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The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) has announced the nominations for the 2023 edition, Pulse.ng reports.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

This year, the Best Afrobeats Song category will be keenly contested by Ayra Starr’s ‘Rush,’ Burna Boy’s ‘It\u2019s Plenty,’ Davido’s<\/a> ‘Unavailable’ featuring Musa Keys, Fireboy DML’s ‘Bandana’ featuring Asake, Libianca’s ‘People,’ Rema & Selena Gomez’s ‘Calm Down,’ and Wizkid’s ‘2 Sugar’ featuring Ayra Starr.<\/p>\n

In a giant feat, Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ earns nominations for Collaboration of the Year and Song of the Year alongside other heavyweights like Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flower’, Sam Smith & Kim Petras’ ‘Unholy’, and Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Vampire’.<\/p>\n

While the host is yet to be announce, the 2023 VMAs will be held on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.<\/p>\n

See full nominations list below.<\/h5>\n

Video of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Doja Cat \u2013 \u201cAttention\u201d<\/p>\n

Miley Cyrus \u2013 \u201cFlowers\u201d<\/p>\n

Nicki Minaj \u2013 \u201cSuper Freaky Girl\u201d<\/p>\n

Olivia Rodrigo \u2013 \u201cvampire\u201d<\/p>\n

Sam Smith, Kim Petras \u2013 \u201cUnholy\u201d<\/p>\n

SZA \u2013 \u201cKill Bill\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift \u2013 \u201cAnti-Hero\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Artist of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beyonc\u00e9<\/p>\n

Doja Cat<\/p>\n

Karol G<\/p>\n

Nicki Minaj<\/p>\n

Shakira<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Song of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Miley Cyrus \u2013 \u201cFlowers\u201d<\/p>\n

Olivia Rodrigo \u2013 \u201cvampire\u201d<\/p>\n

Rema & Selena Gomez \u2013 \u201cCalm Down\u201d<\/p>\n

Sam Smith, Kim Petras \u2013 \u201cUnholy\u201d<\/p>\n

Steve Lacy \u2013 \u201cBad Habit\u201d<\/p>\n

SZA \u2013 \u201cKill Bill\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift \u2013 \u201cAnti-Hero\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Best new artist<\/strong><\/p>\n

GloRilla<\/p>\n

Ice Spice<\/p>\n

Kaliii<\/p>\n

Peso Pluma<\/p>\n

PinkPantheress<\/p>\n

Rene\u00e9 Rapp<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Best collaboration<\/strong><\/p>\n

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha \u2013 \u201cI\u2019m Good (Blue)\u201d<\/p>\n

Post Malone, Doja Cat \u2013 \u201cI Like You (aHappier Song)\u201d<\/p>\n

Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami \u2013 \u201cGotta Move On\u201d<\/p>\n

Karol G, Shakira \u2013 \u201cTQG\u201d \u2013<\/p>\n

Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy \u2013 \u201cCreepin\u2019 (Remix)\u201d<\/p>\n

Rema & Selena Gomez \u2013 \u201cCalm Down\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Best pop<\/strong><\/p>\n

Demi Lovato \u2013 \u201cSwine\u201d<\/p>\n

Dua Lipa \u2013 \u201cDance the Night (From Barbie the Album)\u201d<\/p>\n

Ed Sheeran \u2013 \u201cEyes Closed\u201d<\/p>\n

Miley Cyrus \u2013 \u201cFlowers\u201d<\/p>\n

Olivia Rodrigo \u2013 \u201cvampire\u201d<\/p>\n

P!nk \u2013 \u201cTrustfall\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift \u2013 \u201cAnti-Hero\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Best hip-hop<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami \u2013 \u201cGotta Move On\u201d<\/p>\n

DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby \u2013 \u201cStaying Alive\u201d<\/p>\n

GloRilla & Cardi B \u2013 \u201cTomorrow 2\u201d<\/p>\n

Lil Uzi Vert \u2013 \u201cJust Wanna Rock\u201d<\/p>\n

Lil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz & DMX<\/p>\n

Metro Boomin ft Future \u2013 \u201cSuperhero (Heroes and Villains)\u201d<\/p>\n

Nicki Minaj \u2013 \u201cSuper Freaky Girl\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Best R&B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye \u2013 \u201cStay\u201d<\/p>\n

Chl\u00f6e ft. Chris Brown \u2013 \u201cHow Does It Feel\u201d<\/p>\n

Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy \u2013 \u201cCreepin\u2019 (Remix)\u201d<\/p>\n

SZA \u2013 \u201cShirt\u201d \u2013 Top Dawg Entertainment \/ RCA Records<\/p>\n

Toosii \u2013 \u201cFavorite Song\u201d<\/p>\n

Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj \u2013 \u201cLove in the Way\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Best alternative<\/strong><\/p>\n

blink-182 \u2013 \u201cEdging\u201d<\/p>\n

boygenius \u2013 \u201cthe film\u201d<\/p>\n

Fall Out Boy \u2013 \u201cHold Me Like a Grudge\u201d<\/p>\n

Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste \u2013 \u201cCandy Necklace\u201d<\/p>\n

Paramore \u2013 \u201cThis Is Why\u201d<\/p>\n

Thirty Seconds to Mars \u2013 \u201cStuck\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Best rock<\/strong><\/p>\n

Foo Fighters \u2013 \u201cThe Teacher\u201d<\/p>\n

Linkin Park \u2013 \u201cLost (Original Version)\u201d<\/p>\n

Red Hot Chili Peppers \u2013 \u201cTippa My Tongue\u201d<\/p>\n

M\u00e5neskin \u2013 \u201cThe Loneliest\u201d<\/p>\n

Metallica \u2013 \u201cLux \u00c6terna\u201d<\/p>\n

Muse \u2013 \u201cYou Make Me Feel Like It\u2019s Halloween\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Best Latin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anitta \u2013 \u201cFunk Rave\u201d<\/p>\n

Bad Bunny \u2013 \u201cWhere She Goes\u201d<\/p>\n

Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma \u2013 \u201cElla Baila Sola\u201d<\/p>\n

Karol G, Shakira \u2013 \u201cTQG\u201d<\/p>\n

Rosalia \u2013 \u201cDespecha,\u201d<\/p>\n

Shakira \u2013 \u201cAcr\u00f3stico\u201d<\/p>\n

Best K-pop<\/p>\n

aespa \u2013 \u201cGirls\u201d<\/p>\n

BLACKPINK \u2013 \u201cPink Venom\u201d<\/p>\n

Fifty Fifty \u2013 \u201cCupid\u201d<\/p>\n

Seventeen \u2013 \u201cSuper\u201d<\/p>\n

Stray Kids \u2013 \u201cS-Class\u201d<\/p>\n

TOMORROW X TOGETHER \u2013 \u201cSugar Rush Ride\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Best Afrobeats<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ayra Starr \u2013 \u201cRush\u201d<\/p>\n

Burna Boy \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s Plenty\u201d<\/p>\n

Davido ft. Musa Keys \u2013 \u201cUnavailable\u201d<\/p>\n

Fireboy DML & Asake \u2013 \u201dBandana\u201d<\/p>\n

Libianca \u2013 \u201cPeople\u201d<\/p>\n

Rema & Selena Gomez \u2013 \u201cCalm Down\u201d<\/p>\n

Wizkid ft Ayra Starr\u2013 \u201c2 Sugar\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Video for good<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alicia Keys \u2013 \u201cIf I Ain\u2019t Got You (Orchestral)\u201d<\/p>\n

Bad Bunny \u2013 \u201cEl Apag\u00f3n \u2013 Aqu\u00ed Vive Gente\u201d<\/p>\n

Demi Lovato \u2013 \u201cSwine\u201d<\/p>\n

Dove Cameron \u2013 \u201cBreakfast\u201d<\/p>\n

Imagine Dragons \u2013 \u201cCrushed\u201d<\/p>\n

Maluma \u2013 \u201cLa Reina\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Push performance of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n

August 2022: Saucy Santana \u2013 \u201cBooty\u201d<\/p>\n

September 2022: Stephen Sanchez \u2013 \u201cUntil I Found You\u201d<\/p>\n

October 2022: JVKE \u2013 \u201cgolden hour\u201d \u2013 AWAL<\/p>\n

November 2022: Flo Milli \u2013 \u201cConceited\u201d<\/p>\n

December 2022: Rene\u00e9 Rapp \u2013 \u201cColorado\u201d<\/p>\n

January 2023: Sam Ryder \u2013 \u201cAll the Way Over\u201d<\/p>\n

February 2023: Armani White \u2013 \u201cGoated\u201d<\/p>\n

March 2023: Fletcher \u2013 \u201cBecky\u2019s So Hot\u201d<\/p>\n

April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER \u2013 \u201cSugar Rush Ride\u201d<\/p>\n

May 2023: Ice Spice \u2013 \u201cPrincess Diana\u201d<\/p>\n

June 2023: FLO \u2013 \u201cLosing You\u201d<\/p>\n

July 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith \u2013 \u201cThat Part\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Best direction<\/strong><\/p>\n

Doja Cat \u2013 \u201cAttention\u201d<\/p>\n

Drake \u2013 \u201cFalling Back\u201d<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cCount Me Out\u201d<\/p>\n

Megan Thee Stallion \u2013 \u201cHer\u201d<\/p>\n

Sam Smith, Kim Petras \u2013 \u201cUnholy\u201d<\/p>\n

SZA \u2013 \u201cKill Bill\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift \u2013 \u201cAnti-Hero\u201d<\/p>\n

Best cinematography<\/p>\n

Adele \u2013 \u201cI Drink Wine\u201d \u2013 Columbia Records<\/p>\n

Ed Sheeran \u2013 \u201cEyes Closed\u201d<\/p>\n

Janelle Monae \u2013 \u201cLipstick Lover\u201d<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cCount Me Out\u201d<\/p>\n

Miley Cyrus \u2013 \u201cFlowers\u201d<\/p>\n

Olivia Rodrigo \u2013 \u201cvampire\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift \u2013 \u201cAnti-Hero\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Best visual effects<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fall Out Boy \u2013 \u201cLove From the Other Side\u201d<\/p>\n

Harry Styles \u2013 \u201cMusic for a Sushi Restaurant\u201d<\/p>\n

Melanie Martinez \u2013 \u201cVOID\u201d<\/p>\n

Nicki Minaj \u2013 \u201cSuper Freaky Girl\u201d<\/p>\n

Sam Smith, Kim Petras \u2013 \u201cUnholy\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift \u2013 \u201cAnti-Hero\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Best choreography<\/strong><\/p>\n

BLACKPINK \u2013 \u201cPink Venom\u201d – Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX)<\/p>\n

Dua Lipa \u2013 \u201cDance the Night (From Barbie the Album)\u201d \u2013 Choreography by Charm LaDonna<\/p>\n

Jonas Brothers \u2013 \u201cWaffle House\u201d \u2013 Choreography by Jerry Reece<\/p>\n

Megan Thee Stallion \u2013 \u201cHer\u201d \u2013 Choreography by Sean Bankhead<\/p>\n

Panic! At The Disco \u2013 \u201cMiddle of a Breakup\u201d \u2013 Choreography by Monika Felice Smith<\/p>\n

Sam Smith, Kim Petras \u2013 \u201cUnholy\u201d \u2013 Choreography by (LA)HORDE \u2013 Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Best art direction<\/strong><\/p>\n

boygenius \u2013 \u201cthe film\u201d – Art Direction by Jen Dunlap<\/p>\n

BLACKPINK \u2013 \u201cPink Venom\u201d \u2013 Art Direction by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)<\/p>\n

Doja Cat \u2013 \u201cAttention\u201d \u2013 Art Direction by Spencer Graves<\/p>\n

Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste \u2013 \u201cCandy Necklace\u201d \u2013 Art Direction by Brandon Mendez<\/p>\n

Megan Thee Stallion \u2013 \u201cHer\u201d \u2013 Art Direction by Niko Philipides<\/p>\n

SZA \u2013 \u201cShirt\u201d \u2013 Art Direction by Kate Bunch<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Best editing<\/strong><\/p>\n

BLACKPINK \u2013 \u201cPink Venom\u201d \u2013 Editing by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar \u2013 \u201cRich Spirit\u201d \u2013 Edited by Grason Caldwell<\/p>\n

Miley Cyrus \u2013 \u201cRiver\u201d \u2013 Edited by Brandan Walter<\/p>\n

Olivia Rodrigo \u2013 \u201cvampire\u201d \u2013 Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel<\/p>\n

SZA \u2013 \u201cKill Bill\u201d \u2013 Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift \u2013 \u201cAnti-Hero\u201d \u2013 Edited by Chancler Haynes<\/p>\n

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