2023 MTV VMAs: The Complete List of Winners

See which of your favorite artists won a Moon Person at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12. Plus, Shakira took home the Video Vanguard Award and Diddy the Global Icon Award.

By Brett Malec Sep 13, 2023 3:47 AMTags

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The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards kicked off Sept. 12 with some of the biggest names in music walking the red carpet at New Jersey's Prudential Center gearing up for what was a night full of memorable performances and iconic acceptance speeches. (See every star on the red carpet here.)

Taylor Swift—the most nominated artist of the year with a whopping 11 noms—made VMAs history in the "Video of the Year" category when "Anti-Hero" took home the trophy, making her the first artist to win four times. (She previously held the record with three.)

Following T.Swift with the most nominations was SZA with eight and then Kim Petras, Olivia Rodrigo, Doja Cat, Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus and Sam Smith.

Keep reading to see the full list of 2023 VMAs winners, including the legends who accepted the coveted Global Icon Award and Video Vanguard Award.

GLOBAL ICON AWARD:

Sean "Diddy" Combs

VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD:

WINNER: Shakira

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VIDEO OF THE YEAR, Presented by Burger King®  

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

WINNER: Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" – Republic Records

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ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Beyoncé 

Doja Cat 

KAROL G 

Nicki Minaj

Shakira 

WINNER: Taylor Swift

  

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

WINNER: Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" – Republic Records

 

BEST NEW ARTIST

GloRilla - CMG / Interscope Records

WINNER: Ice Spice - 10K Projects / Capitol Records

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

WINNER: April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – "Sugar Rush Ride" – BIGHIT MUSIC / Republic Records

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

WINNER: KAROL G, Shakira – "TQG" – Universal Music Latino

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

WINNER: Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" – Republic Records 

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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

WINNER: Nicki Minaj – "Super Freaky Girl" – Republic Records

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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

WINNER: SZA – "Shirt" – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records

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                                                                         

WINNER: Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – "Candy Necklace" – Interscope Records

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

WINNER: Måneskin – "THE LONELIEST" – Arista Records

Metallica – "Lux Æterna" – Blackened Recordings

Muse – "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween" – Warner Records

 

BEST LATIN

WINNER: Anitta – "Funk Rave" – Republic Records

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

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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

WINNER: Stray Kids – "S-Class" – JYP / Republic

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

WINNER: Rema & Selena Gomez – "Calm Down" – Mavin Global Holdings Ltd / Jonzing World Entertainment / SMG Music / Interscope Records

Wizkid ft Ayra Starr– "2 Sugar" – Starboy / RCA Records

 

VIDEO FOR GOOD

WINNER: Dove Cameron - "Breakfast"

Alicia Keys - "If I Ain't Got You (Orchestral)"

Bad Bunny - "El Apagón"

 

Demi Lovato - "Swine"

Maluma - "La Reina"

Imagine Dragons - "Crushed"

 

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

WINNER: Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" – Republic Records - Directed by Taylor Swift

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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

WINNER: Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" – Republic Records - Visual Effects by Parliament

 

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

WINNER: BLACKPINK – "Pink Venom" – YG Entertainment / Interscope Records - Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX)

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)

WINNER: Doja Cat – "Attention" – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records - Art Direction by Spencer Graves

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

 

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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

WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo – "vampire" – Geffen Records - Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel

SZA – "Kill Bill" – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records - Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert

Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" – Republic Records - Edited by Chancler Haynes

 

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 ft. Kodak Black – "What It Is (Block Boy)"

Dua Lipa – "Dance the Night (From the Barbie Album)"

FIFTY FIFTY – "Cupid"

Gunna – "fukumean"

WINNER: Jung Kook ft. Latto – "Seven"

Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice– "Barbie World (with Aqua) [From Barbie The Album]"

Olivia Rodrigo – "vampire"

SZA – "Kill Bill"

Taylor Swift ft. 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)"

 

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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

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Adele – "I Drink Wine" (Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra)

Ed Sheeran – "Eyes Closed" (Cinematography by Natasha Baier)

Janelle Monae – "Lipstick Lover" (Cinematography by Allison Anderson)

Kendrick Lamar – "Count Me Out" (Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra)

Miley Cyrus – "Flowers" (Cinematography by Marcell Rev)

Olivia Rodrigo – "vampire" (Cinematography by Russ Fraser)

WINNER: Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" (Cinematography by Rina Yang)

 

Keep reading to see every star on the VMAs red carpet.

Nicki Minaj

In Dolce & Gabbana.

Taylor Swift

In Versace dress and Ariel Saidian, Anita Ko, and Maria Tash jewelry.

Cardi B

In Dilara Findikoglu.

Shakira with sons Milan & Sasha

In Versace.

Demi Lovato

Olivia Rodrigo

In Ludovic de Saint Sernin.

Doja Cat

In Oscar De La Renta.

Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini

Her in Mônot.

Selena Gomez

In Oscar de la Renta dress and Jimmy Choo shoes.

Megan Thee Stallion

In Brandon Blackwood.

Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick & Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC

Emily Ratajkowski

In Jean Paul Gaultier dress and Melissa Kaye jewelry.

Dove Cameron

In Coach dress and Simon G jewelry.

Tiffany Haddish

In Jason Wu.

Charli D'Amelio

In Shushu/Tong.

Lil Nas X

In Palomo Spain with Bible bag by Aylah Gallardo.

Tinashe

Sabrina Carpenter

Saweetie

In Area.

Dixie D'Amelio

In Maticevski.

Sofia Carson

In Alexandre Vauthier.

Bebe Rexha

Madelyn Cline

In Givenchy.

Anitta

In Schiaparelli dress and Gianvito Rossi shoes.

Coco Jones

In Moschino.

Nelly Furtado

Karol G

In Ashi Studio dress and Jacob & Co. jewelry.

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Chlöe Bailey

In Roberto Cavalli.

GloRilla

In David Koma.

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(Originally published Sept. 12, 2023 at 5:16 p.m. PT)

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