Which category was renamed Artist to Watch from 2013 to 2015?

The MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist was renamed Artist to Watch from 2013 through 2015. The category continued to recognize an emerging performer through a specific music video during that period.

The award dates back to the first MTV Video Music Awards in 1984, when it was called Best New Artist in a Video. MTV shortened the name to Best New Artist in 2007, while also briefly changing the format to recognize an artist's broader body of work rather than one video.

The Artist to Watch title was a temporary rebranding, not a wholly separate award. Winners included Austin Mahone in 2013, Fifth Harmony in 2014, and Fetty Wap in 2015. That history can cause confusion with MTV's separate Artist to Watch promotional programs and the later Push categories.

MTV returned the award to Best New Artist in 2021. In 2020, it had briefly used the hybrid name Push Best New Artist after merging the award with Push Artist of the Year.