2023 MTV Video Music Awards winners list: Taylor Swift wins big, Dove Cameron bags Video For Good win
Newark, NJ – The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) was the 40th annual MTV VMAs held at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Tuesday night, September 12, 2023. Pop megastar Taylor Swift (33) who is the most nominated singer with eleven categories, won nine of them, including Artist Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Video Of The Year and Album Of The Year. With those wins, Swift has won 23 career VMAs, surpassing Madonna with 20. Another pop superstar, Dove Cameron (27) won Video For Good category for her music video of "Breakfast". It marked the singer's 2nd VMAs win after winning the Best New Artist last year. Meanwhile, pop legend Shakira (46) is honored as the Video Vanguard winner, in addition of winning Best Collaboration.
- 2023 MTV Video Music Awards winners list
A. Video Of The Year: Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" – Republic Records
B. Artist Of The Year: Taylor Swift – Republic Records
C. Song Of The Year: Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" – Republic Records
D. Album Of The Year: Taylor Swift – Midnights – Republic Records
E. Best Pop: Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" – Republic Records
F. Best New Artist: Ice Spice – 10K Projects / Capitol Records
G. Best Collaboration: Karol G and Shakira – "TQG" – Universal Music
H. Best Hip-Hop: Nicki Minaj – "Super Freaky Girl" – Republic Records
I. Best R&B: SZA – "Shirt" – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
J. Best Latin: Anitta – "Funk Rave" – Republic Records
K. Best Alternative: Lana Del Rey (featuring Jon Batiste) – "Candy Necklace" – Interscope Records
L. Best Rock: Måneskin – "The Loneliest" – Arista Records
M. Video For Good: Dove Cameron – "Breakfast" – Columbia Records
N. Show Of The Summer: Taylor Swift – Republic Records
O. Group Of The Year: BLACKPINK – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
P. Best K-Pop: Stray Kids – "S-Class" – JYP / Republic
Q. PUSH Performance Of The Year: Tomorrow x Together (TxT) – "Sugar Rush Ride" – BIGHIT MUSIC / Republic Records
R. Song Of Summer: Jungkook (featuring Latto) – "Seven" – BIGHIT MUSIC / Geffen Records
S. Best Afrobeats: Rema and Selena Gomez – "Calm Down" – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records
- Professional categories
The winners of the following categories were chosen by industry professionals.
A. Best Direction: Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift
B. Best Cinematography: Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" – Republic Records – Cinematography by Rina Yang
C. Best Visual Effects: Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Parliament
D. Best Choreography: Blackpink – "Pink Venom" – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records – Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX)
E. Best Art Direction: Doja Cat – "Attention" – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records – Art Direction by Spencer Graves
F. Best Editing: Olivia Rodrigo – "Vampire" – Geffen Records – Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel
- Special awards
The following awards have special significance and are not necessarily awarded annually. Shakira was announced as the recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award on August 28, becoming the first South American artist to receive the highest honor. Diddy was announced as the recipient of the Global Icon Award on September 2.
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