The Video Music Awards (VMAs), America’s MTV’s flagship event, are scheduled for this Tuesday night (9/12) with an unprecedented performance by Anitta with South Korean group Tomorrow X Together (TXT). The event takes place in New Jersey (USA) and can be followed live, starting at 9pm, on MTV Brasil and on the Pluto TV streaming service.
The shows and the famous
The Nicki Minaj-led event will also feature performances by Demi Lovato, Karol G, Lil Wayne, Fall Out Boy and Doja Cat, as well as a tribute to Shakira. The Colombian singer will receive the “Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award” for her great impact on the North American music industry.
But it doesn’t end here. The awards ceremony will award the famous Moon Man trophy, also known as Silver Astronaut, to strong contenders, such as Taylor Swift, BLACKPINK, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, Sam Smith and Anitta herself, who is once again in the running for the Best Latin Artist Category, which he won last year. The Brazilian singer will also give an unprecedented performance with a medley of “Funk Rave”, “Casi Casi” and “Used to Be”.
In addition to the main event, MTV will also air a pre-show, broadcast live from 7.30pm, featuring performances by NLE Choppa and Sabrina Carpenter. The warm-up will last 90 minutes under the command of Saweetie, Nessa, Dometi and Kevan Kenney.
The list of candidates
Check out the full list of nominees for the 2023 VMAs below.
Video of the year
Doja Cat – “Attention”
Miley Cyrus-“Flowers”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Weird Girl”
Olivia Rodrigo-“Vampire”
Sam Smith and Kim Petras – “Unholy”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift – “Antihero”
Artist of the Year
Beyoncé
Doja Gatto
Karol G
Nicki Minaj
Shakira
Taylor Swift
Song of the year
Miley Cyrus-“Flowers”
Olivia Rodrigo-“Vampire”
Rema and Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
Sam Smith and Kim Petras – “Unholy”
Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift – “Antihero”
Best Latin Music Video
Anitta – “Funk Rave”
Bad Bunny – “Where Does It Go”
Eslabon Armado & Featherweight – “Ella Baila Sola”
Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny – “a x100to”
Karol G and Shakira – “TQG”
Rosalia – “Despechá”
Shakira – “Acrostic”
New artist
GloRilla
Ice spices
Kaliiii
Feather-weight
Pink Panther
Renee Rep
Best collaboration of the year
David Guetta and Bebe Rexha – “I’m fine (blue)”
Post Malone and Doja Cat – “I Like You (A Happier Song)”
Diddy featuring Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “I Gotta Move On”
KAROL G and Shakira – “TQG”
Metro Boomin ft. The Weeknd, 21 Savage, Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
Rema and Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
Best Pop Music Video
Demi Lovato – “Pig”
Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night”
Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed”
Miley Cyrus-“Flowers”
Olivia Rodrigo-“Vampire”
P!NK – “The Fall of Trust”
Taylor Swift – “Antihero”
Best Hip-Hop Music Video
Diddy featuring Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “I Gotta Move On”
DJ Khaled with. Drake and Lil Baby – “STAYING ALIVE”
GloRilla & Cardi B – “Tomorrow 2”
Lil Uzi Vert – “Just Wanna Rock”
Lil Wayne feat. Swizz Beatz & DMX – “Kant Nobody”
Metro Boomin ft. Future – “Superheroes (heroes and villains)”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Weird Girl”
Best rock music video
Foo Fighters – “The Teacher”
Linkin Park – “Lost (original version)”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Tippa My Tongue”
Måneskin – “The Loneliest”
Metallica – “Lux Æterna”
Muse – “You make me feel like it’s Halloween”
Best Alternative Music Video
Blink-182 – “Edge”
Boygenius – “The Movie”
Fall Out Boy – “Hold Me Like a Rancore”
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace”
Paramore – “Here’s Why”
Thirty Seconds on Mars – “Stuck”
Best R&B Music Video
Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye – “Stay”
Chloe with Chris Brown – “How Does It Feel”
Metro Boomin ft. The Weeknd, 21 Savage, Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
SZA – “Shirt”
Toosii – “Favorite Song”
Yung Bleu and Nicki Minaj – “Love In The Way”
Best K-Pop Music Video
Aespa – “Girls”
Blackpink – “Pink Poison”
Fifty Fifty – “Cupid”
Seventeen – “Super”
Stray Kids – “S-Class”
Tomorrow X Together – “Sugar Rush Ride”
The best Afrobeat music video
Burna Boy – “Question”
Davido & Ckay – “La La”
Fireboy DML – “Peru”
Tiwa Savage – “Moonlight Tales”
WizKid & Tems – “Essence”
Yemi Alade – “Dance”
The best visual effects
Fall Out Boy – “Love on the Other Side”
Harry Styles – “Music for a Sushi Restaurant”
Melanie Martinez – “Empty”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Weird Girl”
Sam Smith and Kim Petras – “Unholy”
Taylor Swift – “Antihero”
Best choreography
Blackpink – “Pink Poison”
Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night”
Jonas Brothers – “The House of Waffles”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her”
Panic! at the disco – “In the Middle of a Breakup”
Sam Smith and Kim Petras – “Unholy”
Best edition
Blackpink – “Pink Poison”
Kendrick Lamar – “Rich Spirit”
Miley Cyrus-“River”
Olivia Rodrigo-“Vampire”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift – “Antihero”
Best “Push” presentation of the year
August 2022: Saucy Santana – “Booty”
September 2022: Stephen Sanchez – “Until I Found You”
October 2022: JVKE – “golden hour”
November 2022: Flo Milli – “Conceited”
December 2022: Reneé Rapp – “Colorado”
January 2023: Sam Ryder – “All The Way Over”
February 2023: Armani White – “GOATED”
March 2023: Fletcher – “Becky’s So Hot”
April 2023: Tomorrow X Together – “Sugar Rush Ride”
May 2023: Ice Spice – “Princess Diana”
June 2023: FLO – “Losing You”
July 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith – “That Part”
Source: Terra
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