MTV VMA Nominations: Taylor Swift Leads Pack With Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, Sam Smith & More Close By
deadline.comMTV has unveiled the list of nominees for the 2023 VMAs and Taylor Swift is leading the pack with 8 nods. Swift is the most nominated artist of the year in categories like Video of the Year, Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for “Anti-Hero.” The Eras Tour star is a fourteen-time VMAs winner and after this year’s show could end up becoming the most awarded artist in MTV history.
Currently, Madonna has 20 accolades and Beyoncé has 16. Other multi-nominated artists include SZA with 6 mentions, Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo and Sam Smith with 5 each, and BLACKPINK, Diddy and Shakira with 4 each.
This year boasts a record number of first-ever VMAs nominees (35 total), with multiple nominations for first-timers Kim Petras (5), Metro Boomin and Rema (3 each), Ayra Starr, GloRilla, Ice Spice, Peso Pluma, Reneé Rapp and Yung Miami (2 each).
Other artists receiving first-time nods include Aespa, boygenius, Burna Boy, Davido, Eslabon Armado, FLETCHER, FIFTY FIFTY, JVKE, Lauren Spencer Smith, Musa Keys, PinkPantheress, Saucy Santana, Stephen Sanchez and Toosii, among others.
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