The Moon Person has landed.
The MTV Video Music Awards 2023 were an absolute blast, and boy, did they deliver some mind-blowing moments! 🎉🎶
Taylor Swift’s Triumph: First things first, let’s talk about the unstoppable force that is Taylor Swift! She swooped in and grabbed a whopping nine awards, making her the reigning queen of the night. From “Video of the Year” to “Album of the Year” for “Midnights,” she left no stone unturned.
NSYNC’s Magical Reunion: The evening kicked off with a bang as Lil Wayne set the stage on fire. But the real jaw-dropping moment was when the legendary NSYNC crew reunited to hand Taylor her first award. She was over the moon and rightly so, as they handed her the prize. Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, and Chris Kirkpatrick made it a moment to remember. 🚀🌙
Sensational Performances: The VMA stage was lit with unforgettable performances! Olivia Rodrigo gave us chills with “Vampires” and “Get Him Back.” Demi Lovato rocked the house with a medley of hits, and Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion debuted “Bongos” in spectacular fashion. Doja Cat brought the heat with three songs from her upcoming album Scarlet. And let’s not forget Shakira, who dazzled us with a medley of her greatest hits – “She Wolf” and “Hips Don’t Lie” – pure magic! 🔥🎤
Awards and Honors: Shakira received the Video Vanguard Award, and Diddy was honored with the Global Icon Award by the iconic Mary J. Blige. Host Nicki Minaj added her electrifying touch to the evening, and even treated us to a sneak peek of her upcoming album, “Pink Friday 2.” Fall Out Boy took us on a wild ride with their revamped version of Billy Joel’s classic, “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” Tomorrow X Together and Anita dropped a fresh new track, “Back For More.”
Hip-Hop History: As if that wasn’t enough, we witnessed a legendary moment in the making. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Nicki, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, and DMC teamed up to celebrate 50 glorious years of hip-hop with a timeless medley. It was a nod to the genre that has shaped music like nothing else. 🎤🎧
So, there you have it, folks – the MTV VMAs 2023 was an absolute rollercoaster of a night, filled with spectacular performances, heartfelt awards, and unforgettable moments. Taylor Swift reigns supreme, and the music world is buzzing with excitement! 🌟🎉
Here are the winners of the 2023 MTV VMAs:
Video of the Year
Doja Cat – “Attention”
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
WINNER: Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Artist of the Year
Beyoncé
Doja Cat
Karol G
Nicki Minaj
Shakira
WINNER: Taylor Swift
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”
WINNER: Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Best New Artist
GloRilla
WINNER: Ice Spice
Kaliii
Peso Pluma
PinkPantheress
Reneé 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: Reneé Rapp – “Colorado”
January 2023: Sam Ryder – “All The Way Over”
February 2023: Armani White – “Goated”
March 2023: Fletcher – “Becky’s So Hot”
WINNER: 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, Doja Cat – “I Like You (A Happier Song)”
Diddy featuring Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On”
WINNER: Karol G, Shakira – “TQG”
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
Best Pop
Demi Lovato – “Swine”
Dua Lipa – “Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)”
Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed”
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
Pink – “Trustfall”
WINNER: Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Best Hip-Hop
Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On”
DJ Khaled featuring Drake & Lil Baby – “Staying Alive”
GloRilla & Cardi B – “Tomorrow 2”
Lil Uzi Vert – “Just Wanna Rock”
Lil Wayne featuring Swizz Beatz & DMX – “Kant Nobody”
Metro Boomin featuring Future – “Superhero (Heroes and Villains)”
WINNER: Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
Best R&B
Alicia Keys featuring Lucky Daye – “Stay”
Chlöe featuring Chris Brown – “How Does It Feel”
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
WINNER: SZA – “Shirt”
Toosii – “Favorite Song”
Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj – “Love In The Way”
Best Alternative
Blink-182 – “Edging”
Boygenius – “The Film”
Fall Out Boy – “Hold Me Like A Grudge”
WINNER: Lana Del Rey featuring Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace”
Paramore – “This Is Why”
Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Stuck”
Best Rock
Foo Fighters – “The Teacher”
Linkin Park – “Lost (Original Version)”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Tippa My Tongue”
WINNER: Måneskin – “The Loneliest”
Metallica – “Lux Æterna”
Muse – “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween”
Best Latin
WINNER: Anitta – “Funk Rave”
Bad Bunny – “Where She Goes”
Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma – “Ella Baila Sola”
Bad Bunny – “Un x100to”
Karol G, Shakira – “TQG”
Rosalía – “Despechá”
Shakira – “Acróstico”
Best K-Pop
Aespa – “Girls”
Blackpink – “Pink Venom”
Fifty Fifty – “Cupid”
Seventeen – “Super”
WINNER: Stray Kids – “S-Class”
Tomorrow X Together – “Sugar Rush Ride”
Best Afrobeats
Ayra Starr – “Rush”
Burna Boy – “It’s Plenty”
Davido featuring Musa Keys – “Unavailable”
Fireboy DML & Asake – “Bandana”
Libianca – “People”
WINNER: Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
Wizkid featuring 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”
WINNER: Dove Cameron – “Breakfast”
Imagine Dragons – “Crushed”
Maluma – “La Reina”
Best Direction
Doja Cat – “Attention”
Drake – “Falling Back”
Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her”
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
WINNER: Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Best Cinematography
Adele – “I Drink Wine”
Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed”
Janelle Monáe – “Lipstick Lover”
Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out”
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
WINNER: Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
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”
WINNER: Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Best Choreography
WINNER: Blackpink – “Pink Venom”
Dua Lipa – “Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)”
Jonas Brothers – “Waffle House”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her”
Panic! At The Disco – “Middle Of A Breakup”
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
Best Art Direction
Boygenius – “The Film”
Blackpink – “Pink Venom”
WINNER: Doja Cat – “Attention”
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste
Megan Thee Stallion – “Her”
SZA – “Shirt”
Best Editing
Blackpink – “Pink Venom”
Kendrick Lamar – “Rich Spirit”
Miley Cyrus – “River”
WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Show of the Summer
Beyoncé
Blackpink
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Karol G
WINNER: Taylor Swift
Group of the Year
WINNER: Blackpink
Fifty Fifty
FLO
Jonas Brothers
Måneskin
NewJeans
Seventeen
Tomorrow x Together
Song of the Summer
Beyoncé – “Cuff It”
Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For? (From The Motion Picture Barbie)”
Doja Cat – “Paint the Town Red”
Doechii featuring Kodak Black – “What It Is (Block Boy)”
Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night (From the Barbie Album)”
Fifty Fifty – “Cupid”
Gunna – “Fukumean”
WINNER: Jung Kook featuring Latto – “Seven”
“Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice – “Barbie World (with Aqua) [From Barbie The Album]”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift featuring Ice Spice – “Karma”
Tomorrow X Together and Jonas Brothers – “Do It Like That”
Luke Combs – “Fast Car”
Troye Sivan – “Rush”
Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma – “La Bebe (Remix)”
Album of the Year
Beyoncé – Renaissance
Drake & 21 Savage – Her Loss
Metro Boomin – Heroes & Villains
Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation
SZA – SOS
WINNER: Taylor Swift – Midnights
Video Vanguard
Shakira
Global Icon
Diddy
