The 2023 MTV VMAs celebrated some of the biggest and brightest music stars of the year. The ceremony, held Sept. 12 in Newark, NJ, awarded trophies to artists including Ice Spice, Nicki Minaj, Anitta, Tomorrow X Together, SZA, and many more. Taylor Swift was the night’s biggest winner, taking home multiple awards including video and artist of the year. The ceremony also honored two legends: Shakira recieved the Video Vanguard Awards and Diddy was awarded the Global Icon Award.
This year’s nominees were announced back on Aug. 8, and Swift led the bunch with a total of eight nominations, including seven nods for her song “Anti-Hero” from “Midnights,” as well as a nomination for artist of the year. SZA had the second most nominations with a total of six, followed by Olivia Rodrigo, Nicki Minaj, Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Sam Smith, and Miley Cyrus, who all trailed behind with five each. Many pointed out when nominations were announced that women dominated in many categories, including artist of the year (in which only women were nominated), and they swept the awards, too.
The show also honored a record-setting 35 first-time nominees, including GloRilla, Boygenius, Reneé Rapp, and Ice Spice. An Afrobeats category has also been added for the first time. Additional nominees included Shakira, Dua Lipa, Pink, Dove Cameron, Kendrick Lamar, Maluma, and Beyoncé, who netted a nomination for artist of the year.
Ahead, check out the complete list of nominees for the 2023 MTV VMAs, and all the winners so far.
Video of the Year
Doja Cat — “Attention”
Miley Cyrus — “Flowers”
Nicki Minaj — “Super Freaky Girl”
Olivia Rodrigo — “Vampire”
Sam Smith and Kim Petras — “Unholy”
SZA — “Kill Bill”
WINNER: Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
Artist of the Year
Beyoncé
Doja Cat
Karol G
Nicki Minaj
Shakira
WINNER: Taylor Swift
Song of the Year
Miley Cyrus — “Flowers”
Olivia Rodrigo — “Vampire”
Rema and Selena Gomez — “Calm Down”
Sam Smith and Kim Petras — “Unholy”
Steve Lacy — “Bad Habit”
SZA — “Kill Bill”
WINNER: Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
Best New Artist
GloRilla
WINNER: Ice Spice
Kaliii
Peso Pluma
PinkPantheress
Reneé 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: Reneé Rapp — “Colorado”
January 2023: Sam Ryder — “All the Way Over”
February 2023: Armani White — “Goated.”
March 2023: Fletcher — “Becky’s So Hot”
WINNER: 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 and Bebe Rexha — “I’m Good (Blue)”
Post Malone and Doja Cat — “I Like You (A Happier Song)”
Diddy feat. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, and Yung Miami — “Gotta Move On (Queens Remix)”
WINNER: Karol G and Shakira — “TQG”
Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy — “Creepin’ (Remix)”
Rema and Selena Gomez — “Calm Down”
Best Pop
Demi Lovato — “Swine”
Dua Lipa — “Dance the Night”
Ed Sheeran — “Eyes Closed”
Miley Cyrus — “Flowers”
Olivia Rodrigo — “Vampire”
Pink — “Trustfall”
WINNER: Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
Best Hip-Hop
Diddy feat. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, and Yung Miami — “Gotta Move On (Queens Remix)”
DJ Khaled feat. Drake and Lil Baby — “Staying Alive”
GloRilla and Cardi B — “Tomorrow 2”
Lil Uzi Vert — “Just Wanna Rock”
Lil Wayne feat. Swizz Beatz and DMX — “Kant Nobody”
Metro Boomin feat. Future — “Superhero (Heroes and Villains)”
WINNER: Nicki Minaj — “Super Freaky Girl”
Best Rock
Foo Fighters — “The Teacher”
Linkin Park — “Lost (Original Version)”
Red Hot Chili Peppers — “Tippa My Tongue”
WINNER: 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”
WINNER: Lana Del Rey feat. Jon Batiste — “Candy Necklace”
Paramore — “This Is Why”
Thirty Seconds to Mars — “Stuck”
Best Latin
WINNER: Anitta — “Funk Rave”
Bad Bunny — “Where She Goes”
Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma — “Ella Baila Sola”
Grupo Frontera and Bad Bunny — “un x100to”
Karol G and Shakira — “TQG”
Rosalía — “Despechá”
Shakira — “Acróstico”
Best R&B
Alicia Keys feat. Lucky Daye — “Stay”
Chlöe feat. Chris Brown — “How Does It Feel”
Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy — “Creepin’ (Remix)”
WINNER: SZA — “Shirt”
Toosii — “Favorite Song”
Yung Bleu and Nicki Minaj — “Love in the Way”
Best K-Pop
Aespa — “Girls”
Blackpink — “Pink Venom”
Fifty Fifty — “Cupid”
Seventeen — “Super”
WINNER: Stray Kids — “S-Class”
Tomorrow X Together — “Sugar Rush Ride”
Best Afrobeats
Ayra Starr — “Rush”
Burna Boy — “It’s Plenty”
Davido feat. Musa Keys — “Unavailable”
Fireboy DML and Asake — “Bandana”
Libianca — “People”
WINNER: Rema and Selena Gomez — “Calm Down”
Wizkid feat. Ayra Starr — “2 Sugar”
Video For Good
Alicia Keys — “If I Ain’t Got You (Orchestral)”
Bad Bunny — “El Apagón – Aquí Vive Gente”
Demi Lovato — “Swine”
WINNER: Dove Cameron — “Breakfast”
Imagine Dragons — “Crushed”
Maluma — “La Reina”
Best Cinematography
Adele — “I Drink Wine,” cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
Ed Sheeran — “Eyes Closed,” cinematography by Natasha Braier
Janelle Monáe — “Lipstick Lover,” cinematography by Allison Anderson
Kendrick Lamar — “Count Me Out,” cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
Miley Cyrus — “Flowers,” cinematography by Marcell Rév
Olivia Rodrigo — “Vampire,” cinematography by Russ Fraser
WINNER: Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero,” cinematography by Rina Yang
Best Direction
Doja Cat — “Attention,” directed by Tanu Muino
Drake — “Falling Back,” directed by Director X
Kendrick Lamar — “Count Me Out,” directed by Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion — “Her,” directed by Colin Tilley
Sam Smith and Kim Petras — “Unholy,” directed by Floria Sigismondi
SZA — “Kill Bill,” directed by Christian Breslauer
WINNER: Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero,” directed by Taylor Swift
Best Art Direction
Boygenius — “The Film,” art direction by Jen Dunlap
Blackpink — “Pink Venom,” art direction by Seo Hyun Seung (Gigant)
WINNER: Doja Cat — “Attention,” art direction by Spencer Graves
Lana Del Rey feat. 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
Best Visual Effects
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 and Kim Petras — “Unholy,” visual effects by Max Colt/Frendr
WINNER: Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero,” visual effects by Parliament
Best Choreography
WINNER: Blackpink — “Pink Venom,” choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung, and Taryn Cheng
Dua Lipa — “Dance the Night,” choreography by Charm LaDonna
Jonas Brothers — “Waffle House,” choreography by Jerry Reeve
Megan Thee Stallion — “Her,” choreography by Sean Bankhead
Panic! at the Disco — “Middle of a Breakup,” choreography by Monika Felice Smith
Sam Smith and Kim Petras — “Unholy,” choreography by (LA)Horde — Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, and Arthur Harel
Best Editing
Blackpink — “Pink Venom,” edited by Seo Hyun Seung
Kendrick Lamar — “Rich Spirit,” edited by Grason Caldwell
Miley Cyrus — “River,” edited by Brendan Walter
WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo — “Vampire,” edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel
SZA — “Kill Bill,” edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert
Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero,” edited by Chancler Haynes
Show of the Summer
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Karol G
WINNER: Taylor Swift
Group of the Year
WINNER: BLACKPINK
FIFTY FIFTY
FLO
Jonas Brothers
Måneskin
NewJeans
Seventeen
Tomorrow X Together
Song of the Summer
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”
WINNER: Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
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)”
Album of the Year
Beyoncé – “Renaissance”
Drake & 21 Savage – “Her Loss”
Metro Boomin – “Heroes & Villains”
Miley Cyrus – “Endless Summer Vacation”
SZA – “SOS”
WINNER: Taylor Swift – “Midnights”
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