Taylor Swift è l’artista con più nomination agli MTV VMAs 2023: ben otto categorie. La seguono SZA (sei); Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo e Sam Smith (cinque ciascun); e le BLACKPINK, Diddy e Shakira (quattro ciascuno).

Le donne agli MTV VMAs 2023

Le donne rappresentano sei dei sette nominati per Video of the Year: Attention di Doja Cat, Flowers di Miley Cyrus, Super Freaky Girl di Nicki Minaj, vampire di Olivia Rodrigo, Kill Bill di SZA e Anti-Hero di Taylor Swift. La settima nomination va a una collaborazione ormai storica: Unholy di Sam Smith e Kim Petras, che li ha resi i primi due solisti apertamente non binari e apertamente transgender, rispettivamente, ad avere una canzone alla #1 della Billboard Hot 100.

Per la prima volta da quando gli MTV VMAs hanno introdotto la categoria Artist of the Year nel 2017, tutti i nominati sono donne: Beyoncé, Doja Cat, Karol G, Nicki Minaj, Shakira e Taylor Swift. È anche la prima volta che due delle nominate provengono dal mondo della musica latina. Il primo artista latino ad essere nominato in questa categoria è stato Bad Bunny, che ha vinto lo scorso anno.

Niente Artist of the Year per SZA

Oltre alla nomination come Artist of the Year, Taylor Swift è in lizza per sette premi per la sua super hit Anti-Hero: Video of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects e Best Editing.

Taylor Swift e Kendrick Lamar sono entrambi nominati per Best Direction. Lamar è nominato per Count Me Out, che ha co-diretto con Dave Free. Sia Swift che Lamar hanno vinto due volte in questa categoria per i video che hanno diretto o co-diretto. Swift ha vinto per la regia di The Man (2020) e All Too Well (The Short Film) nel 2022. Lamar ha vinto per la co-regia di Alright (2015) e Humble (2017).

Nonostante il gran numero di nomination, SZA non è stata nominata come Artist of the Year. La sua hit Kill Bill è in lizza per cinque premi: Video of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Direction, Best Art Direction e Best Editing. Kill Bill non è stata nominata in una categoria di genere. Shirt di SZA è invece in lizza per Best R&B.

Le prime volte agli MTV VMAs 2023

Il 2023 segna un record di 35 artisti candidati agli MTV VMAs per la prima volta, tra cui Kim Petras (cinque); Metro Boomin e Rema (tre ciascuno); e Ayra Starr, GloRilla, Ice Spice, Peso Pluma, Reneé Rapp e Yung Miami (due ciascuno).

Altri artisti che ricevono nomination per la prima volta includono Aespa, boygenius, Burna Boy, Davido, Eslabon Armado, Fletcher, Fifty Fifty, JVKE, Lauren Spencer Smith, Musa Keys, PinkPantheress, Saucy Santana, Stephen Sanchez e Toosii.

GloRilla, Ice Spice, Peso Pluma e Reneé Rapp sono nominati come Best New Artist, insieme a Kaliii e PinkPantheress.

Gli MTV VMAs 2023 hanno aggiunto una categoria quest’anno: Best Afrobeats. È la terza categoria di genere che i VMAs hanno aggiunto nel nuovo millennio, dopo Latin (2006) e K-pop (2019). Le altre cinque categorie di genere dei VMAs sono state tutte introdotte nel secolo scorso: Rock (1989), Alternative (1991), R&B (1993) e Pop e Hip-hop (entrambe del 1999).

Come votare agli MTV VMAs 2023

Gli MTV VMAs 2023 si terranno martedì 12 settembre alle 20 (ora di New York) in diretta dal Prudential Center di Newark, in New Jersey. Il conduttore non è stato ancora annunciato. Jack Harlow, LL Cool J e Nicki Minaj hanno condotto lo show l’anno scorso, che si è tenuto nella stessa sede.

I fan possono già votare i loro artisti preferiti in 15 categorie di genere su vote.mtv.com fino a venerdì 1 settembre. La votazione per Best New Artist rimarrà attiva durante lo show. Le nomination per categorie come Group of the Year e Song of Summer saranno annunciate in un secondo momento.

Bruce Gillmer e il co-fondatore di Den of Thieves, Jesse Ignjatovic, sono i produttori esecutivi degli MTV VMAs 2023. Barb Bialkowski è co-produttrice esecutiva. Alicia Portugal e Jackie Barba sono le responsabili della produzione. Wendy Plaut e Lisa Lauricella sono le responsabili dei talenti (celebrità e artisti rispettivamente).

Le nomination degli MTV VMAs 2023

Video of the year

• Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
• Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records
• Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records
• Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records
• Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records
• SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
• Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

Artist of the year

• Beyoncé – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
• Doja Cat – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
• Karol G – Interscope Records
• Nicki Minaj – Republic Records
• Shakira – Sony Music US Latin
• Taylor Swift – Republic Records

Song of the year

• Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records
• Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records
• Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / MG Music / Interscope Records
• Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records
• Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit” – L-M Records / RCA Records
• SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records Records
• Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

Best new artist

• GloRilla – CMG / Interscope Records
• Ice Spice – 10K Projects / Capitol Records
• Kaliii – Atlantic Records
• Peso Pluma – Double P Records
• PinkPantheress – 300 Entertainment
• Reneé Rapp – Interscope Records

Best collaboration

• David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – “I’m Good (Blue)” – Warner Records
• Post Malone, Doja Cat – “I Like You (aHappier Song)” – Mercury Records / Republic Records
• Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On” – Motown Records
• Karol G, Shakira – “TQG” – Universal Music Latino
• Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)” – Boominati / Republic Records
• Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records

Best pop

• Demi Lovato – “Swine” – Island Records
• Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night (From Barbie the Album)” – Atlantic Records
• Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed” – Atlantic Records
• Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records
• Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records
• P!nk – “Trustfall” – RCA Records
• Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records

Best hip-hop

• Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On” – Motown Records
• DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby – “Staying Alive” – We the Best / Epic Records
• GloRilla & Cardi B – “Tomorrow 2” – CMG / Interscope Records
• Lil Uzi Vert – “Just Wanna Rock” – Atlantic Records / Generation Now
• Lil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz & DMX – “Kant Nobody” – Young Money Records
• Metro Boomin ft Future – “Superhero (Heroes and Villains)” – Boominati / Republic Records
• Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records

Best R&B

• Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye – “Stay” – RCA Records
• Chlöe ft. Chris Brown – “How Does It Feel” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia
• Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)” – Boominati / Republic Records
• SZA – “Shirt” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
• Toosii – “Favorite Song” – South Coast Music Group / Capitol Records
• Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj – “Love in the Way” – Empire Distribution

Best alternative

• blink-182 – “Edging” – Columbia Records
• boygenius – “the film” – Interscope Records
• Fall Out Boy – “Hold Me Like a Grudge” – Fueled By Ramen                                                                       
• Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace” – Interscope Records
• Paramore – “This Is Why” – Atlantic Records
• Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Stuck” – Concord Records

Best rock

• Foo Fighters – “The Teacher” – RCA Records
• Linkin Park – “Lost (Original Version)” – Warner Records
• Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Tippa My Tongue” – Warner Records
• Måneskin – “The Loneliest” – Arista Records
• Metallica – “Lux Æterna” – Blackened Recordings
• Muse – “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween” – Warner Records

Best Latin

• Anitta – “Funk Rave” – Republic Records
• Bad Bunny – “Where She Goes” – Rimas Entertainment
• Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma – “Ella Baila Sola” – DEL Records, Inc. / Prajin Parlay, Inc. Grupo Frontera Bad Bunny – “un x100to” – Rimas Entertainment
• Karol G, Shakira – “TQG” – Universal Music Latino
• Rosalia – “Despecha,” – Columbia Records
• Shakira – “Acróstico” – Sony Music US Latin

Best K-pop

• aespa – “Girls” – SM ENTERTAINMENT Co., Ltd.
• BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
• Fifty Fifty – “Cupid” – ATTRAKT / Warner Records
• Seventeen – “Super” – HYBE / Geffen Records
• Stray Kids – “S-Class” – JYP / Republic
• TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Republic Records

Best Afrobeats

• Ayra Starr – “Rush” – Mavin Global Holdings
• Burna Boy – “It’s Plenty” – Atlantic Records / Spaceship Entertainment Ltd
• Davido ft. Musa Keys – “Unavailable” – Sony Music U.K. / RCA Records
• Fireboy DML & Asake – ”Bandana” – Empire Distribution
• Libianca – “People” – Sony Music U.K. / RCA Records
• Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records
• Wizkid ft Ayra Starr– “2 Sugar” – Starboy / RCA Records

Video for good

• Alicia Keys – “If I Ain’t Got You (Orchestral)” – Netflix
• Bad Bunny – “El Apagón – Aquí Vive Gente” – Rimas Entertainment
• Demi Lovato – “Swine” – Island Records
• Dove Cameron – “Breakfast” – Columbia Records
• Imagine Dragons – “Crushed” – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records
• Maluma – “La Reina” – Sony Music US Latin

Push performance of the year

• Agosto 2022: Saucy Santana – “Booty” – Arena Records / RCA Records
• Settembre 2022: Stephen Sanchez – “Until I Found You” – Mercury Records / Republic Records
• Ottobre 2022: JVKE – “golden hour” – AWAL
• Novembre 2022: Flo Milli – “Conceited” – ’94 Sounds / RCA Records
• Dicembre 2022: Reneé Rapp – “Colorado” – Interscope Records
• Gennaio 2023: Sam Ryder – “All the Way Over” – Elektra Entertainment
• Febbraio 2023: Armani White – “Goated” – Def Jam
• Marzo 2023: Fletcher – “Becky’s So Hot” – Capitol Records
• Aprile 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Republic Records
• Maggio 2023: Ice Spice – “Princess Diana” – Heavy on It / 10K Projects / Capitol Records
• Giugno 2023: FLO – “Losing You” – Uptown/Republic Records
• Luglio 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith – “That Part” – Island Records

Best direction

• Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records – Directed by Tanu Muiño
• Drake – “Falling Back” – OVO/Republic Records – Director X (Julien Christian Lutz)
• Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Directed by Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
• Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – 300 Entertainment – Directed by Colin Tilley
• Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records – Directed by Floria Sigismondi
• SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records – Directed by Christian Breslauer
• Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift

Best cinematography

• Adele – “I Drink Wine” – Columbia Records – Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
• Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed” – Atlantic Records – Cinematography by Natasha Baier
• Janelle Monae – “Lipstick Lover” – Atlantic Records – Cinematography by Allison Anderson
• Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records 0 Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
• Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” – Columbia Records – Cinematography by Marcell Rev
• Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records – Cinematography by Russ Fraser
• Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Cinematography by Rina Yang

Best visual effects

• Fall Out Boy – “Love From the Other Side” – Fueled By Ramen – Visual Effects by Thomas Bailey and Josh Shaffner
• Harry Styles – “Music for a Sushi Restaurant” – Columbia Records – Visual Effects by Chelsea Delfino and Black Kite Studios
• Melanie Martinez – “VOID” – Atlantic Records – Visual Effects by Carbon
• Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Max Colt and Sergio Mashevskyi
• Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records – Visual Effects by Max Colt / FRENDER
• Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Parliament

Best choreography

• BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records – Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX)
• Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night (From Barbie the Album)” – Atlantic Records – Choreography by Charm LaDonna
• Jonas Brothers – “Waffle House” – Republic Records – Choreography by Jerry Reece
• Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – 300 Entertainment – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
• Panic! At The Disco – “Middle of a Breakup” – Fueled By Ramen – Choreography by Monika Felice Smith
• Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Capitol Records – Choreography by (LA)HORDE – Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel

Best art direction

• boygenius – “the film” – Interscope Records – Art Direction by Jen Dunlap
• BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records – Art Direction by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
• Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records – Art Direction by Spencer Graves
• Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace” – Interscope Records – Art Direction by Brandon Mendez
• Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – 300 Entertainment – Art Direction by Niko Philipides
• SZA – “Shirt” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records – Art Direction by Kate Bunch

Best editing

• BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records – Editing by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
• Kendrick Lamar – “Rich Spirit” – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Edited by Grason Caldwell
• Miley Cyrus – “River” – Columbia Records – Edited by Brandan Walter
• Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records – Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel
• SZA – “Kill Bill” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records – Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert
• Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Edited by Chancler Haynes

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