MTV VMAS 2023 nominations: Taylor Swift tops leaving Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj behind; read details

The VMAS 2023 nominees have been out, and it appears that we have some surprising shocks and some predicted leaders of the pack. See if your fave cut!  

The MTV Video Music Awards nominees for 2023 are now available, and it's time to discover if your favourites cut. This year is all about female power, with women sweeping the nominations in the major categories. Taylor Swift and SZA top the charge with eight and six nominations for the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. Both were nominated for Video of the Year for their work on "Anti-Hero" and "Kill Bill," respectively. Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, Sam Smith, and Kim Petras are all tied for second place with five nominations. The event will occur on September 12 at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey. All of the nominees are listed here. 

This year's first-time candidates include Boygenius, GloRilla, Ice Spice, PinkPantheress, Flo Milli, Reneé Rapp, and Peso Pluma. Lana Del Rey, Bad Bunny, Shakira, Janelle Monae, Paramore, Blackpink, Adele, Rosala, Blink-182, Fall Out Boy, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Diddy, Karol G, Tomorrow X Together, and Metallica are among the other 2023 VMAs candidates. 

Beyoncé is up for Artist of the Year. She is not eligible for any additional awards because she did not release any music videos in conjunction with the release of Renaissance.

MTV Video Music Awards 2023 Nominations

VIDEO OF THE YEAR, Presented by Burger King®

• 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

• Beyoncé
• 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
• 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”
• 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”
• Chlöe 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 film”
• 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”
• 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 Apagón - Aquí Vive Gente”
• Demi Lovato – “Swine”
• Dove Cameron – “Breakfast”
• Imagine Dragons – “Crushed”
• Maluma – “La Reina”

BEST DIRECTION

• Doja Cat — “Attention” — Directed by Tanu Muiño
• Drake — “Falling Back” — Directed by 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
• Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero” — Directed by 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 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
• Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero” — Cinematography by Rina Yang

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, Kim Petras — “Unholy” — Visual Effects by Max Colt / FRENDER
• Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero” — Visual Effects by Parliament 

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

• 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 ART DIRECTION

• boygenius — “the film” — Art Direction by Jen Dunlap
• BLACKPINK — “Pink Venom” — Art Direction by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
• Doja Cat — “Attention” — Art Direction by Spencer Graves
• 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

BEST EDITING

• BLACKPINK — “Pink Venom” — Edited by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
• Kendrick Lamar — “Rich Spirit” — Edited by Grason Caldwell
• Miley Cyrus — “River” — Edited by Brandan Walter
• 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