The nominees for the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards have been officially announced! Taylor Swift, who made VMA history by winning the ‘Video of the Year’ award three times, received 8 nominations by writing her name in gold letters to this year’s awards, as always. After Taylor Swift, who has the most nominations, comes SZA, who received six award nominations with her second studio album ‘SOS’. Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo, Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus and Sam Smith received 5 nominations, while Blackpink and Shakira received 4 nominations.
This year’s list of MTV VMA nominees also broke records with first-time nominations. 35 artists received their first VMA nominations, along with names like Ice Spice, GloRilla, Kim Petras and Reneé App.
The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards will take place on September 12. By examining all the candidates below, you can prepare your predictions until September 12…
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
- Peso Pluma
- PinkPantheress
- Renee Rapp
RISING 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 with 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 ft. Lucky Daye – “Stay”
- Chloe ft. 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
- blink-182 – “EDGING”
- boygenius – “the movie”
- 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
- 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”
- 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”
- David ft. Moses Keys – “UNAVAILABLE”
- Fireboy DML & Asake – “Bandana”
- Libian – “People”
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 DIRECTING
- Doja Cat – “Attention” – Director Tanu Muiño
- Drake – “Falling Back” – Director X (Julien Christian Lutz)
- Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out” – Director Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
- Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – Director Colin Tilley
- Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Director Floria Sigismondi
- SZA – “Kill Bill” – Director Christian Breslauer
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Director Taylor Swift
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Adele – “I Drink Wine” – Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
- Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed” – Cinematography by Natasha Baier
- Janelle Monae – “Lipstick Lover” – Cinematography Allison Anderson
- Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out” – Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
- Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Cinematography by Marcell Rev
- Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Cinematography Russ Fraser
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Cinematography by Rina Yang
BEST VISUAL EFFECT
- Fall Out Boy – “Love From The Other Side” – Visual Effects Thomas Bailey & Josh Shaffner
- Harry Styles – “Music For A Sushi Restaurant” – Visual Effects Chelsea Delfino & Black Kite Studios
- Melanie Martinez – “VOID” – Visual Effects Carbon
- Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Visual Effects Max Colt & Sergio Mashevskyi
- Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Visual Effects Max Colt / FRENDER
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
- Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
- Wizkid ft Ayra Starr – “2 Sugar”
BEST choreography
- BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – Choreography Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX)
Dua Lipa – “Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)” – Choreography Charm LaDonna - Jonas Brothers – “Waffle House” – Choreography Jerry Reece
- Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
- panic! At The Disco – “Middle Of A Breakup” – Choreography Monika Felice Smith
- Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Choreography (LA)HORDE – Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel
BEST ART MANAGEMENT
- boygenius – “the movie” – Art Direction Jen Dunlap
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – Art Direction Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT) - Doja Cat – “Attention” – Art Direction Spencer Graves
- Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace” – Art Direction Brandon Mendez
- Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – Art Direction Niko Philipides
- SZA – “Shirt” – Art Direction Kate Bunch
BEST EDIT
- BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – Editing by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
- Kendrick Lamar – “Rich Spirit” – Editing Grason Caldwell
- Miley Cyrus – “River” – Editing by Brandan Walter
- Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Editing Sofia Kerpan & David Checel
- SZA – “Kill Bill” – Editing by Luis Caraza Peimbert
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Editing by Chancler Haynes
