The MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act is one of the four original general categories that have been given out since the first annual
MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards (originally named MTV European Music Awards, commonly abbreviated as MTV EMA) are awards presented by Paramount International Networks to honour artists and music in pop culture. It was originally conceived as an a ...
in
1994
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. Originally called Breakthrough Artist (1994—1999), it was briefly retitled to Future Sounds in 2006 and the winner was chosen by their peers. In
2007 the category featured only
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...
an artists chosen by viewers in each region of Europe, every day the artist with the fewest votes was eliminated and the winner would play live at the EMAs. In 2008 the award was once again retitled, this time to its current name. The current holder by this award is
Seventeen.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
:† indicates an
MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist
The MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist has been given out since the first annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1984. Until 2006, the award was named Best New Artist in a Video. In 2007 its name was changed to Best New Artist, as the category un ...
–winning artist.
:‡ indicates an
MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist
The MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist has been given out since the first annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1984. Until 2006, the award was named Best New Artist in a Video. In 2007 its name was changed to Best New Artist, as the category un ...
–nominated artist that same year.
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also
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MTV Europe Music Award for Best Push Act
The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Push Act (Best Breakthrough Artist) was first awarded in 2009.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2000s
2010s
2020s
References
External links
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MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist
The MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist has been given out since the first annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1984. Until 2006, the award was named Best New Artist in a Video. In 2007 its name was changed to Best New Artist, as the category un ...
References
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MTV Europe Music Awards
Music awards for breakthrough artist