2023 MTV Video Music Awards: Nominees & Winners
Find out who was nominated and who took home an award at this year's VMAs!

The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards took place on September 12 at the Prudential Center in New Jersey.
Some of today's biggest names in music came to the event, with performances from artists like Olivia Rodrigo, Fall Out Boy, Cardi B & Megan The Stallion, Demi Lovato, and more! There was also an exciting performance to commemorate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, which featured a variety of artists, including LL Cool J, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and Nicki Minaj.
Taylor Swift came into the night with 11 nominations and walked away with nine wins, including Artist of the Year and Video of the Year. As a fun surprise, the members of 'N SYNC reunited on stage and presented Taylor with one of her awards. The award for Best New Artist went to Ice Spice, while Lana Del Rey and Jon Batiste's song "Candy Necklace" earned the title of Best Alternative.
Plus, Diddy accepted the Global Icon Award, while Shakira was given the Video Vanguard Award.
Here are some of the other winners from this year's show. If you're interested in any of the sheet music arrangements, click on the title/artist to be taken to our website!
Video of the Year
- "Attention" by Doja Cat
- "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus
- "Super Freaky Girl" by Nicki Minaj
- "vampire" by Olivia Rodrigo
- "Unholy" by Sam Smith & Kim Petras
- "Kill Bill" by SZA
- WINNER: "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift
Artist of the Year
Song of the Year
- "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus
- "vampire" by Olivia Rodrigo
- "Calm Down" by Rema & Selena Gomez
- "Unholy" by Sam Smith & Kim Petras
- "Bad Habit" by Steve Lacy
- "Kill Bill" by SZA
- WINNER: "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift
Best New Artist
- GloRilla
- WINNER: Ice Spice
- Kaliii
- Peso Pluma
- PinkPantheress
- Reneé Rapp
Best Collaboration
- "I'm Good (Blue)" by David Guetta & Bebe Rexha
- "I Like You (A Happier Song)" by Post Malone & Doja Cat
- "Gotta Move On" by Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti and Yung Miami
- WINNER: "TQG" by KAROL G & Shakira
- "Creepin' (Remix)" by Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy
- "Calm Down" by Rema & Selena Gomez
Best Pop
- "Swine" by Demi Lovato
- "Dance the Night (From Barbie The Album)" by Dua Lipa
- "Eyes Closed" by Ed Sheeran
- "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus
- "vampire" by Olivia Rodrigo
- "Trustfall" by P!nk
- WINNER: "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift
Best Rock
- "The Teacher" by Foo Fighters
- "Lost (Original Version)" by Linkin Park
- "Tippa My Tongue" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
- WINNER: "THE LONELIEST" by Måneskin
- "Lux Æterna" by Metallica
- "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween" by Muse
Best Latin
- WINNER: "Funk Rave" by Anitta
- "Where She Goes" by Bad Bunny
- "Ella Baila Sola" by Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma
- "un x100to" by Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny
- "TQG" by KAROL G & Shakira
- "DESPECHÁ" by ROSALÍA
- "Acróstico" by Shakira
Best Alternative
- "EDGING" by blink-182
- "the film" by boygenius
- "Hold Me Like A Grudge" by Fall Out Boy
- WINNER: "Candy Necklace" by Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste
- "This Is Why" by Paramore
- "Stuck" by Thirty Seconds To Mars
Best K-Pop
- "Girls" by aespa
- "Pink Venom" by BLACKPINK
- "Cupid" by FIFTY FIFTY
- "Super" by SEVENTEEN
- WINNER: "S-Class" by Stray Kids
- "Sugar Rush Ride" by TOMORROW X TOMORROW
Group of the Year
Song of the Summer
- "Cuff It" by Beyoncé
- "What Was I Made For? (From Barbie the Album)" by Billie Eilish
- "What It Is (Block Boy)" by Doechii ft. Kodak Black
- "Paint the Town Red" by Doja Cat
- "Dance the Night (From Barbie the Album)" by Dua Lipa
- "Cupid (Twin Ver.)" by FIFTY FIFTY
- "fukumean" by Gunna
- WINNER: "Seven" by Jung Kook ft. Latto
- "Fast Car" by Luke Combs
- "Barbie World (with Aqua) (From Barbie the Album)" by Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice
- "vampire" by Olivia Rodrigo
- "Kill Bill" by SZA
- "Karma" by Taylor Swift ft. Ice Spice
- "Do It Like That" by TOMORROW X TOGETHER and Jonas Brothers
- "Rush" by Troye Sivan
- "La Bebe (Remix)" by Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma
Video for Good
- "If I Ain't Got You (Orchestral)" by Alicia Keys
- "El Apagón - Aquí Vive Gente" by Bad Bunny
- "Swine" by Demi Lovato
- WINNER: "Breakfast" by Dove Cameron
- "Crushed" by Imagine Dragons
- "La Reina" by Maluma