| class="wikitable" style="width:75%;" |
| style="background:#bebebe;"
! style="width:10%;"| Year
! style="width:30%;"| Artist
! style="width:30%;"| Tour
! style="width:5%;"| Ref |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2010 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Linkin Park
| A Thousand Suns World Tour
| rowspan="6" align="center"| [{{cite web|title=We Announce Our First Two Performers: Katy Perry & Linkin Park!|publisher=MTV Networks Europe|url=http://ema.mtv.tv/news/2010-performers-nominees|date=September 20, 2010|access-date=September 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011101338/http://ema.mtv.tv/news/2010-performers-nominees|archive-date=October 11, 2010|url-status=dead}}] |
| Bon Jovi
| The Circle Tour |
| Kings of Leon
| Come Around Sundown World Tour |
| Lady Gaga
| The Monster Ball Tour |
| Muse
| The Resistance Tour |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2011 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Katy Perry
| California Dreams Tour
| rowspan="6" align="center"| [{{cite web|title=Lady GaGa Leads 2011 MTV EMA Nominations|publisher=MTV UK|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/emas/332739-mtv-emas-2011-nominations-lady-gaga-katy-perry-bruno-mars|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923194539/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/emas/332739-mtv-emas-2011-nominations-lady-gaga-katy-perry-bruno-mars|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 23, 2011|date=September 19, 2011|access-date=September 29, 2011}}] |
| Coldplay
| Mylo Xyloto Tour |
| Foo Fighters
| Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Tour |
| Lady Gaga
| The Monster Ball Tour |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers
| I'm with You World Tour |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2012 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Taylor Swift
| Speak Now World Tour
| rowspan="6" align="center"| [{{cite news|title=A total sex pot (Rihanna) and a sweet innocent lass (Taylor Swift) are going to have a fight |work=Daily Mirror|publisher=Trinity Mirror|last=Hardie|first=Beth|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/rihanna-and-taylor-swift-receive-most-1327742|date=September 17, 2012|access-date=September 17, 2012}}] |
| Green Day
| 21st Century Breakdown World Tour |
| Jay Z and Kanye West
| Watch the Throne Tour |
| Lady Gaga
| Born This Way Ball |
| Muse
| The Resistance Tour |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2013 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Beyoncé
| The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour
| rowspan="6" align="center"| [{{cite news|title=JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, MACKLEMORE LEAD 2013 MTV EMA NOMINATIONS|publisher=MTV News|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1714218/2013-european-music-awards-nominations/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809184028/http://www.mtv.com/news/1714218/2013-european-music-awards-nominations/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 9, 2014|date=September 17, 2013|access-date=October 8, 2020}}] |
| Green Day
| 99 Revolutions Tour |
| Pink
| The Truth About Love Tour |
| Taylor Swift
| Red Tour |
| Justin Timberlake
| Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2014 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| One Direction
| Where We Are Tour
| rowspan="6" align="center"| [{{cite news|title=2014 MTV EMA Nominations: Get The Full List|work=MTV|last=Ehrlich|first=Brenna|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1931931/2014-mtv-ema-nominations/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919002215/http://www.mtv.com/news/1931931/2014-mtv-ema-nominations/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 19, 2014|date=September 16, 2014|access-date=October 4, 2016}}] |
| Beyoncé
| On the Run Tour |
| Bruno Mars
| The Moonshine Jungle Tour |
| Katy Perry
| The Prismatic World Tour |
| Justin Timberlake
| The 20/20 Experience World Tour |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2015 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Ed Sheeran
| x Tour
| rowspan="5" align="center"| [{{cite magazine|title=Taylor Swift Leads MTV EMAs With 9 Nominations|magazine=Billboard|last=Szalai|first=George|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6699532/mtv-emas-2015-nominations|date=September 15, 2015|access-date=October 4, 2016}}] |
| Foo Fighters
| Sonic Highways World Tour |
| Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett
| Cheek to Cheek Tour |
| Katy Perry
| The Prismatic World Tour |
| Taylor Swift
| The 1989 World Tour |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2016 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Twenty One Pilots
| Emotional Roadshow World Tour
| rowspan="6" align="center"| [{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/ilb7kc/justin-bieber-beyonce-lead-the-2016-mtv-ema-nominations-see-the-full-list|title=justin bieber & beyoncé lead the 2016 mtv ema nominations – see the full list!|work=MTV UK|access-date=27 September 2016}}] |
| Adele
| Adele Live 2016 |
| Beyoncé
| The Formation World Tour |
| Coldplay
| A Head Full of Dreams Tour |
| Green Day
| Revolution Radio Tour |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2017 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Ed Sheeran
| ÷ Tour
| rowspan="5" align="center"| [{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8031341/mtv-ema-2017-winners-list|title=Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 MTV EMAs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=12 November 2017}}] |
| Bruno Mars
| 24K Magic World Tour |
| Eminem
|Revival Tour |
| Coldplay
| A Head Full of Dreams Tour |
| U2
| The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2018 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
|Shawn Mendes
|Illuminate World Tour
| rowspan="5" align="center"| [{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8478247/2018-mtv-ema-camila-cabello-ariana-grande-post-malone-nominees|title=Camila Cabello, Ariana Grande, Post Malone Lead 2018 MTV EMA Nominees|date=October 4, 2018|magazine=Billboard}}] |
| Ed Sheeran
| ÷ Tour |
| Muse
|North American Summer Amphitheatre Tour |
| P!nk
|Beautiful Trauma World Tour |
| The Carters
|On the Run II Tour |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2019 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
|BTS
|Love Yourself World Tour
| rowspan="5" align="center"| [{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3140831/mtv-ema-nominations-2019-ariana-grande-shawn-mendes-billie-eilish-lil-nas-x/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002132248/http://www.mtv.com/news/3140831/mtv-ema-nominations-2019-ariana-grande-shawn-mendes-billie-eilish-lil-nas-x/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2019|title=ARIANA GRANDE, BILLIE EILISH, LIL NAS X, AND MORE: THE 2019 EMA NOMINATIONS ARE HERE|work=MTV|access-date=3 October 2019}}] |
| Ariana Grande
|Sweetener World Tour |
| Ed Sheeran
|÷ Tour |
| P!nk
|Beautiful Trauma World Tour |
| Travis Scott
|Astroworld: Wish You Were Here Tour |
