The MTV Video Music Awards 2023 delivered an unforgettable evening of song and glamour. Taylor Swift, a real powerhouse, claimed the highlight with an astonishing 9 wins, basically for her self-directed masterpiece, “Anti-Hero.” This triumph marked a repeat victory for Swift in the coveted Video of the Year class, following her earlier 12 months`s win with “All Too Well (Taylor`s Version)” brief movie. With this, Swift cemented her standing as one of the VMAs` maximum celebrated artists, status 2d simplest to Beyoncé in overall wins.
However, Swift used to be some distance from on my own in the limelight. The nominations showcased an array of song luminaries, together with SZA, Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Blackpink, and Olivia Rodrigo, many of whom graced the degree with electrifying performances. The VMAs made historical past by way of that includes an all-women and nonbinary lineup for each Video of the Year and Artist of the Year, celebrating their outstanding contributions to the trade.
Adding to the pleasure, the Best Afrobeats class made its debut, highlighting the international range of song genres. The awards additionally paid tribute to two iconic figures: Shakira, venerated with the Video Vanguard Award for her groundbreaking song movies, and Diddy, who won the Global Icon Award for his huge have an effect on on song, tradition, and entrepreneurship. According to Variety, here`s a full list of the names that received accolades at the MTV VMAs 2023:
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”- Winner
Artist of the Year
Beyoncé
Doja Cat
KAROL G
Nicki Minaj
Shakira
Taylor Swift – Winner
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” – Winner
Best New Artist
GloRilla
Ice Spice – Winner
Kaliii
Peso Pluma
PinkPantheress
Reneé Rapp
Push Performance of the Year
Saucy Santana – “Booty”
Stephen Sanchez – “Until I Found You”
JVKE – “golden hour”
Flo Milli – “Conceited”
Reneé Rapp – “Colorado”
Sam Ryder – “All the Way Over”
Armani White – “GOATED”
FLETCHER – “Becky’s So Hot”
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride”- Winner
Ice Spice – “Princess Diana”
FLO – “Losing You”
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 feet. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On”
KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG”- Winner
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”- Winner
Best Hip-Hop
Diddy feet. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On”
DJ Khaled feet. Drake & Lil Baby – “STAYING ALIVE”
GloRilla & Cardi B – “Tomorrow 2”
Lil Uzi Vert – “Just Wanna Rock”
Lil Wayne feet. Swizz Beatz & DMX – “Kant Nobody”
Metro Boomin feet. Future – “Superhero (Heroes & Villains)”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”- Winner
Best R&B
Alicia Keys feet. Lucky Daye – “Stay”
Chlöe feet. Chris Brown – “How Does It Feel”
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
SZA – “Shirt”- Winner
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 feet. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace”- Winner
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” – Winner
Metallica – “Lux Æterna”
Muse – “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween”
Best Latin
Anitta – “Funk Rave”- Winner
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 Okay-Pop
aespa – “Girls”
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom”
FIFTY FIFTY – “Cupid”
SEVENTEEN – “Super”
Stray Kids – “S-Class”- Winner
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride”
Best Afrobeats
Ayra Starr – “Rush”
Burna Boy – “It’s Plenty”
Davido feet. Musa Keys – “UNAVAILABLE”
Fireboy DML & Asake – ”Bandana”
Libianca – “People”
Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”- Winner
Wizkid feet. 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”- Winner
Imagine Dragons – “Crushed”
Maluma – “La Reina”
Show of the Summer
Beyoncé
BLACKPINK
Drake
Ed Sheeran
KAROL G
Taylor Swift – Winner
Group of the Year
BLACKPINK – Winner
FIFTY FIFTY
FLO
Jonas Brothers
Måneskin
NewDenims
SEVENTEEN
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Album of the Year
Beyoncé – Renaissance
Drake & 21 Savage – Her Loss
Metro Boomin – Heroes & Villains
Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation
SZA – SOS
Taylor Swift – “Midnights” – Winner
Song of the Summer
Beyoncé – “Cuff It”
Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For? (From Barbie The Album)”
Doechii feet. Kodak Black – “What It Is (Block Boy)”
Doja Cat – “Paint the Town Red”
Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night (From Barbie The Album)”
FIFTY FIFTY – “Cupid (Twin Ver.)”
Gunna – “fukumean”
Jung Kook feet. Latto – “Seven” – Winner
Luke Combs – “Fast Car”
Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice – “Barbie World (with Aqua) [From Barbie The Album]”
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift feet. Ice Spice – “Karma”
Tomorrow X Together and Jonas Brothers – “Do It Like That”
Troye Sivan – “Rush”
Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma – “La Bebe (Remix)”
Best Direction
Doja Cat – “Attention” (Directed by way of Tanu Muiño)
Drake – “Falling Back” (Directed by way of Director X (Julien Christian Lutz))
Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out” (Directed by way of Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar)
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” (Directed by way of Colin Tilley)
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” (Directed by way of Floria Sigismondi)
SZA – “Kill Bill” (Directed by way of Christian Breslauer)
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” (Directed by way of Taylor Swift) – Winner
Best Cinematography
Adele – “I Drink Wine” (Cinematography by way of Adam Newport-Berra)
Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed” (Cinematography by way of Natasha Baier)
Janelle Monae – “Lipstick Lover” (Cinematography by way of Allison Anderson)
Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out” (Cinematography by way of Adam Newport-Berra)
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” (Cinematography by way of Marcell Rev)
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” (Cinematography by way of Russ Fraser)
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” (Cinematography by way of Rina Yang) – Winner
Best Visual Effects
Fall Out Boy – “Love From The Other Side” (Visual Effects by way of Thomas Bailey and Josh Shaffner)
Harry Styles – “Music For A Sushi Restaurant” (Visual Effects by way of Chelsea Delfino and Black Kite Studios)
Melanie Martinez – “VOID” (Visual Effects by way of Carbon)
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” (Visual Effects by way of CameoFX)
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” (Visual Effects by way of Max Colt / FRENDER)
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” (Visual Effects by way of Parliament) – Winner
Best Choreography
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” (Choreography by way of Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX)) – Winner
Dua Lipa – “Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)” (Choreography by way of Charm LaDonna)
Jonas Brothers – “Waffle House” (Choreography by way of Jerry Reece)
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” (Choreography by way of Sean Bankhead)
Panic! At The Disco – “Middle Of A Breakup” (Choreography by way of Monika Felice Smith)
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” (Choreography by way of (LA)HORDE – Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel)
Best Art Direction
boygenius – “the film” (Art Direction by way of Jen Dunlap)
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” (Art Direction by way of Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT))
Doja Cat – “Attention” (Art Direction by way of Spencer Graves)- Winner
Lana Del Rey feet. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace” (Art Direction by way of Brandon Mendez)
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” (Art Direction by way of Wes Dogan)
SZA – “Shirt” (Art Direction by way of Kate Bunch)
Best Editing
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” (Editing by way of Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT))
Kendrick Lamar – “Rich Spirit” (Edited by way of Grason Caldwell)
Miley Cyrus – “River” (Edited by way of Brandan Walter)
Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire” (Edited by way of Sofia Kerpan and David Checel) – Winner
SZA – “Kill Bill” (Edited by way of Luis Caraza Peimbert)
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” (Edited by way of Chancler Haynes)
Video Vanguard Award
Shakira
Global Icon Award
Diddy