Taylor Swift wins big at 2023 MTV VMAs. Here's the full list of winners
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 Lacy – Bad 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 Rexha – I'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 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
- Pink – Trustfall
- 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 B – Tomorrow 2
- Lil Uzi Vert – Just Wanna Rock
- Lil Wayne featuring Swizz Beatz & DMX – Kant 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 Brown – How 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-182 – Edging
- Boygenius – The Film
- Fall Out Boy – Hold Me Like A Grudge
- Lana Del Rey feat. 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
- 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 Cameron – Breakfast
- Imagine Dragons – Crushed
- Maluma – La Reina
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
- Ed Sheeran – Eyes Closed
- Janelle Monáe – Lipstick 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 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
- Dua Lipa – Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)
- Jonas Brothers – Waffle House
- Megan Thee Stallion – Her
- Panic! At The Disco – Middle 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 Eilish – What Was I Made For? (From The Motion Picture Barbie)
- Doja Cat – Paint the Town Red
- Doechii feat. Kodak Black – What 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 Combs – Fast Car
- Troye Sivan – Rush
- 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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