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Taylor Swift wins big at 2023 MTV VMAs. Here's the full list of winners

Published Sep 13, 2023 11:28 am Updated Sep 13, 2023 1:17 pm

Taylor Swift emerged as the big winner of this year's 2023 MTV Video Music Awards held on Sept. 12 (Sept. 13 Manila time) at the Prudential Center in New Jersey.

Swift got 9 wins out of 11 nominations, including artist of the year, song of the year for Anti-Hero, and best album for Midnights.

K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, meanwhile, was named group of the year and won best choreography for Pink Venom.

Shakira received the Video Vanguard Award, given to artists with "outstanding contributions and influence on music video and popular culture."

Diddy, meanwhile, was named Global Icon, which "celebrates an artist or band whose unparalleled career and continued influence have achieved a unique level of global success in music and beyond."

Artists who performed over the course of the ceremony include Demi Lovato, Shakira, Olivia Rodrigo, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Diddy, Lil Wayne, Doja Cat, and Fall Out Boy, among others.

Here's the list of nominees, with the winners in boldface.

Video of the Year
  • 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
Artist of the Year
  • Beyoncé
  • Doja Cat
  • Karol G
  • Nicki Minaj
  • Shakira
  • Taylor Swift
Song of the Year
  • Miley Cyrus – Flowers
  • Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
  • Rema & Selena Gomez  – Calm Down
  • Sam Smith, Kim Petras – Unholy
  • Steve LacyBad Habit
  • SZA – Kill Bill
  • Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero
Best New Artist
  • GloRilla
  • Ice Spice
  • Kaliii
  • Peso Pluma
  • PinkPantheress
  • Reneé Rapp
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
  • May 2023: Ice Spice – Princess Diana
  • June 2023: FLO – Losing You
  • July 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith – That Part
Best Collaboration
  • David Guetta & Bebe RexhaI'm Good (Blue)
  • Post Malone, Doja Cat – I Like You (A Happier Song)
  • Diddy featuring Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – Gotta Move On
  • Karol G, Shakira – TQG
  • Metro Boomin with The Weeknd21 Savage, and Diddy – Creepin' (Remix)
  • Rema & Selena Gomez – Calm Down
Best Pop
  • Demi LovatoSwine
  • Dua LipaDance The Night (From Barbie The Album)
  • Ed SheeranEyes Closed
  • Miley Cyrus – Flowers
  • Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
  • PinkTrustfall
  • Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero
Best Hip-Hop
  • Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – Gotta Move On
  • DJ Khaled featuring Drake & Lil Baby – Staying Alive
  • GloRilla & Cardi BTomorrow 2
  • Lil Uzi Vert – Just Wanna Rock
  • Lil Wayne featuring Swizz Beatz & DMXKant Nobody
  • Metro Boomin feat. Future – Superhero (Heroes and Villains)
  • Nicki Minaj – Super Freaky Girl
Best R&B
  • Alicia Keys feat. Lucky Daye – Stay
  • Chlöe feat. Chris BrownHow Does It Feel
  • Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – Creepin' (Remix)
  • SZA – Shirt
  • Toosii – Favorite Song
  • Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj – Love In The Way
Best Alternative
  • blink-182Edging
  • Boygenius – The Film
  • Fall Out Boy – Hold Me Like A Grudge
  • Lana Del Rey feat. Jon BatisteCandy Necklace
  • ParamoreThis Is Why
  • Thirty Seconds To MarsStuck
Best Rock
  • Foo FightersThe Teacher
  • Linkin ParkLost (Original Version)
  • Red Hot Chili PeppersTippa My Tongue
  • Måneskin – The Loneliest
  • MetallicaLux Æterna
  • MuseYou Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween
Best Latin
  • Anitta – Funk Rave
  • Bad BunnyWhere She Goes
  • Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma – Ella Baila Sola
  • 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
  • Tomorrow X Together – Sugar Rush Ride
Best Afrobeats
  • Ayra Starr – Rush
  • Burna Boy – It's Plenty
  • Davido featuring Musa Keys – Unavailable
  • Fireboy DML & Asake – Bandana
  • Libianca – People
  • Rema & Selena Gomez – Calm Down
  • Wizkid featuring 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 CameronBreakfast
  • Imagine DragonsCrushed
  • MalumaLa Reina
Best Direction
  • Doja Cat – Attention
  • Drake – Falling Back
  • Kendrick LamarCount Me Out
  • Megan Thee StallionHer
  • Sam Smith, Kim Petras – Unholy
  • SZA – Kill Bill
  • Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero
Best Cinematography
  • AdeleI Drink Wine
  • Ed Sheeran – Eyes Closed
  • Janelle MonáeLipstick Lover
  • Kendrick Lamar – Count Me Out
  • Miley Cyrus – Flowers
  • Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
  • Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero
Best Visual Effects
  • Fall Out Boy – Love From The Other Side
  • Harry StylesMusic 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
  • Dua Lipa – Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)
  • Jonas BrothersWaffle House
  • Megan Thee Stallion – Her
  • Panic! At The DiscoMiddle Of A Breakup
  • Sam Smith, Kim Petras – Unholy
Best Art Direction
  • Boygenius – The Film
  • Blackpink – Pink Venom
  • Doja Cat – Attention
  • Lana Del Rey feat. Jon Batiste – Candy Necklace
  • Megan Thee Stallion – Her
  • SZA – Shirt
Best Editing
  • Blackpink – Pink Venom
  • Kendrick Lamar – Rich Spirit
  • Miley Cyrus – River
  • Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
  • SZA – Kill Bill
  • Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero
Show of the Summer
  • Beyoncé
  • Blackpink
  • Drake
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Karol G
  • Taylor Swift
Group of the Year
  • BLACKPINK
  • Fifty Fifty
  • FLO
  • Jonas Brothers
  • Måneskin
  • NewJeans
  • Seventeen
  • Tomorrow x Together

Song of the Summer

  • Beyoncé – Cuff It
  • Billie EilishWhat Was I Made For? (From The Motion Picture Barbie)
  • Doja Cat – Paint the Town Red
  • Doechii feat. Kodak BlackWhat It Is (Block Boy)
  • Dua Lipa – Dance the Night (From the Barbie Album)
  • Fifty Fifty – Cupid
  • Gunna – Fukumean
  • Jung Kook feat. Latto – Seven
  • Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice – Barbie World (with Aqua) [From Barbie The Album]
  • Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
  • SZA – Kill Bill
  • Taylor Swift feat. Ice Spice – Karma
  • Tomorrow X Together and Jonas Brothers – Do It Like That
  • Luke CombsFast Car
  • Troye SivanRush
  • Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma – La Bebe (Remix)

Album of the Year

  • Beyoncé – Renaissance
  • Drake & 21 Savage – Her Loss
  • Metro Boomin – Heroes & Villains
  • Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation
  • SZA – SOS
  • Taylor Swift – Midnights

Video Vanguard

  • Shakira

Global Icon

  • Diddy

(Editor's Note: This article has been updated to indicate all winners of each category. The headline has also been updated to "Taylor Swift wins big at 2023 MTV VMAs. Here's the full list of winners," from "LIST: Winners of the 2023 MTV VMAs")

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