MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in a Video
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The MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in a Video is a VMA category that honors breakthrough performers for their debut or early standout music videos.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Best New Artist in a Video | 1 |
| MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in a Video canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10007143 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in a Video Context triple: [Criminal, nominatedFor, MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in a Video]
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A.
MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
The MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year is the top honor at MTV's annual Video Music Awards, recognizing the most outstanding and influential music video released that year.
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B.
MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video is a category at the MTV VMAs that honors outstanding music videos by male solo artists.
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C.
MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video was a category at the MTV VMAs that honored outstanding music videos performed by female artists.
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D.
MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video is a category at the MTV VMAs that honors music videos noted for their innovative, experimental, or boundary-pushing creative vision.
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E.
MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video is a category at the MTV VMAs that honors outstanding pop music videos released within the eligibility year.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in a Video Target entity description: The MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in a Video is a VMA category that honors breakthrough performers for their debut or early standout music videos.
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A.
MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
The MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year is the top honor at MTV's annual Video Music Awards, recognizing the most outstanding and influential music video released that year.
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B.
MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video is a category at the MTV VMAs that honors outstanding music videos by male solo artists.
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C.
MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video was a category at the MTV VMAs that honored outstanding music videos performed by female artists.
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D.
MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video is a category at the MTV VMAs that honors music videos noted for their innovative, experimental, or boundary-pushing creative vision.
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E.
MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video is a category at the MTV VMAs that honors outstanding pop music videos released within the eligibility year.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MTV Video Music Award category
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music award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Best New Artist
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Best New Artist in a Video NERFINISHED ⓘ Best New Artist in a Video (1984–2006) ⓘ |
| awardFor |
best new artist in a music video
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breakthrough performer in a music video ⓘ |
| awardLevel | international recognition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field | music industry ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | popular music ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | VMA – Best New Artist in a Video NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAudience | television viewers ⓘ |
| hasBroadcastPlatform |
MTV cable channel
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online streaming platforms ⓘ |
| hasCategoryType |
artist-based award
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breakthrough artist award ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | American popular culture ⓘ |
| hasEligibilityRegion | primarily United States market but open to international artists ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMedium | music video ⓘ |
| hasNotableImpact | boosts commercial visibility of winners and nominees ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.mtv.com/vma ⓘ |
| hasOriginalNetwork | MTV (US) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParentOrganization | Paramount Global NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriodCovered | music videos released in the eligibility year ⓘ |
| hasTrophy | MTV Moonman statuette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1984 ⓘ |
| isAwardedFor |
early career breakthrough in music video format
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outstanding debut music video performance ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf | artist awards at MTV Video Music Awards ⓘ |
| location | various cities in the United States ⓘ |
| organizer | MTV Networks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | MTV Video Music Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedAtEvent | annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony ⓘ |
| presentedBy | MTV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video
NERFINISHED
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video NERFINISHED ⓘ MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video NERFINISHED ⓘ MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
voting by MTV viewers in some years
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voting by industry professionals in some years ⓘ |
| significance | high-profile exposure for emerging artists ⓘ |
| typicalEligibility | artists releasing debut or early standout music videos ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in a Video Description of subject: The MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in a Video is a VMA category that honors breakthrough performers for their debut or early standout music videos.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
2000 MTV Video Music Awards
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awardCategory
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MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in a Video
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this entity surface form:
Best New Artist in a Video