MTV Video Music Awards

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MTV Video Music Awards
Current: 2024 MTV Video Music Awards
Description Music videos and pop culture
Location United States
Presented by MTV
First awarded September 5, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-09-05)
Most recent MTV Video Music Award winners
← 2023 September 15, 2024 2025 →

  Phillip Santos attending the MTV VMAs (September 2024).png Hendrix at the MTV VMAs (September 2024).png
Award Video of the Year Song of the Summer
Winner Phillip Santos
("Oasis")
Hendrix
("We Up (416)")
  Caymon Adams attending the Grammys (February 2024).png Leslie Michaelson attending the MTV VMAs (September 2024).png
Award Coca-Cola Fans' Choice Award Best Social Message in a Video
Winner Caymon Adams Leslie Michaelson
("Diamond Tears")

The MTV Video Music Awards is an award ceremony, where awards are presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Award, the annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony has often been called the "Super Bowl for youth", an acknowledgment of the VMA ceremony's ability to draw millions of youth from teens to 20-somethings each year. The ceremony was the first-ever award ceremony to be hosted in the MusicNation industry. The inaugural ceremony was held on September 5, 2009, at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California. The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards was held on September 15, at the The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park in San Diego, California.

History and origin

In August 2009, MTV announced their intentions of bringing the VMAs to the MusicNation industry, to be hosted as the first-ever award ceremony in the industry since its inception. Hosted at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, the event has since been held in the timeframe of early August to late October of each year, to honor the music videography of acts from the past year.

Categories

Current categories

  • Best Female Video
  • Best Male Video
  • Best Urban Video
  • Best Pop Video
  • Best Cinematography in a Video1
  • Best Collaboration Video1
  • Best Special Effects in a Video1
  • Best Dance Video1
  • Best Group Video1
  • International Choice
  • Coca-Cola Fans' Choice Award
  • Video of the Year

Past award categories

  • Best International Video
  • Best Sizzling Hot Video
  • Best Team in a Video
  • Best Concept Video
  • Best New Artist in a Video
  • Best Rock Video
  • Best R&B/Hip-Hop Video
  • Best Fashion in a Video
  • Best Choreography in a Video
  • Best Editing in a Video
  • Best Art Direction in a Video
  • Best Celebrity Twitter
  • Viewer's Choice Artist
  • Verizon Fans' Choice Award

Notes

  1. ^ Due to limited and lengthy airtime, several categories are delivered in a special pre-show special — with only the main important categories unveiled during the live telecast and ceremony.

Most wins

Most wins overall

List of MTV Video Music Awards for most wins overall
Artist Years Number of awards Awarded work
Krystal Hayes 20102014 11 "Bring the House Down" (2); Viewer's Choice Artist; "Your Secrets Are Safe with Me" (2); "Striptease" (3); "Third Degree" (1); "Lethal" (1); Video Vanguard Award
Jamaica 20112016 10 "Rain on Me" (2); "Cheaters" (1); Best Celebrity Twitter; "Hometown Whore" (1); "Revenge" (2); "Us Against the World" (1); "Caught in You" (1); "Hooked on You" (1)
Damita Jo 20092015 9 "Entertain U" (1); "Amplified" (2); "African Sunrise" (2); "Suspect" (2); "Bright Lights" (1); Video Vanguard Award
Chris Kane 20102016 8 "Nothing Is Promised Except Death" (2); "I Came Back for You" (1); "Pinocchio" (1); "Cardiac Arrest" (1); Video Vanguard Award; "Sinners" (2)
Suite 44 20102016 "Happy Endings" (1); "Mile High Club" (1); "American Psycho" (3); "Cheaters" (1); "Upside Down" (1); "Phantoms" (1)
Lilly Smith 20122016 7 "Candyland" (5); "Beautiful Creature" (1); "Survivor" (1)
Queen Sapphire 20152016 "The High Price" (5); "Receiver" (1); "Good Mourning" (1)
1OAK 20132016 6 "1 of a Kind" (1); Coca-Cola Fans' Choice Award (4); "Disasterpiece" (1)
DeJonay 20122015 5 "Basshunter" (1); "Whatever U Can Do (I Can Do Better)" (1); "Let the Beat Drop" (1); "Put Your Hands Up (If You Love Her)" (1); "Angel" (1)
Ace Winston 20122015 4 "Gunslinger" (1); "Breathing with Purpose" (1); "Johnny, Don't Be a Hero" (1); "No Smoke Without Fire" (1)
Brody Chandler 20092014 "Bodyrock" (1); "Firecracker" (1); Viewers Choice Artist; "Moan" (1)
Natalie Chandler 2010 "Blue Parachute" (4)
Jude Harrison 20092015 3 "Crazy Chick" (2); "Groove Thang" (1)
Marlon Percy 20112013 "Pretty Poison" (1); "Dirty Dancing" (2)
Nicole Jordan 20132015 "Superwoman" (2); "Paradise" (1)
Berton Brothers 2011 2 "Delusion Illusion" (2)
Haylie Thomas 20112012 "Reality Bites" (1); "Behind Closed Doors" (1)
Jayden Hart 20132016 "Evolver" (1); "Make Me Want You" (1)
Leslie Michaelson 20132015 "Second Chance Home" (1); "Casablanca Love" (1)

Most wins in a single night

List of MTV Video Music Awards for the most wins in a single night
Artist Year Number of awards Awarded work
DeJonay 2022 5 "Kulture" (5)
Queen Sapphire 2015 "The High Price" (5)
Lilly Smith 2012 "Candyland" (5)
Camila López 2023 4 "Differently" (4)
Suite 44 2012 "American Psycho" (3); "Cheaters" (1)
Natalie Chandler 2010 "Blue Parachute" (4)

Most wins for a single video

List of MTV Video Music Awards for the most wins for a single video
Artist Year Number of awards Music video
DeJonay 2022 5 "Kulture"
Queen Sapphire 2015 "The High Price"
Lilly Smith 2012 "Candyland"
Camila López 2023 4 "Differently"
Natalie Chandler 2012 "Blue Parachute"
Krystal Hayes 2012 3 "Striptease"
Suite 44 2012 "American Psycho"

Notes

  • On its "Most Wins" lists, MTV only recognizes the wins the artists have as a lead act, not as a featured act.

Video Vanguard Award

The Video Vanguard Award is given to musicians who have made a profound effect on the MTV culture, honoring an artist's body of work. The award can sometimes be presented in consistent years, although it's not an annual award. Recent recipients of the accolade include Jayden Hart, DeJonay and Suite 44. In 2023, host Hannah Seymour announced that moving forward, the Video Vanguard Award will be renamed after the late Chris Kane, who had previously won the first-ever trophy in 2013.

List of recipients

Year Recipient(s) Notes
2013 Chris Kane Kane was celebrated for being the architect behind some of the most innovative and popular music videos of the last half decade. In honor of his artistry and innovation, Lilly Smith delivered a glowing appraisal of the rapper before presenting him with the inaugural award.
2014 Krystal Hayes In recognition of her remarkable string of iconic music videos, which served as a catalyst for MTV's developing demographics, Hayes became the first female to receive the accolade. The award, presented by Picasso, was preceded by a medley performance of Hayes' greatest hits.
2015 Damita Jo For her positive effect on the MTV culture and generation, the award celebrated Jo's highly influential and groundbreaking videography. Brody Chandler presented the award after Madison Jaymes, Roman and Shenelle Jenkins performed a choreographed musical tribute of Jo's biggest hits.
2018 Jayden Hart Honoring the vocalist of her generation, whose ever-changing style conscious, cutting edge, groundbreaking music videos have left an indelible mark on a myriad of demographics. Kassie Di'Minico and Tyler St. James introduced a video montage. Hart's husband Nathan Hunter presented the award after Hart performed a medley from her greatest hits album Go On Forever: A Decade of Song.
2020 DeJonay As a triple threat and force multiplier of the 2010s decade and beyond, her undeniable impact on concepts, fashion Black culture and the unfiltered feminism movement helped shape the future of what is now seen in almost every video since her strutting debut. The award, preceded by a medley of songs from DeJonay's album Love & Sound, Vol. 3: The Ambition, was presented by DeJonay's husband Marques.
2022 Suite 44 Celebrating the immensely diverse videography of storytelling and social commentary from one of the most recognized, respected, influential and commercially successful bands in pop music history. The award, presented by Trek Wars stars Garrison Dagnan, Carla Rodriguez and Gabriel Young, was preceded by a montage of Suite 44's biggest videos, followed by a medley performance of their greatest hits and the first-ever live performance of "Reminisce".

Logos

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Ceremonies

List of MTV Video Music Awards ceremonies
Year Date Venue Location Host Video of the Year
2009 September 5 Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, California Dane Cook "Hostage" by Mia Grace (Dir.: Traktor)
2010 August 15 Miami's American Airlines Arena Miami, Florida Andy Samberg "Blue Parachute" by Natalie Chandler (Dir.: Sophie Muller)
2011 August 9 Nokia Theatre L.A. Live Los Angeles, California
"Reality Bites" by Haylie Thomas (Dir.: Joseph Kahn)
2012 September 1 N/A "American Psycho" by Suite 44 (Dir.: Jonas Åkerlund)
2013 August 29 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana Jason Sudeikis "Second Chance Home" by Leslie Michaelson (Dir.: Roman White)
2014 August 28 Jones Beach Theater Long Island, New York Joel McHale "Armor" by Hunter James (Dir.: Mark Pellington)
2015 October 24 Philips Arena Atlanta, Georgia N/A "The High Price" by Queen Sapphire (Dir.: Jonas Åkerlund)
2016 September 25 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii "Make Me Want You" by Jayden Hart (Dir.: Bryan Barber)
2017 October 28 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco, California "Betrayed/Karma" by Josiah Tucker (Dir.: Justin Case)
2018 October 28 Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, California Josiah Tucker "Break the Cycle" by Phillip Santos (Dir.: Ryan Pallotta)
2019 September 15 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York PRTY "Fuego" by Jenni Garza (Dir.: Anthony Mandler)
2020 September 6 Radio City Music Hall Hannah Seymour "High Voltage" by Lilly Smith (Dir.: Mathew Cullen)
2021 September 5 Picasso "Vendetta" by Blair Meyers (Dir.: Joseph Kahn)
2022 September 4 Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, Washington Owen Berton "Kulture" by DeJonay (Dir.: Melina Matsoukas)
2023 September 24 The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park San Diego, California Hannah Seymour "Differently" by Camila López (Dir.: Dave Meyers)
2024 September 15 "Oasis" by Phillip Santos (Dir.: Matty Peacock)