Hosted by Snoop Dogg, the MTV Video Music Awards will air live from Los Angeles this Sunday.
This year’s most-nominated artist, Madonna, will be opening the show with her first VMA performance in 23 years. Madonna is up for artist of the year, and her work in “Confessions II — The Film” racked up eight nominations alone.
Other performers include Raye, Sienna Spiro, Lisa (Blackpink), Gunna, Shaboozey and GENER8ION. Two special tribute performances will take place — one by Kacey Musgraves for the late Dolly Parton and a George Michael tribute by Raye, Sombr and Teddy Swims.
On Monday, MTV announced the Artist Director Honors, an inaugural award being presented to Taylor Swift.
In big news for “Off Campus” fans, presenters for this year’s VMAs include the stars of the Prime Video hit, Belmont Cameli and Ella Bright. Another notable name taking on a presenting role is reality TV it-girl Ciara Miller. Miller’s been booked and busy since her “Summer House” debacle, taking the ballroom by storm on Season 35 of “Dancing with the Stars” and co-hosting Love Island USA’s “Aftersun.”
Other artists taking the stage as presenters include Troye Sivan, Tyla and Alex Warren.
The MTV Video Music Awards premiere Sunday, September 27 at 7:30 ET/4:30 PT, on CBS and Paramount+.
See the full list of nominees, performers and presenters below.
Video of the Year
- Ariana Grande — “Hate That I Made You Love Me”
- Bruno Mars — “I Just Might”
- GENER8ION — “Storm starring Yung Lean”
- Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”
- Sabrina Carpenter — “Tears”
- Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”
Artist of the Year
Song of the Year
- Ella Langley — “Choosin’ Texas”
- HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI — “Golden”
- Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter — “Bring Your Love”
- Olivia Dean — “Man I Need”
- PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”
- RAYE — “Where Is My Husband!”
Best New Artist
Best Collaboration
- Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice — “Chains & Whips”
- French Montana x Max B — “Ever Since U Left Me”
- Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter — “Bring Your Love”
- PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”
- Shakira & Burna Boy — “Dai Dai”
- Teyana Taylor & Lucky Daye — “Hard Part”
Best Pop
- Ariana Grande — “Hate That I Made You Love Me”
- Charli xcx — “SS26”
- LISA feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi — “Dream”
- Olivia Rodrigo — “Drop Dead”
- Sabrina Carpenter — “House Tour”
- Tate McRae — “Nobody’s Girl”
- Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”
Best Hip-Hop
- Cardi B feat. Kehlani — “Safe”
- Don Toliver — “E85”
- Drake — “Janice STFU”
- Megan Thee Stallion — “Lover Girl”
- Travis Scott — “Dumbo”
- Tyler, the Creator — “Sugar on My Tongue”
Best R&B
- Bruno Mars — “I Just Might”
- Chris Brown — “It Depends/Obvious”
- Dave & Tems — “Raindance”
- Justin Bieber — “Yukon”
- Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis — “Is It a Crime”
Best Alternative
- MGK & Fred Durst — “Fix Ur Face”
- Noah Kahan — “The Great Divide”
- Olivia Rodrigo — “The Cure”
- SOMBR — “Homewrecker”
- Tame Impala — “Dracula”
- Twenty One Pilots — “Drag Path”
Best Latin
- Anitta with Shakira — “Choka Choka”
- Bad Bunny — “Nuevayol”
- Fuerza Regida — “Tu Sancho”
- KAROL G — “Papasito”
- Rosalía feat. Yahritza Y Su Esencia — “La Perla”
- Ryan Castro, Kapo & Gangsta — “La Villa”
- Shakira & Burna Boy — “Dai Dai”
Best K-Pop
- KATSEYE — “Pinky Up”
- LE SSERAFIM (feat. J-Hope of BTS) — “Spaghetti”
- LISA feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi — “Dream”
Best Dance
- Bebe Rexha & Faithless — “New Religion”
- Harry Styles — “Aperture”
- Lady Gaga & Doechii — “Runway”
- PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”
- Slayyyter — “Dance…”
- Tate McRae — “Nobody’s Girl”
Best Country
- Ella Langley — “Choosin’ Texas”
- Kacey Musgraves — “Dry Spell”
- Lainey Wilson — “Somewhere Over Laredo”
- Luke Combs — “Back in the Saddle”
- Shaboozey — “Cowgirl”
- Stella Lefty — “Boston”
- Tucker Wetmore — “Brunette”
Best Album
- Madonna — “Confessions II”
- Olivia Dean — “The Art of Loving”
- Olivia Rodrigo — “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love”
- Sabrina Carpenter — “Man’s Best Friend”
- Taylor Swift — “The Life of a Showgirl”
Song of the Summer
- Ariana Grande — “Hate That I Made You Love Me”
- Bruno Mars — “Risk It All”
- Charli xcx — “Camera”
- Ella Langley — “Choosin’ Texas”
- KATSEYE — “Hootie Frutti”
- Latto feat. Doja Cat — “Okayyy”
- Morgan Wallen — “Been by Now”
- Olivia Dean — “So Easy (To Fall in Love)”
- Olivia Rodrigo — “Stupid Song”
- Sabrina Carpenter — “House Tour”
- Slayyyter — “Brand New Chanel$”
- Sombr — “Homewrecker”
- Stella Lefty — “Boston”
- Tame Impala and Jennie — “Dracula”
- Taylor Swift — “I Knew It, I Knew You”
Best Group
Best Long Form Video
- Charli xcx, “Music, Fashion, Film”
- Ella Langley, “Choosin’ Texas”
- GENER8ION, “Storm starring Yung Lean”
- Madonna, “Confessions II — The Film”
Best Direction
- Ariana Grande — “Hate That I Made You Love Me”
- Bruno Mars — “I Just Might”
- GENER8ION — “Storm starring Yung Lean”
- Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”
- Sabrina Carpenter — “House Tour”
- Taylor Swift — “Opalite”
Best Art Direction
- Charli xcx — “SS26”
- Lady Gaga & Doechii — “Runway”
- Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”
- PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”
- Sombr — “My Body Isn’t Ready”
- Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”
Best Cinematography
- A$AP Rocky — “Punk Rocky”
- Ariana Grande — “Hate That I Made You Love Me”
- Lisa feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi — “Dream”
- Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”
- Shaboozey — “Cowgirl”
- Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”
Best Editing
- Ariana Grande — “Hate That I Made You Love Me”
- Bruno Mars — “I Just Might”
- Lisa feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi — “Dream”
- Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”
- Sabrina Carpenter — “House Tour”
- Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”
Best Choreography
- GENER8ION — “Storm starring Yung Lean”
- Harry Styles — “Dance No More”
- KATSEYE — “Pinky Up”
- Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”
- Tate McRae — “Nobody’s Girl”
- Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”
Best Visual Effects
- Ariana Grande — “Hate That I Made You Love Me”
- Jisoo x Zayn — “Eyes Closed”
- Madonna — “Confessions II — The Film”
- PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”
- RAYE feat. Hans Zimmer — “Click Clack Symphony”
- Taylor Swift — “The Fate of Ophelia”
VMAs Performers
Opening Performance
Video Vanguard Award Honoree
Artist Director Honors Recipient
Dolly Parton Tribute Performer
George Michael Tribute Performers
- RAYE, Sombr, and Teddy Swims
Other Performers
VMAs Host and Presenters
Host
Presenters
- Belmont Cameli
- Charli xcx
- Ciara Miller
- Tyla
- Ella Bright
- Troye Sivan
- Jeff Probst
- Rachel Dratch
- Teyana Taylor
- David Corenswet
- Isabel May
