Taylor Swift, Blackpink among leading nominees at 2023 MTV Video Music Awards

MTV today revealed the highly-anticipated nominations for the 2023 VMAs, celebrating artists whose cultural impact and work during the last 12 months have transformed the music industry and cultivated global conversations.

Taylor Swift (8) leads this year’s nominations, looking for a repeat Video of the Year victory after breaking records last year to become the only artist to win 3x in the highly covered category. She is closely followed by SZA (6), Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo and Sam Smith (5 each) and Blackpink, Diddy and Shakira (4 each).

This year boasts a record number of first-ever VMAs nominees (35 total), with multiple nominations for first-timers Kim Petras (5), Metro Boomin and Rema (3 each), Ayra Starr, GloRilla, Ice Spice, Peso Pluma, Reneé Rapp and Yung Miami (2 each).

Other artists receiving first-time nods include Aespa, boygenius, Burna Boy, Davido, Eslabon Armado, Fletcher, Fifty Fifty, JVKE, Lauren Spencer Smith, Musa Keys, PinkPantheress, Saucy Santana, Stephen Sanchez and Toosii, among others.

Beginning today, fans can vote for their favorites across 15 gender-neutral categories, including the all-new Best Afrobeats category, plus the highly-coveted Video of the Year and Artist of the Year categories, by visiting vote.mtv.com through Friday, September 1st, voting for Best New Artist will remain active into the show on Tuesday, September 12th.

Nominations for social categories including Group of the Year and Song of Summer will be announced at a later date.

The 2023 VMAs will return to celebrate the biggest names in music on Tuesday, September 12 at New Jersey’s famed Prudential Center, with headline-generating surprises, one time only performances and a fan-filled audience.

Fans in Southeast Asia can stay tuned, and follow @MTVAsia on socials for more updates on the show!

COMPLETE LIST OF THE 2023 NOMINEES

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 (L-M 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)
Kaliii (Atlantic Records)
Peso Pluma (Double P Records)
PinkPantheress (300 Entertainment)
Reneé Rapp (Interscope Records)

PUSH PERFORMANCE 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 (Bright 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 with 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 ft. Lucky Daye – Stay (RCA Records)
Chlöe ft. Chris Brown – How Does It Feel (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia)
Metro Boomin with 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

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

Anitta – Funk Rave (Republic Records)
Bad Bunny – Where She Goes (Rimas Entertainment)
Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma – Ella Baila Sola (DEL Records, Inc./Prajin Parlay, Inc. Grupo)
Frontera Bad Bunny – Un x100to (Rimas Entertainment)
Karol G, Shakira – TQG (Universal Music Latino)
Rosalia – Despecha (Columbia Records)
Shakira – Acróstico (Sony Music US Latin)

BEST K-POP

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 (Bright Music/Republic Records)

BEST AFROBEATS

Ayra Starr – Rush (Mavin Global Holdings)
Burna Boy – It's Plenty (Atlantic Records/Spaceship Entertainment Ltd)
Davido ft. Musa Keys – Unavailable (Sony Music U.K./RCA Records)
Fireboy DML & Asake – Bandana (Empire Distribution)
Libianca – People (Sony Music U.K./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 CINEMATOGRAPHY

Adele – I Drink Wine (Columbia Records - Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra)
Ed Sheeran – Eyes Closed (Atlantic Records - Cinematography by Natasha Baier)
Janelle Monae – Lipstick Lover (Atlantic Records - Cinematography 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 VISUAL EFFECTS

Fall Out Boy – Love From The Other Side (Fueled By Ramen - Visual Effects by Thomas Bailey and Josh Shaffner)
Harry Styles – Music For A Sushi Restaurant (Columbia Records - Visual Effects by Chelsea Delfino and Black Kite Studios)
Melanie Martinez – Void (Atlantic Records - Visual Effects by Carbon)
Nicki Minaj – Super Freaky Girl (Republic Records - Visual Effects by Max Colt and Sergio Mashevskyi)
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – Unholy (Capitol Records - Visual Effects by Max Colt/Frender)
Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero (Republic Records - Visual Effects by Parliament)

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 ft. 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)

LIST OF NOMINATIONS BY ARTIST

Taylor Swift - 8 Nominations: Video of the Year (Anti-Hero), Artist of the Year, Song of the Year (Anti-Hero), Best Pop (Anti-Hero), Best Direction (Anti-Hero), Best Cinematography (Anti-Hero), Best Visual Effects (Anti-Hero), Best Editing (Anti-Hero).
SZA - 6 Nominations: Video of the Year (Kill Bill), Song of the Year (Kill Bill), Best R&B (Shirt), Best Direction (Kill Bill), Best Art Direction (Kill Bill), Best Editing (Kill Bill).
Doja Cat - 5 Nominations: Video of the Year (Attention), Artist of the Year, Best Collaboration (I Like You (A Happier Song), Best Direction (Attention), Best Art Direction (Attention)
Kim Petras– 5 Nominations: Video of the Year (Unholy), Song of the Year (Unholy), Best Direction (Unholy), Best Visual Effects (Unholy), Best Choreography (Unholy).
Miley Cyrus – 5 Nominations: Video of the Year (Flowers), Song of the Year (Flowers), Best Pop (Flowers), Best Cinematography (Flowers), Best Editing (River).
Nicki Minaj – 5 Nominations: Video of the Year (Super Freaky Girl), Artist of the Year, Best Hip Hop (Super Freaky Girl), Best R&B (Love In The Way), Best Visual Effects (Super Freaky Girl).
Olivia Rodrigo - 5 Nominations: Video of the Year (Vampire), Song of the Year (Vampire), Best Pop (Vampire), Best Cinematography (Vampire), Best Editing (Vampire).
Sam Smith – 5 Nominations: Video of the Year (Unholy), Song of the Year (Unholy), Best Direction (Unholy), Best Visual Effects (Unholy), Best Choreography (Unholy).
Blackpink – 4 Nominations: Best K-Pop (Pink Venom), Best Choreography (Pink Venom), Best Art Direction (Pink Venom), Best Editing (Pink Venom).
Diddy – 4 Nominations: Best Collaboration (Creepin (Remix), Best Collaboration (Gotta Move On), Best Rap (Gotta Move On), Best R&B (Creepin’(Remix).
Shakira – 4 Nominations: Artist of the Year, Best Collaboration (TQG), Best Latin (TQG), Best Latin (Acróstico).

Bruce Gillmer and Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic are Executive Producers for the 2023 VMAs. Barb Bialkowski is Co-Executive Producer. Alicia Portugal and Jackie Barba serve as Executives in Charge of Production. Wendy Plaut is Executive in Charge of Celebrity Talent. Lisa Lauricella is Music Talent Executive. - 7KLIK

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