# MTV Video Music Awards/Best Video with a Social Message

Der MTV Video Music Award für das Best Video with a Social Message wurde erstmals bei den MTV Video Music Awards 2011 unter dem Namen Best Video with a Message verliehen. Seinen heutigen Namen erhielt er 2013. 2017 wurde er als Best Fight Against the System vergeben, 2018 wurde er zum Video with a Message und 2019 zum Video for Good.
Der Award richtet sich an Songs mit politischen und sozialkritischen Themen.

## Übersicht

| Jahr | Gewinner | Nominierungen | Ref. |
| 2011 | Lady Gaga – Born This Way | Eminem (featuring Rihanna) – Love The Way You Lie Katy Perry – Firework P!nk – Fuckin' Perfect Rise Against – Make It Stop (September's Children) Taylor Swift – Mean | |
| 2012 | Demi Lovato – Skyscraper | Kelly Clarkson – Dark Side Gym Class Heroes (featuring Ryan Tedder) – The Fighter K’naan (featuring Nelly Furtado) – Is Anybody Out There? Lil Wayne – How to Love Rise Against – Ballad of Hollis Brown | |
| 2013 | Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (featuring Mary Lambert) – Same Love | Beyoncé – I Was Here Kelly Clarkson – People Like Us Miguel – Candles in the Sun Snoop Lion (featuring Drake and Cori B.) – No Guns Allowed | |
| 2014 | Beyoncé – Pretty Hurts | Avicii – Hey Brother J. Cole (featuring TLC) – Crooked Smile David Guetta (featuring Mikky Ekko) – One Voice Angel Haze (featuring Sia) – Battle Cry Kelly Rowland – Dirty Laundry | |
| 2015 | Big Sean (featuring Kanye West and John Legend) – One Man Can Change the World | Colbie Caillat – Try Jennifer Hudson – I Still Love You Rihanna – American Oxygen Wale – The White Shoes | |
| 2016 | Nicht vergeben | Nicht vergeben | Nicht vergeben |
| 2017 | Big Sean – Light Alessia Cara – Scars to Your Beautiful The Hamilton Mixtape (K’naan, Snow Tha Product, Riz MC, & Residente) – Immigrants (We Get the Job Done) John Legend – Surefire Logic (featuring Damian Lemar Hudson) – Black Spiderman Taboo (featuring Shailene Woodley) – Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL" | Big Sean – Light Alessia Cara – Scars to Your Beautiful The Hamilton Mixtape (K’naan, Snow Tha Product, Riz MC, & Residente) – Immigrants (We Get the Job Done) John Legend – Surefire Logic (featuring Damian Lemar Hudson) – Black Spiderman Taboo (featuring Shailene Woodley) – Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL" | |
| 2018 | Childish Gambino – This Is America | Drake – God's Plan Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges – Liberated Logic (featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid) – 1-800-273-8255 Janelle Monáe (featuring Grimes) – Pynk Jessie Reyez – Gatekeeper | |
| 2019 | Taylor Swift – You Need to Calm Down | Jamie N Commons and Skylar Grey (featuring Gallant) – Runaway Train Halsey – Nightmare The Killers – Land of the Free John Legend – Preach Lil Dicky – Earth | |
| 2020 | H.E.R. – I Can't Breathe | Billie Eilish – All the Good Girls Go to Hell Lil Baby – The Bigger Picture Demi Lovato – I Love Me Anderson .Paak – Lockdown Taylor Swift – The Man | |
| 2021 | Billie Eilish – Your Power | Kane Brown – Worldwide Beautiful H.E.R. – Fight for You Lil Nas X – Montero (Call Me by Your Name) Demi Lovato – Dancing with the Devil Pharrell Williams (featuring Jay-Z) – Entrepreneur | |
| 2022 | Lizzo – About Damn Time | Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5 Latto – Pussy Rina Sawayama – This Hell Stromae – Fils de Joie | |
| 2023 | Dove Cameron – Breakfast | Alicia Keys – If I Ain’t Got You (orchestral) Bad Bunny – El Apagón – Aquí Vive Gente Demi Lovato – Swine Imagine Dragons – Crushed Maluma – La Reina | |