The awards take place this Tuesday, September 12th, and feature Miley Cyrus, Doja Cat and Nicki Minaj and more competing in the main categories
The awaited MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) of 2023 takes place on the night of this Tuesday, September 12th. The awards ceremony, which will be led by Nicki Minajwill be broadcast live from 9pm, on Pluto TV, through the MTV Pluto TV channel, and also on MTV.
Taylor Swift leads the nominations and seeks to repeat its victory in the category Clip of the Year, after breaking records last year by becoming the only artist to win the category 3 times. Check out the artists leading the 39th edition of Video Music Awards (VMA’s):
- Taylor Swift: 8 nominations, including Artist of the Year, Clip of the Year It is Song of the Year
- SZA: 6 nominations, including Artist of the Year It is Song of the Year
- Doja Cat: 5 nominations, including Artist of the Year It is Clip of the Year
- Miley Cyrus: 5 nominations, including Clip of the Year It is Song of the Year
- Nicki Minaj: 5 nominations, including Artist of the Year It is Clip of the Year
- Olivia Rodrigo: 5 nominations, including Clip of the Year It is Song of the Year
- Sam Smith: 5 nominations, including Clip of the Year It is Song of the Year
- BLACKPINK: 4 nominations
- Diddy: 4 nominations
- Shakira: 4 nominations
In this year, NLE Choppa It is Sabrina Carpenter will perform during the pre-show, which will last 90 minutes, and will be hosted by the award-winning rap star Saweetie with Nessa, Dometi It is Kevin Kenney.
To rock the night, a star-studded lineup will perform musical performances, including: Måneskin, STRAY KIDS, TOMORROW (TXT), Anita, Demi Lovato, Olivia Rodrigo, Shakira and more. Check out the full list here!
In the list of honors, Shakira will receive the coveted trophy Video Vanguard Award, an award that recognizes the artist’s contributions to music videos. Already Sean “Diddy” Combs will receive the prestigious Global Icon Awardperforming live on the stage of VMA for the first time since 2005.
See the list of nominees for the VMA 2023 below:
Music Video of the Year
- Doja Cat – “Attention”
- Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
- Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
- Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
- SZA – “Kill Bill”
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Artist of the Year
- Beyonce
- Doja Cat
- KAROL G
- Nicki Minaj
- Shakira
- Taylor Swift
Song of the Year
- Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
- Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
- Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
- Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”
- SZA – “Kill Bill”
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Best New Artist
- GloRilla
- Ice Spice
- Kaliii
- Featherweight
- PinkPantheress
- Renee Rapp
PUSH Performance 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”
Best Collaboration
- David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – “I’m Good (Blue)”
- Post Malone, Doja Cat – “I Like You (A Happier Song)”
- Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On”
- KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG”
- Metro Boomin ft. The Weeknd, 21 Savage and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
- Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
Best Pop
- Demi Lovato – “Swine”
- Dua Lipa – “Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)”
- Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed”
- Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
- P!NK – “TRUSTFALL”
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Best Hip Hop
- Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On”
- DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby – “STAYING ALIVE”
- GloRilla & Cardi B – “Tomorrow 2”
- Lil Uzi Vert – “Just Wanna Rock”
- Lil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz & DMX – “Kant Nobody”
- Metro Boomin ft Future – “Superhero (Heroes and Villains)”
- Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
Best R&B
- Alicia Keys with Lucky Daye – “Stay”
- Chlöe with Chris Brown – “How Does It Feel”
- Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
- SZA – “Shirt”
- Toosii – “Favorite Song”
- Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj – “Love In The Way”
Best Alternative Song
- blink-182 – “EDGING”
- boygenius – “the film”
- Fall Out Boy – “Hold Me Like A Grudge”
- Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace”
- Paramore – “This Is Why”
- Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Stuck”
Best Rock
- 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 Latin Music
- Anitta – “Funk Rave”
- Bad Bunny – “WHERE SHE GOES”
- Eslabon Armado & Featherweight – “Ella Baila Sola”
- Frontera & Bad Bunny – “un x100to”
- KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG”
- ROSALÍA – “DESPECHÁ”
- Shakira – “Acrostic”
Best Kpop
- aespa – “Girls”
- BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom”
- FIFTY FIFTY – “Cupid”
- SEVENTEEN – “Super”
- STRAY KIDS – “S-Class”
- TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride”
Best Afrobeats
- Ayra Starr – “Rush”
- Burna Boy – “It’s Plenty”
- Davido ft. Musa Keys – “UNAVAILABLE”
- Fireboy DML & Asake
- Libianca – “People”
- Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
- Wizkid ft Ayra Starr – “2 Sugar”
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”
- Maluma – “La Reina”
Best Direction
- Doja Cat – “Attention”
- Drake – “Falling Back”
- Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out”
- Megan Thee Stallion – “Her”
- Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
- SZA – “Kill Bill”
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Best Photography
- Adele – “I Drink Wine”
- Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed”
- Janelle Monae – “Lipstick Lover”
- Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out”
- Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Best Choreography
- BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom”
- Dua Lipa – “Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)”
- Jonas Brothers – “Waffle House”
- Megan Thee Stallion – “Her”
- Panic! At The Disco – “Middle Of A Breakup”
- Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
Best Art Direction
- boygenius – “the film”
- BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom”
- Doja Cat – “Attention”
- Lana Del Rey with Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace”
- Megan Thee Stallion – “Her”
- SZA – “Shirt”
Best Edition
- BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom”
- Kendrick Lamar – “Rich Spirit”
- Miley Cyrus – “River”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
- SZA – “Kill Bill”
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Source: Rollingstone
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