MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration was first introduced to the MTV Video Music Awards in 2007 under the name Most Earthshattering Collaboration, as the VMAs were revamped and a few new categories were added to the show. When MTV brought the VMAs back to their old format in 2008, this category did not return. It was not until 2010 that the category was reintroduced under the name Best Collaboration.

MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration
Awarded for	Collaborative music videos
Country	United States
Presented by	MTV
First awarded	2007
Last awarded	2020
Currently held by	Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain on Me" (2020)
Most awards	Beyoncé (3)
Most nominations	Rihanna and Ariana Grande (6)
Website	VMA website

Beyoncé has received the most wins in this category with three moonmen, followed by Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga with two moonmen. Rihanna and Ariana Grande are the most nominated artist with six nominations, followed by Beyoncé with five nominations.

Recipients

Inaugural winner Beyoncé has won the award three times

2015 and 2017 award winner Taylor Swift

Year	Winner(s)	Nominees	Ref.
2007	Beyoncé and Shakira – "Beautiful Liar"	Akon (featuring Eminem) – "Smack That" Gwen Stefani (featuring Akon) – "The Sweet Escape" Justin Timberlake (featuring Timbaland) – "SexyBack" U2 and Green Day – "The Saints Are Coming"	[1]
2008	N/A
2009	N/A
2010	Lady Gaga (featuring Beyoncé) – "Telephone"	3OH!3 (featuring Ke$ha) – "My First Kiss" Beyoncé (featuring Lady Gaga) – "Video Phone (Extended Remix)" B.o.B (featuring Hayley Williams) – "Airplanes" Jay Z and Alicia Keys – "Empire State of Mind"	[2]
2011	Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West) – "E.T."	Chris Brown (featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes) – "Look at Me Now" Nicki Minaj (featuring Drake) – "Moment 4 Life" Pitbull (featuring Ne-Yo, Nayer and Afrojack) – "Give Me Everything" Kanye West (featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi) – "All of the Lights"	[3]
2012	N/A
2013	Pink (featuring Nate Ruess) – "Just Give Me a Reason"	Calvin Harris (featuring Ellie Goulding) – "I Need Your Love" Pitbull (featuring Christina Aguilera) – "Feel This Moment" Robin Thicke (featuring T.I. and Pharrell) – "Blurred Lines" Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay Z) – "Suit & Tie"	[4]
2014	Beyoncé (featuring Jay Z) – "Drunk in Love"	Chris Brown (featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga) – "Loyal" Eminem (featuring Rihanna) – "The Monster" Ariana Grande (featuring Iggy Azalea) – "Problem" Katy Perry (featuring Juicy J) – "Dark Horse" Pitbull (featuring Kesha) – "Timber"	[5]
2015	Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) – "Bad Blood"	Ariana Grande and The Weeknd – "Love Me Harder" Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj – "Bang Bang" Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) – "Uptown Funk" Wiz Khalifa (featuring Charlie Puth) – "See You Again"	[6]
2016	Fifth Harmony (featuring Ty Dolla $ign) – "Work from Home"	Beyoncé (featuring Kendrick Lamar) – "Freedom" Ariana Grande (featuring Lil Wayne) – "Let Me Love You" Calvin Harris (featuring Rihanna) – "This Is What You Came For" Rihanna (featuring Drake) – "Work"	[7]
2017	Zayn and Taylor Swift – "I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)"	The Chainsmokers (featuring Halsey) – "Closer" DJ Khaled (featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller) – "Wild Thoughts" DRAM (featuring Lil Yachty) – "Broccoli" Calvin Harris (featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean) – "Feels" Charlie Puth (featuring Selena Gomez) – "We Don't Talk Anymore"
2018	Jennifer Lopez (featuring DJ Khaled and Cardi B) – "Dinero"	The Carters – "Apeshit" Logic (featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid) – "1-800-273-8255" Bruno Mars (featuring Cardi B) – "Finesse (Remix)" N.E.R.D and Rihanna – "Lemon" Bebe Rexha (featuring Florida Georgia Line) – "Meant to Be"
2019	Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello – "Señorita"	BTS (featuring Halsey) – "Boy with Luv" Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – "Shallow" Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) – "Old Town Road (Remix)" Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber – "I Don't Care" Taylor Swift (featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco) – "Me!"	[8]
2020	Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain on Me"	Black Eyed Peas and J Balvin – "Ritmo (Bad Boys for Life)" Future (featuring Drake) – "Life Is Good" Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber - "Stuck with U" Karol G (featuring Nicki Minaj) – "Tusa" Ed Sheeran (featuring Khalid) – "Beautiful People"	[9]

Records and statistics

• Most wins:
  • Beyoncé – 3 wins
  • Lady Gaga - 2 wins
  • Taylor Swift – 2 wins
  • Camila Cabello - 2 wins (including one while in Fifth Harmony)
• Most nominations, as of 2020

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Artist	Rihanna Ariana Grande	Beyoncé	Calvin Harris Jay Z Katy Perry Lil Wayne Nicki Minaj Pitbull Drake Taylor Swift Lady Gaga	Kesha Ed Sheeran Justin Bieber
Total nominations	6	5	3	2

See also

• MTV Europe Music Award for Best Female
• MTV Europe Music Award for Best Male

References

1. "MTV Video Music Awards 2007". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
2. "MTV Video Music Awards 2010". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
3. "MTV Video Music Awards 2011". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
4. "MTV Video Music Awards 2013". MTV. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
5. "MTV Video Music Awards 2014". MTV. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
6. "MTV Video Music Awards 2015". MTV. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
7. "2016 VMA Nominations: See the Full List Now". MTV News. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
8. "Here Are All the Winners From the 2019 MTV VMAs". Billboard. August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
9. Shafer, Ellise (July 30, 2020). "Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish and The Weeknd Lead MTV VMAs Nominations". Variety. Retrieved July 30, 2020.