MTV VMAs 2023: Taylor Swift leads nominations; see full list

MTV released the nominees for the next edition of the next Video Music Awardswhich takes place on September 12, at Prudential Centerin New Jersey. Taylor Swift leads the nominations, running in eight categories. SZA, the second most nominated, competes for six statuettes. doja cat, kim petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo It is Sam Smith are in five categories each, and Shakira It is BLACKPINK It is Diddy were nominated in four categories.

Voting for the award began this Monday, the 7th, and will run until the first day of September, except for the Best New Artist, which remains open until the day of the awards. The ceremony features 15 gender-neutral categories. Nominations for social categories (Group of the Year It is summer song) have not yet been announced.

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See the list of nominees for the 2023 VMAs below:

Video of the Year

• Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
• Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” ​​– Columbia Records
• Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records
• Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records
• Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records
• SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
• Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

Artist of the Year

• Beyoncé – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
• Doja Cat – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
• KAROL G – Interscope Records
• Nicki Minaj – Republic Records
• Shakira – Sony Music US Latin
• Taylor Swift – Republic Records

song of the year

• Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” ​​– Columbia Records
• Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records
• Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records
• Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records
• Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit” – LM Records / RCA Records
• SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records Records
• Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

Best New Artist

• GloRilla – CMG / Interscope Records
• Ice Spice – 10K Projects / Capitol Records
• Kaliiii – Atlantic Records
• Featherweight – Double P Records
• PinkPantheress – 300 Entertainment
• Renee Rapp – Interscope Records

Performance Push of the Year

• August 2022: Saucy Santana – “Booty” – Arena Records / RCA Records
• September 2022: Stephen Sanchez – “Until I Found You” – Mercury Records / Republic Records
• October 2022: JVKE – “golden hour” – AWAL
• November 2022: Flo Milli – “Conceited” – ’94 Sounds / RCA Records
• December 2022: Reneé Rapp – “Colorado” – Interscope Records
• January 2023: Sam Ryder – “All The Way Over” – Elektra Entertainment
• February 2023: Armani White – “GOATED” – Def Jam
• March 2023: FLETCHER – “Becky’s So Hot” – Capitol Records
• April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Republic Records
• May 2023: Ice Spice – “Princess Diana” – Heavy On It / 10K Projects / Capitol Records
• June 2023: FLO – “Losing You” – Uptown/Republic Records
• July 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith – “That Part” – Island Records

Best Collaboration

• David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – “I’m Good (Blue)” – Warner Records
• Post Malone, Doja Cat – “I Like You (A Happier Song)” – Mercury Records / Republic Records
• Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On” – Motown Records
• KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG” – Universal Music Latino
• Metro Boomin featuring The Weeknd, 21 Savage and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)” – Boominati / Republic Records
• Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment /
• SMG Music / Interscope Records

best pop

• Demi Lovato – “Swine” – Island Records
• Dua Lipa – “Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)” – Atlantic Records
• Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed” – Atlantic Records
• Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” ​​– Columbia Records
• Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records
• P!NK – “TRUSTFALL” – RCA Records
• Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

Best Hip Hop

• Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On” – Motown Records
• DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby – “STAYING ALIVE” – We The Best / Epic Records
• GloRilla & Cardi B – “Tomorrow 2” – CMG / Interscope Records
• Lil Uzi Vert – “Just Wanna Rock” – Atlantic Records / Generation Now
• Lil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz & DMX – “Kant Nobody” – Young Money Records
• Metro Boomin ft Future – “Superhero (Heroes and Villains)” – Boominati / Republic Records
• Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records

Best R&B

• Alicia Keys featuring Lucky Daye – “Stay” – RCA Records
• Chlöe featuring Chris Brown – “How Does It Feel” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia
• Metro Boomin featuring The Weeknd, 21 Savage and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)” – Boominati / Republic Records
• SZA – “Shirt” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
• Toosii – “Favorite Song” – South Coast Music Group / Capitol Records
• Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj – “Love In The Way” – Empire Distribution

Best Alternative Song

• blink-182 – “EDGING” – Columbia Records
• boygenius – “the film” – Interscope Records
• Fall Out Boy – “Hold Me Like A Grudge” – Fueled By Ramen
• Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace” – Interscope Records
• Paramore – “This Is Why” – Atlantic Records
• Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Stuck” – Concord Records / Concord

best rock

• Foo Fighters – “The Teacher” – RCA Records
• Linkin Park – “Lost (Original Version)” – Warner Records
• Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Tippa My Tongue” – Warner Records
• Måneskin – “THE LONELIEST” – Arista Records
• Metallica – “Lux Æterna” – Blackened Recordings
• Muse – “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween” – Warner Records

Best Latin Music

• Anitta – “Funk Rave” – Republic Records
• Bad Bunny – “WHERE SHE GOES” – Rimas Entertainment
• Eslabon Armado, Feather Weight – “Ella Baila Sola” – DEL Records, Inc. / Prajin Parlay, Inc. Group
• Frontera Bad Bunny – “un x100to” – Rimas Entertainment
• KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG” – Universal Music Latino
• ROSALÍA – “DESPECHÁ” – Columbia Records
• Shakira – “Acrostic” – Sony Music US Latin

best kpop

• aespa – “Girls” – SM ENTERTAINMENT Co., Ltd.
• BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
• FIFTY FIFTY – “Cupid” – ATTRAKT / Warner Records
• SEVENTEEN – “Super” – HYBE / Geffen Records
• Stray Kids – “S-Class” – JYP / Republic
• TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Republic Records

Best Afrobeats

• Ayra Starr – “Rush” – Mavin Global Holdings
• Burna Boy – “It’s Plenty” – Atlantic Records / Spaceship Entertainment Ltd
• david ft. Musa Keys – “UNAVAILABLE” – Sony Music UK / RCA Records
• Fireboy DML & Asake – “Bandana” – Empire Distribution
• Libianca – “People” – Sony Music UK / RCA Records
• Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records
• Wizkid ft Ayra Starr – “2 Sugar” – Starboy / RCA Records

video for good

• Alicia Keys – If I Ain’t Got You (Orchestral) – NETFLIX
• Bad Bunny – “El Apagón – Aquí Vive Gente” – Rimas Entertainment
• Demi Lovato – “Swine” – Island Records
• Dove Cameron – “Breakfast” – Columbia Records
• Imagine Dragons – “Crushed” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records
• Maluma – “La Reina” – Sony Music US Latin

Best Direction

• Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records – Directed by Tanu Muiño
• Drake – “Falling Back” – OVO/Republic Records – Director X (Julien Christian Lutz)
• Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Directed by Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
• Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – 300 Entertainment – ​​Directed by Colin Tilley
• Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records – Directed by Floria Sigismondi
• SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records – Directed by Christian Breslauer
• Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift

Best Photography

• Adele – “I Drink Wine” – Columbia Records – Photography by Adam Newport-Berra
• Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed” – Atlantic Records – Photography by Natasha Baier
• Janelle Monae – “Lipstick Lover” – Atlantic Records – Photography by Allison Anderson
• Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records 0 Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
• Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” ​​– Columbia Records – Cinematography by Marcell Rev
• Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records – Cinematography by Russ Fraser
• Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Rina Yang

Best Choreography

• BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records – Choreography by Kiel Tutin,
• Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX) Dua Lipa – “Dance The Night (
  From Barbie The Album)” – Atlantic Records – Choreography by Charm LaDonna
• Jonas Brothers – “Waffle House” – Republic Records – Choreography by Jerry Reece
• Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – 300 Entertainment – ​​Choreography by Sean Bankhead
• Panic! At The Disco – “Middle Of A Breakup” – Fueled By Ramen – Choreography by Monika Felice Smith
• Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records – Choreography by (LA)HORDE – Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel

Best Art Direction

• boygenius – “the film” – Interscope Records – Art direction by Jen Dunlap
• BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records – Art direction by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
• Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records – Art Direction by Spencer Graves
• Lana Del Rey featuring Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace” – Interscope Records – Art Direction by Brandon Mendez
• Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – 300 Entertainment – ​​Art Direction by Niko Philipides
• SZA – “Shirt” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records – Art Direction by Kate Bunch

Best Editing

• BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records – Editing by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
• Kendrick Lamar – “Rich Spirit” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Edited by Grason Caldwell
• Miley Cyrus – “River” – Columbia Records – Edited by Brandan Walter
• Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records – Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel
• SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records – Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert
• Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Edited by Chancler Haynes