simon – "The Boy in the Bubble" U2 – "With or Without You" Steve Winwood – "Higher Love"	[5]
1988	INXS – "Need You Tonight" / "Mediate"	George Harrison – "When We Was Fab" Bruce Springsteen – "Tunnel of Love" U2 – "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" U2 – "Where the Streets Have No Name"	[6]
1989	Neil Young – "This Note's for You"	Fine Young Cannibals – "She Drives Me Crazy" Michael Jackson – "Leave Me Alone" † Madonna – "Like a Prayer" Steve Winwood – "Roll with It"	[7]
1990	Sinéad O'Connor – "Nothing Compares 2 U" ‡	Aerosmith – "Janie's Got a Gun" Don Henley – "The End of the Innocence" Madonna – "Vogue"	[8]
1991	R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion" †	C+C Music Factory – "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" Deee-Lite – "Groove Is in the Heart" Divinyls – "I Touch Myself" Chris Isaak – "Wicked Game (Concept)" Queensrÿche – "Silent Lucidity"	[9]
1992	Van Halen – "Right Now"	Def Leppard – "Let's Get Rocked" Nirvana – "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Under the Bridge"	[10]
1993	Pearl Jam – "Jeremy"	Aerosmith – "Livin' on the Edge" En Vogue – "Free Your Mind" ‡ Peter Gabriel – "Digging in the Dirt" † R.E.M. – "Man on the Moon"	[11]
1994	Aerosmith – "Cryin'"	Beastie Boys – "Sabotage" Nirvana – "Heart-Shaped Box" R.E.M. – "Everybody Hurts" ‡	[12]
1995	TLC – "Waterfalls"	Green Day – "Basket Case" Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson – "Scream" † Weezer – "Buddy Holly"	[13]
1996	The Smashing Pumpkins – "Tonight, Tonight" ‡	Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – "Tha Crossroads" Foo Fighters – "Big Me" Alanis Morissette – "Ironic" ‡	[14]
1997	Jamiroquai – "Virtual Insanity"	Beck – "The New Pollution" Jewel – "You Were Meant for Me" Nine Inch Nails – "The Perfect Drug" No Doubt – "Don't Speak"	[15]
1998	Madonna – "Ray of Light" †	Brandy and Monica – "The Boy is Mine" Puff Daddy and the Family (featuring The LOX, Lil' Kim, The Notorious B.I.G. and Fuzzbubble) – "It's All About the Benjamins (Rock Remix)" Will Smith – "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" The Verve – "Bitter Sweet Symphony"	[16]
1999	Lauryn Hill – "Doo Wop (That Thing)"	Backstreet Boys – "I Want It That Way" Korn – "Freak on a Leash" † Ricky Martin – "Livin' la Vida Loca" Will Smith (featuring Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee) – "Wild Wild West"	[17]
2000	Eminem – "The Real Slim Shady"	Blink-182 – "All the Small Things" D'Angelo – "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" 'N Sync – "Bye Bye Bye" Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Californication"	[18]
2001	Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) – "Lady Marmalade"	Missy Elliott – "Get Ur Freak On" Eminem (featuring Dido) – "Stan" Fatboy Slim – "Weapon of Choice" † Janet Jackson – "All for You" U2 – "Beautiful Day"	[19]
2002	Eminem – "Without Me" †	Linkin Park – "In the End" 'N Sync – "Gone" Nas – "One Mic" ‡ P.O.D. – "Alive" The White Stripes – "Fell in Love with a Girl"	[20]
2003	Missy Elliott – "Work It"	50 Cent – "In da Club" Johnny Cash – "Hurt" † Eminem – "Lose Yourself" Justin Timberlake – "Cry Me a River"	[21]
2004	OutKast – "Hey Ya!" ‡	D12 – "My Band" Jay Z – "99 Problems" Britney Spears – "Toxic" Usher (featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon) – "Yeah!"	[22]
2005	Green Day – "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"	Coldplay – "Speed of Sound" Snoop Dogg (featuring Pharrell) – "Drop It Like It's Hot" Gwen Stefani – "Hollaback Girl" Kanye West – "Jesus Walks"	[23]
2006	Panic! at the Disco – "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"	Christina Aguilera – "Ain't No Other Man" Madonna – "Hung Up" Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Dani California" ‡ Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) – "Hips Don't Lie"	[24]
2007	Rihanna (featuring Jay Z) – "Umbrella"	Beyoncé – "Irreplaceable" Justice – "D.A.N.C.E." ‡ Justin Timberlake – "What Goes Around... Comes Around" Kanye West – "Stronger" Amy Winehouse – "Rehab"	[25]
2008	Britney Spears – "Piece of Me"	Chris Brown – "Forever" Jonas Brothers – "Burnin' Up" Pussycat Dolls – "When I Grow Up" The Ting Tings – "Shut Up and Let Me Go"	[26]
2009	Beyoncé – "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"	Eminem – "We Made You" Lady Gaga – "Poker Face" Britney Spears – "Womanizer" Kanye West – "Love Lockdown"	[27]
2010	Lady Gaga – "Bad Romance" †	Thirty Seconds to Mars – "Kings and Queens" B.o.B (featuring Hayley Williams) – "Airplanes" Eminem – "Not Afraid" Florence and the Machine – "Dog Days Are Over" Lady Gaga (featuring Beyoncé) – "Telephone"	[28]
2011	Katy Perry – "Firework"	Adele – "Rolling in the Deep" † Beastie Boys – "Make Some Noise" Bruno Mars – "Grenade" Tyler, the Creator – "Yonkers"	[29]
2012	Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) – "We Found Love" †	Drake (featuring Rihanna) – "Take Care" Gotye (featuring Kimbra) – "Somebody That I Used to Know" M.I.A. – "Bad Girls" ‡ Katy Perry – "Wide Awake"	[30]
2013	Justin Timberlake – "Mirrors"	Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (featuring Wanz) – "Thrift Shop" Bruno Mars – "Locked Out of Heaven" Taylor Swift – "I Knew You Were Trouble" Robin Thicke (featuring T.I. and Pharrell) – "Blurred Lines"	[31]
2014	Miley Cyrus – "Wrecking Ball"	Iggy Azalea (featuring Charli XCX) – "Fancy" Beyoncé (featuring Jay Z) – "Drunk in Love" Sia – "Chandelier" ‡ Pharrell Williams – "Happy" †	[32]
2015	Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) – "Bad Blood" †	Beyoncé – "7/11" Kendrick Lamar – "Alright" ‡ Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) – "Uptown Funk" Ed Sheeran – "Thinking Out Loud"	[33]
2016	Beyoncé – "Formation"	Adele – "Hello" Drake – "Hotline Bling" Justin Bieber – "Sorry" Kanye West – "Famous"	[34]

Notes:

• "†" indicates Grammy Award winning music videos.
• "‡" indicates Grammy Award nominated music videos.

See also

• Grammy Award for Best Music Video
• MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video

Notes

1. Rihanna's two nominations in the category in 2012 was not counted as she was featured artist in Drake's "Take Care" music video; the same for Missy Elliott in 2001 as she was featured artist in the song "Lady Marmalade by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink.

References

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External links

• Official website