MTV Video Music Award for Best Video with a Social Message

Annual music award
MTV Video Music Award
for Video for Good
Awarded forMusic songs
CountryUnited States
Presented byMTV
First awarded2011
Currently held byDove Cameron – "Breakfast" (2023)
Most awardsJohn Legend & Big Sean (2)
Most nominationsDemi Lovato (4)
WebsiteVMA website

The MTV Video Music Award for Video for Good is an award handed out at the yearly MTV Video Music Awards, first introduced at the 2011 ceremony. Originally named Best Video with a Message, the word "Social" was added to its name in 2013.

For the 2017 ceremony, the award was renamed Best Fight Against the System while still being known for awarding videos that address current social and political subjects. In 2018, the award's name became Video with a Message, and in 2019, it was changed to its current title.

The first winner of the category was Lady Gaga. As of 2023, John Legend and Big Sean are the biggest winners of the category with two wins, and Demi Lovato is the most nominated artist with four in this category.

Recipients

Lady Gaga at the Born This Way Ball in 2011.
Inaugural winner Lady Gaga.
Demi Lovato is the most nominated act with four. She won in 2012 with "Skyscraper".
Big Sean looking aside.
Two-time winner Big Sean.
Two-time winner John Legend.

2010s

Recipients
Year[a] Winner(s) Video Nominees Ref.
2011 Lady Gaga "Born This Way"
[1]
2012 Demi Lovato "Skyscraper"
[2]
2013 Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (featuring Mary Lambert) "Same Love"
[3]
2014 Beyoncé "Pretty Hurts"
[4]
2015 Big Sean (featuring Kanye West and John Legend) "One Man Can Change the World"
[5]
2016 —
2017 [6]
2018 Childish Gambino "This is America"
[7]
2019 Taylor Swift "You Need to Calm Down"
[8]

2020s

Recipients
Year[b] Winner(s) Video Nominees Ref.
2020 H.E.R. "I Can't Breathe"
[9]
2021 Billie Eilish "Your Power"
[10]
2022 Lizzo "About Damn Time" [11]
2023 Dove Cameron "Breakfast"
[12]

Statistics

Artists with multiple wins

2 wins

Artists with multiple nominations

4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

Notes

  1. ^ Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.
  2. ^ Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.

References

  1. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2011". MTV. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  2. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2012". MTV. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  3. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2013". MTV. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  4. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2014". MTV. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  5. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2015". MTV. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  6. ^ Renner Brown, Eric (August 28, 2017). "MTV VMA 2017: See the Complete Winners List". People. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  7. ^ "VMAs: Camila Cabello Wins Video of the Year for "Havana"; Complete List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  8. ^ "Here Are All the Winners From the 2019 MTV VMAs". Billboard. August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  9. ^ Ginsberg, Gab (July 30, 2020). "Ariana Grande & Lady Gaga Lead 2020 MTV VMA Nominations: See Full List". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  10. ^ Serrano, Athena (August 11, 2021). "The 2021 VMA Nominations Are Here: Justin Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion, and More". MTV News. MTV. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  11. ^ Grein, Paul (July 26, 2022). "Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow & Kendrick Lamar Lead 2022 MTV VMA Nominations: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  12. ^ Tinoco, Armando (8 August 2023). "MTV VMA Nominations: Taylor Swift Leads Pack With Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, Sam Smith & More Close By". Deadline. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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