Rema, Davido, Burna Boy, Wizkid, Ayra Starr nominated for 2023 VMAs

Video of the year

Artist of the year

Song of the year

Best new artist

Best collaboration

• David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – “I’m Good (Blue)”
• Post Malone, Doja Cat – “I Like You (aHappier Song)”
• Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On”
• Karol G, Shakira – “TQG” –
• Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
• Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”

• Best pop

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

  Best hip-hop

  • Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On”
  • DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby – “Staying Alive”
  • GloRilla & Cardi B – “Tomorrow 2”
  • Lil Uzi Vert – “Just Wanna Rock”
  • Lil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz & DMX
  • Metro Boomin ft Future – “Superhero (Heroes and Villains)”
  • Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records

    Best R&B

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

    Best alternative

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

    Best rock

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

    Best Latin

    • Anitta – “Funk Rave”
    • Bad Bunny – “Where She Goes”
    • Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma – “Ella Baila Sola”
    • Karol G, Shakira – “TQG”
    • Rosalia – “Despecha,”
    • Shakira – “Acróstico”

    Best K-pop

    • aespa – “Girls”
    • BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom”
    • Fifty Fifty – “Cupid”
    • Seventeen – “Super”
    • Stray Kids – “S-Class”
    • TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride”

    Best Afrobeats

    • Ayra Starr – “Rush”
    • Burna Boy – “It’s Plenty”
    • Davido ft. Musa Keys – “Unavailable”
    • Fireboy DML & Asake – ”Bandana”
    • Libianca – “People”
    • Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
    • Wizkid ft Ayra Starr– “2 Sugar”

    Video for good

    • Alicia Keys – “If I Ain’t Got You (Orchestral)”
    • Bad Bunny – “El Apagón – Aquí Vive Gente”
    • Demi Lovato – “Swine”
    • Dove Cameron – “Breakfast”
    • Imagine Dragons – “Crushed”
    • Maluma – “La Reina”

    Push performance of the year

    • August 2022: Saucy Santana – “Booty”
    • September 2022: Stephen Sanchez – “Until I Found You”
    • October 2022: JVKE – “golden hour” – AWAL
    • November 2022: Flo Milli – “Conceited”
    • December 2022: Reneé Rapp – “Colorado”
    • January 2023: Sam Ryder – “All the Way Over”
    • February 2023: Armani White – “Goated”
    • March 2023: Fletcher – “Becky’s So Hot”
    • April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride”
    • May 2023: Ice Spice – “Princess Diana”
    • June 2023: FLO – “Losing You”
    • July 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith – “That Part”

    Best direction

    • Doja Cat – “Attention”
    • Drake – “Falling Back”
    • Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out”
    • Megan Thee Stallion – “Her”
    • Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
    • SZA – “Kill Bill”
    • Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

    Best cinematography

    • Adele – “I Drink Wine” – Columbia Records
    • Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed”
    • Janelle Monae – “Lipstick Lover”
    • Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out”
    • Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
    • Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
    • Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

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    Best visual effects

    • Fall Out Boy – “Love From the Other Side”
    • Harry Styles – “Music for a Sushi Restaurant”
    • Melanie Martinez – “VOID”
    • Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
    • Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
    • Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

    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 LaDonna
    • Jonas Brothers – “Waffle House” – Choreography by Jerry Reece
    • Megan Thee Stallion – “Her” – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
    • Panic! At The Disco – “Middle of a Breakup” – Choreography by Monika Felice Smith
    • Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy” – Choreography by (LA)HORDE – Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel

    Best art direction

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

    Best editing

    • BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – Editing by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
    • Kendrick Lamar – “Rich Spirit” – Edited by Grason Caldwell
    • Miley Cyrus – “River” – Edited by Brandan Walter
    • Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel
    • SZA – “Kill Bill” – Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert
    • Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Edited by Chancler Haynes