Tomorrow, the 12th, this year’s edition of the MTV Video Music Awards, popularly known as the VMAs, will take place in New Jersey, in the United States. The award, which is one of the most famous in the world of music, began in 1984, and is responsible for praising some of the main music videos released during the year.
Since its debut, the event has brought together big names in the industry, in addition to having produced iconic moments over the years. In 2023, the party also promises to be remarkable, and RECREIO will tell you everything you need to know about the VMA 2023!
Presenter
The singer Nicki Minaj will be responsible for leading the party for the second year in a row. Last year, the artist was also the presenter of the awards, where she shared the position with LL Cool J It is Jack Harlowin addition to being honored on the night with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
Performances
The VMA 2023 has a list of unmissable performances. So far, the stars who have confirmed performances are: Olivia Rodrigo, Stray Kids, Fall Out Boy, Megan Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, Lil Wayne, Måneskin, Anitta, Karol G, Doja Cat, Demi Lovato, Kelsea Ballerini and Tomorrow X Together.
Nominees
This year, the singer Taylor Swift leads the number of nominations, with eight in total. Among the groups, BLACKPINK was the most nominated, appearing in four categories. Furthermore, Shakira will be the night’s honoree with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Check out all of this year’s nominees!
Video of the Year
Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
Doja Cat — “Attention”
SZA — “Kill Bill”
Miley Cyrus — “Flowers”
Sam Smith + Kim Petras — “Unholy”
Nicki Minaj — “Super Freaky Girl”
Olivia Rodrigo — “Vampire”
Artist of the Year
Beyonce
Taylor Swift
Doja Cat
Shakira
Karol G
Nicki Minaj
Song of the Year
Miley Cyrus — “Flowers”
Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
Olivia Rodrigo — “Vampire”
SZA — “Kill Bill”
Rema & Selena Gomez — “Calm Down”
Steve Lacy — “Bad Habit”
Sam Smith + Kim Petras — “Unholy”
Best New Artist
GloRilla
Renee Rapp
Ice Spice
PinkPantheress
Kaliii
Featherweight
PUSH Performance of the Year
Saucy Santana — “Booty”
Lauren Spencer Smith — “That Part”
Stephen Sanchez — “Until I Found You”
FLO — “Losing You”
JVKE — “golden hour”
Ice Spice — “Princess Diana”
Flo Milli — “Concepted”
Tomorrow X Together — “Sugar Rush Ride”
Reneé Rapp — “Colorado”
Fletcher — “Becky’s So Hot”
Sam Ryder — “All The Way Over”
Armani White — “GOATED”
Best Collaboration
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha — “I’m Good (Blue)”
Rema & Selena Gomez — “Calm Down”
Post Malone with Doja Cat — “I Like You (A Happier Song)”
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage & Diddy — “Creepin’”
Diddy ft. Ashanti, Bryson Tiller & Yung Miami — “Gotta Move On (Queens Remix)”
Karol G & Shakira — “TQG”
Best Pop
Demi Lovato — “Swine”
Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
Dua Lipa — “Dance The Night”
P!nk — “Trustfall”
Ed Sheeran — “Eyes Closed”
Olivia Rodrigo — “Vampire”
Miley Cyrus — “Flowers”
Best Hip Hop
Diddy ft. Ashanti, Bryson Tiller & Yung Miami — “Gotta Move On (Queens Remix)”
Nicki Minaj — “Super Freaky Girl”
DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby — “Staying Alive”
Metro Boomin ft. Future — “Superhero (Heroes and Villains)”
GloRilla, Cardi B — “Tomorrow 2”
Lil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz & DMX — “Kant Nobody”
Lil Uzi Vert — “Just Wanna Rock”
Best R&B
Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye — “Stay”
Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj — “Love In The Way”
Chloe ft. Chris Brown — “How Does It Feel”
Toosii — “Favorite Song”
Metro Boomin ft. The Weeknd, 21 Savage, Diddy — “Creepin’ (Remix)”
SZA — “Shirt”
Best Alternative Music
Blink-182 — “Edging”
Thirty Seconds To Mars — “Stuck”
Boygenius — “The Film”
Paramore — “This Is Why”
Fall Out Boy — “Hold Me Like a Grudge”
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste — “Candy Necklace”
Best Rock
Foo Fighters — “The Teacher”
Muse — “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween”
Linkin Park — “Lost (Original Version)”
Metallica — “Lux Æterna”
Red Hot Chili Peppers — “Tippa My Tongue”
Måneskin — “The Loneliest”
Best Latin Music
Anitta — “Funk Rave”
Shakira — “Acrostic”
Bad Bunny — “Where She Goes”
Rosalía — “Despechá”
Eslabon Armado & Featherweight — “Ella Baila Sola”
Karol G & Shakira — “TQG”
Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny — “un x100to”
Best K-Pop
aespa — “Girls”
Tomorrow X Together — “Sugar Rush Ride”
BLACKPINK — “Pink Venom”
Stray Kids — “S-Class”
Fifty Fifty — “Cupid”
SEVENTEEN — “Super”
Best Afrobeats
Ayra Starr — “Rush”
Wizkid ft. Ayra Starr — “2 Sugar”
Burna Boy — “It’s Plenty”
Rema & Selena Gomez — “Calm Down”
Davido ft. Musa Keys — “Unavailable”
Libianca — “People”
Fireboy DML & Asake — “Bandana”
Video for Good
Alicia Keys — “If I Ain’t Got You (Orchestral)”
Maluma — “La Reina”
Bad Bunny — “El Apagón – Aquí Vive Gente”
Imagine Dragons — “Crushed”
Demi Lovato — “Swine”
Dove Cameron — “Breakfast”
Best Direction
Doja Cat — “Attention”
Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
Drake — “Falling Back”
SZA — “Kill Bill”
Kendrick Lamar — “Count Me Out”
Sam Smith & Kim Petras — “Unholy”
Megan Thee Stallion — “Her”
Best Cinematography
Adele — “I Drink Wine”
Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
Ed Sheeran — “Eyes Closed”
Olivia Rodrigo — “Vampire”
Janelle Monae — “Lipstick Lover”
Miley Cyrus — “Flowers”
Kendrick Lamar — “Count Me Out”
Best Special Effect
Fall Out Boy — “Love From the Other Side”
Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
Harry Styles — “Music for a Sushi Restaurant”
Sam Smith & Kim Petras — “Unholy”
Melanie Martinez — “Void”
Nicki Minaj — “Super Freaky Girl”
Best Choreography
BLACKPINK — “Pink Venom”
Sam Smith & Kim Petras — “Unholy”
Dua Lipa — “Dance the Night”
Panic! at the Disco — “Middle of a Breakup”
Jonas Brothers — “Waffle House”
Megan Thee Stallion — “Her”
Best Art Direction
Boygenius — “the film”
SZA — “Shirt”
BLACKPINK — “Pink Venom”
Megan Thee Stallion — “Her”
Doja Cat — “Attention”
Jon Batista ft. Lana Del Rey — “Candy Necklace”
Best Edition
BLACKPINK — “Pink Venom”
Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
Kendrick Lamar — “Rich Spirit”
SZA — “Kill Bill”
Miley Cyrus — “River”
Olivia Rodrigo — “Vampire”
Source: Recreio
