| Artist | Years | Number of nominations | Nominated work |
| Beyoncé | 2003–25 | 85 | "Crazy in Love"* (4); "Me, Myself and I" (1); "Naughty Girl"* (4); "Check on It"* (1); "Beautiful Liar"* (4); Female Artist of the Year; "Irreplaceable"‡ (1); Quadruple Threat of the Year; "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"*† (9); "Video Phone" (5); "Run the World (Girls)"* (3); "Countdown"* (3); "Love On Top" (1); "I Was Here" (1); "Pretty Hurts"* (4); "Drunk in Love"*‡ (2); "Partition" (2); "7/11"*‡ (5); "Hold Up"* (2); Lemonade* (1); "Formation"*† (6); "Freedom" (1); "Sorry" (1); "Apeshit"* (8); "Walk on Water" (1); "Savage (remix)" (1); "Already" (1); "Brown Skin Girl"* (2); "Break My Soul" (1); Artist of the Year (2); "Cuff It" (1); Renaissance World Tour (1); Renaissance (1); "Texas Hold 'Em" (2); VMAs Most Iconic Performance |
| Madonna | 1984–24 | 71 | "Borderline" (1); "Like a Virgin" (3); "Material Girl" (2); "Dress You Up" (1); "Like a Virgin" (live)(1); "Open Your Heart" (3); "Papa Don't Preach"* (3); "Express Yourself"* (5); "Like a Prayer"*‡ (2); "Vogue"*‡ (9); The Immaculate Collection* (1); "Like a Virgin" (Truth or Dare)(2); "Holiday" (Truth or Dare)(4); "Rain"* (2); "I'll Remember" (1); "Human Nature" (2); "Take a Bow"* (2); "You'll See" (1); "Ray of Light"*† (8); "Frozen"* (1); "Beautiful Stranger"* (3); Nothing Really Matters" (1); "American Pie" (1); "Don't Tell Me" (2); "Die Another Day" (1); "Hung Up"‡ (5); "4 Minutes" (1); Madame X (1); VMAs Most Iconic Performance (2) |
| Taylor Swift | 2008–25 | "Teardrops on My Guitar" (1); "You Belong with Me"* (1); "Fifteen" (1); "Mean" (1); "I Knew You Were Trouble"*‡ (2); "Blank Space"* (2); "Bad Blood"*† (8); "I Don't Wanna Live Forever"* (1); "Look What You Made Me Do" (3); "You Need to Calm Down"*† (9); "Me!"* (3); "The Man"*‡ (3); "Lover" (2); "Cardigan" (1); "Willow" (3); All Too Well: The Short Film*† (5); "Anti-Hero"*† (7); Artist of the Year* (4); The Eras Tour* (1); Midnights* (1); "Karma" (1); "Fortnight"*† (9); Best Pop*; VMAs Most Iconic Performance |
| Eminem | 1999–25 | 69 | "Guilty Conscience" (1); "My Name Is"* (3); "Forgot About Dre"* (1) "The Real Slim Shady"*† (6); "Stan"‡ (5); "Without Me"*† (6); "Lose Yourself"*‡ (5); "Just Lose It" (1); "Mosh" (1); "Smack That" (1); "We Made You"*‡ (4); "Not Afraid"*‡ (8); "Love the Way You Lie" (4); "Berzerk" (1); "The Monster" (3); "Rap God"* (3); "River" (1); "Walk on Water" (1); "Godzilla"‡ (2); "From the D 2 the LBC" (1); Artist of the Year; "Houdini"*‡ (6); VMAs Most Iconic Performance; "Murdergram Deux" (1); "Somebody Save Me" (2) |
| Ariana Grande | 2014–25 | 57 | "Problem"* (4); "Bang Bang" (1); "Love Me Harder" (1); "Let Me Love You" (1); "Into You" (4); "Side to Side" (1); "No Tears Left to Cry"*‡ (4); "7 Rings"* (3); Artist of the Year* (5); "Boyfriend"* (1); "God is a Woman" (1); "Rule the World" (1); "Thank U, Next"‡ (5); "Rain On Me"*‡ (7); "Stuck With U" (2); "34+35" (1); "Positions" (1); Best Metaverse Performance; "The Boy Is Mine" (1); "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)"*‡ (5); Best Pop Artist; Brighter Days Ahead*† (6) |
| Drake | 2009–25 | 53 | "Best I Ever Had" (1); "Find Your Love" (1); "Forever" (1); "HYFR"* (1); Take Care"‡ (4); "Started from the Bottom" (2); "Hold On, We're Going Home"* (1); "Hotline Bling"*‡ (4); "One Dance" (1); "Work" (2); Artist of the Year (2); "God's Plan"‡ (5); "Walk It Talk It" (1); "In My Feelings" (2); "Sicko Mode" (1); "Mia" (1); "Life Is Good"‡ (3); "Toosie Slide" (1); "Popstar"‡ (3); "Laugh Now Cry Later" (2); "What's Next" (1); Certified Lover Boy (1); "Wait for U" (2); "Way 2 Sexy"‡ (3); It's All a Blur Tour (1); "Falling Back" (1); Her Loss (1); "Staying Alive" (1); "Rich Baby Daddy" (2); "Nokia" (1) |
| Lady Gaga | 2009–25 | 52 | "Paparazzi"* (5); "Poker Face"*‡ (4); "Bad Romance"*† (10); "Telephone"*‡ (3); "Born This Way"* (2); "Judas" (2); "Shallow" (2); "Rain on Me"*‡ (7); Artist of the Year* (2); Best Quarantine Performance; "911" (2); VMAs Most Iconic Performance; "Abracadabra"* (6); "Die With A Smile"*‡ (4); Mayhem (1) |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2013–25 | 41 | "Swimming Pools (Drank)" (2); "Alright"*‡ (4); "Freedom" (1); Artist of the Year (2); "HUMBLE."*† (7); "All the Stars"* (1); "Tints" (2); "Family Ties" (3); "The Heart Part 5" (2); "N95" (2); "Count Me Out" (2); "Rich Spirit" (1); "Like That" (1); "Not Like Us"*‡ (9); GNX (1); "Luther" (1) |
| Justin Bieber | 2010–25 | 39 | "Baby"* (1); "U Smile"* (1); "Boyfriend" (3); "#thatPOWER" (1); "Where Are Ü Now"* (4); Purpose: The Movement (1); "Sorry"‡ (2); "Cold Water" (2); "Despacito" (remix) (1); "I'm the One" (1); "No Brainer" (1); "I Don't Care" (2); "Intentions" (1); "Stuck with U"* (2); "Peaches"* (4); Artist of the Year* (2); "Holy" (1); "Popstar"‡ (2); "Stay" (4); Best Metaverse Performance; "Daisies" (1); Best Pop Artist |
| Billie Eilish | 2019–25 | Artist of the Year; "Bad Guy"*‡ (5); Best New Artist*; "Hostage" (1); Push Artist of the Year*; "When the Party's Over" (1); "All the Good Girls Go to Hell" (3); "Everything I Wanted"‡ (2); "Xanny" (1); "Lo Vas a Olvidar"* (1); "Therefore I Am" (2); "Your Power"* (2); "Happier Than Ever"* (5); Happier Than Ever (1); Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles (1); "What Was I Made For"* (2); "Lunch"‡ (1); "Birds of a Feather"‡ (3); "Guess"* (5) |
| Janet Jackson | 1987–01 | 38 | "Nasty"* (3); "When I Think of You" (1); "The Pleasure Principle"* (2); "Rhythm Nation"* (2); "Love Will Never Do (Without You)"* (3); "That's the Way Love Goes" (3); "If"* (3); "Scream"*‡ (11); "Runaway" (1); "Together Again" (1); "What's It Gonna Be?!" (4); "All for You"‡ (4) |
| U2 | 1985–24 | "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (1); "With or Without You"*‡ (7); "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"‡ (4); "Where the Streets Have No Name"‡ (4); "When Love Comes to Town"* (1); "Even Better Than the Real Thing"* (3); "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" (1); "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"* (2); "Beautiful Day"‡ (1); "Elevation (Tomb Raider Mix)" (4); "Vertigo" (5); "Original of the Species" (2); "The Saints Are Coming" (1); "Where the Streets Have No Name" (1); "Atomic City" (1) |
| Kanye West | 2004–19 | 37 | "All Falls Down" (4); "Jesus Walks"*‡ (3); "Gold Digger" (3); Male Artist of the Year; Quadruple Threat of the Year; "Stronger"‡ (3); "Good Life"* (1); "Homecoming" (1); "Love Lockdown"‡ (3); "Paranoid" (1); "All of the Lights" (4); "Power" (2); "Otis" (1); "Mercy" (2); "Paris" (2); "Black Skinhead" (1); "Famous"‡ (2); "Fade"* (1); "I Love It" (1) |
| Aerosmith | 1988–01 | 36 | "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" (2); "Rag Doll" (1); "Janie's Got a Gun"*‡ (8); "The Other Side"* (1); Things That Go Pump in the Night (1); "Livin' on the Edge"*‡ (6); Amazing" (5); "Cryin *† (4); "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)"* (1); "Pink"* (2); "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"* (2); "Jaded" (3) |
| Jay-Z | 1999–21 | "Can I Get A..."* (3); "Big Pimpin (1); "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" (1); "03 Bonnie & Clyde" (1); "99 Problems"*‡ (6); Quadruple Threat of the Year; "Umbrella"*† (3); "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" (2); "Empire State of Mind"* (3); "On to the Next One" (1); "Otis" (1); "Paris" (2); "Drunk in Love"*‡ (2); "Apeshit"*‡ (8); "Entrepreneur" (1) |
| Missy Elliott | 1997–24 | "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (3); "Get Ur Freak On"‡ (6); "One Minute Man" (remix) (6); "Work It"*† (8); "I'm Really Hot" (2); "Lose Control"* (6); "We Run This"* (1); "Ching-a-Ling/Shake Your Pom Pom" (1); "WTF (Where They From)" (1); "Tempo" (1); VMAs Most Iconic Performance |
| Ed Sheeran | 2013–25 | 35 | "Lego House" (1); "Sing"* (1); "Don't" (2); "Thinking Out Loud"‡ (4); "Castle on the Hill" (1); "Shape of You" (2); Artist of the Year* (2); "Perfect" (3); "River" (1); "I Don't Care" (2); "Beautiful People" (1); "Bad Habits"‡ (4); "Bam Bam" (1); "Shivers"‡ (3); - Tour (1); "Eyes Closed" (2); "Sapphire" (4) |
| The Weeknd | 2013–25 | "Wicked Games" (2); "Earned It" (1); "Love Me Harder" (1); "Can't Feel My Face" (3); Artist of the Year (3); "Reminder"‡ (4); "Blinding Lights"*† (6); "Save Your Tears"‡ (1); "You Right" (1); "Out of Time"* (1); "Take My Breath" (1); "Tears in the Club" (1); "La Fama" (1); "One Right Now" (1); "Creepin (2); Hurry Up Tomorrow (album)(1); Hurry Up Tomorrow (film)(2); "Timeless"‡ (3) |
| Green Day | 1994–25 | 33 | "Longview" (3); "Basket Case"‡ (9); "Walking Contradiction" (1); "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"* (2); "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"*† (6); "American Idiot"* (2); "Wake Me Up When September Ends" (1); "The Saints Are Coming" (1); "21 Guns"* (3); "21st Century Breakdown" (1); "Bang Bang" (1); "Oh Yeah!" (1); "Dilemma" (1); "One Eyed Bastard" (1) |
| Bruno Mars | 2011–25 | "Grenade"‡ (3); "The Lazy Song" (1); "Locked Out of Heaven"*‡ (3); "Treasure"* (1); "24K Magic"‡ (3); Artist of the Year (2); "Finesse"‡ (Remix) (5); "Please Me" (1); "Leave the Door Open"* (3); "Apt."*‡ (7); "Die with a Smile"*‡ (4) |
| Michael Jackson | 1984–14 | 32 | "Thriller"*‡ (6); "Bad" (1); "The Way You Make Me Feel" (1); "Leave Me Alone"*‡ (6); "Smooth Criminal" (3); "In the Closet" (1); "Black or White" (1); "Jam" (1); "Scream"*‡ (11); Love Never Felt So Good" (1) |
| Katy Perry | 2008–24 | "I Kissed a Girl" (5); "Hot n Cold" (1); "California Gurls" (2); "Firework"*† (3); "E.T."* (5); "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" (1); "Teenage Dream" (1); "Part of Me" (1); "Wide Awake"*‡ (3); "Birthday" (1); "Dark Horse"* (2); "Bon Appétit" (1); "Chained to the Rhythm" (3); "Feels" (1); "Harleys in Hawaii: (1); VMAs Most Iconic Performance* |
| Shakira | 2000–25 | "Ojos Así"* (2); "Whenever, Wherever"* (7); "La Tortura" (3); "Hips Don't Lie"*‡ (7); "Beautiful Liar"* (4); Latino Artist of the Year; "Chantaje" (1); "Girl Like Me" (1); Artist of the Year; "Acróstico" (1); "TQG"* (2); "Puntería" (1); "Soltera"* (1) |
| Coldplay | 2001–25 | "Yellow" (1); "Trouble"* (2); "The Scientist"* (3); "Speed of Sound"‡ (4); "Violet Hill" (2); "Viva la Vida" (4); "Strawberry Swing" (1); "Paradise"* (1); "Princess of China" (2); "Adventure of a Lifetime" (1); "Up&Up"* (2); "A Head Full of Dreams" (1); "Orphans"* (1); "Higher Power" (1); "My Universe" (1); Best Group (2); "Feels Like I'm Falling in Love" (2); "All My Love"* (1) |
| R.E.M. | 1988–01 | 31 | "The One I Love" (1); "Orange Crush"* (1); "Losing My Religion"*† (9); Tourfilm (1); "Man on the Moon" (6); "Everybody Hurts"*‡ (7); "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" (1); "Tongue" (1); "The Great Beyond" (2); "Imitation of Life" (2) |
| Rihanna | 2006–18 | "SOS" (2); Female Artist of the Year; "Umbrella"*† (3); "Take a Bow" (2); "Live Your Life"* (1); "Rude Boy" (1); "We Found Love"*† (3); "Where Have You Been" (2); "Stay" (1); "The Monster" (3); "American Oxygen" (1); "This Is What You Came For"* (3); "Work" (2); "Wild Thoughts"‡ (4); "Lemon"* (2) |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 1990–23 | 30 | "Higher Ground" (3); "Give It Away"* (6); "Under the Bridge"*‡ (3); "Warped" (1); Best Artist Website*; "Californication"*‡ (5); "By the Way" (1); "Dani California"*‡ (7); Best Group; "Black Summer"* (1); "Tippa My Tongue" (1) |
| Britney Spears | 1999–24 | "...Baby One More Time" (4); "Oops!...I Did It Again" (3); "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (1); "Stronger" (1); "I'm a Slave 4 U" (3); "Boys (The Co-Ed Remix)" (1); "Toxic"‡ (4); "Piece of Me"*† (3); "Circus" (5); "Womanizer"*‡ (2); "Till the World Ends"* (2); VMAs Most Iconic Performance |
| Cardi B | 2018–24 | Artist of the Year (2); "Bartier Cardi" (1); Best New Artist*; "Dinero"* (2); "Finesse"‡ (Remix) (5); "Girls Like You" (1); "I Like It"* (1); "Money"* (1); "Please Me" (1); "Taki Taki" (1); "Wish Wish" (1); "WAP"‡ (5); "Rumors" (1); "Wild Side" (4); "No Love" (Extended Version)(1); "Tomorrow 2" (1); "Puntería" (1) |
| Foo Fighters | 1996–23 | 27 | "Big Me"*‡ (5); "Monkey Wrench" (2); "Everlong" (3); "Learn to Fly" (2); "Best of You" (2); "The Pretender" (1); "Everlong" (1); "Walk"* (1); "Run" (1); "The Sky Is a Neighborhood" (1); "Shame Shame" (3); Best Group (2); Studio 666 (1); "Love Dies Young" (1); "The Teacher" (1) |
| Doja Cat | 2020–25 | Best New Artist*; "Say So" (3); Artist of the Year (2); "Kiss Me More"*‡ (2); "Best Friend"* (1); "Need to Know" (1); "You Right" (1); "Get Into It (Yuh)" (2); "Vegas" (1); "Woman"*‡ (4); "I Like You (A Happier Song)" (2); "Attention"*‡ (3); "Paint the Town Red"‡ (2); "Born Again"* (1); "Jealous Type" (1) |
| Justin Timberlake | 2003–24 | 26 | "Cry Me a River"*‡ (5); "Rock Your Body"* (2); "Señorita" (1); "What Goes Around... Comes Around"*‡ (3); "Let Me Talk to You/My Love"* (1); Male Artist of the Year*; Quadruple Threat of the Year*; "SexyBack (1); "Suit & Tie"* (2); "Mirrors"*† (4); "Love Never Felt So Good" (1); "Can't Stop the Feeling!" (1); "Filthy" (1); "Say Something" (1); "Selfish" (1) |
| Miley Cyrus | 2017–25 | "7 Things" (2); "We Can't Stop" (4); "Wrecking Ball"*† (2); "Malibu" (1); "Mother's Daughter"* (4); "Midnight Sky" (1); Prisoner" (2); Endless Summer Vacation (1); "Flowers"‡ (4); "River" (1) "Easy Lover" (1); "End Of The World" (1); Best Pop Artist; Something Beautiful (1) |
| Dua Lipa | 2018–24 | "IDGAF" (1); "New Rules" (1); "One Kiss" (2); "Electricity" (1); "Break My Heart" (1); "Don't Start Now" (1); "Physical"* (3); "Levitating" (2); "Prisoner" (2); "Un Dia (One Day)" (1); "Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)" (2); "Sweetest Pie" (3); "Dance the Night" (3); Best Pop; "Houdini"* (1); "Illusion" (1) |
| Megan Thee Stallion | 2019–24 | 25 | "Hot Girl Summer"* (1); Artist of the Year (2); "Savage"* (2); "Savage (remix)" (1); "WAP"‡ (5); "On Me (remix)" (1); "Thot Shit" (1); "Sweetest Pie" (3); "Her" (3); "Boa"* (4); "Mamushi"* (1); "Wanna Be" (2) |
| Christina Aguilera | 2000–24 | "What a Girl Wants" (5); "Lady Marmalade"*† (6); "Dirrty" (4); "The Voice Within" (3); "Ain't No Other Man"‡ (4); "Candyman" (1); "Feel This Moment" (1); VMAs Most Iconic Performance |
| SZA | 2017–25 | Best New Artist; Push Artist of the Year; "The Weekend" (1); "All the Stars"* (1); "Just Us" (1); "Kiss Me More"*‡ (2); "Good Days" (1); "No Love" (Extended Version)(1); "Shirt"* (2); SOS (1); "Kill Bill"‡ (5); Artist of the Year; "Rich Baby Daddy" (2); "Saturn" (1); "Snooze"*‡ (2); "Drive" (1); "Luther" (1) |
| Nicki Minaj | 2011–23 | 24 | "Massive Attack" (1); "Moment 4 Life" (1); "Super Bass"* (2); "Beez in the Trap" (1); "Turn Me On" (1); "Starships"* (1); "Anaconda"* (2); "Bang Bang" (1); "Hey Mama" (1); "Side to Side" (1); "Chun-Li"* (1); "Hot Girl Summer"* (1); "Tusa" (2); "Do We Have a Problem?"* (1); "Super Freaky Girl"*‡ (4); Artist of the Year; "Barbie World" (1); "Love in the Way" (1) |
| Jennifer Lopez | 1999–18 | 23 | "If You Had My Love" (4); Best Artist Website; "Waiting for Tonight"* (2); "Love Don't Cost a Thing" (2); "I'm Real (Murder Remix)"* (1); "I'm Glad" (4); "Get Right" (4); Best Latino Artist; "Dance Again" (1); "Live It Up" (1); "Dinero"* (2) |
| Peter Gabriel | 1987–94 | 22 | "Big Time" (2); "Sledgehammer"*† (10); "Biko" (1); POV (1); "Digging in the Dirt"‡ (3); "Steam"* (3); "Kiss That Frog"* (2) |
| Lil Nas X | 2019–22 | Best New Artist; "Old Town Road"*‡ (8); "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"*† (5) "Industry Baby"*‡ (7); Artist of the Year |
| Linkin Park | 2001–25 | "Crawling" (2); "In The End"*‡ (3); "Somewhere I Belong"* (1); "Breaking the Habit"* (2); Best Group; "What I've Done" (2); "Bleed It Out" (1); "Shadow of the Day"* (2); "Waiting for the End" (1); "Burn It Down" (2); "Until It's Gone" (1); "One More Light" (1); "Lost" (Original) (1); "Friendly Fire" (1); "The Emptiness Machine" (1) |
| Post Malone | 2018–25 | Artist of the Year (2); "Rockstar"* (1); "Better Now" (1); "Goodbyes" (1); "Circles" (1); Best Quarantine Performance; "One Right Now" (1); "I Like You (A Happier Song)" (2); "Fortnight"*† (9); "I Had Some Help" (2); "Pour Me a Drink" (1) |
| P!nk | 2000–23 | 21 | "There You Go" (1); "Lady Marmalade"*† (6); "Get the Party Started"* (3); "Stupid Girls"* (1); "So What" (1); "Funhouse" (2); "Fuckin' Perfect" (1); "Just Give Me a Reason"* (3); "What About Us" (1); "All I Know So Far" (1); "Trustfall" (1) |
| Adele | 2008–23 | "Chasing Pavements" (1); "Rolling in the Deep"*‡ (7); "Someone Like You" (1); "Hello"‡ (7); "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" (1); 30 (1); "Easy On Me" (1); "Oh My God" (1); "I Drink Wine" (1) |
| BTS | 2019–22 | "Boy with Luv"* (4); Best Group* (4); "On"* (3); "Butter"* (5); "Dynamite" (1); Best Metaverse Performance; "My Universe" (1); "Permission to Dance" (1); "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" (1) |
| Chris Brown | 2006–25 | "Run It!" (2); "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" (1); "Wall to Wall" (1); "Forever"‡ (3); "Kiss Kiss" (1); "With You"* (1); "Look at Me Now" (2); "Turn Up the Music"* (2); "Fine China" (1); "Loyal" (1); Royalty (1); "Come Through" (1); "Go Crazy" (1); "How Does It Feel" (1); "Sensational" (1); "Residuals" (1) |
| Olivia Rodrigo | 2021–24 | 20 | Artist of the Year; Best New Artist*; "Drivers License"* (2); "Good 4 U" (2); "Brutal"‡ (2); Driving Home 2 U (1); "Traitor" (1); "Vampire"*‡ (6); "Bad Idea Right?" (1); Best Pop; "Get Him Back!" (1); "Obsessed" (1) |
| Usher | 1998–24 | 19 | "You Make Me Wanna..." (1); "U Don't Have to Call" (1); "U Got It Bad" (2); "Burn" (1); "Yeah!"*‡ (4); "Caught Up" (1); "My Boo" (1); "Love in This Club" (1); "OMG" (3); "Climax" (1); "Good Kisser" (1); "Good Good" (1); "Ruin" (1) |
