Taylor Swift, SZA and Doja Cat lead 2023 MTV VMA nominations

is once again dominating the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). Nominations for the 2023 ceremony were announced on Tuesday (8 August) with Swift leading the pack with eight nominations. ‘Kill Bill’ singer SZA is just behind her with six nominations. , Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo and Sam Smith are tied at five nominations, and BLACKPINK, Diddy and Shakira each received four. Swift has a chance to become the most-awarded artist in VMA history if she can win six of her eight categories. She currently has 14 VMAs to her name, placing her just behind Madonna, who has 20 awards, and Beyonce, who has 16. Beyonce is also nominated for Artist of the Year. The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, scheduled for 12 September, will have a record-breaking 35 first-time nominees including Petras, Metro Boomin’ and Rema, who boast three each. Aespa, Burna Boy, Davido, Eslabon Armado, FIFTY FIFTY, PinkPantheress, Saucy Santana, Stephen Sanchez and Toosii are also nominated for the first time. (From left) , SZA and The VMAs will be held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Fan voting begins Tuesday across 15 gender-neutral categories at vote.mtv.com, including the new best Afrobeats category, and ends Friday 1 September. Voting in the best new artist category will remain active throughout the show. See below for all the nominees in full: Video of the Year – ‘Attention’ Miley Cyrus – ‘Flowers’ Nicki Minaj – ‘Super Freaky Girl’ Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Vampire’ Sam Smith & Kim Petras – ‘Unholy’ SZA – ‘Kill Bill’ – ‘Anti-Hero’ Artist of the Year Beyonce Karol G Nicki Minaj Shakira 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’ – ‘Anti-Hero’ Best New Artist GloRilla Ice Spice Kaliii Peso Pluma PinkPantheress Renee 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: Renee 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 & – ‘I Like You (A Happier Song)’ Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – ‘Gotta Move On’ KAROL G & Shakira – ‘TQG’ Metro Boomin ft. The Weeknd, 21 Savage, Diddy – ‘Creepin’ (Remix)’ Rema & Selena Gomez – ‘Calm Down’ Best Pop Demi Lovato – ‘Swine’ Dua Lipa – ‘Dance the Night’ Ed Sheeran – ‘Eyes Closed’ Miley Cyrus – ‘Flowers’ Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Vampire’ P!NK – ‘Trustfall’ – ‘Anti-Hero’ 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’ 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 Alternative Blink-182 – ‘Edging’ Boygenius – ‘The Film’ Fall Out Boy – ‘Hold Me Like a Grudge’ Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – ‘Candy Necklace’ Paramore – ‘This Is Why’ Thirty Seconds To Mars – ‘Stuck’ Best Latin Anitta – ‘Funk Rave’ 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 R&B Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye – ‘Stay’ Chlöe ft. Chris Brown – ‘How Does It Feel’ Metro Boomin ft. The Weeknd, 21 Savage, Diddy – ‘Creepin’ (Remix)’ SZA – ‘Shirt’ Toosii – ‘Favorite Song’ Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj – ‘Love In The Way’ Best K-Pop Aespa – ‘Girls’ Blackpink – ‘Pink Venom’ Fiffty 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 ft. Musa Keys – ‘Unavailable’ Fireboy DML & Asake – ‘Bandana’ Libianca – ‘People’ Rema & Selena Gomez – ‘Calm Down’ 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’ Imagine Dragons – ‘Crushed’ Maluma – ‘La Reina’ Best Cinematography Adele – ‘I Drink Wine’ Ed Sheeran – ‘Eyes Closed’ Janelle Monae – ‘Lipstick Lover’ Kendrick Lamar – ‘Count Me Out’ Miley Cyrus – ‘Flowers’ Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Vampire’ – ‘Anti-Hero’ Best Direction – ‘Attention’ Drake – ‘Falling Back’ Kendrick Lamar – ‘Count Me Out’ Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Her’ Sam Smith & Kim Petras – ‘Unholy’ SZA – ‘Kill Bill’ – ‘Anti-Hero’ Best Art Direction Boygenius – ‘The Film’ Blackpink – ‘Pink Venom’ – ‘Attention’ Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – ‘Candy Necklace’ Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Her’ SZA – ‘Shirt’ 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’ – ‘Anti-Hero’ Best Choreography Blackpink – ‘Pink Venom’ Dua Lipa – ‘Dance the Night’ Jonas Brothers – ‘Waffle House’ Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Her’ Panic! at the Disco – ‘Middle of a Breakup’ Sam Smith & Kim Petras – ‘Unholy’ Best Editing Blackpink – ‘Pink Venom’ Kendrick Lamar – ‘Rich Spirit’ Miley Cyrus – ‘River’ Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Vampire’ SZA – ‘Kill Bill’ – ‘Anti-Hero’ Additional reporting by the Associated Press