MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration
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.
Inaugural winner Shakira. She also won the award in 2023 with the first all-Latin American female artist collaboration with Karol G.
Pink won her first and only nomination in the category in 2013.
Rihanna ties Ariana Grande as the most nominated artists of the category with six.
Drake is the most nominated male artist with five.
"Beautiful Liar" is a song by American singer Beyoncé and Colombian singer Shakira. It was written by Beyoncé, Amanda Ghost, Ian Dench, and Stargate members Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen, and produced by Stargate and Beyoncé for the deluxe edition of Beyoncé's second solo studio album, B'Day (2006). The mixing of the song was done by Gustavo Celis. "Beautiful Liar" was released on February 12, 2007, through Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment as the only single from the deluxe edition of the album. A Spanglish mixed version of the song was produced and titled "Bello Embustero".
Shakira (left) and Beyoncé (right) in the music video for "Beautiful Liar"
Beyoncé performing "Beautiful Liar" in Barcelona, Spain, during the 2007 The Beyoncé Experience tour
Image: Beyonce 2
Image: Shakira Rio 02
