The MTV Video Music Awards have kicked off for 2023 and, after a bumper year for music (especially women in pop), this year’s event is set to be a big one.
With music legends including the likes of Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Shakira battling it out for Artist of the Year and a huge music line-up for the actual awards, there’s little doubt the 2023 VMAs will be one for the history books.
Here, we keep up in real-time the winners of the 2023 MTV VMAs across every category.
Best Pop
Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero – WINNERDemi Lovato – SwineDua Lipa – Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)Ed Sheeran – Eyes ClosedMiley Cyrus – FlowersOlivia Rodrigo – vampireP!NK – TRUSTFALL
Swift, 33, was handed friendship bracelets from the band as she accepted her award from the reunited ’90s band NSYNC.
Song of the Year
Miley Cyrus – FlowersOlivia Rodrigo – vampireRema & Selena Gomez – Calm DownSam Smith, Kim Petras – UnholySteve Lacy – Bad HabitSZA – Kill BillTaylor Swift – Anti-Hero – WINNER
Swift proved she truly is the VMAs queen while accepting her second gong of the night, the Song of the Year VMA Award.
Watch the video above.
Best R&B
Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye – StayChlöe ft. Chris Brown – How Does It FeelMetro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – Creepin’ (Remix)SZA – Shirt – WINNERToosii – Favourite SongYung Bleu & Nicki Minaj – Love In The Way
Video of the Year
Doja Cat – AttentionMiley Cyrus – FlowersNicki Minaj – Super Freaky GirlOlivia Rodrigo – vampireSam Smith, Kim Petras – UnholySZA – Kill BillTaylor Swift – Anti-Hero
Artist of the Year
BeyoncéDoja CatKAROL GNicki MinajShakiraTaylor Swift
Best New Artist
GloRillaIce SpiceKaliiiPeso PlumaPinkPantheressReneé Rapp
Show of the Summer
BeyoncéBLACKPINKDrakeEd SheeranKarol GTaylor Swift
Group of the Year
FIFTY FIFTYFLOJonas BrothersMåneskinNewJeansSEVENTEENTOMORROW x TOGETHER
Song of the Summer
Beyoncé – Cuff ItBillie Eilish – What Was I Made For? (From The Motion Picture Barbie)Doja Cat – Paint the Town RedDoechii ft. Kodak Black – What It Is (Block Boy)Dua Lipa – Dance the Night (From Barbie The Album)FIFTY FIFTY – CupidGunna – fukumeanJung Kook ft. Latto – SevenNicki Minaj & Ice Spice – Barbie World (with Aqua) [From Barbie The Album]Olivia Rodrigo – vampireSZA – Kill BillTaylor Swift ft. Ice Spice – KarmaTOMORROW X TOGETHER and Jonas Brothers – Do It Like ThatLuke Combs – Fast CarTroye Sivan – RushYng Lvcas & Peso Pluma – La Bebe (Remix)
Album of the Year
Beyoncé – RenaissanceDrake & 21 Savage – Her LossMetro Boomin – Heroes & VillainsMiley Cyrus – Endless Summer VacationSZA – SOSTaylor Swift – Midnights
Push Performance of the Year
August 2022: Saucy Santana – BootySeptember 2022: Stephen Sanchez – Until I Found YouOctober 2022: JVKE – golden hourNovember 2022: Flo Milli – ConceitedDecember 2022: Reneé Rapp – ColoradoJanuary 2023: Sam Ryder – All The Way OverFebruary 2023: Armani White – GOATEDMarch 2023: FLETCHER – Becky’s So HotApril 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – Sugar Rush Ride – WINNERMay 2023: Ice Spice – Princess DianaJune 2023: FLO – Losing YouJuly 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith – That Part
Best Collaboration
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 OnKAROL G, Shakira – TQGMetro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – Creepin’ (Remix)Rema & Selena Gomez – Calm Down
Best Hip-Hop
Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – Gotta Move OnDJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby – STAYING ALIVEGloRilla & Cardi B – Tomorrow 2Lil Uzi Vert – Just Wanna RockLil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz & DMX – Kant NobodyMetro Boomin ft Future – Superhero (Heroes and Villains)Nicki Minaj – Super Freaky Girl
Best Alternative
blink-182 – EDGINGboygenius – The filmFall Out Boy – Hold Me Like A GrudgeLana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – Candy NecklaceParamore – This Is WhyThirty Seconds To Mars – Stuck
Best Rock
Foo Fighters – The TeacherLinkin Park – Lost (Original Version)Red Hot Chili Peppers – Tippa My TongueMåneskin – THE LONELIESTMetallica – Lux ÆternaMuse – You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween
Best Latin
Anitta – Funk RaveBad Bunny – WHERE SHE GOESEslabon Armado, Peso Pluma – Ella Baila SolaGrupo Frontera Bad Bunny – un x100toKAROL G, Shakira – TQGROSALÍA – DESPECHÁShakira – Acróstico
Best K-Pop
aespa – GirlsBLACKPINK – Pink VenomFIFTY FIFTY – CupidSEVENTEEN – SuperStray Kids – S-ClassTOMORROW X TOGETHER – Sugar Rush Ride
Best Afrobeats
Ayra Starr – RushBurna Boy – It’s PlentyDavido ft. Musa Keys – UNAVAILABLEFireboy DML & Asake – BandanaLibianca – PeopleRema & Selena Gomez – Calm DownWizkid ft Ayra Starr– 2 Sugar
Video For Good
Alicia Keys – If I Ain’t Got You (Orchestral)Bad Bunny – El Apagón – Aquí Vive GenteDemi Lovato – SwineDove Cameron – BreakfastImagine Dragons – CrushedMaluma – La Reina
Best Direction
Doja Cat — Attention — Directed by Tanu MuiñoDrake — Falling Back — Directed by Director X (Julien Christian Lutz)Kendrick Lamar — Count Me Out — Directed by Dave Free & Kendrick LamarMegan Thee Stallion — Her — Directed by Colin TilleySam Smith, Kim Petras — Unholy — Directed by Floria SigismondiSZA — Kill Bill — Directed by Christian BreslauerTaylor Swift — Anti-Hero — Directed by Taylor Swift
Best Cinematography
Adele — I Drink Wine — Cinematography by Adam Newport-BerraEd Sheeran — Eyes Closed — Cinematography by Natasha BaierJanelle Monae — Lipstick Lover — Cinematography by Allison AndersonKendrick Lamar — Count Me Out — Cinematography by Adam Newport-BerraMiley Cyrus — Flowers — Cinematography by Marcell RevOlivia Rodrigo — vampire — Cinematography by Russ FraserTaylor Swift — Anti-Hero — Cinematography by Rina Yang
Best Visual Effects
Fall Out Boy — Love From The Other Side — Visual Effects by Thomas Bailey and Josh ShaffnerHarry Styles — Music For A Sushi Restaurant — Visual Effects by Chelsea Delfino and Black Kite StudiosMelanie Martinez — VOID — Visual Effects by CarbonNicki Minaj — Super Freaky Girl — Visual Effects by Max Colt and Sergio MashevskyiSam Smith, Kim Petras — Unholy — Visual Effects by Max Colt / FRENDERTaylor Swift — Anti-Hero — Visual Effects by Parliament
Best Choreography
BLACKPINK — Pink Venom — Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX)Dua Lipa — Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album) — Choreography by Charm LaDonnaJonas Brothers — Waffle House — Choreography by Jerry ReeceMegan Thee Stallion — Her — Choreography by Sean BankheadPanic! At The Disco — Middle Of A Breakup — Choreography by Monika Felice SmithSam Smith, Kim Petras — Unholy — Choreography by (LA)HORDE – Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel
Best Art Direction
boygenius — the film — Art Direction by Jen DunlapBLACKPINK — Pink Venom — Art Direction by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)Doja Cat — Attention — Art Direction by Spencer GravesLana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste — Candy Necklace — Art Direction by Brandon MendezMegan Thee Stallion — Her — Art Direction by Niko PhilipidesSZA — Shirt — Art Direction by Kate Bunch
Best Editing
BLACKPINK — Pink Venom — Edited by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)Kendrick Lamar — Rich Spirit — Edited by Grason CaldwellMiley Cyrus — River — Edited by Brandan WalterOlivia Rodrigo — vampire — Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David ChecelSZA — Kill Bill — Edited by Luis Caraza PeimbertTaylor Swift — Anti-Hero — Edited by Chancler Haynes
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