MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year

MTV Video Music Award
for Song of the Year
MTV Video Music Award ; for Song of the Year
	Sabrina Carpenter is the recent recipient, for the song "Espresso".
Country	United States
Presented by	MTV
First award	2018
Currently held by	Sabrina Carpenter – "Espresso" (2024)
Website	VMA website

The MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year is one of the biggest awards given at the annual MTV Video Music Awards. It was first introduced at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.

Post Malone and 21 Savage were the first recipients of the award in 2018. Dua Lipa, Post Malone and Taylor Swift have the most nominations in the category with three.

Recipients

† Marks Winners of the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year

*Marks Nominees of the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year

2010s

Recipients
Year^[a]	Winner(s)	Video	Nominees	Ref.
2018	Post Malone (featuring 21 Savage)	"Rockstar"	Camila Cabello (featuring Young Thug) – "Havana"† Drake – "God's Plan"* Dua Lipa – "New Rules" Bruno Mars (featuring Cardi B) – "Finesse (Remix)"* Ed Sheeran – "Perfect"	^[1]
2019	Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus)*	"Old Town Road (Remix)"*	Drake – "In My Feelings" Ariana Grande — "Thank U, Next"* Jonas Brothers — "Sucker"* Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – "Shallow" Taylor Swift — "You Need to Calm Down"†	^[2]

2020s

Recipients
Year^[b]	Winner(s)	Video	Nominees	Ref.
2020	Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande*	"Rain on Me"*	Doja Cat – "Say So" Billie Eilish – "Everything I Wanted"* Megan Thee Stallion – "Savage" Post Malone – "Circles" Roddy Ricch – "The Box"	^[3]
2021	Olivia Rodrigo	"Drivers License"	24kGoldn (featuring Iann Dior) – "Mood" BTS – "Dynamite" Cardi B (featuring Megan Thee Stallion) – "WAP"* Dua Lipa – "Levitating" Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, and Silk Sonic – "Leave the Door Open"	^[4]
2022	Billie Eilish	"Happier Than Ever"	Adele – "Easy on Me" Doja Cat – "Woman"* Elton John and Dua Lipa – "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber – "Stay" Lizzo – "About Damn Time"	^[5]
2023	Taylor Swift	"Anti-Hero"†	Miley Cyrus – "Flowers"* Steve Lacy – "Bad Habit" Rema and Selena Gomez – "Calm Down" Olivia Rodrigo – "Vampire"* Sam Smith and Kim Petras – "Unholy"* SZA – "Kill Bill"*	^[6]
2024	Sabrina Carpenter	"Espresso"	Beyoncé – "Texas Hold 'Em" Jack Harlow – "Lovin on Me" Kendrick Lamar – "Not Like Us" Taylor Swift (featuring Post Malone) – "Fortnight" Teddy Swims – "Lose Control"	^[7]

Artists with multiple nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

Notes

^ Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.
^ Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.

References

^ "VMAs: Camila Cabello Wins Video of the Year for "Havana"; Complete List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
^ Warner, Denise (August 26, 2019). "Here Are All the Winners from the 2019 MTV VMAs". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ Hosken, Patrick (August 30, 2020). "2020 MTV VMA WINNERS: SEE THE FULL LIST". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^ Hailu, Selome (September 12, 2021). "2021 MTV Video Music Awards: The Complete Winners List (Updating Live)". Variety. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
^ Grein, Paul (July 26, 2022). "Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow & Kendrick Lamar Lead 2022 MTV VMA Nominations: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
^ Grein, Paul (August 8, 2023). "Taylor Swift is Top Nominee for 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (Complete List)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ Atkinson, Kaite (September 11, 2024). "Here's the Full List of 2024 MTV VMAs Winners". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2024.

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[1] Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.

[4] Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.

[winners-2] "VMAs: Camila Cabello Wins Video of the Year for "Havana"; Complete List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

[3] Warner, Denise (August 26, 2019). "Here Are All the Winners from the 2019 MTV VMAs". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

[5] Hosken, Patrick (August 30, 2020). "2020 MTV VMA WINNERS: SEE THE FULL LIST". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

[6] Hailu, Selome (September 12, 2021). "2021 MTV Video Music Awards: The Complete Winners List (Updating Live)". Variety. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.

[7] Grein, Paul (July 26, 2022). "Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow & Kendrick Lamar Lead 2022 MTV VMA Nominations: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2022.

[8] Grein, Paul (August 8, 2023). "Taylor Swift is Top Nominee for 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (Complete List)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[9] Atkinson, Kaite (September 11, 2024). "Here's the Full List of 2024 MTV VMAs Winners". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2024.

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v t e MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year
2010s	"Rockstar" – Post Malone featuring 21 Savage (2018) "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (2019)
2020s	"Rain on Me" – Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande (2020) "Drivers License" – Olivia Rodrigo (2021) "Happier Than Ever" – Billie Eilish (2022) "Anti-Hero" – Taylor Swift (2023) "Espresso" – Sabrina Carpenter (2024)

v t e MTV Video Music Awards
Years	1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Awards	Video of the Year Artist of the Year Song of the Year Group of the Year New Artist Pop Rock R&B Hip-Hop Alternative Latin K-Pop Afrobeats Collaboration Direction Choreography Visual Effects Art Direction Editing Cinematography Song of Summer Video for Good Global Icon Award Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award✯
Defunct	Album of the Year Artist Website Breakthrough Video Concept Video Dance Female Video International Viewer's Choice Awards Latino Artist Longform Video Lyric Video Male Video Metaverse Performance Monster Single of the Year Most Experimental Video Most Share-Worthy Video MTV2 Award Overall Performance Performance in a Pepsi Rock Band Video Post-Modern Video Quadruple Threat of the Year Rap Video Ringtone of the Year Show of the Summer Stage Performance UK Video Video Game Score Video Game Soundtrack Video from a Film Video (That Should Have Won a Moonman) Viewer's Choice Award
Key: ✯ Have special significance and are not necessarily awarded annually