2023 MTV Video Music Awards

Pre-show The performers for the pre-show were announced on September 6, 2023. Main show The first round of performers for the main show were announced on August 22, 2023. The second round of performers for the main show were announced on August 31, 2023. Olivia Rodrigo was announced as a main show performer on September 7, 2023. The third round of performers for the main show were announced on September 8, 2023. Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion were announced as main show performers on September 9, 2023. Performers for the Hip Hop 50th Anniversary Medley were announced on September 11, 2023. Due to the ceremony's diversity, the musical performances featured artists from every country: United States, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Italy, South Korea, and Trinidad and Tobago. Extended Play stage Extended play stage performers were announced on September 6, 2023. Rankings Following the show, performances were ranked by various music and news outlets. Billboard • Source: Billboard USA Today • Source: USA Today == Presenters ==

The first round of presenters were announced on September 6, 2023. Saweetie hosted the 90-minute pre-show event with co-hosts Nessa, Dometi Pongo, and Kevan Kenney. Nicki Minaj was announced as the main show host on September 8, 2023. Pre-show • Kevan Kenney – presented Push Performance of the Year • Saweetie and Dometi Pongo – presented Video for Good Main show • NSYNC – presented Best Pop • Dove Cameron – announced the finalists for Best New Artist and presented the award later in the night • Charli D'Amelio and Dixie D'Amelio – presented Best K-Pop • A Boogie wit da Hoodie – introduced Kaliii and the Extended Play Stage • Nelly Furtado and Timbaland – presented Song of the Year • Madelyn Cline – introduced Anitta • Ashanti and French Montana – presented Best R&B • Ice Spice – introduced Doja Cat • Wyclef Jean – introduced Shakira and presented the Video Vanguard Award • Billy Porter – introduced Nicki Minaj • Fat Joe and Thalía – presented Best Latin • Emily Ratajkowski – introduced Karol G • Coco Jones – introduced Reneé Rapp • Mary J. Blige – introduced Diddy and presented the Global Icon Award • Shenseea – introduced Peso Pluma • Tiffany Haddish – presented Best Afrobeats • Saweetie – introduced Stray Kids • Anuel AA – introduced The Warning • Jared Leto and Shannon Leto – presented Best Hip-Hop • GloRilla – introduced Metro Boomin, Swae Lee, Nav, Future and A Boogie wit da Hoodie • Rita Ora – presented Best Collaboration • Bebe Rexha – introduced Fall Out Boy • Nicki Minaj (emcee) – presented Best Direction • Sabrina Carpenter – introduced Tomorrow X Together and Anitta • Chloe x Halle – introduced Måneskin • Reneé Rapp – introduced Kelsea Ballerini • Metro Boomin, Swae Lee, Nav and A Boogie wit da Hoodie – introduced the Hip Hop 50th Anniversary Medley • LL Cool J – presented Video of the Year == Winners and nominees ==

The first round of nominees were announced on August 8. The nominees for the Group of the Year, Show of the Summer, Album of the Year, and Song of Summer were announced on September 1. Taylor Swift led the nominations with eleven, followed by SZA with eight nominations, and Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Blackpink, and Olivia Rodrigo each with six nominations. Voted categories The winners of the following categories were chosen by fan votes. The first round of voting known as the "General Voting Period" began on August 8 at 12 pm. ET, for the categories which nominees were announced on the same day and concluded on September 1 at 6 pm. ET, except for Best New Artist, which concluded on September 12 at 10 p.m. ET. "Instagram Story Voting" began on September 3 at 11 am. ET and concluded on September 12 at 11 am. ET. Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. Professional categories The winners of the following categories were chosen by industry professionals. Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. == Special awards ==

The following awards have special significance and are not necessarily awarded annually. Shakira was announced as the recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award on August 28, becoming the first South American artist to receive the highest honor. Diddy was announced as the recipient of the Global Icon Award on September 2. ==Artists with multiple wins and nominations==

The official voting system for the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, according to MTV, was as follows: • It began on August 8 at 12 pm. ET, and concluded on September 1 at 6 pm. ET, except for Best New Artist, which concluded on September 12 at 10 pm. ET. • Each voter can vote up to 10 times per category per day through Vote.MTV.com. • Voters should have signed in to their MTV.com Account, as its necessary to limit their votes across devices. • Voters can vote by clicking on their favorite nominees on Instagram polling stickers. Single-round voting • Show of the Summer was held as "single-round voting" from September 3 at 11 am. ET until September 4 at 11 am. ET. • Album of the Year was held as "single-round voting" from September 11 at 11 am. ET until September 12 at 11 am. ET. Triple-round voting • Group of the Year was held as "triple-round voting" from September 4 at 11 am. ET to September 7 at 11 am. ET. • In each round, nominees will proceed to the next round by bracket standings. Four-round voting • Song of Summer was held as "four-round voting" from September 7 at 11 am. ET to September 11 at 11 am. ET. • In each round, nominees will proceed to the next round by bracket standings. == Ratings ==

The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards received 3.9 million viewers across all networks, including 865,000 viewers on MTV, a 37% jump in comparison to the previous year for the flagship network and comparable total network viewers from 2022. The show marked the event's highest MTV rating among the 18–49 demographic since 2019, with a 1.03. == Related events ==

MTV VMA Fantasy To celebrate the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, Meta Fantasy Games launched "MTV VMA Fantasy" on Facebook. It had four rounds of binary question groups. It began on August 31, 2023 and concluded on September 12, 2023. VMA Block Party To celebrate the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV hosted a free public event titled the "VMA Block Party" for the first time at Oculus Plaza in Lower Manhattan on September 9, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 4 pm. EDT. MTV stated the event would be held annually for future shows. Alexander Stewart, Amaarae, Jenna Raine, and DJ CherishTheLuv were announced as the performers for the event on September 8, 2023. == References ==