MTV Video Music Awards 2023: Sam Smith leads the British nominees with FOUR nods for their raunchy hit Unholy – and Dua Lipa and Ed Sheeran are close behind with two each
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Sam Smith and Dua Lipa are among the British stars who have landed nominations at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards.
A selection of UK names received recognition in the battle for the highly coveted Moonperson prize ahead of the ceremony, which will take place on September 12.
Collaborating with Kim Petras, Sam earned a total of four nominations for their racy track Unholy, which has already earned the duo a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
This year’s VMAs has already made history by having its entire list of Artist of the Year contenders comprised only of women for the first time ever, with eight-time nominee Taylor Swift leading the pack.
Sam earned four nods for their sultry hit, which has sparked controversy thanks to a slew of raunchy performances and ‘satanic’ content.
Naughty! Sam Smith led the British stars who have landed nominations at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, with the hitmaker received four nods for their raunchy hit Unholy
The song has been nominated for the top prize, Video Of The Year, and will compete against Attention by Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus’ Flowers, Super Freaky Girl by Nicki Minaj, vampire by Olivia Rodrigo, Kill Bill by SZA and Taylor Swift’s Anti-Hero.
Unholy has also been nominated for Song Of The Year, and will compete against Flowers, vampire, Kill Bill, Anti-Hero, Calm Down by Rema and Selena Gomez and Steve Lacy’s Bad Habit.
The video has also been nominated for Best Direction and Best Visual Effects.
Sam Smith sparked huge controversy among conservative US viewers when they performed a Satan-inspired rendition of Unholy at the Grammy Awards in February.
Their performance, accompanied by frequent collaborator Kim, was also adorned by fire and backup dancers dressed as the Devil.
Following the set, several conservative leaders and media figures argued that the act is the latest chapter in the culture wars controversy, suggesting a woke inclination towards Satanism.
Just weeks later, Sam performed the same track at the BRIT Awards, and sparked over 100 Ofcom complaints over ‘devil worship’ and a passionate kiss.
Dua Lipa’s Dance The Night has landed a nomination for Best Pop, where it will compete against Demi Lovato’s Swine, Eyes Closed by Ed Sheeran, Flowers, vampire, Anti-Hero and Trustfall by P!nk.
Wow! Dua Lipa’s Dance The Night has landed a nomination for Best Pop after earning worldwide success thanks to its appearance in Barbie last month
Moving: Ed Sheeran has earned two nods for his song Eyes Closed and its emotional video, which was inspired by the loss of his close friend Jamal Edwards
Shocking! Sam Smith sparked huge controversy among conservative US viewers when they performed a Satan-inspired rendition of Unholy at the Grammy Awards in February
The hit, which has earned worldwide success following its appearance in Barbie last month, has also been nominated for Best Choreography.
Ed Sheeran has earned two nods for his song Eyes Closed and its emotional video, which was inspired by the loss of his close friend Jamal Edwards.
The two-time VMA winner was nominated for Best Pop and Best Cinematography.
Adele also landed a nomination for Cinematography for I Drink Wine, while Harry Styles is up for Best Visual Effects for his zany mermaid-inspired video for Music For A Sushi Restaurant.
Muse are nominated for Best Rock for You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween, and Sam Ryder and FLO, were recognised in the list for Push Performance of the Year.
Taylor leads the nominations for this year’s MTV Video Music Awards with eight nods.
The Cruel Summer hitmaker is up for the coveted Artist of the Year accolade – for which she faces competition from Beyonce, Doja Cat, KAROL G, Nicki Minaj and Shakira – while her track Anti-Hero has been shortlisted for Video of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Visual Effects.
Taylor, who will be hoping to bag a record-breaking fourth Video of the Year award, is followed in the nominations by SZA, who has six nods.
A staggering 35 artists are nominated for the first time this year, with Kim Petras making the shortlist for five prizes; all for her Sam Smith collaboration Unholy.
Unusual: Harry Styles is up for Best Visual Effects for his zany mermaid-inspired video for Music For A Sushi Restaurant
Surreal: Adele also landed a nomination for Cinematography for I Drink Wine
In addition, newcomers Metro Boomin and Rema are up for three awards each, while Ayra Starr, GloRilla, Ice Spice, Peso Pluma, Renee Rapp and Yung Miami are all in the running for two accolades.
Fans are able to vote for their favourites in 15 categories, including Video of the Year, Artist of the Year and new prize Best Afrobeats, by visiting vote.mtv.com until 1 September.
Voting for Best New Artist – for which GloRilla, Ice Spice, Kalii, Peso Pluma, PinkPantheress and Renee Rapp are nominated – will remain open into the VMAs ceremony.
Nominations for social categories, including Song of Summer and Group of the Year, will be announced at a later date.
The MTV VMAs will return to New Jersey’s famed Prudential Center Tuesday, September 12 at 8PM ET/PT as it will air live on MTV.
MTV Video Music Awards 2023: NOMINEES
Video of the Year
Doja Cat – ‘Attention’
Miley Cyrus – ‘Flowers’
Nicki Minaj – ‘Super Freaky Girl’
Olivia Rodrigo – ‘vampire’
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – ‘Unholy’
SZA – ‘Kill Bill’
Taylor Swift – ‘Anti-Hero’
Artist of the Year:
Beyoncé
Doja Cat
KAROL G
Nicki Minaj
Shakira
Taylor Swift
Song of the Year:
Miley Cyrus – ‘Flowers’
Olivia Rodrigo – ‘vampire’
Rema + Selena Gomez – ‘Calm Down’
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – ‘Unholy’
Steve Lacy – ‘Bad Habit’
SZA – ‘Kill Bill’
Taylor Swift – ‘Anti-Hero’
Best New Artist:
GloRilla
Ice Spice
Kaliii
Peso Pluma
PinkPantheress t
Reneé Rapp
Push Performance of the Year:
August 2022: Saucy Santana – ‘Booty’
September 2022: Stephen Sanchez – ‘Until I Found You’
October 2022: JVKE – ‘golden hour’
November 2022: Flo Milli – ‘Conceited’
December 2022: Reneé Rapp – ‘Colorado’
January 2023: Sam Ryder – ‘All The Way Over’
February 2023: Armani White – ‘GOATED’
March 2023: FLETCHER – ‘Becky’s So Hot’
April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – ‘Sugar Rush Ride’
May 2023: Ice Spice – ‘Princess Diana’
June 2023: FLO – ‘Losing You’
July 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith – ‘That Part’
Best Collaboration:
David Guetta + Bebe Rexha – ‘I’m Good (Blue)’
Post Malone, Doja Cat – ‘I Like You (A Happier Song)’
Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – ‘Gotta Move On’
KAROL G, Shakira – ‘TQG’
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – ‘Creepin’ (Remix)’
Rema + Selena Gomez – ‘Calm Down’
Best Pop:
Demi Lovato – ‘Swine’
Dua Lipa – ‘Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)’
Ed Sheeran – ‘Eyes Closed’
Miley Cyrus – ‘Flowers’
Olivia Rodrigo – ‘vampire’
P!NK – ‘TRUSTFALL’
Taylor Swift – ‘Anti-Hero’
Best Hip-Hop:
Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – ‘Gotta Move On’
DJ Khaled ft. Drake + Lil Baby – ‘STAYING ALIVE’
GloRilla + Cardi B – ‘Tomorrow 2’
Lil Uzi Vert – ‘Just Wanna Rock’
Lil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz + DMX – ‘Kant Nobody’
Metro Boomin ft Future – ‘Superhero (Heroes and Villains)’
Nicki Minaj – ‘Super Freaky Girl’
Best R+B:
Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye – ‘Stay’
Chlöe ft. Chris Brown – ‘How Does It Feel’
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – ‘Creepin’ (Remix)’
SZA – ‘Shirt’
Toosii – ‘Favorite Song’
Yung Bleu + Nicki Minaj – ‘Love In The Way’
Best Alternative:
blink-182 – ‘EDGING’
boygenius – ‘the film’
Fall Out Boy – ‘Hold Me Like A Grudge’
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – ‘Candy Necklace’
Paramore – ‘This Is Why’
Thirty Seconds To Mars – ‘Stuck’
Best Rock:
Foo Fighters – ‘The Teacher’
Linkin Park – ‘Lost (Original Version)’
Red Hot Chili Peppers – ‘Tippa My Tongue’
Måneskin – ‘THE LONELIEST’
Metallica – ‘Lux Æterna’
Muse – ‘You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween’
Best Latin:
Anitta – ‘Funk Rave’
Bad Bunny – ‘WHERE SHE GOES’
Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma – ‘Ella Baila Sola’
KAROL G, Shakira – ‘TQG’
ROSALÍA – ‘DESPECHÁ’
Shakira – ‘Acróstico’
Best K-Pop:
aespa – ‘Girls’
BLACKPINK – ‘Pink Venom’
FIFTY FIFTY – ‘Cupid‘
SEVENTEEN – ‘Super’
Stray Kids – ‘S-Class’
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – ‘Sugar Rush Ride’
Best Afrobeats:
Ayra Starr – ‘Rush’
Burna Boy – ‘It’s Plenty’
Davido ft. Musa Keys – ‘UNAVAILABLE’
Fireboy DML + Asake – ‘Bandana’
Libianca – ‘People’
Rema + Selena Gomez – ‘Calm Down’
Wizkid ft Ayra Starr– ‘2 Sugar’
Video for Good:
Alicia Keys – If I Ain’t Got You (Orchestral)
Bad Bunny – ‘El Apagón – Aquí Vive Gente’
Demi Lovato – ‘Swine’
Dove Cameron – ‘Breakfast’
Imagine Dragons – ‘Crushed’
Maluma – ‘La Reina’
Best Direction:
Doja Cat – ‘Attention’
Drake – ‘Falling Back’
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Count Me Out’
Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Her’
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – ‘Unholy’
SZA – ‘Kill Bill’
Taylor Swift – ‘Anti-Hero’
Best Cinematography:
Adele – ‘I Drink Wine’ – Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
Ed Sheeran – ‘Eyes Closed’ – Cinematography by Natasha Baier
Janelle Monae – ‘Lipstick Lover’ – Cinematography by Allison Anderson
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Count Me Out’ – Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
Miley Cyrus – ‘Flowers’ – Cinematography by Marcell Rev
Olivia Rodrigo – ‘vampire’ – Cinematography by Russ Fraser
Taylor Swift – ‘Anti-Hero’ – Cinematography by Rina Yang
Best Visual Effects:
Fall Out Boy – ‘Love From The Other Side’ – Visual Effects by Thomas Bailey and Josh Shaffner
Harry Styles – ‘Music For A Sushi Restaurant’ – Visual Effects by Chelsea Delfino and Black Kite Studios
Melanie Martinez – ‘VOID’ – Visual Effects by Carbon
Nicki Minaj – ‘Super Freaky Girl’ – Visual Effects by Max Colt and Sergio Mashevskyi
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – ‘Unholy’ – Visual Effects by Max Colt / FRENDER
Taylor Swift – ‘Anti-Hero’ – Visual Effects by Parliament
Best Choreography:
BLACKPINK – ‘Pink Venom’ – Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX)
Dua Lipa – ‘Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)’ – Choreography by Charm LaDonna
Jonas Brothers – ‘Waffle House’ – Choreography by Jerry Reece
Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Her’ –- Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Panic! At The Disco – ‘Middle Of A Breakup’ – Choreography by Monika Felice Smith
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – ‘Unholy’ – Choreography by (LA)HORDE – Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel
Best Art Direction:
boygenius – ‘the film’ – Art Direction by Jen Dunlap
BLACKPINK – ‘Pink Venom – Art Direction by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
Doja Cat – ‘Attention’ – Art Direction by Spencer Graves
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – ‘Candy Necklace’ – Art Direction by Brandon Mendez
Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Her’ – Art Direction by Niko Philipides
SZA – ‘Shirt’ – Art Direction by Kate Bunch
Best Editing:
BLACKPINK – ‘Pink Venom’ – Editing by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Rich Spirit’ – Edited by Grason Caldwell
Miley Cyrus – ‘River’ – Edited by Brandan Walter
Olivia Rodrigo – ‘vampire’ – Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel
SZA – ‘Kill Bill’ – Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert
Taylor Swift – ‘Anti-Hero’ – Edited by Chancler Haynes
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