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MTV Video Music Award
for Video of the Year
The "moonman" trophy presented to the award winners
Descriptionmusic videos
CountryUnited States
Presented byMTV
First awarded1984
Currently held byBeyoncé – "Formation" (2016)
WebsiteVMA 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,[a][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

The Cars in 1984.
Inaugural winner The Cars
Madonna at the MDNA Tour.
Madonna won the award in 1998 for "Ray of Light"
Eminem performing.
Two time winner Eminem for the music videos "The Real Slim Shady" and "Without Me"
Rihanna smilig.
Two time winner Rihanna became the youngest solo act to win the award in 2007
Britney Spears performing.
2008 winner Britney Spears
Beyoncé won the award twice in 2009 and 2016
Lady Gaga with a mic.
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
Katy Perry performing.
2011 winner Katy Perry
Justin Timberlake at V Festival
Justin Timberlake won the award in 2013, along with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
Miley Cyrus smiling.
2014 winner Miley Cyrus
Taylor Swift performing.
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" [1]
1985 Don Henley – "The Boys of Summer" [3]
1986 Dire Straits – "Money for Nothing" [4]
1987 Peter Gabriel – "Sledgehammer" [5]
1988 INXS – "Need You Tonight" / "Mediate" [6]
1989 Neil Young – "This Note's for You" [7]
1990 Sinéad O'Connor – "Nothing Compares 2 U" ‡ [8]
1991 R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion" † [9]
1992 Van Halen – "Right Now" [10]
1993 Pearl Jam – "Jeremy" [11]
1994 Aerosmith – "Cryin'" [12]
1995 TLC – "Waterfalls" [13]
1996 The Smashing Pumpkins – "Tonight, Tonight" ‡ [14]
1997 Jamiroquai – "Virtual Insanity" [15]
1998 Madonna – "Ray of Light" † [16]
1999 Lauryn Hill – "Doo Wop (That Thing)" [17]
2000 Eminem – "The Real Slim Shady" [18]
2001 Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) – "Lady Marmalade" [19]
2002 Eminem – "Without Me" † [20]
2003 Missy Elliott – "Work It" [21]
2004 OutKast – "Hey Ya!" ‡ [22]
2005 Green Day – "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" [23]
2006 Panic! at the Disco – "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" [24]
2007 Rihanna (featuring Jay Z) – "Umbrella" [25]
2008 Britney Spears – "Piece of Me" [26]
2009 Beyoncé – "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" [27]
2010 Lady Gaga – "Bad Romance" † [28]
2011 Katy Perry – "Firework" [29]
2012 Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) – "We Found Love" † [30]
2013 Justin Timberlake – "Mirrors" [31]
2014 Miley Cyrus – "Wrecking Ball" [32]
2015 Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) – "Bad Blood" † [33]
2016 Beyoncé – "Formation" [34]

Notes:

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

See also

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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  2. ^ a b "MTV Video Music Awards – Biggest Winners". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
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  33. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2015". MTV. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  34. ^ "2016 VMA Nominations: See the Full List Now". MTV News. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
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