{"id":173932,"date":"2026-08-18T08:05:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T15:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=173932"},"modified":"2026-08-18T08:05:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T15:05:02","slug":"2026-mtv-video-music-awards-see-the-full-list-of-nominations-madonna-on-top-followed-by-taylor-swift-ariana-grande-and-sabrina-carpenter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/2026-mtv-video-music-awards-see-the-full-list-of-nominations-madonna-on-top-followed-by-taylor-swift-ariana-grande-and-sabrina-carpenter\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 MTV Video Music Awards: See the full list of nominations, Madonna on top followed by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Madonna<\/strong> leads the 2026<strong> MTV Video Music Awards<\/strong> nominations with 11 nods, putting her ahead of Taylor Swift, who received nine, and Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter, who have seven. The \u201cLike a Virgin\u201d pop icon is up for video of the year, artist of the year, song of the year, best collaboration, best dance, direction, art direction, cinematography, editing, choreography, and visual effects.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Madonna - &quot;Confessions II - The Film&quot;\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yJtckcMHM2g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Madonna\u2019s 14-minute project, \u201cConfessions II: The Film,\u201d is her most recognized project this year. The nomination continues Madonna&#8217;s long connection with MTV. She has won 19 competitive VMAs and received the Video Vanguard Award in 1986, becoming the first female artist to receive the honor. She has also earned nominations in every decade of the awards, the 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s, and now the 2020s. Recent video of the year winners have included other pop titans and their long-form projects:\u00a0 Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cAll Too Well: The Short Film\u201d in 2022 and Ariana Grande\u2019s \u201cBrighter Days Ahead\u201d in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Taylor Swift enters the ceremony with nine nominations and a chance to become the most awarded artist in VMA history. She is currently tied with Beyonc\u00e9 at 30 Moon Person awards each. The \u201cFate of Ophelia\u201d hitmaker could soon break the record and make VMA history thanks to the \u201cLife of a Showgirl\u201d era and its accompanying hits.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ko70cExuzZM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards will take place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on September 27, 2026. The ceremony will air live on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+. See the full list of nominees below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>VIDEO OF THE YEAR<\/strong><br \/>\nAriana Grande \u2013 \u201cHate That I Made You Love Me\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<br \/>\nBruno Mars \u2013 \u201cI Just Might\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<br \/>\nGENER8ION \u2013 \u201cStorm Starring Yung Lean\u201d \u2013 Iconoclast Music<br \/>\nMadonna \u2013 \u201cConfessions II \u2013 The Film\u201d \u2013 Warner Records<br \/>\nSabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cTears\u201d- Island<br \/>\nTaylor Swift \u2013 \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/p>\n<p><strong>ARTIST OF THE YEAR<\/strong><br \/>\nAriana Grande \u2013 Republic Records<br \/>\nBruno Mars \u2013 Atlantic Records<br \/>\nMadonna \u2013 Warner Records<br \/>\nMorgan Wallen \u2013 Big Loud\/Mercury Records<br \/>\nSabrina Carpenter \u2013 Island<br \/>\nTaylor Swift \u2013 Republic Records<\/p>\n<p><strong>SONG OF THE YEAR<\/strong><br \/>\nBTS \u2013 \u201cSwim\u201d \u2013 BIGHIT MUSIC<br \/>\nElla Langley \u2013 \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d \u2013 Columbia Records<br \/>\nHUNTR\/X: Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami \u2013 \u201cGolden\u201d \u2013 Republic Records\/Visva Records<br \/>\nMadonna &amp; Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cBring Your Love\u201d \u2013 Warner Records<br \/>\nOlivia Dean \u2013 \u201cMan I Need\u201d \u2013 Island<br \/>\nPinkPantheress \u2013 \u201cStateside + Zara Larsson\u201d \u2013 Warner Records UK\/Atlantic Records<br \/>\nRaye \u2013 \u201cWhere Is My Husband!!\u201d \u2013 Human Re Sources<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST NEW ARTIST<\/strong><br \/>\nBella Kay \u2013 Atlantic Records<br \/>\nCortis \u2013 BIGHIT MUSIC<br \/>\nMagnus Ferrell -Visva Records\/Republic Records<br \/>\nMalcolm Todd \u2013 Columbia Records<br \/>\nMyles Smith \u2013 RCA Records<br \/>\nSienna Spiro \u2013 Capitol Records<br \/>\nStella Lefty \u2013 Sandlot\/Atlantic Outpost<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST COLLABORATION<\/strong><br \/>\nClipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice \u2013 \u201cChains &amp; Whips\u201d \u2013 Roc Nation Distribution<br \/>\nFrench Montana x Max B \u2013 \u201cEver Since U Left Me\u201d \u2013 Coke Boys Records<br \/>\nMadonna &amp; Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cBring Your Love\u201d \u2013 Warner Records<br \/>\nPinkPantheress \u2013 \u201cStateside + Zara Larsson\u201d \u2013 Warner Records UK\/Atlantic Records<br \/>\nShakira &amp; Burna Boy \u2013 \u201cDai Dai\u201d \u2013 Sony Music US Latin<br \/>\nTeyana Taylor &amp; Lucky Daye \u2013 \u201cHard Part\u201d \u2013 Def Jam Recordings<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST POP<\/strong><br \/>\nAriana Grande \u2013 \u201cHate That I Made You Love Me\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<br \/>\nCharli xcx \u2013 \u201cSS26\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<br \/>\nLisa \u2013 \u201cDream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi\u201d \u2013 Lloud Co.\/RCA Records<br \/>\nOlivia Rodrigo \u2013 \u201cDrop Dead\u201d \u2013 Geffen Records<br \/>\nSabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cHouse Tour\u201d \u2013 Island<br \/>\nTate McRae \u2013 \u201cNobody\u2019s Girl\u201d \u2013 RCA Records<br \/>\nTaylor Swift \u2013 \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST HIP-HOP<\/strong><br \/>\nCardi B ft. Kehlani \u2013 \u201cSafe\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<br \/>\nDon Toliver \u2013 \u201cE85\u201d \u2013 Cactus Jack\/ Atlantic Records<br \/>\nDrake \u2013 \u201cJanice STFU\u201d \u2013 OVO\/Republic Records<br \/>\nMegan Thee Stallion \u2013 \u201cLOVER GIRL\u201d \u2013 Hot Girl Productions<br \/>\nTravis Scott \u2013 \u201cDUMBO\u201d \u2013 Cactus Jack\/Epic Records<br \/>\nTyler, the Creator \u2013 \u201cSUGAR ON MY TONGUE\u201d \u2013 Columbia Records<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST R&amp;B<\/strong><br \/>\nBruno Mars \u2013 \u201cI Just Might\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<br \/>\nChris Brown \u2013 \u201cIt Depends\/Obvious\u201d \u2013 RCA Records<br \/>\nDave &amp; Tems \u2013 \u201cRaindance\u201d \u2013 Neighbourhood Recordings\/Capitol Records<br \/>\nJustin Bieber \u2013 \u201cYUKON\u201d \u2013 Def Jam Recordings<br \/>\nKehlani \u2013 \u201cFolded\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<br \/>\nMariah the Scientist &amp; Kali Uchis \u2013 \u201cIs It a Crime\u201d \u2013 Epic Records<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST ALTERNATIVE<\/strong><br \/>\nGeese \u2013 \u201cTaxes\u201d \u2013 Partisan Records\/Play It Again Sam<br \/>\nMGK &amp; Fred Durst \u2013 \u201cFix Ur Face\u201d \u2013 EST 19XX LLC\/Interscope Records<br \/>\nNoah Kahan \u2013 \u201cThe Great Divide\u201d \u2013 Mercury Records<br \/>\nOlivia Rodrigo \u2013 \u201cThe Cure\u201d \u2013 Geffen Records<br \/>\nSombr \u2013 \u201cHomewrecker\u201d \u2013 SMB Music\/Warner Records<br \/>\nTame Impala \u2013 \u201cDracula\u201d \u2013 Columbia Records<br \/>\nTwenty One Pilots \u2013 \u201cDrag Path\u201d \u2013 Fueled By Ramen<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST DANCE<\/strong><br \/>\nBebe Rexha &amp; Faithless \u2013 \u201cNew Religion\u201d \u2013 Bebe Rexha Music LLC\/EMPIRE<br \/>\nHarry Styles \u2013 \u201cAperture\u201d \u2013 Columbia Records<br \/>\nLady Gaga &amp; Doechii \u2013 \u201cRunaway\u201d \u2013 Lil Monsters\/Top Dawg Entertainment\/Interscope Records\/Capitol Records<br \/>\nMadonna \u2013 \u201cConfessions II \u2013 The Film\u201d \u2013 Warner Records<br \/>\nPinkPantheress \u2013 \u201cStateside + Zara Larsson\u201d \u2013 Warner Records UK\/Atlantic Records<br \/>\nSlayyyter \u2013 \u201cDance\u2026\u201d \u2013 RECORDS\/Columbia Records<br \/>\nTate McRae \u2013 \u201cNobody\u2019s Girl\u201d \u2013 RCA Records<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST LATIN<\/strong><br \/>\nAnitta with Shakira \u2013 \u201cChoka Choka\u201d \u2013 Republic Records\/UMLE<br \/>\nBad Bunny \u2013 \u201cNUEVAYoL\u201d \u2013 Rimas Entertainment<br \/>\nFuerza Regida \u2013 \u201cTU SANCHO\u201d \u2013 Rancho Humilde\/Street Mob Records\/Sony Music US Latin<br \/>\nKarol G \u2013 \u201cPapasito\u201d \u2013 Bichota Records\/Interscope Records<br \/>\nRosal\u00eda ft. Yahritza Y Su Esencia \u2013 \u201cLa Perla\u201d \u2013 Columbia Records<br \/>\nRyan Castro, Kapo &amp; Gangsta- \u201cLA VILLA\u201d \u2013 AWOO Corp.\/ Sony Music US Latin<br \/>\nShakira &amp; Burna Boy \u2013 \u201cDai Dai\u201d \u2013 Sony Music US Latin<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST K-POP<\/strong><br \/>\nBLACKPINK \u2013 \u201cJump\u201d \u2013 YG Entertainment<br \/>\nBTS \u2013 \u201cSwim\u201d \u2013 BIGHIT MUSIC<br \/>\nCORTIS \u2013 \u201cREDRED\u201d \u2013 BIGHIT MUSIC<br \/>\nKATSEYE \u2013 \u201cPinky Up\u201d \u2013 HYBE x Geffen Records<br \/>\nLE SSERAFIM (feat. J-Hope of BTS) \u2013 \u201cSPAGHETTI\u201d \u2013 SOURCE MUSIC<br \/>\nLisa- \u201cDream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi\u201d \u2013 Lloud Co.\/ RCA Records<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST COUNTRY<\/strong><br \/>\nElla Langley \u2013 \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d \u2013 Columbia Records<br \/>\nKacey Musgraves \u2013 \u201cDry Spell\u201d \u2013 Lost Highway\/Interscope Records<br \/>\nLainey Wilson \u2013 \u201cSomewhere Over Laredo\u201d \u2013 Broken Bow Records<br \/>\nLuke Combs \u2013 \u201cBack in the Saddle\u201d \u2013 Columbia Nashville<br \/>\nShaboozey \u2013 \u201cCowgirl\u201d \u2013 American Dogwood\/EMPIRE<br \/>\nStella Lefty \u2013 \u201cBoston\u201d \u2013 Sandlot\/Atlantic Outpost<br \/>\nTucker Wetmore \u2013 \u201cBrunette\u201d \u2013 Back Blocks Music\/Mercury Records<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST DIRECTION<\/strong><br \/>\nAriana Grande \u2013 \u201cHate That I Made You Love Me\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<br \/>\nBruno Mars \u2013 \u201cI Just Might\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<br \/>\nGENER8ION \u2013 \u201cSTORM starring Yung Lean\u201d \u2013 Iconoclast Music<br \/>\nMadonna \u2013 \u201cConfessions II \u2013 The Film\u201d \u2013 Warner Records<br \/>\nSabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cHouse Tour\u201d \u2013 Island<br \/>\nTaylor Swift \u2013 \u201cOpalite\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST ART DIRECTION<\/strong><br \/>\nCharli xcx \u2013 \u201cSS26\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<br \/>\nLady Gaga &amp; Doechii \u2013 \u201cRunaway\u201d \u2013 Lil Monsters\/Top Dawg Entertainment\/Interscope Records\/Capitol Records<br \/>\nMadonna \u2013 \u201cConfessions II \u2013 The Film\u201d \u2013 Warner Records<br \/>\nPinkPantheress \u2013 \u201cStateside + Zara Larsson\u201d \u2013 Warner Records UK\/Atlantic Records<br \/>\nSombr \u2013 \u201cMy Body Isn\u2019t Ready\u201d \u2013 SMB Music\/Warner Records<br \/>\nTaylor Swift \u2013 \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY<\/strong><br \/>\nA$AP Rocky \u2013 \u201cPunk Rocky\u201d \u2013 A$AP Worldwide\/RCA Records<br \/>\nAriana Grande \u2013 \u201cHate That I Made You Love Me\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<br \/>\nLisa \u2013 \u201cDream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi\u201d \u2013 Lloud Co.\/ RCA Records<br \/>\nMadonna \u2013 \u201cConfessions II \u2013 The Film\u201d \u2013 Warner Records<br \/>\nShaboozey \u2013 \u201cCowgirl\u201d \u2013 American Dogwood\/EMPIRE<br \/>\nTaylor Swift \u2013 \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST EDITING<\/strong><br \/>\nAriana Grande \u2013 \u201cHate That I Made You Love Me\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<br \/>\nBruno Mars \u2013 \u201cI Just Might\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<br \/>\nLisa \u2013 \u201cDream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi\u201d \u2013 Lloud Co.\/ RCA Records<br \/>\nMadonna \u2013 \u201cConfessions II \u2013 The Film\u201d \u2013 Warner Records<br \/>\nSabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cHouse Tour\u201d \u2013 Island<br \/>\nTaylor Swift \u2013 \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST CHOREOGRAPHY<\/strong><br \/>\nGENER8ION \u2013 \u201cStorm starring Yung Lean\u201d \u2013 Iconoclast Music<br \/>\nHarry Styles \u2013 \u201cDance No More\u201d \u2013 Columbia Records<br \/>\nKatseye \u2013 \u201cPINKY UP\u201d \u2013 HYBE x Geffen Records<br \/>\nMadonna \u2013 \u201cConfessions II \u2013 The Film\u201d \u2013 Warner Records<br \/>\nTate McRae \u2013 \u201cNobody\u2019s Girl\u201d \u2013 RCA Records<br \/>\nTaylor Swift \u2013 \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST VISUAL EFFECTS<\/strong><br \/>\nAriana Grande \u2013 \u201cHate That I Made You Love Me\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<br \/>\nJisoo X Zayn \u2013 \u201cEyes Closed\u201d \u2013 Warner Records<br \/>\nMadonna \u2013 \u201cConfessions II \u2013 The Film\u201d \u2013 Warner Records<br \/>\nPinkPantheress \u2013 \u201cStateside + Zara Larsson\u201d \u2013 Warner Records UK\/Atlantic Records<br \/>\nRaye ft. Hans Zimmer \u2013 \u201cClick Clack Symphony.\u201d \u2013 Human Re Sources<br \/>\nTaylor Swift \u2013 \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations with 11 nods, putting her ahead of Taylor Swift, who received nine, and Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter, who have seven. The \u201cLike a Virgin\u201d pop icon is up for video of the year, artist of the year, song of the year, best collaboration, best dance, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":173938,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2264,410,7],"tags":[20,22],"class_list":["post-173932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","category-mtv-vmas","category-news","tag-ariana-grande","tag-taylor-swift"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173932"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":173941,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173932\/revisions\/173941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}