{"id":94687,"date":"2026-08-18T16:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T16:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/madonna-leads-2026-video-music-award-nominees-see-the-full-list\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T16:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T16:47:10","slug":"madonna-leads-2026-video-music-award-nominees-see-the-full-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/madonna-leads-2026-video-music-award-nominees-see-the-full-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Madonna leads 2026 Video Music Award nominees. See the full list."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Madonna, who has been nominated at the VMAs in every decade of her career, leads this year&#8217;s field with 11 nominations, including the top 3 prizes.<\/p>\n<p>The pop superstar has 19 competitive MTV VMA wins and, in 1986, became the first solo female artist to receive the Video Vanguard Award.<\/p>\n<p>She is up for 11 awards at this year&#8217;s ceremony, including video, artist and song of the year as well as best collaboration, dance, direction, art direction, cinematography, editing, choreography and visual effects.<\/p>\n<p>If she were to sweep, she&#8217;d tie Beyonc\u00e9 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/taylor-swift-sabrina-carpenter-mtv-video-music-awards\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Taylor Swift<\/a> for the title of most-awarded musician in VMA history. They have 30 each. (Eminem is the male artist with the most VMAs, with 15.)<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Swift: She follows Madonna with the second-most nominations, with nine. If she takes home even one award, she will become the most-awarded artist in VMA history.<\/p>\n<p>Swift is up for video and artist of the year as well as best pop, direction, art direction, cinematography, editing, choreography and visual effects.<\/p>\n<p>Madonna and Swift are followed by Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter with seven nods to their name as well as Bruno Mars, PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson with five. Blackpink&#8217;s LISA has four and Shakira, Tate McRae, GENER8ION and Yung Lean are tied for three.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the artist of the year category nominees are Grande, Mars, Carpenter and Morgan Wallen, in addition to Madonna and Swift.<\/p>\n<p>The top prize of the night, video of the year, sees Swift&#8217;s &#8220;The Fate of Ophelia&#8221; compete against Madonna&#8217;s &#8220;Confessions II \u2014 The Film,&#8221; Grande&#8217;s &#8220;Hate That I Made You Love Me,&#8221; Mars&#8217; &#8220;I Just Might,&#8221; Carpenter&#8217;s &#8220;Tear&#8221; and GENER8ION&#8217;s &#8220;Storm&#8221; starring Yung Lean.<\/p>\n<p>The two-hour show will broadcast live on CBS on Sunday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m. Eastern and 4:30 p.m. Pacific, from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. It will also simulcast on MTV and be available to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The show will become available to stream globally the next day on Paramount+ and MTV.<\/p>\n<p>CBS is home to a number of award shows, including the Tony Awards and the American Music Awards. It has aired the Grammys since 1973, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/grammys-winners-2025-list\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">that show will head to ABC in 2027<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s Video Music Awards features 26 first-time nominees, which include GENER8ION and Yung Lean (with their aforementioned three nods, for their &#8220;Storm&#8221; collaboration) and the K-pop boy band CORTIS and viral &#8220;Boston&#8221; singer Stella Lefty with two each. Other notable first-time nominees include Don Toliver, Kali Uchis, Noah Kahan, Olivia Dean, Tucker Wetmore and Sienna Spiro.<\/p>\n<p>The best dance category has returned for the first time in seven years. Nominees include McRae&#8217;s &#8220;Nobody&#8217;s Girl,&#8221; Bebe Rexha and Faithless&#8217; &#8220;New Religion,&#8221; Harry Styles&#8217; &#8220;Aperture,&#8221; Lady Gaga and Doechii&#8217;s &#8220;Runway,&#8221; Madonna&#8217;s &#8220;Confessions II \u2014 The Film,&#8221; PinkPantheress&#8217; &#8220;Stateside&#8221; with Larsson and Slayyyter&#8217;s &#8220;Dance \u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fan voting began online Tuesday across 13 categories and ends Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. Eastern and 3 p.m. Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>Voting in the best new artist category will remain active during the show.<\/p>\n<p>Paramount Global, MTV&#8217;s parent company, also owns CBS News.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Video of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ariana Grande \u2013 &#8220;hate that i made you love me&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Bruno Mars \u2013 &#8220;I Just Might&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>GENER8ION \u2013 &#8220;STORM&#8221; starring Yung Lean\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Madonna \u2013 &#8220;Confessions II \u2013 The Film&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 &#8220;Tears&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Taylor Swift \u2013 &#8220;The Fate of Ophelia&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Artist of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ariana Grande\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Bruno Mars\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Madonna\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Morgan Wallen\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sabrina Carpenter\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Taylor Swift\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Song of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>BTS \u2013 &#8220;Swim&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Ella Langley \u2013 &#8220;Choosin&#8217; Texas&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>HUNTR\/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI \u2013 &#8220;Golden&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Madonna &amp; Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 &#8220;Bring Your Love&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Olivia Dean \u2013 &#8220;Man I Need&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>PinkPantheress + Zara Larsson \u2013 &#8220;Stateside&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>RAYE \u2013 &#8220;WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Best New Artist<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Bella Kay\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>CORTIS\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Magnus Ferrell\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Malcolm Todd\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Myles Smith\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sienna Spiro\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Stella Lefty\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Best Collaboration<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice \u2013 &#8220;Chains &amp; Whips&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>French Montana x Max B \u2013 &#8220;Ever Since U Left Me&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Madonna &amp; Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 &#8220;Bring Your Love&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>PinkPantheress + Zara Larsson \u2013 &#8220;Stateside&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Shakira &amp; Burna Boy \u2013 &#8220;Dai Dai&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Teyana Taylor &amp; Lucky Daye \u2013 &#8220;Hard Part&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Best Pop<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ariana Grande \u2013 &#8220;hate that i made you love me&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Charli xcx \u2013 &#8220;SS26&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>LISA \u2013 &#8220;Dream&#8221; feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Olivia Rodrigo \u2013 &#8220;drop dead&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 &#8220;House Tour&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Tate McRae \u2013 &#8220;Nobody&#8217;s Girl&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Taylor Swift \u2013 &#8220;The Fate of Ophelia&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Best Hip-Hop<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cardi B feat. Kehlani \u2013 &#8220;Safe&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Don Toliver \u2013 &#8220;E85&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Drake \u2013 &#8220;Janice STFU&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Megan Thee Stallion \u2013 &#8220;LOVER GIRL&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Travis Scott \u2013 &#8220;DUMBO&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Tyler, The Creator \u2013 &#8220;SUGAR ON MY TONGUE&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Best R&amp;B<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Bruno Mars \u2013 &#8220;I Just Might&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Chris Brown \u2013 &#8220;It Depends\/Obvious&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Dave &amp; Tems \u2013 &#8220;Raindance&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Justin Bieber \u2013 &#8220;YUKON&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Kehlani \u2013 &#8220;Folded&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Mariah the Scientist &amp; Kali Uchis \u2013 &#8220;Is It a Crime&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Best Alternative<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Geese \u2013 &#8220;Taxes&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>mgk &amp; Fred Durst \u2013 &#8220;FIX UR FACE&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Noah Kahan \u2013 &#8220;The Great Divide&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Olivia Rodrigo \u2013 &#8220;the cure&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>SOMBR \u2013 &#8220;Homewrecker&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Tame Impala \u2013 &#8220;Dracula&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>twenty one pilots \u2013 &#8220;Drag Path&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Best Dance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Bebe Rexha &amp; Faithless \u2013 &#8220;New Religion&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Harry Styles \u2013 &#8220;Aperture&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Lady Gaga &amp; Doechii \u2013 &#8220;RUNWAY&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Madonna \u2013 &#8220;Confessions II \u2013 The Film&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>PinkPantheress + Zara Larsson \u2013 &#8220;Stateside&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Slayyyter \u2013 &#8220;DANCE\u2026&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Tate McRae \u2013 &#8220;Nobody&#8217;s Girl&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Best Latin<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Anitta with Shakira \u2013 &#8220;Choka Choka&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Bad Bunny \u2013 &#8220;NUEVAYoL&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Fuerza Regida \u2013 &#8220;TU SANCHO&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>KAROL G \u2013 &#8220;Papasito&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Rosal\u00eda ft. Yahritza Y Su Esencia \u2013 &#8220;La Perla&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Castro, Kapo &amp; GANGSTA \u2013 &#8220;LA VILLA&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Shakira &amp; Burna Boy \u2013 &#8220;Dai Dai&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Best K-Pop<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>BLACKPINK \u2013 &#8220;JUMP&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>BTS \u2013 &#8220;SWIM&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>CORTIS \u2013 &#8220;REDRED&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>KATSEYE \u2013 &#8220;PINKY UP&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>LE SSERAFIM (feat. j-hope of BTS) \u2013 &#8220;SPAGHETTI&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>LISA \u2013 &#8220;Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Best Country<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ella Langley \u2013 &#8220;Choosin&#8217; Texas&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Kacey Musgraves \u2013 &#8220;Dry Spell&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Lainey Wilson \u2013 &#8220;Somewhere Over Laredo&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Luke Combs \u2013 &#8220;Back in the Saddle&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Shaboozey \u2013 &#8220;Cowgirl&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Stella Lefty \u2013 &#8220;Boston&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Tucker Wetmore \u2013 &#8220;Brunette&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Best Direction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ariana Grande \u2013 &#8220;hate that i made you love me&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Bruno Mars \u2013 &#8220;I Just Might&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>GENER8ION \u2013 &#8220;STORM starring Yung Lean&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Madonna \u2013 &#8220;Confessions II \u2013 The Film&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 &#8220;House Tour&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Taylor Swift \u2013 &#8220;Opalite&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Best Art Direction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Charli xcx \u2013 &#8220;SS26&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Lady Gaga &amp; Doechii \u2013 &#8220;RUNWAY&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Madonna \u2013 &#8220;Confessions II \u2013 The Film&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>PinkPantheress \u2013 &#8220;Stateside + Zara Larsson&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>SOMBR \u2013 &#8220;My Body Isn&#8217;t Ready&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Taylor Swift \u2013 &#8220;The Fate of Ophelia&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Best Cinematography<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A$AP Rocky \u2013 &#8220;PUNK ROCKY&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Ariana Grande \u2013 &#8220;hate that i made you love me&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>LISA \u2013 &#8220;Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Madonna \u2013 &#8220;Confessions II \u2013 The Film&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Shaboozey \u2013 &#8220;Cowgirl&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Taylor Swift \u2013 &#8220;The Fate of Ophelia&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Best Editing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ariana Grande \u2013 &#8220;hate that i made you love me&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Bruno Mars \u2013 &#8220;I Just Might&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>LISA \u2013 &#8220;Dream feat. 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