MTV has announced the nominees for the 2023 Video Music Awards VMAs, a show celebrating the work of artists whose cultural impact has reshaped the music industry over the past 12 months, generating global controversy. TEulor Swift (8) leads this year’s nominations, and hopes to repeat her Video of the Year victory after setting a record last year as the only female artist to win three times in one of her most beloved categories. This is followed by SZA (6 nominations), Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo and Sam Smith (5 each), as well as Blackpink, Diddy and Shakira (4 each).
In this edition, there are 35 new entries among candidates competing in different categories at the same time. Between them Kim Petras (5), Metro Boomin and Rema (3 each), Ira Starr, Glorilla, Ice Spice, Peso Pluma, Rene Rapp and Yung Miami (2 each). Other artists nominated for the first time include Aespa, boygenius, Burna Boy, Davido, Eslabon Armado, Fletcher, Fifty Fifty, Jvke, Lauren Spencer Smith, Musa Keys, PinkPantheress, Saucy Santana, Stephen Sanchez and Toosii.
From Wednesday until September 1, fans can vote for their favorite artists in 15 categories. gender-neutral, including an all-new Best Afrobeats category, as well as the coveted Video of the Year and Artist of the Year categories on voice.mtv.com. Voting for “Best New Artist” will also continue during the show on Tuesday, September 12th. Nominations in social categories, including “Group of the Year” and “Song of the Summer”, will be announced later. “VMA 2023” returns live to over 150 people worldwide from New Jersey’s famed Prudential Center to celebrate the biggest names in music with incredible surprises, one-of-a-kind performances and an audience of enthusiastic fans. In Italy, the show will air live in its original language on the night of September 12-13, starting at 02:00 on MTV. (Sky channel 131 and streaming NOW) and on Mtv Music (Sky channels 132 and 704) and will be expected on the pre-show starting at 00:30.