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 t
Justin Bieber is the most nominated artist of the category with eight.
One Direction were the first recipients of the award with "Best Song Ever" in 2013.
Fifth Harmony was the first girl group and the first female act to win the category with "All in My Head (Flex)" in 2016.
Cardi B received five nominations in the category, becoming the first and only female rapper to win with "I Like It" in 2018.
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"Old Town Road" is the debut mainstream single by the American rapper and singer Lil Nas X, first released independently in December 2018. After gaining popularity, the single was re-released by Colum
Billy Ray Cyrus remix cover
Old Town Road cover
Lil Nas X (pictured) leased the beat for "Old Town Road" anonymously on an online store from producer YoungKio for $30.
Assisted by a remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (pictured), "Old Town Road" charted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a record-setting nineteen weeks.