{"id":57571,"date":"2023-08-08T18:54:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=57571"},"modified":"2023-08-08T18:54:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:54:05","slug":"mtv-reveals-nominations-for-2023-video-music-awards-vmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/08\/mtv-reveals-nominations-for-2023-video-music-awards-vmas\/","title":{"rendered":"MTV Reveals Nominations for 2023 &#8220;Video Music Awards&#8221; (&#8220;VMAs&#8221;)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57572\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Video-Music-Awards.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Video-Music-Awards.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Video-Music-Awards-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>MTV today revealed the highly-anticipated nominations for the 2023 &#8220;<strong><em>VMAs<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; celebrating artists whose cultural impact and work during the last 12 months have transformed the music industry and cultivated global conversations. Taylor Swift (8) leads this year&#8217;s nominations, looking for a repeat&#8221;Video of the Year&#8221; victory after breaking records last year to become the only artist to win 3x in the highly coveted category. She is closely followed by SZA (6), Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, and Sam Smith (5 each), and BLACKPINK, Diddy, and Shakira (4 each).<\/p>\n<p>This year boasts a record number of first-ever &#8220;VMAs&#8221; 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, Rene\u00e9 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.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1759251725\" class=\"morty-content morty-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Beginning today, fans can vote for their favorites across 15 gender-neutral categories, including the all-new &#8220;Best Afrobeats&#8221; category, plus the highly-coveted &#8220;Video of the Year,&#8221; presented by Burger King\u00ae, and &#8220;Artist of the Year&#8221; categories, by visiting vote.mtv.com through Friday, September 1st; voting for &#8220;Best New Artist&#8221; will remain active into the show on Tuesday, September 12th. Nominations for social categories including &#8220;Group of the Year&#8221; and &#8220;Song of Summer,&#8221; presented by M&amp;M&#8217;S\u00ae, will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 &#8220;VMAs&#8221; will return to celebrate the biggest names in music on Tuesday, September 12 @ 8PM ET\/PT with headline-generating surprises, one time only performances and a fan-filled audience LIVE from New Jersey&#8217;s famed Prudential Center.<\/p>\n<h4>Complete List of the 2023 Nominees:<\/h4>\n<p>VIDEO OF THE YEAR, Presented by Burger King\u00ae<br \/>\nDoja Cat &#8211; &#8220;Attention&#8221; &#8211; Kemosabe Records \/ RCA Records<br \/>\nMiley Cyrus &#8211; &#8220;Flowers&#8221; &#8211; Columbia Records<br \/>\nNicki Minaj &#8211; &#8220;Super Freaky Girl&#8221; &#8211; Republic Records<br \/>\nOlivia Rodrigo &#8211; &#8220;vampire&#8221; &#8211; Geffen Records<br \/>\nSam Smith, Kim Petras &#8211; &#8220;Unholy&#8221; &#8211; Capitol Records<br \/>\nSZA &#8211; &#8220;Kill Bill&#8221; &#8211; Top Dawg Entertainment \/ RCA Records<br \/>\nTaylor Swift &#8211; &#8220;Anti-Hero&#8221; &#8211; Republic Records<\/p>\n<h4>ARTIST OF THE YEAR<\/h4>\n<p>Beyonc\u00e9 &#8211; Parkwood Entertainment \/ Columbia Records<br \/>\nDoja Cat &#8211; Kemosabe Records \/ RCA Records<br \/>\nKAROL G &#8211; Interscope Records<br \/>\nNicki Minaj &#8211; Republic Records<br \/>\nShakira &#8211; Sony Music US Latin<br \/>\nTaylor Swift &#8211; Republic Records<\/p><div id=\"morty-2109450622\" class=\"morty-content_2 morty-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h4>SONG OF THE YEAR<\/h4>\n<p>Miley Cyrus &#8211; &#8220;Flowers&#8221; &#8211; Columbia Records<br \/>\nOlivia Rodrigo &#8211; &#8220;vampire&#8221; &#8211; Geffen Records<br \/>\nRema &amp; Selena Gomez &#8211; &#8220;Calm Down&#8221; &#8211; Mavin Global Holdings Ltd \/ Jonzing World Entertainment \/ SMG Music \/ Interscope Records<br \/>\nSam Smith, Kim Petras &#8211; &#8220;Unholy&#8221; &#8211; Capitol Records<br \/>\nSteve Lacy &#8211; &#8220;Bad Habit&#8221; &#8211; L-M Records \/ RCA Records<br \/>\nSZA &#8211; &#8220;Kill Bill&#8221; &#8211; Top Dawg Entertainment \/ RCA Records Records<br \/>\nTaylor Swift &#8211; &#8220;Anti-Hero&#8221; &#8211; Republic Records<\/p>\n<h4>BEST NEW ARTIST<\/h4>\n<p>GloRilla &#8211; CMG \/ Interscope Records<br \/>\nIce Spice &#8211; 10K Projects \/ Capitol Records<br \/>\nKaliii &#8211; Atlantic Records<br \/>\nPeso Pluma &#8211; Double P Records<br \/>\nPinkPantheress &#8211; 300 Entertainment<br \/>\nRene\u00e9 Rapp &#8211; Interscope Records<\/p>\n<p>PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR<\/p>\n<p>August 2022: Saucy Santana &#8211; &#8220;Booty&#8221; &#8211; Arena Records \/ RCA Records<br \/>\nSeptember 2022: Stephen Sanchez &#8211; &#8220;Until I Found You&#8221; &#8211; Mercury Records \/ Republic Records<br \/>\nOctober 2022: JVKE &#8211; &#8220;golden hour&#8221; &#8211; AWAL<br \/>\nNovember 2022: Flo Milli &#8211; &#8220;Conceited&#8221; &#8211; &#8217;94 Sounds \/ RCA Records<br \/>\nDecember 2022: Rene\u00e9 Rapp &#8211; &#8220;Colorado&#8221; &#8211; Interscope Records<br \/>\nJanuary 2023: Sam Ryder &#8211; &#8220;All The Way Over&#8221; &#8211; Elektra Entertainment<br \/>\nFebruary 2023: Armani White &#8211; &#8220;GOATED&#8221; &#8211; Def Jam<br \/>\nMarch 2023: FLETCHER &#8211; &#8220;Becky&#8217;s So Hot&#8221; &#8211; Capitol Records<br \/>\nApril 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER &#8211; &#8220;Sugar Rush Ride&#8221; &#8211; BIGHIT MUSIC \/ Republic Records<br \/>\nMay 2023: Ice Spice &#8211; &#8220;Princess Diana&#8221; &#8211; Heavy On It \/ 10K Projects \/ Capitol Records<br \/>\nJune 2023: FLO &#8211; &#8220;Losing You&#8221; &#8211; Uptown\/Republic Records<br \/>\nJuly 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith &#8211; &#8220;That Part&#8221; &#8211; Island Records<\/p>\n<h4>BEST COLLABORATION<\/h4>\n<p>David Guetta &amp; Bebe Rexha &#8211; &#8220;I&#8217;m Good (Blue)&#8221; &#8211; Warner Records<br \/>\nPost Malone, Doja Cat &#8211; &#8220;I Like You (A Happier Song)&#8221; &#8211; Mercury Records \/ Republic Records<br \/>\nDiddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami &#8211; &#8220;Gotta Move On&#8221; &#8211; Motown Records<br \/>\nKAROL G, Shakira &#8211; &#8220;TQG&#8221; &#8211; Universal Music Latino<br \/>\nMetro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy &#8211; &#8220;Creepin&#8217; (Remix)&#8221; &#8211; Boominati \/ Republic Records<br \/>\nRema &amp; Selena Gomez &#8211; &#8220;Calm Down&#8221; &#8211; Mavin Global Holdings Ltd \/ Jonzing World Entertainment \/ SMG Music \/ Interscope Records<\/p>\n<h4>BEST POP<\/h4>\n<p>Demi Lovato &#8211; &#8220;Swine&#8221; &#8211; Island Records<br \/>\nDua Lipa &#8211; &#8220;Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)&#8221; &#8211; Atlantic Records<br \/>\nEd Sheeran &#8211; &#8220;Eyes Closed&#8221; &#8211; Atlantic Records<br \/>\nMiley Cyrus &#8211; &#8220;Flowers&#8221; &#8211; Columbia Records<br \/>\nOlivia Rodrigo &#8211; &#8220;vampire&#8221; &#8211; Geffen Records<br \/>\nP!NK &#8211; &#8220;TRUSTFALL&#8221; &#8211; RCA Records<br \/>\nTaylor Swift &#8211; &#8220;Anti-Hero&#8221; &#8211; Republic Records<\/p>\n<h4>BEST HIP-HOP<\/h4>\n<p>Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami &#8211; &#8220;Gotta Move On&#8221; &#8211; Motown Records<br \/>\nDJ Khaled ft. Drake &amp; Lil Baby &#8211; &#8220;STAYING ALIVE&#8221; &#8211; We The Best \/ Epic Records<br \/>\nGloRilla &amp; Cardi B &#8211; &#8220;Tomorrow 2&#8221; &#8211; CMG \/ Interscope Records<br \/>\nLil Uzi Vert &#8211; &#8220;Just Wanna Rock&#8221; &#8211; Atlantic Records \/ Generation Now<br \/>\nLil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz &amp; DMX &#8211; &#8220;Kant Nobody&#8221; &#8211; Young Money Records<br \/>\nMetro Boomin ft Future &#8211; &#8220;Superhero (Heroes and Villains)&#8221; &#8211; Boominati \/ Republic Records<br \/>\nNicki Minaj &#8211; &#8220;Super Freaky Girl&#8221; &#8211; Republic Records<\/p>\n<h4>BEST R&amp;B<\/h4>\n<p>Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye &#8211; &#8220;Stay&#8221; &#8211; RCA Records<br \/>\nChlo\u00a8e ft. Chris Brown &#8211; &#8220;How Does It Feel&#8221; &#8211; Parkwood Entertainment \/ Columbia<br \/>\nMetro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy &#8211; &#8220;Creepin&#8217; (Remix)&#8221; &#8211; Boominati \/ Republic Records<br \/>\nSZA &#8211; &#8220;Shirt&#8221; &#8211; Top Dawg Entertainment \/ RCA Records<br \/>\nToosii &#8211; &#8220;Favorite Song&#8221; &#8211; South Coast Music Group \/ Capitol Records<br \/>\nYung Bleu &amp; Nicki Minaj &#8211; &#8220;Love In The Way&#8221; &#8211; Empire Distribution<\/p>\n<h4>BEST ALTERNATIVE<\/h4>\n<p>blink-182 &#8211; &#8220;EDGING&#8221; &#8211; Columbia Records<br \/>\nboygenius &#8211; &#8220;the film&#8221; &#8211; Interscope Records<br \/>\nFall Out Boy &#8211; &#8220;Hold Me Like A Grudge&#8221; &#8211; Fueled By Ramen<br \/>\nLana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste &#8211; &#8220;Candy Necklace&#8221; &#8211; Interscope Records<br \/>\nParamore &#8211; &#8220;This Is Why&#8221; &#8211; Atlantic Records<br \/>\nThirty Seconds To Mars &#8211; &#8220;Stuck&#8221; &#8211; Concord Records \/ Concord<\/p>\n<h4>BEST ROCK<\/h4>\n<p>Foo Fighters &#8211; &#8220;The Teacher&#8221; &#8211; RCA Records<br \/>\nLinkin Park &#8211; &#8220;Lost (Original Version)&#8221; &#8211; Warner Records<br \/>\nRed Hot Chili Peppers &#8211; &#8220;Tippa My Tongue&#8221; &#8211; Warner Records<br \/>\nMa\u00b0neskin &#8211; &#8220;THE LONELIEST&#8221; &#8211; Arista Records<br \/>\nMetallica &#8211; &#8220;Lux \u00c6terna&#8221; &#8211; Blackened Recordings<br \/>\nMuse &#8211; &#8220;You Make Me Feel Like It&#8217;s Halloween&#8221; &#8211; Warner Records<\/p>\n<h4>BEST LATIN<\/h4>\n<p>Anitta &#8211; &#8220;Funk Rave&#8221; &#8211; Republic Records<br \/>\nBad Bunny &#8211; &#8220;WHERE SHE GOES&#8221; &#8211; Rimas Entertainment<br \/>\nEslabon Armado, Peso Pluma &#8211; &#8220;Ella Baila Sola&#8221; &#8211; DEL Records, Inc. \/ Prajin Parlay, Inc. Grupo Frontera Bad Bunny &#8211; &#8220;un x100to&#8221; &#8211; Rimas Entertainment<br \/>\nKAROL G, Shakira &#8211; &#8220;TQG&#8221; &#8211; Universal Music Latino<br \/>\nROSALI\u00b4A &#8211; &#8220;DESPECHA\u00b4&#8221; &#8211; Columbia Records<br \/>\nShakira &#8211; &#8220;Acro\u00b4stico&#8221; &#8211; Sony Music US Latin<\/p>\n<h4>BEST K-POP<\/h4>\n<p>aespa &#8211; &#8220;Girls&#8221; &#8211; SM ENTERTAINMENT Co., Ltd.<br \/>\nBLACKPINK &#8211; &#8220;Pink Venom&#8221; &#8211; YG Entertainment \/ Interscope Records<br \/>\nFIFTY FIFTY &#8211; &#8220;Cupid&#8221; &#8211; ATTRAKT \/ Warner Records<br \/>\nSEVENTEEN &#8211; &#8220;Super&#8221; &#8211; HYBE \/ Geffen Records<br \/>\nStray Kids &#8211; &#8220;S-Class&#8221; &#8211; JYP \/ Republic<br \/>\nTOMORROW X TOGETHER &#8211; &#8220;Sugar Rush Ride&#8221; &#8211; BIGHIT MUSIC \/ Republic Records<\/p>\n<h4>BEST AFROBEATS<\/h4>\n<p>Ayra Starr &#8211; &#8220;Rush&#8221; &#8211; Mavin Global Holdings<br \/>\nBurna Boy &#8211; &#8220;It&#8217;s Plenty&#8221; &#8211; Atlantic Records \/ Spaceship Entertainment Ltd<br \/>\nDavido ft. Musa Keys &#8211; &#8220;UNAVAILABLE&#8221; &#8211; Sony Music U.K. \/ RCA Records<br \/>\nFireboy DML &amp; Asake &#8211; &#8220;Bandana&#8221; &#8211; Empire Distribution<br \/>\nLibianca &#8211; &#8220;People&#8221; &#8211; Sony Music U.K. \/ RCA Records<br \/>\nRema &amp; Selena Gomez &#8211; &#8220;Calm Down&#8221; &#8211; Mavin Global Holdings Ltd \/ Jonzing World Entertainment \/ SMG Music \/ Interscope Records<br \/>\nWizkid ft Ayra Starr- &#8220;2 Sugar&#8221; &#8211; Starboy \/ RCA Records<\/p>\n<h4>VIDEO FOR GOOD<\/h4>\n<p>Alicia Keys &#8211; If I Ain&#8217;t Got You (Orchestral) &#8211; NETFLIX<br \/>\nBad Bunny &#8211; &#8220;El Apago\u00b4n &#8211; Aqui\u00b4 Vive Gente&#8221; &#8211; Rimas Entertainment<br \/>\nDemi Lovato &#8211; &#8220;Swine&#8221; &#8211; Island Records<br \/>\nDove Cameron &#8211; &#8220;Breakfast&#8221; &#8211; Columbia Records<br \/>\nImagine Dragons &#8211; &#8220;Crushed&#8221; &#8211; KIDinaKORNER \/ Interscope Records<br \/>\nMaluma &#8211; &#8220;La Reina&#8221; &#8211; Sony Music US Latin<\/p>\n<h4>BEST DIRECTION<\/h4>\n<p>Doja Cat &#8211; &#8220;Attention&#8221; &#8211; Kemosabe Records \/ RCA Records &#8211; Directed by Tanu Mui\u00f1o<br \/>\nDrake &#8211; &#8220;Falling Back&#8221; &#8211; OVO\/Republic Records &#8211; Director X (Julien Christian Lutz)<br \/>\nKendrick Lamar &#8211; &#8220;Count Me Out&#8221; &#8211; pgLang \/ Top Dawg Entertainment \/ Aftermath \/ Interscope Records &#8211; Directed by Dave Free &amp; Kendrick Lamar<br \/>\nMegan Thee Stallion &#8211; &#8220;Her&#8221; &#8211; 300 Entertainment &#8211; Directed by Colin Tilley<br \/>\nSam Smith, Kim Petras &#8211; &#8220;Unholy&#8221; &#8211; Capitol Records &#8211; Directed by Floria Sigismondi<br \/>\nSZA &#8211; &#8220;Kill Bill&#8221; &#8211; Top Dawg Entertainment \/ RCA Records &#8211; Directed by Christian Breslauer<br \/>\nTaylor Swift &#8211; &#8220;Anti-Hero&#8221; &#8211; Republic Records &#8211; Directed by Taylor Swift<\/p>\n<h4>BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY<\/h4>\n<p>Adele &#8211; &#8220;I Drink Wine&#8221; &#8211; Columbia Records &#8211; Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra<br \/>\nEd Sheeran &#8211; &#8220;Eyes Closed&#8221; &#8211; Atlantic Records &#8211; Cinematography by Natasha Baier<br \/>\nJanelle Monae &#8211; &#8220;Lipstick Lover&#8221; &#8211; Atlantic Records &#8211; Cinematography by Allison Anderson<br \/>\nKendrick Lamar &#8211; &#8220;Count Me Out&#8221; &#8211; pgLang \/ Top Dawg Entertainment \/ Aftermath \/ Interscope Records 0 Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra<br \/>\nMiley Cyrus &#8211; &#8220;Flowers&#8221; &#8211; Columbia Records &#8211; Cinematography by Marcell Rev<br \/>\nOlivia Rodrigo &#8211; &#8220;vampire&#8221; &#8211; Geffen Records &#8211; Cinematography by Russ Fraser<br \/>\nTaylor Swift &#8211; &#8220;Anti-Hero&#8221; &#8211; Republic Records &#8211; Cinematography by Rina Yang<\/p>\n<h4>BEST VISUAL EFFECTS<\/h4>\n<p>Fall Out Boy &#8211; &#8220;Love From The Other Side&#8221; &#8211; Fueled By Ramen &#8211; Visual Effects by Thomas Bailey and Josh Shaffner<br \/>\nHarry Styles &#8211; &#8220;Music For A Sushi Restaurant&#8221; &#8211; Columbia Records &#8211; Visual Effects by Chelsea Delfino and Black Kite Studios<br \/>\nMelanie Martinez &#8211; &#8220;VOID&#8221; &#8211; Atlantic Records &#8211; Visual Effects by Carbon<br \/>\nNicki Minaj &#8211; &#8220;Super Freaky Girl&#8221; &#8211; Republic Records &#8211; Visual Effects by Max Colt and Sergio Mashevskyi<br \/>\nSam Smith, Kim Petras &#8211; &#8220;Unholy&#8221; &#8211; Capitol Records &#8211; Visual Effects by Max Colt \/ FRENDER<br \/>\nTaylor Swift &#8211; &#8220;Anti-Hero&#8221; &#8211; Republic Records &#8211; Visual Effects by Parliament<\/p>\n<h4>BEST CHOREOGRAPHY<\/h4>\n<p>BLACKPINK &#8211; &#8220;Pink Venom&#8221; &#8211; YG Entertainment \/ Interscope Records &#8211; Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX)<br \/>\nDua Lipa &#8211; &#8220;Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)&#8221; &#8211; Atlantic Records &#8211; Choreography by Charm LaDonna<br \/>\nJonas Brothers &#8211; &#8220;Waffle House&#8221; &#8211; Republic Records &#8211; Choreography by Jerry Reece<br \/>\nMegan Thee Stallion &#8211; &#8220;Her&#8221; &#8211; 300 Entertainment &#8211; Choreography by Sean Bankhead<br \/>\nPanic! At The Disco &#8211; &#8220;Middle Of A Breakup&#8221; &#8211; Fueled By Ramen &#8211; Choreography by Monika Felice Smith<br \/>\nSam Smith, Kim Petras &#8211; &#8220;Unholy&#8221; &#8211; Capitol Records &#8211; Choreography by (LA)HORDE &#8211; Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel<\/p>\n<h4>BEST ART DIRECTION<\/h4>\n<p>boygenius &#8211; &#8220;the film&#8221; &#8211; Interscope Records &#8211; Art Direction by Jen Dunlap<br \/>\nBLACKPINK &#8211; &#8220;Pink Venom&#8221; &#8211; YG Entertainment \/ Interscope Records &#8211; Art Direction by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)<br \/>\nDoja Cat &#8211; &#8220;Attention&#8221; &#8211; Kemosabe Records \/ RCA Records &#8211; Art Direction by Spencer Graves<br \/>\nLana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste &#8211; &#8220;Candy Necklace&#8221; &#8211; Interscope Records &#8211; Art Direction by Brandon Mendez<br \/>\nMegan Thee Stallion &#8211; &#8220;Her&#8221; &#8211; 300 Entertainment &#8211; Art Direction by Niko Philipides<br \/>\nSZA &#8211; &#8220;Shirt&#8221; &#8211; Top Dawg Entertainment \/ RCA Records &#8211; Art Direction by Kate Bunch<\/p>\n<h4>BEST EDITING<\/h4>\n<p>BLACKPINK &#8211; &#8220;Pink Venom&#8221; &#8211; YG Entertainment \/ Interscope Records &#8211; Editing by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)<br \/>\nKendrick Lamar &#8211; &#8220;Rich Spirit&#8221; &#8211; pgLang \/ Top Dawg Entertainment \/ Aftermath \/ Interscope Records &#8211; Edited by Grason Caldwell<br \/>\nMiley Cyrus &#8211; &#8220;River&#8221; &#8211; Columbia Records &#8211; Edited by Brandan Walter<br \/>\nOlivia Rodrigo &#8211; &#8220;vampire&#8221; &#8211; Geffen Records &#8211; Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel<br \/>\nSZA &#8211; &#8220;Kill Bill&#8221; &#8211; Top Dawg Entertainment \/ RCA Records &#8211; Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert<br \/>\nTaylor Swift &#8211; &#8220;Anti-Hero&#8221; &#8211; Republic Records &#8211; Edited by Chancler Haynes<\/p>\n<h4>LIST OF NOMINATIONS BY ARTIST<\/h4>\n<p>Taylor Swift &#8211; 8 Nominations<br \/>\nVideo of the Year &#8211; &#8220;Anti-Hero&#8221;<br \/>\nArtist of the Year<br \/>\nSong of the Year &#8211; &#8220;Anti-Hero&#8221;<br \/>\nBest Pop &#8211; &#8220;Anti-Hero&#8221;<br \/>\nBest Direction &#8211; &#8220;Anti-Hero&#8221;<br \/>\nBest Cinematography &#8211; &#8220;Anti-Hero&#8221;<br \/>\nBest Visual Effects &#8211; &#8220;Anti-Hero&#8221;<br \/>\nBest Editing &#8211; &#8220;Anti-Hero&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4>SZA &#8211; 6 Nominations<\/h4>\n<p>Video of the Year &#8211; &#8220;Kill Bill&#8221;<br \/>\nSong of the Year &#8211; &#8220;Kill Bill&#8221;<br \/>\nBest R&amp;B &#8211; &#8220;Shirt&#8221;<br \/>\nBest Direction &#8211; &#8220;Kill Bill&#8221;<br \/>\nBest Art Direction &#8211; &#8220;Kill Bill&#8221;<br \/>\nBest Editing &#8211; &#8220;Kill Bill&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4>Doja Cat &#8211; 5 Nominations<\/h4>\n<p>Video of the Year &#8211; &#8220;Attention&#8221;<br \/>\nArtist of the Year<br \/>\nBest Collaboration &#8211; &#8220;I Like You (A Happier Song)&#8221;<br \/>\nBest Direction &#8211; &#8220;Attention&#8221;<br \/>\nBest Art Direction &#8211; &#8220;Attention&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4>Kim Petras- 5 Nominations<\/h4>\n<p>Video of the Year &#8211; &#8220;Unholy&#8221;<br \/>\nSong of the Year &#8211; &#8220;Unholy&#8221;<br \/>\nBest Direction &#8211; &#8220;Unholy&#8221;<br \/>\nBest Visual Effects &#8211; &#8220;Unholy&#8221;<br \/>\nBest Choreography &#8211; &#8220;Unholy&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4>Miley Cyrus &#8211; 5 Nominations<\/h4>\n<p>Video of the Year &#8211; &#8220;Flowers&#8221;<br \/>\nSong of the Year &#8211; &#8220;Flowers&#8221;<br \/>\nBest Pop &#8211; &#8220;Flowers&#8221;<br \/>\nBest Cinematography &#8211; &#8220;Flowers&#8221;<br \/>\nBest Editing &#8211; &#8220;River&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4>Nicki Minaj &#8211; 5 Nominations<\/h4>\n<p>Video of the Year &#8211; &#8220;Super Freaky Girl&#8221;<br \/>\nArtist of the Year<br \/>\nBest Hip Hop &#8211; 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