| class="wikitable" style="width:50%;" |
| style="background:#bebebe;"
! style="width:10%;"| Year
! style="width:35%;"| Artist
! style="width:5%;"| Ref |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2010 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Lady Gaga †
| 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}}] |
| Miley Cyrus |
| Katy Perry ‡ |
| Rihanna |
| Usher |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2011 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Justin Bieber
| 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}}] |
| Britney Spears † |
| Katy Perry ‡ |
| Lady Gaga |
| Rihanna |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2012 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Justin Bieber ‡
| 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}}] |
| Katy Perry |
| No Doubt |
| Rihanna ‡ |
| Taylor Swift |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2013 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| One Direction
| 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}}] |
| Justin Bieber |
| Miley Cyrus ‡ |
| Katy Perry |
| Taylor Swift |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2014 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| One Direction
| rowspan="6" align="center"| [{{cite web|first=Brenna|last=Ehrlich|url=https://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|title=2014 MTV EMA NOMINATIONS: GET THE FULL LIST|work=MTV News|access-date=October 12, 2020|date=September 16, 2016}}] |
| 5 Seconds of Summer |
| Ariana Grande † |
| Miley Cyrus |
| Katy Perry |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2015 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| One Direction
| rowspan="5" align="center"| [{{cite web|first=George|last=Szalai|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6699532/mtv-emas-2015-nominations|title=Taylor Swift Leads MTV EMAs With 9 Nominations|work=Billboard|access-date=October 12, 2020|date=September 15, 2015}}] |
| 5 Seconds of Summer |
| Ariana Grande |
| Justin Bieber |
| Taylor Swift † |
| rowspan="7" align="center"| 2016 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Fifth Harmony
| rowspan="7" 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}}] |
| Ariana Grande ‡ |
| Justin Bieber ‡ |
| Rihanna |
| Selena Gomez |
| Shawn Mendes |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2017 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Camila Cabello
| rowspan="5" align="center"|[{{cite web|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|work=Billboard|access-date=12 November 2017}}] |
| Demi Lovato |
| Miley Cyrus ‡ |
| Shawn Mendes ‡ |
| Taylor Swift |
| rowspan="6" align="center"| 2018 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Dua Lipa
| rowspan="5" align="center"|[{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3103224/2018-mtv-ema-winners-full-list|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105094513/http://www.mtv.com/news/3103224/2018-mtv-ema-winners-full-list/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 5, 2018|title=2018 MTV EMA WINNERS: SEE THE FULL LIST|work=MTV|access-date=5 November 2018}}] |
| Ariana Grande † |
| Camila Cabello ‡ |
| Hailee Steinfeld |
| Shawn Mendes ‡ |
| rowspan="7" align="center"| 2019 |
| style="background:#B0C4DE"
| Halsey
| rowspan="7" 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 ‡ |
| Becky G |
| Camila Cabello |
| Jonas Brothers † |
| Shawn Mendes |