The course begins and with it the first big red carpet of the season, that of the MTV VMAs —the awards created by the music television channel par excellence to recognize the best video clips of the year—, which have become one of the most important recognitions in the industry.
Almost no current pop, rock, or reggaeton star will be present at the event, among other things, because many are candidates to win in one of the categories.
If you don’t want to miss anything, here we tell you the keys to this great gala.
When and where are they celebrated?
The gala will be held on Tuesday, September 12 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey for second consecutive Year.
In Spain everything will happen in the early hours of Tuesday to Wednesday starting at 2:00 in the morning.
Where can you see the gala?
The big Video Music Awards party will be broadcast, starting at 12:30 a.m. with a special pre-show, por the MTV Spain channel, available on the Movistar+, Orange TV or Vodafone platforms. It can also be seen on the Comedy Central, Paramount Network and Pluto TV channels.
The gala starts at 2:00 a.m. and is expected to last after 4:00 a.m.
Who are the presenters?
Just five days before the gala, the organization confirmed that Rapper Nicki Minaj will finally be the master of ceremonies for the awards. He already was in 2022, but on that occasion he shared the spotlight with LL Cool J and Jack Harlow.
When presenting the awards, Minaj will have the help of Bebe Rexha, Charli D’Amelio, Coco Jones, Dixie D’Amelio, Emily Ratajkowski, French Montana, GloRilla, Ice Spice, Jared Leto, Madelyn Cline, Rita Ora and Sabrina Carpenter.
Who will perform at the gala?
The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards party will be enlivened by around twenty performances, including those by MåneskinAnitta, Lil Wayne, Olivia Rodrigo, Renné Rap, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Kelsea Ballerini, NLE Choppa, The Warning, Tomorrow x Together, the k-pop band Stray Kids or Diddy, who will collect his award as Global Icon.
Special expectation arouses the return of Demi Lovato who has not been on a stage of such magnitude since 2020, when he reappeared after the overdose at the Grammys.
No less expected is the appearance of Karol G that comes to confirm that Latin music reigns in the world. In addition to being nominated in three categories, The Bichota will sing some of the songs from his album Tomorrow will be nice and there are those who already confirm that the large number of the Colombian will be TQG with Shakirataking advantage of the presence of both.
The great performance, that of Shakira
Shakira has made history by being the first Latin artist to receive the Video Vanguard Award for her career and maybe his performance at the gala will do it too.
The Colombian does not want to disappoint anyone and, as she has shared on social networks, she is desperate to find a way to summarize her entire career in one performance.
Who are the nominees?
Female voices dominate the main categories, among which stand out Taylor Swift and SZAwhich compete for the main categories: Best Video of the Year, Song of the Year and Artist of the Year.
The two favorites are followed Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo and Sam Smith.
All the nominees of the MTV VMA awards
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
Beyonce
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
Kaliiii
Featherweight
PinkPantheress
Renee Rapp
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 song
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 song
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 Song
Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye – stay
Chloe 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 song
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 song
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 song
Anitta – Funk Rave
Bad Bunny Where she goes
Armed Link, Featherweight – She dances Alone
Bad Bunny a x100to
Karol G, Shakira – TQG
Rosalía – Desperate
Shakira – Acrostic
Best K-POP Song
aespa – Girls
BLACKPINK – Pink Venom
FIFTY FIFTY – Cupid
SEVENTEEN – Super
Stray Kids – S-Class
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – Sugar Rush Ride
Best afrobeats song
Ayra Starr Rush
Burna Boy – It’s Plenty
Davido ft. Musa Keys – UNAVAILABLE
Fireboy DML & Asake – Bandana
Libyanca – People
Rema & Selena Gomez – Calm Down
Wizkid ft Ayra Starr 2Sugar
Video for good
Alicia Keys – If I Ain’t Got You (Orchestral)
Bad Bunny The blackout – People Live Here
Demi lovato – Swine
Dove Cameron Breakfast
Imagine Dragons – crushed
Maluma – The Queen
Best address
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
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 Braier
Janelle Monáe – Lipstick Lover – Cinematography by Allison Anderson
Kendrick Lamar Count Me Out – Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
Miley Cyrus – flowers – Columbia Records – Cinematography by Marcell Rév
Olivia Rodrigo vampire – Geffen Records – Cinematography by Russ Fraser
Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero – Republic Records – Cinematography by Rina Yang
Better 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 La’Donna
Hermanos Jonas – 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 edition
BLACKPINK – Pink Venom – Editing by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
Kendrick Lamar Rich Spirit – Edited by Grason Caldwell
Miley Cyrus – River – Edited by Brendan 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
Voting is now open on the official website of the MTV VMA Awards, which They will be held on September 13, 2023.
