MTV Video Music Award for Song of Summer | |
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Awarded for | Summer hits |
Country | United States |
Presented by | MTV |
First awarded | 2013 |
Currently held by | Jungkook featuring Latto – "Seven" (2023) |
Most nominations | Justin Bieber (7) |
Website | VMA website |
The MTV Video Music Award for Song of Summer is an award handed out at the yearly MTV Video Music Awards, first introduced at the 2013 ceremony. It is a social media voted award to crown the song of the summer as determined by fans online.
The award was briefly retired in 2014, the year after its creation, before returning the following year in 2015. The award has been given each year subsequently.
The first winner of the category was One Direction with "Best Song Ever". As of 2023, no artists have won the award more than once, but Justin Bieber is the most nominated artist with seven in this category.