La 40ª edizione degli MTV Video Music Awards si è tenuta il 12 settembre 2023, presso il Prudential Center di Newark, in New Jersey. L'evento è stato condotto dalla rapper trinidadiana Nicki Minaj per il secondo anno consecutivo.
La lista delle candidature è stata annunciata l'8 agosto 2023: Taylor Swift ha ricevuto il maggior numero di nomination (11), seguita da SZA (8) e dalle Blackpink, Nicki Minaj, Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo, e Miley Cyrus (6 ciascuna).
Taylor Swift è l'artista più premiata della serata con 9 premi vinti, seguita da Shakira e dalle Blackpink con 2.
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Presentatori +ContestoPresentatoriPrincipaleSecondariOgnuno ha presentato un premio diverso da solo o in coppia. Pre-show Saweetie Nessa Dometi Pongo Kevan Kenney Show principale Nicki Minaj A Boogie wit da Hoodie Anuel AA Ashanti e French Montana Bebe Rexha Billy Porter Charli D'Amelio e Dixie D'Amelio Chloe x Halle Coco Jones Dove Cameron Emily Ratajkowski Fat Joe e Thalía GloRilla Ice Spice Jared Leto e Shannon Leto LL Cool J Madelyn Cline Mary J. Blige Metro Boomin, Swae Lee, Nav e A Boogie wit da Hoodie Nelly Furtado e Timbaland NSYNC Reneé Rapp Rita Ora Sabrina Carpenter Saweetie Shenseea Tiffany Haddish Wyclef Jean
Esibizioni {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ |- ! scope="col" |Artisti ! scope="col" |Canzoni |- ! colspan="2" |Pre-show |- | NLE Choppa | Ain't Gonna AnswerIt's Getting HotHot in Herre (con Nelly) |- | Sabrina Carpenter | FeatherNonsense |- ! colspan="2'" |Extended play stage |- | Kaliii | Area CodesK Toven |- | Reneé Rapp | Too WellPretty Girls |- | The Warning | MoreEvolve |- ! colspan="2" |Show principale |- | Lil Wayne | UproarKat Food |- | Olivia Rodrigo | VampireGet Him Back! |- | Cardi B e Megan Thee Stallion | Bongos |- | Demi Lovato | Heart Attack (Rock Version)Sorry Not Sorry (Rock Version)Cool for the Summer (Rock Version) |- | Anitta | Used to BeFunk RaveCasi CasiGrip |- | Doja Cat | AttentionPaint the Town RedDemons |- | Shakira | Video Vanguard Medley:She WolfTe felicitoTQGObjection (Tango)Ojos asíWhenever, WhereverHips Don't LieShakira: Bzrp Music Sessions Vol. 53 |- | Nicki Minaj | Last Time I Saw YouBig Difference |- | Karol G | Oki DokiTá OK (Remix) |- | Diddy | Global Icon Medley:I'll Be Missing YouBad Boy for Life (con King Combs)I Need a Girl (Part Two) (Con Yung Miami)Last Night (con Keyshia Cole) |- | Peso Pluma | Lady Gaga |- | Stray Kids | S-Class |- | A Boogie wit da HoodieFutureMetro BoominNavSwae Lee | Superhero (Heroes & Villains)Calling |- | Fall Out Boy | We Didn't Start the Fire |- | TXT | Back for More (con Anitta) |- | Måneskin | Honey (Are U Coming?) |- | Kelsea Ballerini | Penthouse |- | Darryl McDanielsDoug E. FreshGrandmaster Flash and the Furious FiveLil WayneLL Cool JNicki Minaj | Hip Hop 50th Anniversary Medley:The MessageThe ShowItty Bitty PiggyRed Ruby da SleezeI'm BadMama Said Knock You OutRock BoxWalk This Way
Vincitori e candidature In grassetto sono evidenziati i vincitori.
Video dell'anno Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero Doja Cat – Attention Miley Cyrus – Flowers Nicki Minaj – Super Freaky Girl Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire Sam Smith e Kim Petras – Unholy SZA – Kill Bill
Artista dell'anno Taylor Swift Beyoncé Doja Cat Karol G Nicki Minaj Shakira
Canzone dell'anno Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero Miley Cyrus – Flowers Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire Rema e Selena Gomez– Calm Down Sam Smith e Kim Petras – Unholy Steve Lacy – Bad Habit SZA – Kill Bill
Gruppo musicale dell'anno Blackpink Fifty Fifty Flo Jonas Brothers Måneskin NewJeans Seventeen TXT
Album dell'anno Taylor Swift – Midnights Beyoncé – Renaissance Drake e 21 Savage – Her Loss Metro Boomin – Heroes & Villains Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation SZA – SOS
Miglior artista esordiente Ice Spice GloRilla Kaliii Peso Pluma PinkPantheress Reneé Rapp
Esibizione Push dell'anno TXT – Sugar Rush Ride Saucy Santana – Booty Stephen Sanchez – Until I Found You Jvke – Golden Hour Flo Milli – Conceited Reneé Rapp – Colorado Sam Ryder – All the Way Over Armani White – Goated Fletcher – Becky's So Hot Ice Spice – Princess Diana Flo – Losing You Lauren Spencer-Smith – That Part
Miglior collaborazione Karol G e Shakira – TQG David Guetta e Bebe Rexha – I'm Good (Blue) Post Malone e Doja Cat – I Like You (A Happier Song) Diddy (featuring Bryson Tiller, Ashanti e Young Miami) – Gotta Move On Metro Boomin (featuring The Weeknd, 21 Savage e Diddy) – Creepin Remix Rema e Selena Gomez – Calm Down
Miglior video pop Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero Demi Lovato – Swine Dua Lipa – Dance the Night Ed Sheeran – Eyes Closed Miley Cyrus – Flowers Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire Pink – Trustfall
Miglior video hip-hop Nicki Minaj – Super Freaky Girl Diddy (featuring Bryson Tiller, Ashanti e Youg Miami) – Gotta Move On DJ Khaled (featuring Drake e Lil Baby) – Staying Alive GloRilla e Cardi B – Tomorrow 2 Lil Uzi Vert – Just Wanna Rock Lil Wayne (featuring Swizz Beatz e DMX) – Kant Nobody Metro Boomin (featuring Future) – Superhero (Heroes & Villains)
Miglior video R&B SZA – Shirt Alicia Keys (featuring Lucky Daye) – Stay Chlöe (featuring Chris Brown) – How Does It Feel Metro Boomin (featuring The Weeknd, 21 Savage e Diddy) – Creepin Remix Toosii – Favorite Song Yung Bleu e Nicki Minaj – Love in the Way
Miglior video K-pop Stray Kids – S-Class Aespa – Girls Blackpink – Pink Venom Fifty Fifty – Cupid Seventeen – Super TXT – Sugar Rush Ride
Miglior video alternativo Lana Del Rey (featuring Jon Batiste) – Candy Necklace Blink-182 – Edging Boygenius – The Film Fall Out Boy – Hold Me Like a Grudge Paramore – This Is Why Thirty Seconds to Mars – Stuck
Miglior video rock Måneskin – The Loneliest Foo Fighters – The Teacher Linkin Park – Lost Red Hot Chili Peppers – Tippa My Tongue Metallica – Lux æterna Muse – You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween
Miglior video latino Anitta – Funk Rave Bad Bunny – Where She Goes Eslabón Armado e Peso Pluma – Ella baila sola Grupo Frontera e Bud Bunny – Un x100to Karol G e Shakira– TQG Rosalía – Despechá Shakira – Acróstico
Miglior video afrobeat Rema e Selena Gomez – Calm Down Ayra Starr – Rush Burna Boy – It's Plenty Davido (featuring Musa Keys) – Unavailable Fireboy DML e Asake – Bandana Libianca – People Wizkid (featuring Ayra Starr) – 2 Sugar
Miglior video con un messaggio sociale Dove Cameron – Breakfast Alicia Keys – If I Ain't Got You Bad Bunny – El apagón – Aquí vive gente Demi Lovato – Swine Imagine Dragons – Crushed Maluma – La reina
Miglior regia Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero (Taylor Swift) Doja Cat – Attention (Tanja Muïn'o) Drake – Falling Back (Julien Christian Lutz) Kendrick Lamar – Count Me Out (Dave Free e Kendrick Lamar) Megan Thee Stallion – Her (Colin Tilley) Sam Smith e Kim Petras – Unholy (Floria Sigismondi) SZA – Kill Bill (Christian Breslauer)
Migliore direzione artistica Doja Cat – Attention (Spencer Graves) Boygenius – The Film (Jen Dunlap) Blackpink – Pink Venom (Seo Hyun Seung) Lana Del Rey (featuring Jon Batiste) – Candy Necklace (Brandon Mendez) Megan Thee Stallion – Her (Niko Philipides) SZA – Shirt (Kate Bunch)
Migliore coreografia Blackpink – Pink Venom (Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung e Taryn Cheng) Dua Lipa – Dance the Night (Charm LaDonna) Jonas Brothers – Waffle House (Jerry Reece) Megan Thee Stallion – Her (Sean Bankhead) Panic! at the Disco – Middle of a Breaku (Monika Felice Smith) Sam Smith e Kim Petras – Unholy (Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer e Arthur Harel)
Miglior fotografia Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero (Rina Yang) Adele – I Drink Wine (Adam Newport-Berra) Ed Sheeran – Eyes Closed (Natasha Baier) Janelle Monáe – Lipstick Love (Allison Anderson) Kendrick Lamar – Count Me Out (Adam Newport-Berra) Miley Cyrus – Flowers (Marcell Rev) Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire (Russ Fraser)
Miglior montaggio Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire (Sofia Kerpan e David Checel) Blackpink – Pink Venom (Seo Hyun Seung) Kendrick Lamar – Rich Spirit (Grason Caldwell) Miley Cyrus – River (Brandan Walter) SZA – Kill Bill (Luis Caraza Peimbert) Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero (Chancler Haynes)
Migliori effetti speciali Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero'' 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 e Kim Petras – Unholy
Canzone dell'estate Jung Kook (featuring Latto) – Seven Beyoncé – Cuff It Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For? Doja Cat – Paint the Town Red Doechii (featuring Kodak Black) – What It Is (Block Boy) Dua Lipa – Dance the Night Fifty Fifty – Cupid Gunna – Fukumean Nicki Minaj e Ice Spice con Aqua – Barbie World Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire SZA – Kill Bill Taylor Swift (featuring Ice Spice) – Karma TXT e Jonas Brothers – Do It Like That Luke Combs – Fast Car Troye Sivan – Rush Yng Lvcas e Peso Pluma – La Bebe
Esibizione dell'estate Taylor Swift Beyoncé Blackpink Drake Ed Sheeran Karol G
Premio alla carriera (Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award) Shakira Icona globale Diddy'''
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