# MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop was first given out in 1999 under the name of Best Pop Video, as MTV began to put several teen pop acts in heavy rotation. Nominations, however, were not just limited to pop acts, as dance, R&B, pop/rock, and reggaeton artists have also received nominations throughout the award's history.
In 2007, MTV eliminated this award along with all of the genre categories, but it returned in 2008.
In 2017, the word "Video" was removed from the names of all genre categories, leaving this award with its current name: Best Pop.
In 2024, the nominees were based on the artists, instead of music videos.
Britney Spears has received the most wins and nominations in this category, winning three awards out of seven nominations. NSYNC and Spears are the only acts to win the award for two consecutive years.

## Recipients
### 1990s

Recipients :
| Year | Winner(s) | Video | Nominees | Ref. |
| 1999 | Ricky Martin | "Livin' la Vida Loca" | Backstreet Boys – "I Want It That Way" Jennifer Lopez – "If You Had My Love" NSYNC – "Tearin' Up My Heart" Britney Spears – "...Baby One More Time" | |

### 2000s

Recipients :
| Year | Winner(s) | Video | Nominees | Ref. |
| 2000 | NSYNC | "Bye Bye Bye" | Christina Aguilera – "What a Girl Wants" Blink-182 – "All the Small Things" Destiny's Child – "Say My Name" Britney Spears – "Oops!...I Did It Again" | |
| 2001 | NSYNC | "Pop" | Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and P!nk (featuring Missy Elliott) – "Lady Marmalade" Backstreet Boys – "The Call" Destiny's Child – "Survivor" Britney Spears – "Stronger" | |
| 2002 | No Doubt (featuring Bounty Killer) | "Hey Baby" | Michelle Branch – "All You Wanted" NSYNC (featuring Nelly) – "Girlfriend" (Remix) P!nk – "Get the Party Started" Shakira – "Whenever, Wherever" | |
| 2003 | Justin Timberlake | "Cry Me a River" | Christina Aguilera (featuring Redman) – "Dirrty" Kelly Clarkson – "Miss Independent" Avril Lavigne – "Sk8er Boi" No Doubt (featuring Lady Saw) – "Underneath It All" | |
| 2004 | No Doubt | "It's My Life" | Hilary Duff – "Come Clean" Avril Lavigne – "Don't Tell Me" Jessica Simpson – "With You" Britney Spears – "Toxic" | |
| 2005 | Kelly Clarkson | "Since U Been Gone" | Lindsay Lohan – "Rumors" Jesse McCartney – "Beautiful Soul" Ashlee Simpson – "Pieces of Me" Gwen Stefani – "Hollaback Girl" | |
| 2006 | P!nk | "Stupid Girls" | Christina Aguilera – "Ain't No Other Man" Nelly Furtado (featuring Timbaland) – "Promiscuous" Madonna – "Hung Up" Shakira (featuring Wyclef Jean) – "Hips Don't Lie" | |
| 2007 | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Britney Spears | "Piece of Me" | Danity Kane – "Damaged" Jonas Brothers – "Burnin' Up" Panic! at the Disco – "Nine in the Afternoon" Tokio Hotel – "Ready, Set, Go!" | |
| 2009 | Britney Spears | "Womanizer" | Beyoncé – "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Cobra Starship (featuring Leighton Meester) – "Good Girls Go Bad" Lady Gaga – "Poker Face" Wisin & Yandel – "Abusadora" | |

### 2010s

Recipients :
| Year | Winner(s) | Video | Nominees |
| 2010 | Lady Gaga | "Bad Romance" | Beyoncé (featuring Lady Gaga) – "Video Phone" (Extended Remix) B.o.B (featuring Bruno Mars) – "Nothin' on You" Kesha – "Tik Tok" Katy Perry (featuring Snoop Dogg) – "California Gurls" |
| 2011 | Britney Spears | "Till the World Ends" | Adele – "Rolling in the Deep" Bruno Mars – "Grenade" Katy Perry – "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" Pitbull (featuring Ne-Yo, Nayer and Afrojack) – "Give Me Everything" |
| 2012 | One Direction | "What Makes You Beautiful" | Justin Bieber – "Boyfriend" fun. (featuring Janelle Monáe) – "We Are Young" Maroon 5 (featuring Wiz Khalifa) – "Payphone" Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) – "We Found Love" |
| 2013 | Selena Gomez | "Come & Get It" | Miley Cyrus – "We Can't Stop" fun. – "Carry On" Bruno Mars – "Locked Out of Heaven" Justin Timberlake – "Mirrors" |
| 2014 | Ariana Grande (featuring Iggy Azalea) | "Problem" | Avicii (featuring Aloe Blacc) – "Wake Me Up" Iggy Azalea (featuring Charli XCX) – "Fancy" Jason Derulo (featuring 2 Chainz) – "Talk Dirty" Pharrell Williams – "Happy" |
| 2015 | Taylor Swift | "Blank Space" | Beyoncé – "7/11" Maroon 5 – "Sugar" Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) – "Uptown Funk" Ed Sheeran – "Thinking Out Loud" |
| 2016 | Beyoncé | "Formation" | Adele – "Hello" Justin Bieber – "Sorry" Alessia Cara – "Wild Things" Ariana Grande – "Into You" |
| 2017 | Fifth Harmony (featuring Gucci Mane) | "Down" | Miley Cyrus – "Malibu" Shawn Mendes – "Treat You Better" Katy Perry (featuring Skip Marley) – "Chained to the Rhythm" Ed Sheeran – "Shape of You" Harry Styles – "Sign of the Times" |
| 2018 | Ariana Grande | "No Tears Left to Cry" | Camila Cabello (featuring Young Thug) – "Havana" Demi Lovato – "Sorry Not Sorry" Shawn Mendes – "In My Blood" P!nk – "What About Us" Ed Sheeran – "Perfect" |
| 2019 | Jonas Brothers | "Sucker" | 5 Seconds of Summer – "Easier" Cardi B and Bruno Mars – "Please Me" Billie Eilish – "bad guy" Ariana Grande – "thank u, next" Khalid – "Talk" Taylor Swift – "You Need to Calm Down" |

### 2020s

Recipients :
| Year | Winner(s) | Video | Nominees |
| 2020 | BTS | "On" | Justin Bieber (featuring Quavo) – "Intentions" Halsey – "You Should Be Sad" Jonas Brothers – "What a Man Gotta Do" Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain on Me" Taylor Swift – "Lover" |
| 2021 | Justin Bieber (featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon) | "Peaches" | BTS – "Butter" Billie Eilish – "Therefore I Am" Ariana Grande – "Positions" Shawn Mendes – "Wonder" Olivia Rodrigo – "Good 4 U" Harry Styles – "Treat People with Kindness" Taylor Swift – "Willow" |
| 2022 | Harry Styles | "As It Was" | Doja Cat – "Woman" Billie Eilish – "Happier Than Ever" Lizzo – "About Damn Time" Olivia Rodrigo – "Traitor" Ed Sheeran – "Shivers" |
| 2023 | Taylor Swift | "Anti-Hero" | Miley Cyrus – "Flowers" Dua Lipa – "Dance the Night" Demi Lovato – "Swine" P!nk – "Trustfall" Olivia Rodrigo – "Vampire" Ed Sheeran – "Eyes Closed" |
| 2024 | Taylor Swift | — | Camila Cabello Sabrina Carpenter Dua Lipa Tate McRae Olivia Rodrigo |

## Statistics
### Artists with multiple wins
#### 3 wins

* Taylor Swift
* Britney Spears

#### 2 wins

* No Doubt
* NSYNC
* Ariana Grande