MTV Europe Music Award for Best Live Act
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The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Live Act is an award category for the MTV Europe Music Awards. It was first awarded in 1995, which Take That won for their Nobody Else Tour lasting from March to October 1995. U2 and Ed Sheeran won the award the most times, both receiving two awards. The award was briefly named Best Headliner for the 2007 and 2008 ceremonies.
Winners and nominees
[edit]Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1990s
[edit]| Year | Artist | Tour | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | |||
| Take That | Nobody Else Tour | [1] | |
| Bon Jovi | These Days Tour | ||
| The Prodigy | Music for the Jilted Generation Tour | ||
| R.E.M. | Parallel Tour | ||
| The Rolling Stones | Voodoo Lounge Tour | ||
| 1997 | |||
| U2 | PopMart Tour | [2] | |
| Aerosmith | Nine Lives Tour | ||
| Michael Jackson | HIStory World Tour | ||
| Radiohead | OK Computer era and Against Demons Tour | ||
| Skunk Anansie | Stoosh Tour |
2000s
[edit]2010s
[edit]2020s
[edit]| Year | Artist | Tour | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| BTS | Map of the Soul Tour Live Stream | [17] | |
| J Balvin | Beyond the Colores Live Experience | ||
| Katy Perry | Tomorrowland: Around the World | ||
| Little Mix | UNCancelled | ||
| Maluma | Papi Juancho Live | ||
| Post Malone | Nirvana Tribute | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Harry Styles | Love On Tour | [18] | |
| Coldplay | Music of the Spheres World Tour | ||
| Ed Sheeran | +–=÷x Tour | ||
| Kendrick Lamar | The Big Steppers Tour | ||
| Lady Gaga | The Chromatica Ball | ||
| The Weeknd | After Hours til Dawn Tour | ||
| 2023 | |||
| Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | [19] | |
| Beyoncé | Renaissance World Tour | ||
| Burna Boy | I Told Them... Tour | ||
| Ed Sheeran | - Tour | ||
| Måneskin | Rush! World Tour | ||
| SZA | SOS Tour | ||
| The Weeknd | After Hours til Dawn Tour |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Atwood, Brett (October 28, 1995). November Awards Abound: Billboard Vid, MTV Europe. Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ "Puffy, Radiohead Lead MTV Europe Nominees". MTV News. September 19, 1997. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ Mancini, Robert (September 30, 2002). "Eminem, Pink, Shakira Nab Most Noms For MTV Europe Music Awards". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ Levine, Nick (November 1, 2007). "In full: MTV Europe Music Awards winners". Digital Spy. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ "MTV EMAs name Rick Astley 'Best Act Ever'". NME. November 7, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "US artists lead MTV Europe awards". BBC News. September 21, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ "We Announce Our First Two Performers: Katy Perry & Linkin Park!". MTV Networks Europe. September 20, 2010. Archived from the original on October 11, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Lady GaGa Leads 2011 MTV EMA Nominations". MTV UK. September 19, 2011. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ Hardie, Beth (September 17, 2012). "A total sex pot (Rihanna) and a sweet innocent lass (Taylor Swift) are going to have a fight". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ^ "JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, MACKLEMORE LEAD 2013 MTV EMA NOMINATIONS". MTV News. September 17, 2013. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ Ehrlich, Brenna (September 16, 2014). "2014 MTV EMA Nominations: Get The Full List". MTV. Archived from the original on September 19, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ Szalai, George (September 15, 2015). "Taylor Swift Leads MTV EMAs With 9 Nominations". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "justin bieber & beyoncé lead the 2016 mtv ema nominations – see the full list!". MTV UK. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 MTV EMAs". Billboard. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Camila Cabello, Ariana Grande, Post Malone Lead 2018 MTV EMA Nominees". Billboard. October 4, 2018.
- ^ "ARIANA GRANDE, BILLIE EILISH, LIL NAS X, AND MORE: THE 2019 EMA NOMINATIONS ARE HERE". MTV. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "READY, SET, VOTE! THE 2020 MTV EMA NOMINEES ARE HERE!". MTV Networks Europe. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ Grein, Paul (November 13, 2022). "Taylor Swift Is Top Winner at 2022 MTV EMAs: Full Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (October 4, 2023). "Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and SZA Lead 2023 MTV EMAs Nominations: See List". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2023.