It is symbolic that she tops the list of artists who received the most nominations ahead of the show, who, in addition to having been confident in the international music business for some time, he has shaped and inspired the music industry with his success and leadership. With over 120 million copies sold worldwide, Taylor Swift leads the feminine power who will try to conquer this night MTV Video Music Awards 2023 (in Italy the event will be broadcast on MTV, Sky channel 131 and broadcast on Now, live from 00.
Tonight at 30 with a pre-show and the real show starts at 2). The countdown to the fortieth event, organized by the historical broadcaster, which every year rewards the best video clips and the best songs of the last year of recording, has already begun. AND .Prudential Center in NewarkNew Jersey getting ready for amazed by the determination and tenacity of the main characters of the last season of the recording (all women)which dominate the ranking of nominations: from SZA To Olivia Rodrigopassing through Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj And Blackpink.
Taylor Swift appears at the Prudential Center with Ben 11 nominations7 of which are only for the single “Antihero” (Video of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Music, Best Visual Effects, Best Editing, Best Direction and Best Cinematography).
The pop star, however, will not be among the evening’s already announced performers, from Brazilian Latin pop star Anitta to Doha Kat herself and Nicki Minaj (the latter also starring in a medley celebrating 50 years of hip-hop with DMC, Doug E. Fresh, the legendary Grandmaster Flash, Lil Wayne and LL Cool J), from Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion to Fall Out Boy, from Stray Kids to Karol G. Waiting for.Olivia Rodrigo: For the former Disney starlet, the 2023 MTV VMAs performance will be one of her first live performances since last Friday’s release of her sophomore album, “Guts,” one of the most anticipated records of the recording season, which just came out. began. The Voice of “Drivers License,” which sold nearly 20 million copies worldwide along with her debut album “Sour,” which established her as one of the brightest next-generation pop stars of the decade, is also nominated in six categories: He’ll try to take home the prize in the categories “Video of the Year”, “Song of the Year”, “Best Pop”, “Song of the Summer”, “Best Editing” and “Best Cinematography” for the disturbing video for “Vampire”, the single that foreshadowed the release of “Guts” “, Spotify alone has 340 million streams from the end of June to today and 54 million views on YouTube, something between a David Lynch film, a nightmare and a bad trip. Speaking of former Disney starlets, Olivia Rodrigo also appears in every category in which she’s nominated. Miley Cyrusreborn thanks to “Flowers“, which, with a hit of 1.4 billion streams on Spotify, will try officially reclaiming the scepter of the new generation of pop queens.
Maybe it’s not a coincidence For the first time in the history of the event, only women are presentamong the artists nominated for one of the main awards, the one that Artist of the Year: Near Beyoncé, Karol J., Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift AND ShakiraThere are also Doja Cat. Ready to return to the scene with a new album, Scarlet, two years after Planet Her (which has sold over 2 million copies in the US alone), the 1995-born star represents a new R&B scene moving up the charts. She also received six nominations, just like them. Blackpinkambassadors on the stage of the 20,000-seat arena, where the K-pop show that has now captivated the whole world will take place.
Paradoxically, there is no candidate for the award.SZA, second in the nomination chart just behind Taylor Swift with 8 total nominations. In February, he set an excellent record with his album “SOS”, when in its ninth week it reached the top of the Billboard 200, the ranking of the most streamed, downloaded and purchased albums in the States, thus equaling a record that has not been set among female artists for seven years (The last person to spend sixty-three days at the top of America’s most important music chart was Adele in 2015 with “25”).
Shakira The day before he had already received an award: to the Colombian star who has made many headlines in recent months thanks to a revenge song dedicated to his ex Gerard Pique.”Bzrp Music Sessions, vol. 53“, which allowed her to regain her place in the firmament of international pop music after many years of crisis, will continue. Video Avangard Award, a career award dedicated to the memory of Michael Jackson, one of the artists who, more than any other, explored the potential of pop videos. Shakira she will become the first South American artist to receive the prestigious recognition..
In Italy, another reason not to miss the VMAs, one of the most anticipated and spectacular events of the music industry, is the presence Maneskin not only among contenders for one of the most important awards, but also among performers, will perform live at the Prudential Center. “We are full of enthusiasm and gratitude,” Maneskin writes on social networks, publishing a photo taken on the stage of the arena, completing the final preparations before the performance to the tune of the new single.”Darling (Are you coming?)“
Damiano David, Victoria De Angelis, Thomas Raggi and Ethan Torchio, currently involved in Rush! World Tour, which has just begun and which will keep the quartet on arenas around the world until December, arrive at the meeting as outsiders: .nominated for “Best Rock” with the video clip “The Loneliest”Maneskin will have to defeat sacred monsters such as Muse in “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween”, Linkin Park in “Lost”, Metallica in “Lux Aeterna”, Red Hot Chili Peppers in “Tippa my Language” and above all, Foo Fighters from “Teacher”, the orphans of drummer Taylor Hawkins and the favorites to win. It’s difficult for them to achieve a sensational encore after last year’s Best Alternative win with I Wanna Be Your Slave: but forecasts are disappointed even – and above all – at the VMAs..