Full List Of nominees for the Video Music Awards (VMAs)

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Full List Of nominees for the Video Music Awards (VMAs)



The popular Video Music Awards (VMAs) is just around the corner and the nomination list is out. Many stars have been recognised in various categories across various countries.

The event is scheduled to be held on the 12th of September, 2023.
See full list of nomination below

Video of the year

1. Doja Cat – “Attention”
2. Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
3. Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
4. Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
5. Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
6. SZA – “Kill Bill”
7. Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”

Artist of the year

1. Beyoncé
2. Doja Cat
3. Karol G
4. Nicki Minaj
5. Shakira
6. Taylor Swift

Song of the year

1. Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
2. Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
3. Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
4. Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
5. Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”
6. SZA – “Kill Bill”
7. Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

Best new artist

1. GloRilla
2. Ice Spice
3. Kaliii
4. Peso Pluma
5. PinkPantheress

Best collaboration

1. Karol G, Shakira – “TQG”
2. David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – “I’m Good (Blue)”
3. Post Malone, Doja Cat – “I Like You (aHappier Song)”
4. Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
5. Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On”
6. Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”

Best pop

1. Demi Lovato – “Swine”
2. Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night (From Barbie the Album)”
3. Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed”
4. Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
5. Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
6. P!nk – “Trustfall”
7. Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

Best hip-hop

1. Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On”
2. GloRilla & Cardi B – “Tomorrow 2”
3. DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby – “Staying Alive”
4. Metro Boomin ft Future – “Superhero (Heroes and Villains)”
5. Lil Uzi Vert – “Just Wanna Rock”
6. Lil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz & DMX
7. Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records

Best R&B

1. Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye – “Stay”
2. Chlöe ft. Chris Brown – “How Does It Feel”
3. Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
4. SZA – “Shirt” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
5. Toosii – “Favorite Song”
6. Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj – “Love in the Way”

Best alternative

1. blink-182 – “Edging”
2. boygenius – “the film”
3. Fall Out Boy – “Hold Me Like a Grudge”
4. Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace”
5. Paramore – “This Is Why”
6. Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Stuck”

Best rock

1. Foo Fighters – “The Teacher”
2. Linkin Park – “Lost (Original Version)”
3. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Tippa My Tongue”
4. Måneskin – “The Loneliest”
5. Metallica – “Lux Æterna”
6. Muse – “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween”

Best Latin

1. Anitta – “Funk Rave”
2. Bad Bunny – “Where She Goes”
3. Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma – “Ella Baila Sola”
4. Karol G, Shakira – “TQG”
5. Rosalia – “Despecha,”
6. Shakira – “Acróstico”

Best K-pop

1. aespa – “Girls”
2. BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom”
3. Fifty Fifty – “Cupid”
4. Seventeen – “Super”
5. Stray Kids – “S-Class”
6. TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride”

Best Afrobeats

1. Ayra Starr – “Rush”
2. Burna Boy – “It’s Plenty”
3. Davido ft. Musa Keys – “Unavailable”
4. Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
5. Fireboy DML & Asake – ”Bandana”
6. Libianca – “People”
7. Wizkid ft Ayra Starr– “2 Sugar”

Video for good

1. Alicia Keys – “If I Ain’t Got You (Orchestral)”
2. Bad Bunny – “El Apagón – Aquí Vive Gente”
3. Demi Lovato – “Swine”
4. Dove Cameron – “Breakfast”
5. Imagine Dragons – “Crushed
6. Maluma – “La Reina”

Push performance of the year

1. January 2023: Sam Ryder – “All the Way Over”
2. August 2022: Saucy Santana – “Booty”
3. October 2022: JVKE – “golden hour” – AWAL
4. November 2022: Flo Milli – “Conceited”
5. December 2022: Reneé Rapp – “Colorado”
6. February 2023: Armani White – “Goated”
7. July 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith – “That Part”
8. March 2023: Fletcher – “Becky’s So Hot”
9. September 2022: Stephen Sanchez – “Until I Found You”
10. April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride”
11. May 2023: Ice Spice – “Princess Diana”
12. June 2023: FLO – “Losing You”

Best direction

1. Doja Cat – “Attention”
2. Drake – “Falling Back”
3. Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out
4. Megan Thee Stallion – “Her”
5. Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
6. SZA – “Kill Bill”
7. Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

Best cinematography

1. Adele – “I Drink Wine” – Columbia Records
2. Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed”
3. Janelle Monae – “Lipstick Lover”
4. Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out”
5. Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
6. Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
7. Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

Best visual effects

1. Fall Out Boy – “Love From the Other Side”
2. Harry Styles – “Music for a Sushi Restaurant”
3. Melanie Martinez – “VOID”
4. Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
5. Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
6. Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

Best choreography

1. BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” - Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX)
2. Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night (From Barbie the Album)” – Choreography by Charm LaDonna
3. Jonas Brothers – “Waffle House” – Choreography by Jerry Reece
4. Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
5. Panic! At The Disco – “Middle of a Breakup” – Choreography by Monika Felice Smith
6. Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Choreography by (LA)HORDE – Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel

Best art direction

1. boygenius – “the film” - Art Direction by Jen Dunlap
2. BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – Art Direction by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
3. Doja Cat – “Attention” – Art Direction by Spencer Graves
4. Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace” – Art Direction by Brandon Mendez
5. Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – Art Direction by Niko Philipides
6. SZA – “Shirt” – Art Direction by Kate Bunch

Best editing

1. BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – Editing by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
2. Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel
3. Kendrick Lamar – “Rich Spirit” – Edited by Grason Caldwell
4. Miley Cyrus – “River” – Edited by Brandan Walter
5. Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Edited by Chancler Haynes
6. SZA – “Kill Bill” – Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert