The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Pop was first presented in 1998. British girl group the Spice Girls were the first ever act to receive the award. American singer Britney Spears was the first solo female artist to win the award in 1999, while American singer Justin Timberlake was the first male solo artist to win in 2003. South Korean boy group BTS are the first Kpop act to be nominated in this category in 2020. British boy band One Direction are currently the act with the most award wins in this category, receiving a total of three.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
Year | Artist | Ref |
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1998 | ||
Spice Girls | [1] | |
Aqua | ||
Backstreet Boys | ||
Boyzone | ||
Five | ||
1999 | ||
Britney Spears ‡ | [2] | |
Backstreet Boys ‡ | ||
Boyzone | ||
Five | ||
Ricky Martin † |
Year | Artist | Ref |
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2020 | ||
Little Mix | [20] | |
BTS † | ||
Dua Lipa | ||
Harry Styles | ||
Justin Bieber ‡ | ||
Katy Perry | ||
Lady Gaga ‡ | ||
2021 | ||
BTS ‡ | [21] | |
Doja Cat | ||
Dua Lipa | ||
Ed Sheeran | ||
Justin Bieber † | ||
Olivia Rodrigo ‡ | ||
2022 | ||
Taylor Swift | [22] | |
Billie Eilish ‡ | ||
Doja Cat ‡ | ||
Ed Sheeran ‡ | ||
Harry Styles † | ||
Lizzo ‡ | ||
2023 | ||
Billie Eilish | [23] | |
Dua Lipa ‡ | ||
Ed Sheeran | ||
Miley Cyrus ‡ | ||
Olivia Rodrigo ‡ | ||
Taylor Swift † |
As of 2018.
Number of European Nominations | Total Number |
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17 | 70 |