New York City September 12th, 2023. (NBC News). MTV’s biggest music celebration wrapped late Tuesday night after nearly four hours of must-see performances, a surprise guest appearance, record-setting award wins and an epic celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.
Shakira had a big night when she became the first South American artist to win the Video Vanguard Award, a prestigious merit celebrating an artist’s contributions and impact on music video and pop culture. Ice Spice also won big when she was named Best New Artist.
Taylor Swift had a history-making night when she snagged nine awards including Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for “Midnights.” She is now tied for most wins in one night and has the second most overall wins, according to MTV.
In between the awards, *NSYNC made a surprise appearance, Sean “Diddy” Combs performed some of his biggest songs and took home the Global Icon Award, and Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Grandmaster Flash, LL Cool J, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and Doug E. Fresh closed out the show with a medley of hits to celebrate hip-hop.
2023 MTV VMAs winners: The full list:
Video of the year: Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
Artist of the year: Taylor Swift
Song of the year: Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
Best new artist: Ice Spice
Push performance of the year: April 2023: Tomorrow X Together — “Sugar Rush Ride”
Best collaboration: Karol G, Shakira — “TQG”
Best pop: Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
Best hip-hop: Nicki Minaj — “Super Freaky Girl”
Best R&B: SZA — “Shirt”
Best alternative: Lana Del Rey featuring Jon Batiste — “Candy Necklace”
Best rock: Måneskin — “The Loneliset”
Best latin: Anitta — “Funk Rave”
Best K-Pop: Stray Kids — “S-Class”
Best Afrobeats: Rema & Selena Gomez — “Calm Down”
Video for good: Dove Cameron — “Breakfast”
Best direction: Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero." Directed by Taylor Swift.
Best cinematography: Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero." Cinematography by Rina Yang.
Best visual effects: Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero." Visual effects by Parliament.
Best choreography: Blackpink — “Pink Venom," Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau.
Best art direction: Doja Cat — “Attention." Art direction by Spencer Graves.
Best editing: Olivia Rodrigo — “vampire." Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel.
Show of the summer: Taylor Swift
Group of the year: BLACKPINK
Song of the summer: Jung Kook featuring Latto — “Seven”
Album of the year: Taylor Swift— "Midnights".
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