The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), one of pop culture’s most celebrated nights, took place on Tuesday, 12 September 2023, and it was a year that celebrated winners, with women and non-binary artists dominating the nominations.
Shakira celebrates ‘Video Vanguard Award’ with electric performance
The 2023 MTV VMAs celebrated the outstanding achievements of artists across various genres and recognised the impact of music videos on popular culture.
The night’s most prestigious honour, the Video Vanguard Award, was presented to global superstar Shakira, marking her as the first South American artist to receive this accolade. Shakira also graced the VMAs stage with a performance, her first in 17 years.
Hosted by superstar Nicki Minaj, the 2023 MTV VMAs showcased remarkable talent and creativity in the world of music and music videos. With a focus on celebrating diversity and innovation, the event delivered another memorable night in the history of the VMAs.
2023 MTV VMAs: Here are the winners
Here is the complete list of winners from the 2023 MTV VMAs:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR, Presented by Burger King®
- Doja Cat – “Attention”
- Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
- Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
- Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
- SZA – “Kill Bill”
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – WINNER
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Beyoncé
- Doja Cat
- KAROL G
- Nicki Minaj
- Shakira
- Taylor Swift – WINNER
SONG OF THE YEAR
- Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
- Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
- Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
- Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”
- SZA – “Kill Bill”
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – WINNER
BEST NEW ARTIST
- GloRilla
- Ice Spice – WINNER
- Kaliii
- Peso Pluma
- PinkPantheress
- Reneé Rapp
SHOW OF THE SUMMER*
- Beyoncé
- BLACKPINK
- Drake
- Ed Sheeran
- Karol G
- Taylor Swift – WINNER
GROUP OF THE YEAR*
- BLACKPINK – WINNER
- FIFTY FIFTY
- FLO
- Jonas Brothers
- Måneskin
- NewJeans
- SEVENTEEN
- TOMORROW x TOGETHER
SONG OF THE SUMMER*
- Beyoncé – “Cuff It”
- Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For? (From The Motion Picture Barbie)”
- Doja Cat – “Paint the Town Red”
- Doechii ft. Kodak Black – “What It Is (Block Boy)”
- Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night (From Barbie The Album)”
- FIFTY FIFTY – “Cupid”
- Gunna – “fukumean”
- Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven” – – WINNER
- Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice– “Barbie World (with Aqua) [From Barbie The Album]”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
- SZA – “Kill Bill”
- Taylor Swift ft. Ice Spice – “Karma”
- TOMORROW X TOGETHER and Jonas Brothers – “Do It Like That”
- Luke Combs – “Fast Car”
- Troye Sivan – “Rush”
- Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma – “La Bebe (Remix)”
ALBUM OF THE YEAR*
(Voting for this social category opened on 11 September 2023 at 11:00 EST on MTV’s Instagram Story. There will be one round, tap to vote. Voting ended on 12 September 2023 at 11:00 EST)
- Beyoncé – Renaissance
- Drake & 21 Savage – Her Loss
- Metro Boomin – Heroes & Villains
- Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation
- SZA – SOS
- Taylor Swift – Midnights – WINNER
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
- August 2022: Saucy Santana – “Booty”
- September 2022: Stephen Sanchez – “Until I Found You”
- October 2022: JVKE – “golden hour”
- 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” – WINNER
- May 2023: Ice Spice – “Princess Diana”
- June 2023: FLO – “Losing You”
- July 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 On”
- KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG” – WINNER
- Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
- Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
BET 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” – WINNER
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 – “Kant Nobody”
- Metro Boomin ft Future – “Superhero (Heroes and Villains)”
- Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” – WINNER
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” – WINNER
- 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” – WINNER
- 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” – WINNER
- Metallica – “Lux Æterna”
- Muse – “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween”
BEST LATIN
- Anitta – “Funk Rave” – WINNER
- Bad Bunny – “WHERE SHE GOES”
- Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma – “Ella Baila Sola”
- Grupo Frontera Bad Bunny – “un x100to”
- KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG”
- ROSALÍA – “DESPECHÁ”
- Shakira – “Acróstico”
BEST K-POP
- aespa – “Girls”
- BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom”
- FIFTY FIFTY – “Cupid”
- SEVENTEEN – “Super”
- Stray Kids – “S-Class” – WINNER
- 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” – WINNER
- 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” – WINNER
- Imagine Dragons – “Crushed”
- Maluma – “La Reina”
BEST DIRECTION
- Doja Cat — “Attention” — Directed by Tanu Muiño
- Drake — “Falling Back” — Directed by Director X (Julien Christian Lutz)
- Kendrick Lamar — “Count Me Out” — Directed by Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
- Megan Thee Stallion — “Her” — Directed by Colin Tilley
- Sam Smith, Kim Petras — “Unholy” — Directed by Floria Sigismondi
- SZA — “Kill Bill” — Directed by Christian Breslauer
- Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero” — Directed by Taylor Swift – WINNER
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Adele — “I Drink Wine” — Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
- Ed Sheeran — “Eyes Closed” — Cinematography by Natasha Baier
- Janelle Monae — “Lipstick Lover” — Cinematography by Allison Anderson
- Kendrick Lamar — “Count Me Out” — Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
- Miley Cyrus — “Flowers” — Cinematography by Marcell Rev
- Olivia Rodrigo — “vampire” — Cinematography by Russ Fraser
- Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero” — Cinematography by Rina Yang – WINNER
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Fall Out Boy — “Love From The Other Side” — Visual Effects by Thomas Bailey and Josh Shaffner
- Harry Styles — “Music For A Sushi Restaurant” — Visual Effects by Chelsea Delfino and Black Kite Studios
- Melanie Martinez — “VOID” — Visual Effects by Carbon
- Nicki Minaj — “Super Freaky Girl” — Visual Effects by Max Colt and Sergio Mashevskyi
- Sam Smith, Kim Petras — “Unholy” — Visual Effects by Max Colt / FRENDER
- Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero” — Visual Effects by Parliament – WINNER
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
- BLACKPINK — “Pink Venom” — Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX) – WINNER
- 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 – – WINNER
- 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” — Edited 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 – WINNER
- SZA — “Kill Bill” — Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert
- Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero” — Edited by Chancler Haynes