MTV announces 2023 Video Music Awards nominations.
Ahead of this year’s MTV Videos Music Awards 2023 on September 12 at Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center, the platform has announced the nominations.
This year, Taylor Swift leads with the most 8 nominations, followed by SZA with six nominations. They were followed by Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, Sam Smith and Kim Petras with five nominations each. The 2023 ceremony will feature 35 artists with their first-ever nominations, which includes the likes of GloRilla, Ice Spice, PinkPantheress, Flo Milli and more.
In the Best Hip-hop category, Nicki Minaj, Metro Boomin, Future, Lil Wayne, Swizz Beatz, DMX, Lil Uzi Vert, GloRilla, Cardi B, DJ Khaled, Drake, Lil Baby, Diddy, Ashanti and more earn a nomination.
Nicki Minaj has had a great past year, she was nominated for Video of the Year, artist of the year, best hip-hop, best R&B and best visual effects.
Check out all the nominations below.
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”
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— Video Music Awards (@vmas) August 8, 2023
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”
#VMA Song of the Year Nominees
🚀 Flowers @MileyCyrus
🚀 vampire @oliviarodrigo
🚀 Calm Down @heisrema & @selenagomez
🚀 Unholy @samsmith @kimpetras
🚀 Bad Habit #SteveLacy
🚀 Kill Bill @sza
🚀 Anti-Hero @taylorswift13— Video Music Awards (@vmas) August 8, 2023
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 New Artist
GloRilla
Ice Spice
Kaliii
Peso Pluma
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: Renee 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”
#VMA Best Hip-Hop Nominees
🚀 @Diddy ft. @brysontiller @ashanti @YungMiami305
🚀 @djkhaled ft. @Drake @lilbaby4PF
🚀 @GloTheofficial & @iamcardib
🚀 @LILUZIVERT
🚀 @LilTunechi ft. @THEREALSWIZZZ & @DMX
🚀 @MetroBoomin ft. @1future
🚀 @NICKIMINAJ— Video Music Awards (@vmas) August 8, 2023
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, Diddy) – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
Best Pop
Demi Lovato – “Swine”
Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night”
Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed”
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
P!NK – “Trustfall”
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Best R&B
Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye – “Stay”
Chloe ft. Chris Brown – “How Does It Feel”
Metro Boomin (ft. The Weeknd, 21 Savage, Diddy) – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
SZA – “Shirt”
Toosii – “Favorite Song”
Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj – “Love In The Way”
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 Alternative
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 Latin
Anitta – “Funk Rave”
Bad Bunny – “Where She Goes”
Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma – “Ella Baila Sola”
Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny – “un x100to”
Karol G & Shakira – “TQG”
Rosalía – “Despechá”
Shakira – “Acróstico”
Best K-Pop
Aespa – “Girls”
Blackpink – “Pink Venom”
Fiffty Fifty – “Cupid”
Seventeen – “Super”
Stray Kids – “S-Class”
Tomorrow X Together – “Sugar Rush Ride”
#VMA Best K-Pop Nominees
🚀 Girls @aespa_official
🚀 Pink Venom @BLACKPINK
🚀 Cupid @we_fiftyfifty
🚀 Super @pledis_17
🚀 S-Class @Stray_Kids
🚀 Sugar Rush Ride @TXT_members— Video Music Awards (@vmas) August 8, 2023
Video for Good
Alicia Keys – “If I Ain’t Got You (Orchestral)”
Bad Bunny – “El Apagón – Aquí Vive Gente”
Demi Lovato – “Swine”
Dove Cameron – “Breakfast”
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 Cinematography
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 Art Direction
Boygenius – “The Film”
Blackpink – “Pink Venom”
Doja Cat – “Attention”
Lana Del Rey (ft. Jon Batiste) – “Candy Necklace”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her”
SZA – “Shirt”
Best Visual Effects
Fall Out Boy – “Love From the Other Side”
Harry Styles – “Music for a Sushi Restaurant”
Melanie Martinez – “Void”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
Sam Smith & Kim Petras – “Unholy”
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Best Choreography
Blackpink – “Pink Venom”
Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night”
Jonas Brothers – “Waffle House”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her”
Panic! at the Disco – “Middle of a Breakup”
Sam Smith & Kim Petras – “Unholy”
Best Editing
Blackpink – “Pink Venom”
Kendrick Lamar – “Rich Spirit”
Miley Cyrus – “River”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
