The 2023 MTV VMAs will air live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12.
It was time once again on Tuesday to honor the very best in music video greatness with a celeb-packed awards show and some sweet Moon Person trophies!
All the biggest names in music came together at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, for the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards.
Taylor Swift wound up having something of a massive night, with a slew of major wins, taking home of nine trophies in the night's biggest categories -- including Artist of the Year, Video of the Year, Song of the Year and Director of the Year.
So who else took home some of the night's top honors? Check out the full list of the big winners below, marked in bold.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Doja Cat – "Attention" – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
Miley Cyrus – "Flowers" – Columbia Records
Nicki Minaj – "Super Freaky Girl" – Republic Records
Olivia Rodrigo – "vampire" – Geffen Records
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – "Unholy" – Capitol Records
SZA – "Kill Bill" – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
*Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" – Republic Records -- WINNER!!
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
Doja Cat – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
KAROL G – Interscope Records
Nicki Minaj – Republic Records
Shakira – Sony Music US Latin
*Taylor Swift – Republic Records -- WINNER!!
SONG OF THE YEAR
Miley Cyrus – "Flowers" – Columbia Records
Olivia Rodrigo – "vampire" – Geffen Records
Rema & Selena Gomez – "Calm Down" – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – "Unholy" – Capitol Records
Steve Lacy – "Bad Habit" – L-M Records / RCA Records
SZA – "Kill Bill" – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records Records
*Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" – Republic Records -- WINNER!!
BEST NEW ARTIST
GloRilla - CMG / Interscope Records
*Ice Spice - 10K Projects / Capitol Records -- WINNER!!
Kaliii - Atlantic Records
Peso Pluma - Double P Records
PinkPantheress - 300 Entertainment
Reneé Rapp - Interscope Records
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
August 2022: Saucy Santana – "Booty" – Arena Records / RCA Records
September 2022: Stephen Sanchez – "Until I Found You" – Mercury Records / Republic Records
October 2022: JVKE – "golden hour" – AWAL
November 2022: Flo Milli – "Conceited" – '94 Sounds / RCA Records
December 2022: Reneé Rapp – "Colorado" – Interscope Records
January 2023: Sam Ryder – "All The Way Over" – Elektra Entertainment
February 2023: Armani White – "GOATED" – Def Jam
March 2023: FLETCHER – "Becky's So Hot" – Capitol Records
*April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – "Sugar Rush Ride" – BIGHIT MUSIC / Republic Records -- WINNER!!
May 2023: Ice Spice – "Princess Diana" – Heavy On It / 10K Projects / Capitol Records
June 2023: FLO – "Losing You" – Uptown/Republic Records
July 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith – "That Part" – Island Records
BEST COLLABORATION
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – "I'm Good (Blue)" – Warner Records
Post Malone, Doja Cat – "I Like You (A Happier Song)" – Mercury Records / Republic Records
Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – "Gotta Move On" – Motown Records
*KAROL G, Shakira – "TQG" – Universal Music Latino -- WINNER!!
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – "Creepin' (Remix)" – Boominati / Republic Records
Rema & Selena Gomez – "Calm Down" – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records
BEST POP
Demi Lovato – "Swine" – Island Records
Dua Lipa – "Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)" – Atlantic Records
Ed Sheeran – "Eyes Closed" – Atlantic Records
Miley Cyrus – "Flowers" – Columbia Records
Olivia Rodrigo – "vampire" – Geffen Records
P!NK – "TRUSTFALL" – RCA Records
*Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" – Republic Records -- WINNER!
BEST HIP-HOP
Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – "Gotta Move On" – Motown Records
DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby – "STAYING ALIVE" – We The Best / Epic Records
GloRilla & Cardi B – "Tomorrow 2" – CMG / Interscope Records
Lil Uzi Vert – "Just Wanna Rock" – Atlantic Records / Generation Now
Lil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz & DMX – "Kant Nobody" – Young Money Records
Metro Boomin ft Future – "Superhero (Heroes and Villains)" – Boominati / Republic Records
* Nicki Minaj – "Super Freaky Girl" – Republic Records -- WINNER!!
BEST R&B
Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye – "Stay" – RCA Records
Chlöe ft. Chris Brown – "How Does It Feel" – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – "Creepin' (Remix)" – Boominati / Republic Records
*SZA – "Shirt" – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records -- WINNER!!
Toosii – "Favorite Song" – South Coast Music Group / Capitol Records
Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj – "Love In The Way" – Empire Distribution
BEST ALTERNATIVE
blink-182 – "EDGING" – Columbia Records
boygenius – "the film" – Interscope Records
Fall Out Boy – "Hold Me Like A Grudge" – Fueled By Ramen
*Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – "Candy Necklace" – Interscope Records -- WINNER!!
Paramore – "This Is Why" – Atlantic Records
Thirty Seconds To Mars – "Stuck" – Concord Records / Concord
BEST ROCK
Foo Fighters – "The Teacher" – RCA Records
Linkin Park – "Lost (Original Version)" – Warner Records
Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Tippa My Tongue" – Warner Records
*Måneskin – "THE LONELIEST" – Arista Records -- WINNER!
Metallica – "Lux Æterna" – Blackened Recordings
Muse – "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween" – Warner Records
BEST LATIN
*Anitta – "Funk Rave" – Republic Records -- WINNER!
Bad Bunny – "WHERE SHE GOES" – Rimas Entertainment
Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma – "Ella Baila Sola" – DEL Records, Inc. / Prajin Parlay, Inc. Grupo Frontera Bad Bunny – "un x100to" – Rimas Entertainment
KAROL G, Shakira – "TQG" – Universal Music Latino
ROSALÍA – "DESPECHÁ" – Columbia Records
Shakira – "Acróstico" – Sony Music US Latin
BEST K-POP
aespa – "Girls" – SM ENTERTAINMENT Co., Ltd.
BLACKPINK – "Pink Venom" – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records
FIFTY FIFTY – "Cupid" – ATTRAKT / Warner Records
SEVENTEEN – "Super" – HYBE / Geffen Records
*Stray Kids – "S-Class" – JYP / Republic -- WINNER!!
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – "Sugar Rush Ride" – BIGHIT MUSIC / Republic Records
BEST AFROBEATS
Ayra Starr – "Rush" – Mavin Global Holdings
Burna Boy – "It's Plenty" – Atlantic Records / Spaceship Entertainment Ltd
Davido ft. Musa Keys – "UNAVAILABLE" – Sony Music U.K. / RCA Records
Fireboy DML & Asake – "Bandana" – Empire Distribution
Libianca – "People" – Sony Music U.K. / RCA Records
*Rema & Selena Gomez – "Calm Down" – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records -- WINNER!!
Wizkid ft Ayra Starr– "2 Sugar" – Starboy / RCA Records
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Alicia Keys – If I Ain't Got You (Orchestral) – NETFLIX
Bad Bunny – "El Apagón - Aquí Vive Gente" – Rimas Entertainment
Demi Lovato – "Swine" – Island Records
*Dove Cameron – "Breakfast" – Columbia Records -- WINNER!!
Imagine Dragons – "Crushed" – KIDinaKORNER / Interscope Records
Maluma – "La Reina" – Sony Music US Latin
BEST DIRECTION
Doja Cat - "Attention" - Kemosabe Records / RCA Records - Directed by Tanu Muiño
Drake – "Falling Back" – OVO/Republic Records - Director X (Julien Christian Lutz)
Kendrick Lamar – "Count Me Out" – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records - Directed by Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion – "Her" – 300 Entertainment - Directed by Colin Tilley
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – "Unholy" – Capitol Records - Directed by Floria Sigismondi
SZA – "Kill Bill" – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records - Directed by Christian Breslauer
*Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" – Republic Records - Directed by Taylor Swift -- WINNER!!
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Adele – "I Drink Wine" – Columbia Records - Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
Ed Sheeran – "Eyes Closed" – Atlantic Records - Cinematography by Natasha Baier
Janelle Monae – "Lipstick Lover" – Atlantic Records - Cinematography by Allison Anderson
Kendrick Lamar – "Count Me Out" – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records 0 Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
Miley Cyrus – "Flowers" – Columbia Records - Cinematography by Marcell Rev
Olivia Rodrigo – "vampire" – Geffen Records - Cinematography by Russ Fraser
*Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" – Republic Records - Cinematography by Rina Yang -- WINNER!!
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Fall Out Boy – "Love From The Other Side" – Fueled By Ramen - Visual Effects by Thomas Bailey and Josh Shaffner
Harry Styles – "Music For A Sushi Restaurant" – Columbia Records - Visual Effects by Chelsea Delfino and Black Kite Studios
Melanie Martinez – "VOID" – Atlantic Records - Visual Effects by Carbon
Nicki Minaj – "Super Freaky Girl" – Republic Records - Visual Effects by Max Colt and Sergio Mashevskyi
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – "Unholy" – Capitol Records - Visual Effects by Max Colt / FRENDER
*Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" – Republic Records - Visual Effects by Parliament -- WINNER!!
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
*BLACKPINK – "Pink Venom" – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records - Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX) -- WINNER!!
Dua Lipa – "Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)" – Atlantic Records - Choreography by Charm LaDonna
Jonas Brothers – "Waffle House" – Republic Records - Choreography by Jerry Reece
Megan Thee Stallion – "Her" – 300 Entertainment - Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Panic! At The Disco – "Middle Of A Breakup" – Fueled By Ramen - Choreography by Monika Felice Smith
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – "Unholy" – Capitol Records - Choreography by (LA)HORDE - Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel
BEST ART DIRECTION
boygenius – "the film" – Interscope Records - Art Direction by Jen Dunlap
BLACKPINK – "Pink Venom" – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records - Art Direction by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
*Doja Cat – "Attention" – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records - Art Direction by Spencer Graves -- WINNER!!
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – "Candy Necklace" – Interscope Records - Art Direction by Brandon Mendez
Megan Thee Stallion – "Her" – 300 Entertainment - Art Direction by Niko Philipides
SZA – "Shirt" – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records - Art Direction by Kate Bunch
BEST EDITING
BLACKPINK – "Pink Venom" – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records - Editing by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
Kendrick Lamar – "Rich Spirit" – pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope Records - Edited by Grason Caldwell
Miley Cyrus – "River" – Columbia Records - Edited by Brandan Walter
*Olivia Rodrigo – "vampire" – Geffen Records - Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel -- WINNER!!
SZA – "Kill Bill" – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records - Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert
Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" – Republic Records - Edited by Chancler Haynes
The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards aired live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. Follow along at ETonline.com for full coverage from this year's VMAs.
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