In the second week of September 2023, the winners of the MTV VMA (Video Music Awards) were announced. Taylor Swift had the most nominations and ultimately won the prestigious awards for Best Artist, Best Video, Best Song, and Album of the Year.
The singer received the most awards for the song “Anti-Hero“, which was released under “Republic Records”. Swift is currently making headlines with the announcement of the reissue of the album “1989” (Taylor’s Version). The release of the album is scheduled for 27/10/2023, and it is already available for pre-sale.
The host of this year’s awards was Nicki Minaj, who herself won one of the awards. An honorary Global Icon Award was presented to Sean “Diddy” Combs. Here is the list of all the awards and recipients:
Video Of The Year
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records
Artist Of The Year
Taylor Swift – Republic Records
Song Of The Year
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records
Best New Artist
Ice Spice – 10K Projects / Capitol Records
Best Bollaboration
Karol G, Shakira – „TQG” – Universal Music Latino
Best Pop
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records
Best Hip-Hop
Nicki Minaj – „Super Freaky Girl” – Republic Records
Best R&B
SZA– „Shirt” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
Best Alternative
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – „Candy Necklace” – Interscope Records
Best Rock
Måneskin – „The Loneliest” – Arista Records
Best Latin
Anitta – „Funk Rave” – Republic Records
Best K-Pop
Stray Kids – „S-Class” – JYP / Republic
Best Afrobeats
Rema and Selena Gomez – „Calm Down” – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records
Video For Good
Dove Cameron – „Breakfast” – Columbia Records
Push Performance Of The Year
April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – „Sugar Rush Ride“ – BIGHIT MUSIC / Republic Records
Best Direction
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Director: Taylor Swift
Best Cinematography
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Cinematographer: Rina Yang
Best Visual Effects
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Republic Records – Visual effects: Parliament
Best Choreography
BLACKPINK – „Pink Venom” – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records – Coreography: Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, YGX, Taryn Cheng (YGX)
Best Art Direction
Doja Cat – “Attention” – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records – Art Direction: Spencer Graves
Best Editing
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Geffen Records – Edited by: Sofia Kerpan and David Checel
Show Of The Summer
Taylor Swift – Republic Records
Group Of The Year
BLACKPINK – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
Song Of The Summer
Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven” – BIGHIT MUSIC / Geffen Records
Album Of The Year
Taylor Swift – Midnights – Republic Records
