| 100% | RAIN | 4 | "___ On Me," song by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande that won the MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year in 2020 |
| 56% | RAIN | 4 | "___ on Me," 2020 Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande song that won the Best Pop Duo Performance at the 63rd Grammy Awards |
| 54% | HORSE | 5 | "Dark ___," song by Katy Perry featuring Juicy J that won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video in 2014 |
| 52% | SLEDGEHAMMER | 12 | Song that accounted for 9 of the 10 MTV Video Music Awards won by 17-Across in 1987 |
| 50% | STUCKWITH | 9 | "___ U," song by Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber (birthday today) which won an MTV Video Music Award in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 50% | RAIN | 4 | "___ On Me," song by Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga ... or a shower from above that may fill up the water bodies mentioned in this puzzle |
| 50% | PIECEOFME | 9 | Song by 32-Across that won three MTV Video Music Awards in 2008, including Video of the Year (3 wds.) |
| 49% | LADYGAGA | 8 | "Rain on Me" singer who won the MTV Tricon Award, Artist of the Year, and two other awards at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (2 wds.) |
| 48% | AHA | 3 | Band that won six MTV Video Music Awards for "Take On Me" in 1986 (Hyph.) |
| 47% | GAGA | 4 | Lady ___, singer who won the Video of the Year for "Bad Romance" at MTV Video Music Awards in 2011 |
| 46% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | Singer who won Video of the Year for "Piece of Me" at MTV Video Music Awards in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 46% | BEAUTIFULLIAR | 13 | Beyoncé and 36-Across song that won an MTV Video Music Award for Most Earthshattering Collaboration in 2007 (2 wds.) |
| 46% | JUICE | 5 | Song from 46-Across's album "Cuz I Love You" that won the 2019 Soul Train Music Award for Video of the Year |
| 46% | BLOOD | 5 | "Bad ___," song by Taylor Swift that won an MTV VMA for Video of the Year in 2015 |
| 45% | BADGUY | 6 | 2019 song by Billie Eilish that won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 45% | YOUMIGHTTHINK | 13 | The Cars Top 10 hit whose video features 44-Across as a housefly (and was the first to win the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year) (3 wds.) |
| 45% | POSTMALONE | 10 | 18-Across, 27-Across, and 34-Across rapper whose "Rockstar" won the 2018 Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Song and the 2018 MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 44% | AHA | 3 | Band that won five MTV Video Music Awards for "Take On Me" (Hyph.) |
| 44% | AHA | 3 | Band that won six MTV Video Music Awards for "Take On Me" (Hyph.) |
| 43% | AHA | 3 | Norwegian band that won six MTV Video Music Awards for "Take On Me" (Hyph.) |
| 43% | TIMBERLAKE | 10 | Justin ___, singer who won Video of the Year for "Mirrors" at MTV Video Music Awards in 2013 |
| 43% | BLACKPINK | 9 | "How You Like That" band who won Song of Summer at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards |
| 43% | RAIN | 4 | "___ On Me," 2020 song from "Chromatica" that was a collab between Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande |
| 42% | KATY | 4 | Singer ___ Perry who won Video of the Year Award for "Firework" at MTV Video Music Awards in 2011 |
| 42% | MILEYCYRUS | 10 | Singer who won Video of the Year for "Wrecking Ball" at MTV Video Music Awards in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 42% | RAINONME | 8 | Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande song whose music video takes place in a storm |
| 42% | WOMANIZER | 9 | 2008 #1 song by 32-Across that won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video |
| 41% | THEWEEKND | 9 | "Blinding Lights" singer who won Video of the Year and Best R&B at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (2 wds.) |
| 41% | LEAVE | 5 | "___ the Door Open," song by Silk Sonic that won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 2022 |
| 41% | ASLEEP | 6 | "When We All Fall ___, Where Do We Go?," studio album by Billie Eilish that won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2020 |