Taylor Swift and SZA Lead the “VMA” Nominees
Chattanooga, Tennessee—(Wise Brother)
Nominees for the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards were announced yesterday, and Taylor Swift leads the pack . . . because of course she does . . . with EIGHT. SZA isn’t far behind with SIX.
Scoring five nods apiece were Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, Sam Smith, Kim Petras, and Doja Cat.
It’s very much about the ladies this year. (Sorry, incels, I know you had to endure “Barbie”, and now this.) Women dominate the top category, Video of the Year, for the first time EVER.
Sam Smith is the only non-female in the category, and THEY identify as non-binary.
Women also own 100% of the Artist of the Year category. The nominees are Beyoncé, Doja Cat, KAROL G, Nicki Minaj, Shakira, and Taylor Swift.
The “VMAs” are scheduled to air live on September 12th. There’s no word how they’ll handle it if the writers and actors are still on strike.
Here’s the full list of nominees:
Video of the Year:
Doja Cat, “Attention”
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
Nicki Minaj, “Super Freaky Girl”
Olivia Rodrigo, “vampire”
Sam Smith and Kim Petras, “Unholy”
SZA, “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
Song of the Year:
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
Olivia Rodrigo, “vampire”
Rema and Selena Gomez, “Calm Down”
Sam Smith and Kim Petras, “Unholy”
Steve Lacy, “Bad Habit”
SZA, “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
Artist of the Year:
Beyoncé
Doja Cat
KAROL G
Nicki Minaj
Shakira
Taylor Swift
Best New Artist:
Glorilla
Ice Spice
Kaliii
Peso Pluma
Pink Panteress
Reneé Rap
Best Pop Video:
Demi Lovato, “Swine”
Dua Lipa, “Dance the Night (From the Barbie Album)”
Ed Sheeran, “Eyes Closed”
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
Olivia Rodrigo, “vampire”
Pink, “TRUSTFALL”
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
Best Hip-Hop Video:
Diddy featuring Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, and Yung Miami, “Gotta Move On”
DJ Khaled featuring Drake and Lil Baby, “STAYING ALIVE”
GloRilla and Cardi B, “Tomorrow 2”
Lil Uzi Vert, “Just Wanna Rock”
Lil Wayne featuring Swizz Beatz and DMX, “Kant Nobody”
Metro Boomin featuring Future, “Superhero (Heroes and Villains)”
Nicki Minaj, “Super Freaky Girl”
Best R&B Video:
Alicia Keys featuring Lucky Daye, “Stay”
Chloe featuring Chris Brown, “How Does It Feel”
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy, “Creepin’ (Remix)”
SZA, “Shirt”
Toosii, “Favorite Song”
Yung Bleu and Nicki Minaj, “Love in the Way”
Best Rock Video:
Foo Fighters, “The Teacher”
Linkin Park, “Lost (Original Version)”
Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Tippa My Tongue”
Maneskin, “THE LONELIEST”
Metallica, “Lux Aeterna”
Muse, “ You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween”
Best Alternative Video:
Blink-182, “EDGING”
Boygenius, “the film”
Fall Out Boy, “Hold Me Like a Grudge”
Lana Del Rey featuring John Batiste, “Candy Necklace”
Paramore, “This Is Why”
Thirty Seconds to Mars, “Stuck”
Best K-Pop Video:
aespa, “GIRLS”
BLACKPINK, “Pink Venom”
FIFTY FIFTY, “Cupid”
SEVENTEEN, “Super”
Stray Kids, “S-Class”
TOMORROW X TOGETHER, “Sugar Rush Ride”
Best Collaboration:
David Guetta and Bebe Rexha, “I’m Good (Blue)”
Post Malone and Doja Cat, “I Like You (A Happier Song)”
Diddy featuring Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, and Yung Miami, “Gotta Move On”
KAROL G and Shakira, “TQG”
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy, “Creepin’ (Remix)”
Rema and Selena Gomez, “Calm Down”
Best 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”
