MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration

MTV Video Music Award
for Best Collaboration
MTV Video Music Award ; for Best Collaboration
Awarded for	Collaborative music videos
Country	United States
Presented by	MTV
First awarded	2007
Currently held by	Karol G and Shakira – "TQG" (2023)
Most awards	Beyoncé (3)
Most nominations	Rihanna & Ariana Grande (6)
Website	VMA website

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.

Beyoncé has received the most wins in this category with three moonmen for "Beautiful Liar" with Shakira (2007), "Telephone" with Lady Gaga (2010) and "Drunk in Love" with Jay-Z (2014). Followed by Taylor Swift for "Bad Blood" with Kendrick Lamar (2015) and "I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)" with ZAYN (2017) and Lady Gaga for "Telephone" with Beyoncé (2010) and "Rain on Me" with Ariana Grande (2020) with two moonmen.

Rihanna and Ariana Grande are the most nominated artists with six nominations, followed by Beyoncé with five nominations.

Recipients

Inaugural winner Shakira. She also won the award in 2023 with the first all-Latin American female artist collaboration with Karol G.

2000s

Recipients
Year^[a]	Winner(s)	Video	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	—
2009	—

2010s

Recipients
Year^[b]	Winner(s)	Video	Nominees	Ref.
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	—
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"	^[8]
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"	^[9]
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!"	^[10]

2020s

Recipients
Year^[c]	Winner(s)	Video	Nominees	Ref.
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"	^[11]
2021	Doja Cat (featuring SZA)	"Kiss Me More"	24kGoldn (featuring Iann Dior) – "Mood" Justin Bieber (featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon) – "Peaches" Cardi B (featuring Megan Thee Stallion) – "WAP" Miley Cyrus (featuring Dua Lipa) – "Prisoner" Drake (featuring Lil Durk) – "Laugh Now Cry Later"	^[12]
2022	Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow	"Industry Baby"	Drake (featuring Future and Young Thug) – "Way 2 Sexy" Elton John and Dua Lipa – "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber – "Stay" Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa – "Sweetest Pie" Post Malone and The Weeknd – "One Right Now" Rosalía (featuring The Weeknd) – "La Fama"	^[13]
2023	Karol G and Shakira	"TQG"	Diddy (featuring Bryson Tiller, Ashanti and Yung Miami) – "Gotta Move On (Queens Remix)" David Guetta and Bebe Rexha – "I'm Good (Blue)" Post Malone with Doja Cat – "I Like You (A Happier Song)" Metro Boomin with the Weeknd, 21 Savage and Diddy – "Creepin' (Remix)" Rema and Selena Gomez – "Calm Down"	^[14]

Statistics

Artists with multiple wins

3 wins

Beyoncé

2 wins

Artists with multiple nominations

Notes

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