Taylor Swift and SZA Lead the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations

Taylor Swift leads the nominations for the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, with eight -seven for her video clip “Anti-Hero” and a nod in the Artist of the Year category-, followed by SZA, with six.

Both were recognized in the Video of the Year category, for ‘Anti-Hero’ and ‘Kill Bill’, respectively. Behind them are Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, and Sam Smith and Kim Petras, all tied with five nominations. BLACKPINK, Diddy, and Shakira received four each.

Swift currently has 14 VMAs, which puts her behind Beyoncé, who has 28 (two with Destiny’s Child); Madonna, 20 awards; and Lady Gaga, 19 awards.

Beyoncé is nominated for Entertainer of the Year. As she has not posted any music videos surrounding the release of “Renaissance”, she is not nominated for any other awards.

The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, scheduled for September 12, will feature a record 35 first-time nominees, including Petras and Metro Boomin’ and Rema, who have three each.

The VMAs will be held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Fan voting has already begun online in 15 gender-neutral categories, including the new Best Afrobeats category. Voting ends on Friday, September 1.

Here is the full list of nominations:

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
• Carol 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
• Featherweight
• pinkpantheress
• Renee Rapp

Push Act of the Year

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• 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: Renée 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 ft. The Weeknd, 21 Savage, Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
• Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”

best pop

• Demi Lovato – “Swine”
• Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night”
• 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 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 Alternative

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• Blink-182 – “Edging”
• Boygenius – “The Movie”
• 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 latino

• Anitta – “Funk Rave”
• Bad Bunny – “Where She Goes”
• Armed Link & Featherweight – “She Dances Alone”
• Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny – “a x100to”
• Karol G & Shakira – “TQG”
• Rosalía – “Despechá”
• Shakira – “Acrostic”

Best R&B

• Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye – “Stay”
• Chloe ft. Chris Brown – “How Does It Feel”
• Metro Boomin ft. The Weeknd, 21 Savage, Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
• SZA – “Shirt”
• Toosii – “Favorite Song”
• Yung Blue & Nicki Minaj – “Love In The Way”

Best K-Pop

• Aespa – “Girls”
• Blackpink – “Pink Venom”
• Fiffty 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

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• Alicia Keys – “If I Don’t Have You (Orchestral)”
• Bad Bunny – “The Blackout – People Live Here”
• Demi Lovato – “Pig”
• Dove Cameron – “Breakfast”
• Imagine Dragons – “Crushed”
• Maluma – “The Queen”

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 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 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”

better 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”
• Jonas Brothers – “Waffle House”
• Megan Thee Stallion – “Her”
• Panic! at the Disco – “Middle of a Breakup”
• Sam Smith & Kim Petras – “Unholy”

Best Edition

• Blackpink – “Pink Venom”
• Kendrick Lamar – “Rich Spirit”
• Miley Cyrus – “River”
• Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
• SZA – “Kill Bill”
• Taylor Swift – “Anti Hero”