2023 MTV VMAs List of Nominees: No Male Artists For Video of the Year?

The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards just released its list of nominees for this year! And for the first time ever, there are no male artists nominated for both Video of the Year and Artist of the Year.

Notably, Taylor Swift is the most nominated artist of the year, with the possibility of taking home eight Moonmans, followed by SZA with six, while Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, Sam Smith, Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus, and Kim Petras all with five, followed by Shakira, Diddy, and BLACKPINK with four each.

2023 MTV VMAs Video of the Year Nominees

For the first time since the MTV Video Music Awards were given in 1984, this was the first time that the Video of the Year nominees, the highest award of the night, did not include a male artist. While Sam Smith is born biologically male, they publicly identify as non-binary.

• Doja Cat - Attention

• Nicki Minaj - Super Freaky Girl

• Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

• Miley Cyrus - Flowers

• Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

• SZA - Kill Bill

• Sam Smith, Kim Petras - Unholy

2023 MTV VMAs Nominee List

Artist of the Year

• Beyonce

• Nicki Minaj

• Taylor Swift

• Doja Cat

• Karol G

• Shakira

Song of the Year

• Miley Cyrus - Flowers

• Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

• Selena Gomez, Rema - Calm Down

• Steve Lacy - Bad Habit

• Sam Smith, Kim Petras - Unholy

• SZA - Kil Bill

• Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

Best New Artist

• Ice Spice

• Kalii

• PinkPantheress

• GloRilla

• Peso Pluma

• Renee Rapp

Best Collaboration

• David Guetta, Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue)

• Post Malone, Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song)

• Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami - Gotta Move On

• Karol G, Shakira - TQG

• Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, 21 Savage, Diddy - Creepin' (Remix)

• Selena Gomez, Rema - Calm Down

Best Pop

• Dua Lipa - Dance the Night

• Demi Lovato - Swine

• Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed

• Miley Cyrus - Flowers

• Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

• P!nk - Trustfall

• Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

Best Hip-Hop

• Diddy, Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami - Gotta Move On

• DJ Khaled, Drake, Lil Baby - Staying Alive

• GloRilla, Cardi B - Tomorrow 2

• Lil Uzi Vert - Just Wanna Rock

• Lil Wayne, Swizz Beatz, DMX - Kant Nobody

• Metro Boomin, Future - Superhero (Heroes and Villains)

• Nicki Minaj - Super Freaky Girl

Best R&B

• Alicia Keys, Lucky Daye - Stay

• Chloe, Chris Brown - How Does It Feel

• Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, 21 Savage, Diddy - Creepin' (Remix)

• SZA - Shirt

• Toosii - Favorite Song

• Yung Bleu, Nicki Minaj - Love in the Way

For the complete list of 2023 MTV VMAs Nominees, check this website out.

Starting Aug. 8, 2023, fans can now vote for their favorite video until Sep. 1, 2023. Meanwhile, Best New Artists can be voted until the live show.

As for the social categories of the 2023 MTV VMAs like Group of the Year and Song of the Summer, they would be announced at a later date.

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