The 'Cruel Summer' singer has collected a total of eight nominations, followed by 'Kill Bill' hitmaker SZA who scores six nods for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards.
- Aug 9, 2023
AceShowbiz - Taylor Swift tops the nominations for this year's MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) with eight nods. The "Cruel Summer" hitmaker is vying for the coveted Artist of the Year accolade - for which she faces competition from Beyonce Knowles, Doja Cat, KAROL G, Nicki Minaj, and Shakira - while her track "Anti-Hero" has been shortlisted for Video of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Visual Effects.
Followed in the nominations by SZA who has six nods, Taylor could bag a record-breaking fourth Video of the Year award.
A staggering 35 artists are nominated for the first time this year, with Kim Petras making the shortlist for five prizes; all for her Sam Smith collaboration "Unholy", in the Video of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Direction, Best Visual Effects, and Best Choreography categories.
In addition, newcomers Metro Boomin and Rema are up for three awards each while Ayra Starr, GloRilla, Ice Spice, Peso Pluma, Renee Rapp, and Yung Miami are all in the running for two accolades.
As well as Kim, established stars Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, and Sam Smith are all up for five prizes while BLACKPINK, Shakira, and P. Diddy have the chance to take up to four trophies home with them.
The night's top prize, Video of the Year presented by Burger King, will be contended between Taylor's "Anti-Hero", Kim and Sam's "Unholy", Miley's "Flowers", Doja Cat's "Attention", Nicki's "Super Freaky Girl", Olivia's "Vampire", and "Kill Bill" by SZA.
The awards will take place on September 12 at the Prudential Center in New Jersey. Fans are able to vote for their favourites in 15 categories, including Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, and new prize Best Afrobeats, by visiting vote.mtv.com until September 1.
Voting for Best New Artist - for which GloRilla, Ice Spice, Kalii, Peso Pluma, PinkPantheress, and Renee Rapp are nominated - will remain open into the VMAs ceremony.
Nominations for social categories, including Song of Summer and Group of the Year, will be announced at a later date.
Complete List of the 2023 MTV VMA Nominees:
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:
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
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"
Best Collaboration:
- David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - "I'm Good (Blue)"
- Post Malone, Doja Cat - "I Like You (A Happier Song)"
- P. Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, and Yung Miami - "Gotta Move On"
- KAROL G, Shakira - "TQG"
- Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and P. 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"
- Pink - "TRUSTFALL"
- Taylor Swift - "Anti-Hero"
Best Hip-Hop:
- P. Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, and 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 P. Diddy - "Creepin' (Remix)"
- SZA - "Shirt"
- Toosii - "Favorite Song"
- Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj - "Love in the Way"
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"
- 30 Seconds to Mars - "Stuck"
Best Rock:
- Foo Fighters - "The Teacher"
- Linkin Park - "Lost (Original Version)"
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Tippa My Tongue"
- Maneskin - "THE LONELIEST"
- Metallica - "Lux Aeterna"
- 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"
- Frontera & Bad Bunny - "un x100to"
- KAROL G, Shakira - "TQG"
- ROSALIA - "DESPECHAA"
- Shakira - "Acroostico"
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"
- Davido ft. Musa Keys - "UNAVAILABLE"
- Fireboy DML & Asake - "Bandana"
- 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)"
- Bad Bunny - "El Apagoon - Aqui 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 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" (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 ft. Jon Batiste - "Candy Necklace"
- Megan Thee Stallion - "Her"
- SZA - "Shirt"
Best Editing:
- BLACKPINK - "Pink Venom"
- Kendrick Lamar - "Rich Spirit"
- Miley Cyrus - "River"
- Olivia Rodrigo - "vampire"
- SZA - "Kill Bill"
- Taylor Swift - "Anti-Hero"
