MTV Video Music Award for Best Group

The award was introduced at the inaugural ceremony in 1984[1] by vocalist Ric Ocasek of the Cars.

American rock band ZZ Top was the first act to receive the honor for its "Legs" music video.

[2] Tim Newman, the video's director, accepted the award on behalf of the band.

[6][7] It was brought back for the 2019 edition of the show, as one of three social-media voted categories, instead of being determined by industry personnel as in previous years.

TLC was the first girl group to win the award, doing so twice with their videos for "Waterfalls" (1995) and "No Scrubs" (1999).

ZZ Top was the first act to win the award at the inaugural show in 1984.
U2 has been nominated seven times, the most of any act, for seven different music videos over the course of ten years.
Fall Out Boy was the first artist to win the award under its new name, Best Group, in 2007.
BTS is the most-awarded act in the category, having won four times. They are also the only nominee to consecutively win the award, from 2019 to 2022.
TLC is the most-awarded girl group in the category, having won twice.
Blackpink is the most-nominated girl group with five nominations and won once in 2023.