Taylor Swift led the pack with a total of eight nominations at MTV VMAs, which included categories like Artist of the Year, Video of the Year, and Song of the Year for her hit track “Anti-Hero” from 2022. Remarkably, she clinched victory in all the categories she was nominated for that were televised.
Joining Swift in the list of nominees for Artist of the Year were Beyoncé, Doja, Karol G, Minaj, and Shakira. This marks a significant moment as, since the inception of this category in 2017, it’s the first time that all the nominees for Artist of the Year are women. Shakira was also honored with the prestigious Video Vanguard Award. Additionally, the night introduced a brand new category, Best Afrobeats.
The star-studded event featured captivating performances by renowned artists including Demi Lovato, Shakira, Olivia Rodrigo, Cardi B with Megan Thee Stallion, Diddy, Lil Wayne, Doja Cat, and Fall Out Boy, among others.
Here’s the list of nominees, with the winners highlighted in bold:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” *WINNER
Doja Cat – “Attention”
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift *WINNER
Beyoncé
Doja Cat
Karol G
Nicki Minaj
Shakira
SONG OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” *WINNER
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
BEST NEW ARTIST
Ice Spice *WINNER
GloRilla
Kaliii
Peso Pluma
PinkPantheress
Reneé Rapp
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
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: Reneé 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” *WINNER
May 2023: Ice Spice – “Princess Diana”
June 2023: FLO – “Losing You”
July 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith – “That Part”
BEST COLLABORATION
Karol G, Shakira – “TQG” *WINNER
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”
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
BEST POP
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” *WINNER
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”
BEST HIP-HOP
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” *WINNER
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)”
BEST K-POP
Stray Kids – “S-Class” *WINNER
aespa – “Girls”
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom”
FIFTY FIFTY – “Cupid”
SEVENTEEN – “Super”
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride”
BEST R&B
SZA – “Shirt” *WINNER
Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye – “Stay”
Chlöe ft. Chris Brown – “How Does It Feel”
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
Toosii – “Favorite Song”
Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj
BEST ROCK
Måneskin – “The Loneliest” *WINNER
Foo Fighters – “The Teacher”
Linkin Park – “Lost (Original Version)”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Tippa My Tongue”
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” –
Bad Bunny – “un x100to”
Karol G, Shakira – “TQG”
Rosalía – “Despechá”
Shakira – “Acróstico”
BEST AFROBEATS
Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” *WINNER
Ayra Starr – “Rush”
Burna Boy – “It’s Plenty”
Davido ft. Musa Keys – “Unavailable”
Fireboy DML & Asake – “Bandana”
Libianca – “People”
Wizkid ft. Ayra Starr– “2 Sugar”