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Shakira will make history at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12, becoming the first South American artist to receive the Video Vanguard Award. The Colombian-born superstar will become the second Latina artist to receive that marquee award. Jennifer Lopez, who was born in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents, received the honor five years ago.
Women have thoroughly dominated this category in recent years. Shakira follows Rihanna (2016), P!nk (2017), Lopez (2018), Missy Elliott (2019) and Nicki Minaj (2022). There was no recipient in 2020-21. The last man to win the award was Kanye West in 2015.
Shakira is also set to perform on the VMAs for the first time in 17 years. This maintains a recent VMAs tradition. Starting with Justin Timberlake in 2013, the Video Vanguard award has been accompanied by an extended performance from the recipient, usually featuring a career-spanning medley of hits.
Shakira is very likely to perform her 2023 smash “TQG,” a collab with Karol G that debuted and peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March. Karol G has already been announced as a performer on this year’s show (along with Demi Lovato, Måneskin and Stray Kids).
This has been one of Shakira’s biggest and busiest years. In January, she debuted and peaked at No. 9 on the Hot 100 with the Bizarrap collab “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53,” which made her the first female vocalist to reach the top 10 with a Spanish-language track. That single enabled Shakira to set 14 Guinness World Records, including the most streamed Latin track on Spotify in 24 hours, most viewed Latin video on YouTube in 24 hours, fastest Latin track to reach 100 million views on YouTube, and most streamed Latin track on Spotify in one week.
And that was just the start of Shakira’s red-hot year. As noted above, she reached No. 7 on the Hot 100 in March with “TQG,” making 2023 the first year in which she has had two songs peak in the top 10 on the all-genre chart. In April, Shakira was named Billboard’s Latin Woman of the Year. In July, she became the first artist to hold down the top three spots on Billboard’s Latin Pop Airplay chart in the list’s nearly 30-year history.
“Shakira is a true global force who continues to inspire and influence the masses with her unique, musical prowess,” Bruce Gillmer, president of music, music talent, programming and events, Paramount and chief content officer, Music, Paramount+, said in a statement. “She’s a trailblazer for women around the world and one of the first artists to lead the globalization of Latin music. Her massive impact across the musical landscape will be long-lasting as she continues to create and entertain at the highest level.”
The 2023 VMAs will air live from Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Shakira is a four-time VMAs nominee this year. She’s up for artist of the year; best Latin and best collaboration for “TQG”; and best Latin again for “Acróstico.”
The four-time VMAs winner took home her first Moon Person in 2000 for International Viewer’s Choice (Latin America North). She won again in that category in 2002. In 2006, she won best choreography for “Hips Don’t Lie,” which featured Wyclef Jean. The following year, she won Most Earth Shattering Collaboration – yes, that was an actual, competitive category – for “Beautiful Liar,” a collab with Beyoncé.
Shakira’s most recent VMAs performance was in 2006, where she teamed with Jean to perform the aforementioned “Hips Don’t Lie,” which was a video of the year nominee and a No. 1 hit on the Hot 100. In 2005, she made VMAs history with the show’s first performance entirely in Spanish – “La Tortura” featuring Alejandro Sanz. Shakira made her VMAs performance debut in 2002, with “Objection (Tango)” featuring her signature belly-dancing moves and an impressive crowd surf.
MTV and Toyota Motor North America, which is presenting the Video Vanguard Award for the first time, will celebrate Shakira’s honor through longform, music-centric content set to debut during the VMAs broadcast.
The Video Vanguard Award, which is presented to an artist for their “outstanding contributions and profound impact on music video and popular culture,” has arguably come to rival video of the year as the most anticipated award of the night.
The award was named in honor of Michael Jackson in 1991, but the channel has been moving away from the association in recent years, since the 2019 drama Leaving Neverland put a new focus on molestation allegations. The press release announcing Shakira as this year’s recipient included his name just once out of five references to the award.
Other artists who were thought to be in contention for the Video Vanguard Award this year included Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Drake, Selena Gomez, Bruno Mars, Jonas Brothers, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar and Katy Perry.
Taylor Swift leads this year’s nominations with eight nods, followed by SZA (six), Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo and Sam Smith (five each), and BLACKPINK, Diddy and Shakira (four each). Shakira is the only one of these artists who has been confirmed as a performer on the show, though more artists are expected to be announced later this week.
Fans can vote for their favorites across 15 gender-neutral categories by visiting vote.mtv.com through Friday, Sept. 1; voting for best new artist will remain active into the show. Nominations for socially-voted categories, including group of the year and song of summer, will be announced at a later date.
MTV has yet to announce the host of this year’s show or the Global Icon award recipient. Last year’s show was co-hosted by LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow; the Global Icon award went to Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Bruce Gillmer and Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic are executive producers of the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. Barb Bialkowski is co-executive producer. Alicia Portugal and Jackie Barba serve as executives in charge of production. Wendy Plaut is executive in charge of celebrity talent. Lisa Lauricella is music talent executive.
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The 2023 ARIA Awards is locked in for Nov. 15, and will return to Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion.
Confirmed this week, it’s the ARIAs’ second successive year at the Hordern, a Sydney landmark with 100 years’ history and the site of countless concerts, from Frank Sinatra to Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, David Bowie, Queen and the Jackson Five.
From its grand opening in 1924 until 1983 (when the now demolished Sydney Entertainment Centre first opened its doors), the Hordern, with its 5,500-capacity, was the largest indoor venue in the country’s biggest city. Its reputation for hosting cracking concerts remains very much intact.
“Since 1987,” comments ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd, “the ARIA Awards have represented the pinnacle of achievement in Australian music. The incredible releases over the last 12 months prove there’s no shortage of world-class talent on our shores, and Nov. 15 is our opportunity to showcase a year of amazing Australian music to the world.”
The Australian recording industry’s flagship awards ceremony will premiere live on Stan for the first time (from 5pm local time). That live stream will be followed by a free-to-air feed from commercial TV broadcaster the Nine Network (from 7.30pm local time) with performances and moments available on-demand on the @ARIA.official YouTube channel.
The 2023 edition of the ARIAs marks the fifth year in partnership with streaming giant YouTube, an alliance which has reached some 29 million views. Last year’s awards captured more than 1.7 million views on the platform, according to YouTube, which will also live stream the red carpet globally.
“Sydney is already the centre of much of the recorded music industry, but we want to make music a bigger part of our state’s story,” comments John Graham, minister for the arts, minister for music and the night-time economy and minister for jobs and tourism. “I want to thank ARIA for their advocacy for the industry.”
More announcements on the 37th annual ARIA Awards, including nominations, will be announced “very soon,” organizers state.
The 2023 ARIA Awards event team is led by Roving Enterprises (production), and includes executive producer Craig Campbell and event producers Second Sunday. Twofold Media handles PR and red carpet, and White Noise Agency is tasked with sponsorship.
Pop artists Meghan Trainor and the Jonas Brothers joined the winners’ circle Sunday (Aug. 27) at the 2023 Streamy Awards, which this year celebrated the past, present, and future of Internet culture.
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“All About That Bass” singer Trainor was named as the Rolling Stone sound of the year winner, and delivered a sweet acceptance speech, during which she gave a shout-out to her kids, including her newborn baby.
Trainor won for “Made You Look,” in recognition of the song’s unparalleled impact on content creation across social media and its “resonance within popular culture,” reps say.
“Made You Look” last year peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped Billboard’s Adult Pop Airplay chart. Her son Riley helped grow the song’s profile on social media, including TikTok, where the track had been prominent throughout its charts run run. Taken from Trainor’s album Takin It Back, “Made You Look” was announced just after Trainor shared with the world the good news of her pregnancy with a second child.
Also at the Streamys, the brothers Kevin, Jon and Nick Jonas won the crossover category.
Performers on the night included viral hip-hop artist Armani White, who performed a medley of “Billie Eilish” and “Silver Tooth”; and Swedish dance-pop duo Icona Pop, who performed their 2012 punk-channeling smash “I Love It” along with new single “Fall In Love”.
Multiple winners at the Streamys included Fanum (breakout streamer, lifestyle); Kai Cenat (streamer of the year, lifestyle), MrBeast (creator of the year, collaboration) and Vivienne Medrano (animated, Streamys creator honor).
Produced by Dick Clark Productions and Tubefilter, and held in in Los Angeles, the Streamy Awards celebrate content creators across beauty, comedy, food, gaming, music, podcasts and sports, and was hosted by MatPat, a seven-time winner.
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CREATOR OF THE YEAR
Airrack
Alix Earle
Charli D’Amelio
Jay Shetty
JiDion
Logan Paul
Mikayla Nogueira
MrBeast – WINNER
Ryan Trahan
Zach King
SHOW OF THE YEAR
AMP
BRYCE • Brandon Rogers
Challenge Accepted • Michelle Khare – WINNER
Chicken Shop Date • Amelia Dimoldenberg
Good Mythical Morning
Hot Ones • First We Feast
I spent a day with • Anthony Padilla
RDCWorld
Sam and Colby
UNHhhh • WOWPresents
STREAMER OF THE YEAR
Emiru
HasanAbi
Ironmouse
IShowSpeed
Kai Cenat – WINNER
Ludwig
Quackity
tarik
Valkyrae
xQc
INTERNATIONAL
Enaldinho (Brazil)
Gaules (Brazil)
ibai (Spain) – WINNER
Khaby Lame (Italy)
Mikecrack (Spain)
SHORT FORM
the cheeky boyos
Chris Olsen – WINNER
Connor Price
Elyse Myers
Rich Black Guy
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
BREAKOUT CREATOR
Alix Earle
Drew Afualo
Dylan Mulvaney – WINNER
Jake Shane • octopusslover8
Keith Lee
BREAKOUT STREAMER
Agent00
ExtraEmily
Fanum – WINNER
filian
Shylily
COLLABORATION
albert_cancook, Chef Rush • Protein Burrito with The Big Man Chef Rush
Cleo Abram, Marques Brownlee • Quantum Computers, explained with MKBHD
Cooking With Lynja, Nick DiGiovanni • Japan Vlogs
Haley Kalil, Jared Leto • In this economy
MrBeast, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson • Surprised he didn’t pick rock every time – WINNER
CREATOR FOR SOCIAL GOOD
Beast Philanthropy
DrLupo • St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Invisible People – WINNER
jacksepticeye • World Central Kitchen
MrBallen • MrBallen Foundation
CREATOR PRODUCT
BÉIS • Shay Mitchell
CrunchLabs • Mark Rober
Feastables • MrBeast
POPFLEX • Blogilates
PRIME • Logan Paul x KSI – WINNER
CROSSOVER
Hailey Rhode Bieber
Jonas Brothers – WINNER
Kate Hudson
Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Madelaine Petsch • blondebrunetteredhead
Paris Hilton
FIRST PERSON
Airrack
BENOFTHEWEEK
Danny Duncan
Ryan Trahan – WINNER
Safiya Nygaard
JUST CHATTING
HasanAbi
Kai Cenat
Quackity – WINNER
xQc
YourRAGE
VARIETY STREAMER
Emiru
IShowSpeed – WINNER
LIRIK
Ludwig
Valkyrae
VTUBER
filian
Gawr Gura – WINNER
Ironmouse
Jaiden Animations
shxtou
MUSIC AWARDS:
ROLLING STONE SOUND OF THE YEAR
Area Codes • Kaliii
Boy’s a liar Pt. 2 • PinkPantheress, Ice Spice
GOATED. • Armani White
Here With Me • d4vd
In Ha Mood • Ice Spice
Made You Look • Meghan Trainor – WINNER
Players • Coi Leray
Pretty Girls Walk • Big Boss Vette
Unholy • Sam Smith, Kim Petras
What It Is • Doechii
SHOW AWARDS:
PODCAST
Call Her Daddy
H3 Podcast
IMPAULSIVE
On Purpose with Jay Shetty – WINNER
The Yard
SCRIPTED SERIES
BRYCE • Brandon Rogers – WINNER
Dhar Mann
The Game Theorists
Ginormo! • Steven He
RDCWorld
UNSCRIPTED SERIES
Challenge Accepted • Michelle Khare
Chicken Shop Date • Amelia Dimoldenberg
Hot Ones • First We Feast
I spent a day with • Anthony Padilla
Sam and Colby – WINNER
SUBJECT AWARDS:
ANIMATED
Haminations
HELLUVA BOSS • Vivziepop – WINNER
Jaiden Animations
The Land of Boggs
MeatCanyon
BEAUTY
Brad Mondo
colleen.makeupp
Mikayla Nogueira – WINNER
MissDarcei
NikkieTutorials
COMEDY
DeMarcus Shawn
Kris Collins
Lucas Lopez
The McFarlands
RDCWorld – WINNER
COMMENTARY
Chad Chad
D’Angelo Wallace
Danny Gonzalez
Kurtis Conner
penguinz0 – WINNER
COMPETITIVE GAMER
iiTzTimmy
Scump
tarik
TenZ – WINNER
Typical Gamer
DANCE
Cale Brown
Enola Bedard – WINNER
Matt Steffanina
Merrick Hanna
yoolwxnder
FASHION AND STYLE
Gunnar Deatherage
Kenz Lawrén
Max Alexander
Mina Le
Wisdom Kaye – WINNER
FOOD
Alexis Nikole
Chef Reactions
Cooking With Lynja
Nick DiGiovanni – WINNER
Nigel Ng
GAMER
Aphmau
Caylus
Dream – WINNER
Markiplier
TommyInnit
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Austen Alexander
Doctor Mike
Dr Julie – WINNER
HealthyGamerGG
LeanBeefPatty
KIDS AND FAMILY
Brittikitty
Gracie’s Corner
Ms Rachel – WINNER
Rebecca Zamolo
Recess Therapy
LEARNING AND EDUCATION
Big Weird World
Colin and Samir
TierZoo – WINNER
Tom Scott
Veritasium
LIFESTYLE
AMP – WINNER
Bretman Rock
Charli D’Amelio
Kara and Nate
Sofia Richie Grainge
NEWS
Brian Tyler Cohen
Gay News • Josh Helfgott
HasanAbi – WINNER
The Philip DeFranco Show
Task & Purpose
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Allen Pan
Hacksmith Industries
I did a thing – WINNER
Mark Rober
techjoyce
SPORTS
Deestroying
Duke Dennis
Good Good Golf
Jesser – WINNER
Olivia Dunne
TECHNOLOGY
iJustine
Linus Tech Tips
Marques Brownlee – WINNER
Mrwhosetheboss
Supercar Blondie
CRAFT AWARDS:
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ashley Xu
Cole Walliser
Lyrical Lemonade
Recider – WINNER
Will Freeark
EDITING
Cooking With Lynja
Jet Lag: The Game
Kelly Wakasa
Savanah Moss
Yes Theory – WINNER
VISUAL AND SPECIAL EFFECTS
Buttered Side Down
Corridor Crew
Justin Yi
SoKrispyMedia
Zach King – WINNER
WRITING
CalebCity
Dami Lee
Josh Zilberberg
Leo González – WINNER
Petey
BRAND AWARDS:
STREAMYS BRAND AWARDS: AGENCY OF THE YEAR
BENlabs
Content+
kvell
Reach Agency – WINNER
Whalar
STREAMYS BRAND AWARDS: BRAND ENGAGEMENT
Dumb Ways to Die • PlaySide Studios
Feastables • MrBeast
No Drone? No Problem! • Insta360 – WINNER
Subs for Subs • Jersey Mike’s x TSM
SweeTARTS Film Fest on TikTok • SweeTARTS x Content+
STREAMYS BRAND AWARDS: BRAND OF THE YEAR
Barbie • Mattel – WINNER
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Insta360
Old Spice • Procter & Gamble
Prime Video • Amazon
STREAMYS BRAND AWARDS: BRANDED SERIES
A Style Is Born • Wayfair x Made In Network
LIVE@4:25 • Totino’s Pizza Rolls x the cheeky boyos, Flighthouse, Content+ – WINNER
Plot Pitch • Prime Video
Real People, Real Stories • AARP
Who Wore It Best • Netflix x Harry Jowsey
STREAMYS BRAND AWARDS: BRANDED VIDEO
ASMcaR • Nissan x Donut – WINNER
Give Odor The Bird • Old Spice x SypherPK x United Esports
My poor friend • Photoshop Express x beeveekee
Wait for it #corn • Chipotle Mexican Grill
When u meet her dad and Old Spice saves the day • Old Spice x Adam W
STREAMYS BRAND AWARDS: INFLUENCER CAMPAIGN
#heinzmasterz • Heinz x Whalar
Blasting to the Top • Gel Blaster x BENlabs – WINNER
Chainsaw Man Viewing Party • Chainsaw Man x Crunchyroll
DiGiorno Made Us Do It • DiGiorno x Reach Agency
Nebula • Standard
STREAMYS BRAND AWARDS: SOCIAL IMPACT CAMPAIGN
Barbie You Can Be Anything Series • Barbie x Mirrored Media
Loot for Good • Call of Duty Endowment x Activision
Play by the Rules • International Committee of the Red Cross x PopShorts – WINNER
Real Recipes for Real Change • Chipotle Mexican Grill x The Farmlink Project x Nick DiGiovanni
The ReTok Shop • Nature Valley x Content+
The 2023 Streamy Awards have arrived, bringing together today’s biggest creators to celebrate content across beauty, comedy, food, gaming, music, podcasts and sports.
The jam-packed event, hosted by MatPat, will feature presenters Anna Sitar, Brianna Chickenfry, Chris Olsen, Colin and Samir, Delaney Rowe, Dream, Drew Afualo, Druski, Dylan Mulvaney, Happy Kelli, Jay Shetty, Kris Collins, Lizzy McAlpine, Michelle Khare, Pinkydoll, Rhett & Link, Ryan Trahan, Smosh, Supercar Blondie, Tana Mongeau, WWE stars Austin Creed and Zelina Vega, and xQc. Additionally, RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Shea Couleé will be appearing throughout the show to interact with creators in the audience.
Armani White is also set to take the stage to deliver a medley of his viral Billboard Hot 100 hit “Billie Eilish” as well as “Silver Tooth,” before Icona Pop perform their new single “Fall in Love” along with “I Love It,” their 2013 Hot 100 top 10 hit with Charli XCX.
Mr. Beast leads this year’s nominations with five nods (see the full list of nominations here). Nominees for the first-ever Rolling Stone Sound of the Year Award — honoring the year’s most impactful songs that have dominated content creation on social media and in popular culture — include Big Boss Vette, Doechii, d4vd, Coi Leray, Ice Spice, Kaliii, Sam Smith with Kim Petras, PinkPantheress, Meghan Trainor, and Armani White.
Watch the 2023 Streamy Awards livestream below starting at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Sunday (Aug. 27). After the livestream, the entire show will be available to watch on demand. For more information on the show, check out the Streamys’ website here.
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Mexican music sensation Peso Pluma leads the list of finalists for the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards, with 21 nods across 15 categories including Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Global 200 Latin Artist of the Year, and Top Latin Album of the Year.
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His collaboration with Eslabon Armado, “Ella Baila Sola,” is up for six awards, including Hot Latin Song of the Year, Global 200 Latin Song of the Year and Sales Song of the Year. And his hit with Yng Lvcas, “La Bebe,” competes in five categories, including Hot Latin Song of the Year and Latin Rhythm Song of the Year.
Following Peso Pluma are Bad Bunny and Grupo Frontera with 15 nods each. The former is competing for Artist of the Year, Tour of the Year, Global 200 Latin Artist of the Year and Global 200 Latin Song of the Year for “Tití Me Preguntó.” The latter is up for Artist of the Year and Global 200 Latin Artist of the Year, while five of Frontera’s entries are for “Bebe Dame” with Fuerza Regida, including in Hot Latin Song of the Year and Sales Song of the Year. The group’s collab with Bad Bunny, “un X100to,” has four nods, including for Regional Mexican Song of the Year.
For a second year in a row, Karol G is the female artist with the highest number of entries on the list of finalists. The Colombian star has 13 nods in the same number of categories, including Artist of the Year, Tour of the Year and Top Latin Album of the Year for Mañana Será Bonito. Her collaboration with Shakira, “TQG,” is up for five awards, including Hot Latin Song of the Year and Latin Airplay Song of the Year.
Shakira’s nods, which total 12, also include Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female and Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Solo; as well as Latin Airplay Song of the Year for “Monotonía,” and both Latin Pop Song of the Year and Sales Song of the Year for “BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 53” with Bizarrap.
Also a 12-time finalist is Fuerza Regida, which, in addition to the five nods for “Bebe Dame” with Grupo Frontera, competes for the honors of Artist of the Year; Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group; and Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group.
The 30th annual Billboard Latin Music Awards — set to take place Oct. 5 at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla. — will broadcast live on Telemundo, and simultaneously on the Spanish entertainment cable network Universo, on Peacock and the Telemundo app. Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, it will be available on Telemundo Internacional.
This year, awards will be given out in 48 categories through the Latin pop, tropical, Latin rhythm and regional Mexican music genres. Two awards are new: Global 200 Latin Artist of the Year and Global 200 Latin Song of the Year. And special honors such as the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award, the Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award and the Billboard Icon Award will also be given.
Other top finalists include Eslabon Armado with 10 entries; Rauw Alejandro with seven; Rosalía, Bizarrap, Feid and Yng Lvcas with six each; and Ivan Cornejo, Manuel Turizo and Natanael Cano with four.
The Latin Billboard Music Awards are the only ones that recognize the most popular albums, songs and performers in Latin music, according to Billboard‘s weekly charts. Produced by Telemundo and MBS Special Events, they coincide with Billboard Latin Music Week, which returns to Miami Oct. 2-6 at the Faena Forum, with a roster of star speakers including Shakira, Peso Pluma, Arcángel, Vico C and many more. Get your tickets today for the Billboard Latin Music Week 2023 here.
See the complete list of finalists below:
OVERALL ARTISTS CATEGORIES
Artist of the Year:
Bad Bunny
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Karol G
Peso Pluma
Artist of the Year, New:
Bizarrap
Chino Pacas
Grupo Frontera
Peso Pluma
Yng Lvcas
Tour of the Year:
Bad Bunny
Daddy Yankee
Grupo Firme
Karol G
Rauw Alejandro
Crossover Artist of the Year:
Justin Timberlake
Lil Jon
Maître Gims
Marshmello
Sean Paul
Global 200 Latin Artist of the Year:
Bad Bunny
Feid
Karol G
Peso Pluma
Grupp Frontera
SONGS CATEGORIES
Global 200 Latin Song of the Year:
Bad Bunny, “Tití Me Preguntó”
Bizarrap & Quevedo, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52”
Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”
*Manuel Turizo, “La Bachata”
Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma, “La Bebe”
Hot Latin Song of the Year:
Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”
Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”
Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny, “un X100to”
Karol G & Shakira, “TQG”
Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma, “La Bebe”
Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event:
Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”
Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”
Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny, “un X100to”
Karol G & Shakira, “TQG”
Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma, “La Bebe”
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male:
Bad Bunny
Feid
Junior H
Natanael Cano
Peso Pluma
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Female:
Becky G
Karol G
Rosalía
Shakira
Young Miko
Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Grupo Marca Registrada
Yahritza y Su Esencia
Hot Latin Songs Label of the Year:
DEL
Rimas
Sony Music Latin
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Warner Latina
Latin Airplay Song of the Year:
Bizarrap & Shakira, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”
Manuel Turizo, “La Bachata”
Shakira & Ozuna, “Monotonía”
Yandel & Feid, “Yandel 150”
Karol G & Shakira, “TQG”
Latin Airplay Label of the Year:
Lizos
Rimas
Sony Music Latin
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Warner Latina
Sales Song of the Year:
Bad Bunny, “Tití Me Preguntó”
Bizarrap & Shakira, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”
Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”
Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”
Karol G & Shakira, “TQG”
Streaming Song of the Year:
Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”
Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”
Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny, “un X100to”
Peso Pluma & Natanael Cano, “PRC”
Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma, “La Bebe”
ALBUM CATEGORIES
Top Latin Album of the Year:
Fuerza Regida, Pa Que Hablen: I.
Ivan Cornejo, Dañado
Karol G, Mañana Será Bonito
Peso Pluma, Génesis
Rauw Alejandro, Saturno
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Male:
Bad Bunny
Ivan Cornejo
Ozuna
Rauw Alejandro
Romeo Santos
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Female:
Becky G
Kali Uchis
Karol G
Rosalía
Yuridia
Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Aventura
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Marca Registrada
Maná
Top Latin Albums Sello Label of the Year:
Del
Rimas
Sony Music Latin
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Warner Latina
LATIN POP CATEGORIES
Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Solo:
Becky G
Enrique Iglesias
Rosalía
Sebastián Yatra
Shakira
Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Camila
Enanitos Verdes
Maná
Piso 21
Reik
Latin Pop Song of the Year:
Bizarrap & Shakira, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”
Karol G & Shakira, “TQG”
Maluma, “Junio”
Rosalía & Rauw Alejandro, “Beso”
Sebastián Yatra, “Una Noche Sin Pensar”
Latin Pop Airplay Label of the Year:
Dale Play
Sony Music Latin
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Warner Latina
WK
Latin Pop Album of the Year:
Camilo, De Adentro Pa Afuera
Morat, Si Ayer Fuera Hoy
Piso 21, 777
Selena, Moonchild Mixes
Tini, Cupido
Latin Pop Albums Label of the Year:
Columbia
RCA
Sony Music Latin
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Warner Latina
TROPICAL CATEGORIES
Tropical Artist of the Year, Solo:
Elvis Crespo
Luis Figueroa
Marc Anthony
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos
Tropical Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Aventura
Gente de Zona
La Sonora Dinamita
Los Ángeles Azules
Monchy & Alexandra
Tropical Song of the Year:
Manuel Turizo, “La Bachata”
Marshmello & Manuel Turizo, “El Merengue”
Rosalía, “Despechá”
Romeo Santos & Rosalía, “El Pañuelo”
Shakira & Ozuna, “Monotonía”
Tropical Airplay Label of the Year:
Columbia
Rimas
Sony Music Latin
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
WK
Tropical Albums Label of the Year:
Discos Fuentes
Sony Music Latin
The Orchard
Universal Music Enterprises
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
REGIONAL MEXICAN CATEGORIES
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Solo:
Carin León
Junior H
Ivan Cornejo
Natanael Cano
Peso Pluma
Regional Mexican Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Calibre 50
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
La Maquinaria Norteña
Regional Mexican Song of the Year:
Carin León & Grupo Frontera, “Que Vuelvas”
Eslabon Armado & Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”
Fuerza Regida & Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”
Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny, “un X100to”
Peso Pluma & Natanael Cano, “PRC”
Regional Mexican Airplay Label of the Year:
Afinarte
Remex
Lizos
Sony Music Latin
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Regional Mexican Album of the Year:
Eslabon Armado, Desvelado
Fuerza Regida, Pa Que Hablen: I.
Fuerza Regida, Sigan Hablando: II.
Ivan Cornejo, Dañado
Peso Pluma, Génesis
Regional Mexican Albums Label of the Year:
Del
Manzana
Rancho Humilde
Sony Music Latin
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
LATIN RHYTHM CATEGORIES
Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Solo:
Bad Bunny
Daddy Yankee
Feid
Karol G
Rauw Alejandro
Latin Rhythm Artist of the Year, Duo or Group:
Cartel de Santa
Mambo Kingz
The Rudeboyz
Wisin & Yandel
Zion & Lennox
Latin Rhythm Song of the Year:
Bad Bunny & Rauw Alejandro, “Party”
Bad Bunny, “Tití Me Preguntó”
Bizarrap & Quevedo, “BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 52”
Yandel & Feid, “Yandel 150”
Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma, “La Bebe”
Latin Rhythm Airplay Label of the Year:
Republic
Rimas
Sony Music Latin
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Warner Latina
Latin Rhythm Album of the Year:
Anuel AA, LLNM2
Eladio Carrión, 3MEN2 KBRN
Feid, Feliz Cumpleaños Ferxxo: Te Pirateamos El Álbum
Karol G, Mañana Será Bonito
Rauw Alejandro, Saturno
Latin Rhythm Albums Label of the Year:
Interscope Geffen A&M
Real Hasta La Muerte
Rimas
Sony Music Latin
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
WRITERS / PRODUCERS / PUBLISHERS CATEGORIES
Songwriter of the Year:
Bad Bunny
Edgar ‘Edge’ Barrera
MAG
Pedro Tovar
Peso Pluma
Publisher of the Year:
11ONCE Music, BMI
Double P Publishing, BMI
Prajin Miusic Publishing, BMI
Sony Latin Music Publishing, LLC, BMI
Street Mob Publishing, BMI
Publishing Corporation of the Year:
BMG
Kobalt Music
Sony Music Publishing
Universal Music
Warner Chappell Music
Producer of the Year:
Edgar ‘Edge’ Barrera
Ernesto ‘Neto’ Fernández
Jimmy Humilde
MAG
Ovy On The Drums
The Association of Independent Music (AIM) has revealed its nominees in 12 categories for the 2023 AIM Awards.
RAYE and Shygirl each received three nominations. 070 Shake, who collaborated with RAYE on “Escapism,” received two, as did Ezra Collective, Overmono and ENNY. Other notable nominees include: Wet Leg, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Yves Tumor, Little Simz and Rina Sawayama.
AIM also revealed the winners of two awards.
Björk won the publicly-voted Best Live Performance award, besting Beabadoobee, MUNA and Japan’s kawaii-metal girl band BABYMETAL.
Dr. Charisse Beaumont, CEO of Black Lives in Music (BLiM), was named Diversity Champion in recognition of her groundbreaking work in creating an inclusive music industry, such as the rollout of BLiM’s voluntary Music Industry Anti-Racism Code.
The AIM Independent Music Awards recognizes the achievements of independent labels, artists and entrepreneurs that make up the U.K.’s independent music sector.
Silvia Montello, CEO of AIM, said in a statement: “The AIM Independent Music Awards are a night to celebrate the best of the UK’s independent music community, and to showcase its triumphs and innovations. We are proud to be able to honour the diversity and talent across the UK ‘s independent labels, artists, entrepreneurs and champions and it’s fantastic to see continued public recognition of Björk’s trailblazing live shows!”
The awards will be presented at London’s Roundhouse on Sept. 26.
The ceremony will celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, an anniversary that has been feted at numerous awards shows already this year. The segment, supported by BBC 1Xtra, will recognize hip-hop’s influence and its lasting impact on the emergence of jungle, grime and drum & bass.
Here’s a complete list of nominees for the 2023 AIM Awards.
Best Live Performance
Björk (One Little Independent)
Diversity Champion
Charisse Beaumont – Black Lives in Music
PPL Award for Most Played New Independent Artist
AntsLive (Payday Records, Trademark Records)
John Summit (Off The Grid Records)
Surya Sen (Skint Records)
Vibe Chemistry (DnB Allstars Records)
Wet Leg (Domino Records)
Music Entrepreneur of the Year
Alex Brees – Un:hurd
Caius Pawson – Young / Space
Jess Kangalee – Good Energy PR
Keturah Cummings – Forward Slash
Yasin El Ashrafi – HQ Familia
Best Boutique Label
Chess Club
Glasgow Underground
Houndstooth
Rough Bones
So Young Records
Best Independent Label
Defected Records
Forever Living Originals
Hospital Records
One Little Independent
Transgressive
Best Creative Campaign
Because Music (Shygirl – “Nymph”)
Dirty Hit (Rina Sawayama – “Hold the Girl”)
Human Re Sources (RAYE – “My 21st Century Blues”)
Ninja Tune (Young Fathers – “Heavy Heavy”)
Partisan Records (Ezra Collective – “Where I’m Meant to Be”)
XL Recordings (Yaeji – “With a Hammer”)
UK Independent Breakthrough
Ezra Collective (Partisan Records)
I.Jordan (Ninja Tune)
Overmono (XL Recordings)
Shygirl (Because Music)
Suki Waterhouse (Sub Pop)
Best Independent Track (Meta)
Connie Constance – “Hurt You” (Play It Again Sam)
ENNY – “Charge It” (FAMM)
Four Tet – “Three Drums” (Text Records)
Makaya McCraven – “Dream Another” (XL Recordings)
Overmono – “Good Lies” (XL Recordings)
RAYE, 070 Shake – “Escapism” (Human Re Sources)
Shygirl – “Shlut” (Because Music)
Sudan Archives – “Selfish Soul” (Stones Throw Records)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Spitting Off the Edge of the World” feat. Perfume Genius (Secretly Canadian)
Yves Tumor – “Echolalia” (Warp Records)
Best Independent EP/ Mixtape
Bellah – Adultsville (Base ‘N’ Rebulz X Marathon Music Group)
ENNY – We Go Again (FAMM)
Jessica Winter – Limerance (Lucky Number)
Saint Joshua – EP2 (Ditto Music)
yunè pinku – BABYLON IX (PLATOON)
Best Independent Album
Avelino – God Save The Streets (More Music Records/ OddChild Music)
Kelela – Raven (Warp Records)
Little Simz – No Thank You (Forever Living Originals)
Nova Twins – Supernova (Marshall Records)
Obongjayar – Some Nights I Dream of Doors (September Recordings)
Oliver Sim – Hideous Bastard (Young)
RAYE – My 21st Century Blues (Human Re Sources)
Rina Sawayama – Hold the Girl (Dirty Hit)
Shygirl – Nymph (Because Music)
Wu-Lu – LOGGERHEAD(Warp Records)
Best Independent Remix
Sega Bodega Remix (One Little Independent) – Björk – “Ovuke” (feat. Shygirl)
Soulwax Remix (Deewee / Because Music) – Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul – “Cliché”
Nu:Tone Remix (Hospital Records) – GLXY – “Butterfly Effect” (feat. Hugh Hardie & Visionobi)
Jamie XX remix (Young) – Oliver Sim – “GMT”
Boys Noize (Secretly Canadian) – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Wolf”
One to Watch (BBC Music Introducing)
Jessica Winter (Lucky Number)
Juice Menace (Supernature)
FLOWEROVLOVE (FAE GRP)
Laughta (MDLBEAST)
Master Peace (PMR)
Best Independent Video (Vevo)
Ezra Collective – “No Confusion” ft. Kojey Radical (Partisan Records)
Kelela – “Enough for Love” (Warp Records)
Obongjayar – “I Wish It Was Me (Live)” (September Recordings)
RAYE, 070 Shake – “Escapism” (Human Re Sources)
Wesley Joseph – “MONSOON” (EEVILTWINN)
Keke Palmer, Jermaine Dupri, music executive Jason Flom, TV producer Jesse Collins and Tariq Cherif and Matt Zingler, co-founders of Rolling Loud, are among the honorees at the 2023 BMAC Gala, the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) announced on Wednesday (Aug. 23).
The 2023 BMAC Gala, presented by Live Nation, will take place on Thursday, Sept. 21 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. The event honors individuals and organizations who have affected positive change and helped improve equity within the community.
The 2023 BMAC Gala honorees include:
BMAC Clarence Avant Trailblazer Award: Jermaine Dupri (Grammy-winning hip-hop artist, producer, songwriter, author, DJ, and CEO of So So Def)
BMAC Social Impact Award: Keke Palmer (Primetime Emmy-winning actress, singer, songwriter, producer); Dr. Menna Demessie (SVP, Universal Music Group and executive director, Task Force for Meaningful Change), and Jesse Collins (Primetime Emmy-winning executive producer, whose company is one of the producers of this event)
BMAC Change Agent Award: Jason Flom (co-founder and CEO of Lava for Good and Lava Media); Trae tha Truth (rapper and activist)
BMAC 365 Award: Tariq Cherif and Matt Zingler (Rolling Loud co-founders)
Additional honorees will be announced in the coming weeks.
“As we come together at this year’s BMAC Gala, we celebrate the passion, artistry and activism that burns bright in the hearts of our honorees,” Prophet “Willie” Stiggers, co-founder/chair Black Music Action Coalition, said in a statement. “They all have fearlessly embraced the power of music and entertainment to drive change and transcend boundaries.”
Caron Veazey, BMAC co-founder, added: “The BMAC Gala has come to be regarded as a night where our music industry family isn’t celebrating the standard accolades: the number of streams on a hit song, or how many tickets have sold on a world tour, or who has the most #1s. The BMAC Gala has become synonymous with the importance of centering awareness on equality and equity. It’s an evening where we come together to shine a light on the incredible contributions of the honorees, and to celebrate the impact they’ve made on the journey towards social justice.”
This year’s Gala will include a special tribute to the late Clarence Avant, who was on the BMAC advisory board. Avant, who died on Aug. 13 at age 92, received numerous top-level accolades, including a trustees award from the Recording Academy in 2008 and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.
“With heavy hearts we also pay tribute to the Black Godfather, Clarence Avant,” Stiggers said. “He trailblazed the path that we all walk on, and his impact is immeasurable.”
Shawn Holiday, BMAC co-founder, added: “BMAC will always be honored to have had him on our advisory board. His life, and contributions to the industry, are unparalleled, his legacy will live on forever.”
Since Black Music Action Coalition’s inception in 2020, the organization has been active in addressing systemic racism within the music business and advocating on behalf of Black artists, songwriters, producers, managers, agents, executives, lawyers and other industry professionals.
The Black Music Action Coalition board includes (in addition to Stiggers, Holiday and Veazey), Ashaunna Ayars, Naima Cochrane, Jamil Davis, Damien Smith and Courtney Stewart. The BMAC advisory board includes Irving Azoff and Quincy Jones.
The 2023 BMAC Gala is produced by Primary Wave and Jesse Collins Entertainment and is presented by Live Nation with support by partners Variety and Apple Music. For more information regarding Black Music Action Coalition and the BMAC Gala, visit bmacoalition.org.
The 2023 ACM Honors, which is set to tape on Wednesday (Aug. 23) at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, has added additional performers and presenters to its lineup.
Nelly, who collaborated with Tim McGraw on the genre-bridging 2004 hit “Over and Over,” will appear. McGraw is set to receive the ACM Icon Award. “Over and Over” reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Also added to the lineup are Randy Travis, actor and singer Dennis Quaid, Big Kenny, Priscilla Block, Lee Brice, Billy Ray Cyrus + Firerose With Travis Denning, Sara Evans, Marty Stuart, Storme Warren, Hailey Whitters and Brett Young.
Four-time ACM Award winner Carly Pearce will return for a third year to host the ceremony. Pearce will also perform on the show, which will air on FOX for a second year on Monday, Sept. 18, from 8 to 10 p.m. ET/PT.
The final performer lineup for the FOX broadcast will be announced in the following weeks. That usually means that the producers plan to tape more than they can they use in a two-hour program so they have choices in editing the final program.
The event, which the ACM likes to call the “country music industry’s favorite night,” will recognize several special honorees, including ACM Triple Crown Award recipient Chris Stapleton. The latter award goes to artists who have won an ACM new artist award; an ACM award for top male, female, group or duo; and an ACM entertainer of the year award. Stapleton is the ninth artist to receive the award. He was named top new male vocalist in 2015, top male vocalist for the first time in 2017 and entertainer of the year at the show on May 11.
Two of the awards will be presented posthumously. Charlie Daniels, who is set to receive the ACM Spirit Award, and K.T. Oslin, who is set to receive the ACM Poet’s Award, both died in 2020.
“We are thrilled to be working with FOX for a second year to bring one of our industry’s favorite nights, filled with emotional tributes and unforgettable performances, to primetime television,” Academy of Country Music CEO Damon Whiteside said in a previous statement.
The 16th Annual ACM Honors will be produced for television by ACM Productions LLC. Damon Whiteside is executive producer for the Academy of Country Music, and Martin Fischer is executive producer for Opry Entertainment. Edie Lynn Hoback is producer.
Honorees
Clint Black (ACM Poet’s Award)
BRELAND (ACM Lift Every Voice Award)
Kane Brown (ACM International Award)
Mary Chapin Carpenter (ACM Poet’s Award)
Charlie Cook (ACM Spirit Award)
Charlie Daniels (ACM Service Award)
Mike Dungan (ACM Icon Award)
Ashley Gorley (ACM Songwriter of the Year)
HARDY (ACM Artist-Songwriter of the Year)
Bill Mayne (ACM Service Award)
Tim McGraw (ACM Icon Award)
K.T. Oslin (ACM Poet’s Award)
Chris Stapleton (ACM Triple Crown Award)
Troy Vollhoffer (ACM Lifting Lives Award)
Performers and Presenters
Big Kenny
Priscilla Block
BRELAND
Lee Brice
Brandy Clark
Billy Ray Cyrus + FIREROSE with Travis Denning
Jordan Davis
Sara Evans
Chris Janson
Lady A
Nelly
Carly Pearce
Dennis Quaid
Emily Shackelton
Marty Stuart
Randy Travis
Keith Urban
The War And Treaty
Storme Warren
Hailey Whitters
Anne Wilson
Trisha Yearwood
Brett Young
Bailey Zimmerman
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The Streamy Awards are less than a week away, and on Tuesday (Aug. 22), Dick Clark Productions and Tubefilter shared the performer and presenter lineup for the event with Billboard.
Armani White is set to take the stage to deliver a medley of his viral Billboard Hot 100 hit “Billie Eilish” as well as “Silver Tooth,” before Icona Pop take the stage to perform their new single “Fall in Love” along with “I Love It,” their 2013 Hot 100 top 10 hit with Charli XCX.
This year’s presenters include social media stars Anna Sitar, Brianna Chickenfry, Chris Olsen, Colin and Samir, Delaney Rowe, Dream, Drew Afualo, Druski, Dylan Mulvaney, Happy Kelli, Kris Collins, Lizzy McAlpine, Michelle Khare, Pinkydoll, Rhett & Link, Ryan Trahan, Smosh, Supercar Blondie, Tana Mongeau and xQc. Additionally, RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Shea Couleé will be appearing throughout the show to interact with creators in the audience.
The Streamys Creator Honors are also returning this year to recognize three creators whose original content and unique voices have inspired and entertained millions worldwide. The awards will be presented by Amelia Dimoldenberg (Chicken Shop Date), Blogilates and Brandon Rogers. The Streamys will also present the inaugural Rolling Stone Sound of the Year award to the year’s most impactful songs on social media and popular culture.
Hosted by seven-time Streamy Award winner MatPat, the Streamys will air live on Sunday (Aug. 27) at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT here. After the livestream, the entire show will be available to watch on demand. For more information on the show, check out the Streamys’ website here.
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South Korean boy band Stray Kids and Colombian superstar Karol G are set to perform on the MTV Video Music Awards for the first time. The show is set to air live from Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Italian rock band Måneskin is set to perform on the show for the second year in a row. American pop veteran Demi Lovato is set to return to the VMA stage for the first time in six years.
The fact that three of the first four artists announced for this year’s show are from outside the U.S. dramatizes how the music scene has become more global in recent years. This is a far more international cast than the inaugural VMAs in 1984, where there were five American performers (Madonna, Huey Lewis & the News, Tina Turner, ZZ Top and Ray Parker Jr.) and two Brits (Rod Stewart and David Bowie, the latter represented by a pre-taped performance from London).
Stray Kids will offer the U.S. broadcast premiere of “S-Class,” which brought them their second VMA nomination in as many years for best K-pop. The group was nominated in that same category last year for “Maniac” but lost to Lisa for “Lalisa.” “S-Class” is featured on 5-STAR: The 3rd Album, which entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1 in June, becoming the group’s third No. 1 on that chart in less than 15 months. It followed Stray Kids Mini Album: Oddinary andMaxident.
Karol G will bring “Bichota Season” to life on the VMAs stage. The singer’s Mañana Será Bonito entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1 in March, making her the first woman to reach the top spot with an all-Spanish-language album. Karol G, now in the midst of her first stadium tour, received three nominations this year – artist of the year and also best Latin and best collaboration, both for “TQG,” a collab with Shakira. This is the fourth year in a row that Karol G has been nominated for best Latin.
Lovato returns for her first VMAs performance in six years, just days before the Sept. 15 release of her remix album Revamped, which features rock versions of her hit songs. Lovato performed “Give Your Heart a Break” on the VMAs pre-show in 2012. She made her main stage debut in 2015 with “Cool for the Summer” and returned two years later to perform “Sorry Not Sorry.” The singer, who took home best video with a message in 2012 for “Skyscraper,” is nominated in two categories this year: best pop and video for good, both for “Swine.” Lovato is a 14-time career VMA nominee.
Måneskin is set to give the world-premiere performance of their new single “Honey (Are You Coming?),” which is due for release on Sept. 1. The Italian band made its VMAs and U.S. awards show debut last year when they performed “Supermodel.” They also won best alternative for “I Wanna Be Your Slave.” This year, the band is nominated for best rock for “The Loneliest,” making them the first Italian act to be nominated two years running in a main show category.
Taylor Swift leads this year’s nominations with eight nods, followed by SZA (six), Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo and Sam Smith (five each), and BLACKPINK, Diddy and Shakira (four each).
Fans can vote for their favorites across 15 gender-neutral categories, including video of the year, by visiting vote.mtv.com through Friday, Sept. 1. Voting for best new artist will remain active into the show. Nominations for social categories including group of the year and song of summer, will be announced at a later date.
MTV has yet to announce the host of this year’s show or the recipients of the Video Vanguard and Global Icon awards (though they have verified that those awards will be presented). Last year’s show was co-hosted by LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow. Those top honorary awards were presented to Minaj and Red Hot Chili Peppers, respectively.
Bruce Gillmer and Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic are executive producers of this year’s VMAs. Barb Bialkowski is co-executive producer. Alicia Portugal and Jackie Barba serve as executives in charge of production. Wendy Plaut is executive in charge of celebrity talent. Lisa Lauricella is music talent executive.