The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards are here with a night full of the brightest stars, big-time awards, and of course, major music moments.
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Taylor Swift comes into the show leading all nominees with eight nods, followed by SZA with six, Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, and Sam Smith each with five, and BLACKPINK, Diddy, and Shakira with four nominations each.
Additionally, a record-setting 35 first-time nominees made the list this year, including GloRilla, Ice Spice, Metro Boomin, Peso Pluma, PinkPantheress, Rema, Reneé Rapp, and more.
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Check out whose noms turned into wins by checking out the list below as it’s updated in real time throughout tonight’s show. Tune in live at 8PM ET/PT via MTV as well as BET, BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land, and VH1. While you can't stream the show live on Paramount+, the VMAs will be available the following day (September 13) for streaming on MTV.com and Paramount+.
Artist of the Year
WINNER: Taylor Swift
Beyoncé
Doja Cat
Karol G
Nicki Minaj
Shakira
Album of the Year
WINNER: Taylor Swift – Midnights
Beyoncé – Renaissance
Drake & 21 Savage – Her Loss
Metro Boomin – Heroes & Villains
Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation
SZA – SOS
Video of the Year
WINNER: Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Doja Cat – “Attention”
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
Song of the Year
WINNER: Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”s
Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
Best Pop
WINNER: Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
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”
Best Direction
WINNER: Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Directed by Taylor Swift
Doja Cat – “Attention” – Directed by Tanu Muiño
Drake – “Falling Back” – Director X (Julien Christian Lutz)
Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out” – Directed by Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” - Directed by Colin Tilley
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” - Directed by Floria Sigismondi
SZA – “Kill Bill” – Directed by Christian Breslauer
Best Cinematography
WINNER: Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Cinematography by Rina Yang
Adele – “I Drink Wine” – Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed” – Cinematography by Natasha Baier
Janelle Monae – “Lipstick Lover” – Cinematography by Allison Anderson
Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out” – Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Cinematography by Marcell Rev
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Cinematography by Russ Fraser
Best Visual Effects
WINNER: Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Visual Effects by Parliament
Fall Out Boy – “Love From the Other Side” – Visual Effects by Thomas Bailey and Josh Shaffner
Harry Styles – “Music for a Sushi Restaurant” – Visual Effects by Chelsea Delfino and Black Kite Studios
Melanie Martinez – “VOID” – Visual Effects by Carbon
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Visual Effects by Max Colt and Sergio Mashevskyi
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Visual Effects by Max Colt / FRENDER
Best New Artist
WINNER: Ice Spice
GloRilla
Kaliii
Peso Pluma
PinkPantheress
Reneé Rapp
Best Collaboration
WINNER: Karol G, Shakira – “TQG”
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – “I’m Good (Blue)”
Post Malone, Doja Cat – “I Like You (aHappier Song)”
Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On”
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
Best Hip-Hop
WINNER: Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On”
DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby – “Staying Alive”
Lil Uzi Vert – “Just Wanna Rock”
Lil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz & DMX – “Kant Nobody”
Metro Boomin ft Future – “Superhero (Heroes and Villains)”
Best R&B
WINNER: SZA – “Shirt”
Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye – “Stay”
Chlöe ft. Chris Brown – “How Does It Feel”
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
Toosii – “Favorite Song”
Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj – “Love in the Way”
Best Rock
WINNER: Måneskin – “The Loneliest”
Foo Fighters – “The Teacher”
Linkin Park – “Lost (Original Version)”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Tippa My Tongue”
Metallica – “Lux Æterna”
Muse – “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween”
Best Afrobeats
WINNER: Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
Ayra Starr – “Rush”
Burna Boy – “It’s Plenty”
Davido ft. Musa Keys – “Unavailable”
Fireboy DML & Asake – ”Bandana”
Libianca – “People”
Wizkid ft Ayra Starr– “2 Sugar”
Best Latin
WINNER: Anitta – “Funk Rave”
Bad Bunny – “Where She Goes”
Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma – “Ella Baila Sola”
Karol G, Shakira – “TQG”
Rosalia – “Despecha”
Shakira – “Acróstico”
Best K-Pop
WINNER: Stray Kids – “S-Class”
aespa – “Girls”
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom”
Fifty Fifty – “Cupid”
Seventeen – “Super”
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride”
Best Alternative
WINNER: Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace”
blink-182 – “Edging”
boygenius – “the film”
Fall Out Boy – “Hold Me Like a Grudge”
Paramore – “This Is Why”
Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Stuck”
Video for Good
WINNER: Dove Cameron – “Breakfast”
Alicia Keys – “If I Ain’t Got You (Orchestral)”
Bad Bunny – “El Apagón – Aquí Vive Gente”
Demi Lovato – “Swine”
Imagine Dragons – “Crushed”
Maluma – “La Reina”
Push Performance of the Year
WINNER: April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride”
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”
May 2023: Ice Spice – “Princess Diana”
June 2023: FLO – “Losing You”
July 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith – “That Part”
Best Art Direction
WINNER: Doja Cat – “Attention” – Art Direction by Spencer Graves
boygenius – “the film” – Art Direction by Jen Dunlap
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – Art Direction by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace” – Art Direction by Brandon Mendez
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – Art Direction by Niko Philipides
SZA – “Shirt” – Art Direction by Kate Bunch
Group of the Year
WINNER: BLACKPINK
FIFTY FIFTY
FLO
Jonas Brothers
Måneskin
NewJeans
SEVENTEEN
TOMORROW x TOGETHER
Best Choreography
WINNER: BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX)
Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night (From Barbie the Album)” – Choreography by Charm LaDonna
Jonas Brothers – “Waffle House” – Choreography by Jerry Reece
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Panic! At The Disco – “Middle of a Breakup” – Choreography by Monika Felice Smith
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Choreography by (LA)HORDE – Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel
Best Editing
WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – Editing by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
Kendrick Lamar – “Rich Spirit” – Edited by Grason Caldwell
Miley Cyrus – “River” – Edited by Brandan Walter
SZA – “Kill Bill” – Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Edited by Chancler Haynes
Song of the Summer
WINNER: Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
Beyoncé – “Cuff It”
Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For? (From The Motion Picture ‘Barbie’)”
Doja Cat – “Paint the Town Red”
Doechii ft. Kodak Black – “What It Is (Block Boy)”
Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night (From the Barbie Album)”
FIFTY FIFTY – “Cupid”
Gunna – “fukumean”
Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice– “Barbie World (with Aqua) [From Barbie The Album]”
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift ft. Ice Spice – “Karma”
TOMORROW X TOGETHER and Jonas Brothers – “Do It Like That”
Luke Combs – “Fast Car”
Troye Sivan – “Rush”
Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma – “La Bebe (Remix)”
Video Vanguard Award
Shakira
Global Icon Award
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