MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative
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The MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative is a category at the MTV Video Music Awards that honors outstanding music videos by alternative rock and indie artists.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video | 2 |
| MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20229300 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Context triple: [MTV Europe Music Award for Best Alternative, relatedAward, MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative]
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A.
MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video is an annual MTV honor recognizing outstanding rock music videos for their artistic and visual achievements.
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B.
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Alternative
The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Alternative is a category at the MTV Europe Music Awards that honors outstanding artists in the alternative music genre.
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C.
American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Artist
The American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Artist is a fan-voted U.S. music award recognizing the most popular performers in the alternative rock genre.
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MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist
The MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist is a major MTV honor recognizing the most impactful emerging musical act of the year, often serving as a breakthrough moment in an artist’s mainstream career.
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E.
Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance is a Recording Academy honor recognizing outstanding individual tracks or singles in the alternative music genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Target entity description: The MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative is a category at the MTV Video Music Awards that honors outstanding music videos by alternative rock and indie artists.
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A.
MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video is an annual MTV honor recognizing outstanding rock music videos for their artistic and visual achievements.
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B.
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Alternative
The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Alternative is a category at the MTV Europe Music Awards that honors outstanding artists in the alternative music genre.
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C.
American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Artist
The American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Artist is a fan-voted U.S. music award recognizing the most popular performers in the alternative rock genre.
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D.
MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist
The MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist is a major MTV honor recognizing the most impactful emerging musical act of the year, often serving as a breakthrough moment in an artist’s mainstream career.
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E.
Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance is a Recording Academy honor recognizing outstanding individual tracks or singles in the alternative music genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Alternative
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relatedAward
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative
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Nirvana song "Heart-Shaped Box"
linked to: MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative
Buddy Holly (Weezer music video)
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awardReceived
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video
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linked to: MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative