2023 MTV Video Music Awards
2023 MTV Video Music Awards | |
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Date | September 12, 2023 8:00pm EDT |
Venue | Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey |
Country | United States |
Hosted by | Nicki Minaj[a] |
Most nominations | Taylor Swift (11) |
Website | mtv |
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Produced by | Bruce Gillmer Jesse Ignjatovic[1] |
The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards will be the 40th MTV Video Music Awards scheduled to be held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on September 12, 2023.[2] The show will be hosted by Nicki Minaj, marking her second consecutive year in the role.[3] This will be the first time the ceremony is held on a Tuesday.[4] A new award category "Show of the Summer" is to be awarded this year through fan votes.[5] Shakira is set to receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.[6] Diddy is set to receive the Global Icon Award.[7]
Performances
Pre-show
The first round of performers for the pre-show were announced on September 6, 2023.[8]
Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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NLE Choppa | |
Sabrina Carpenter |
Main show
The first round of performers for the main show were announced on August 22, 2023.[9][10] The second round of performers for the main show were announced on August 31, 2023.[11][12] Olivia Rodrigo was announced as a main show performer on September 7, 2023.[13] The third round of main show performers were announced on September 8, 2023.[14][15] Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion were announced as performers on September 9, 2023.[16] Performers in the medley recognizing the 50th anniversary of hip hop were announced on September 11.[17] Shakira and Diddy will perform the Video Vanguard Medley and Global Icon Medley respectively.[6][7] This year VMAs will have diversity in musical performances, with artists from United States, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Italy, South Korea and Trinidad and Tobago.
Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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Anitta | "Funk Rave" |
Cardi B Megan Thee Stallion |
"Bongos" |
Demi Lovato | |
Diddy | Global Icon Medley |
DMC Doug E. Fresh Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Lil Wayne LL Cool J Nicki Minaj |
Hip Hop 50th Anniversary Medley |
Doja Cat | |
Fall Out Boy | |
Karol G | |
Kelsea Ballerini | |
Lil Wayne | "Kat Food" |
Måneskin | "Honey (Are U Coming?)" |
Metro Boomin Swae Lee Nav Future A Boogie wit da Hoodie |
"Superhero (Heroes & Villains)" "Calling" |
Nicki Minaj | "Last Time I Saw You" |
Olivia Rodrigo | |
Peso Pluma | |
Shakira | Video Vanguard Medley |
Stray Kids | "S-Class" |
Tomorrow X Together Anitta |
"Back for More"[18] |
Extended Play Stage
Extended play stage performers were announced on September 6, 2023.[8][19]
Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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Kaliii | |
Reneé Rapp | |
The Warning |
Presenters
The first round of presenters were announced on September 6, 2023. Saweetie will host the 90-minute pre-show event with co-hosts Nessa, Dometi Pongo and Kevan Kenney.[19][20] Nicki Minaj was announced as the main show host on September 8, 2023.[3]
Pre-show
Main show
- Bebe Rexha
- Charli D'Amelio
- Coco Jones
- Dixie D'Amelio
- Emily Ratajkowski
- French Montana
- GloRilla
- Ice Spice
- Jared Leto
- Madelyn Cline
- Rita Ora
- Sabrina Carpenter
Nominees
The first round of nominees were announced on August 8.[21] 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.[5] Taylor Swift leads the nominations with eleven, followed by SZA with eight nominations, Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Blackpink and Olivia Rodrigo each with six nominations.[22][23]
Voted categories
Winners of the following categories are chosen by fan votes.[24] The first round of voting known as the "General Voting Period" began on August 8 12pm ET, for the categories which nominees were announced on the same day[25] and concluded on September 1 6pm ET, except Best New Artist which will conclude on September 12 10pm ET.[26] Voting for the Show of the Summer began on September 3 11am ET and concluded on September 4 11am ET.[26] Voting for the Group of the Year began on September 4 11am ET and concluded on September 7 11am ET.[26] Voting for the Song of Summer began on September 7 11am ET and concluded on September 11 11am ET.[26] Voting for the Album of the Year began on September 11 11am ET and will conclude on September 12 11am ET.[26]
Professional categories
Winners of the following categories are chosen by professionals of MTV.
Best Visual Effects | Best Editing |
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Best Direction | Best Art Direction |
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Best Choreography | Best Cinematography |
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Special awards
The following awards have special significance and are not necessarily awarded annually.[27] Shakira was announced as the recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award on August 28,[6] becoming the first South American artist to receive the highest honor.[6] Diddy was announced as the recipient of the Global Icon Award on September 2.[b][7]
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award (Presented by Toyota) |
Global Icon Award[c] |
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Shakira[6] | Diddy[7] |
Voting system
The Official Voting System for the 2023 Video Music Awards according to MTV as follows,[26]
- Each voter must be at least 13 years or older to participate in the voting.
General Voting Period
- The first round of voting was known as the "General Voting Period" and included most of the voted categories (15 out of 19 categories).[28]
- It began on August 8 12pm ET, and concluded on September 1 6pm ET, except for Best New Artist which will conclude on September 12 10pm 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 the devices.[28]
Double Days and Power Hours
- There were three "Double Days" with "Power Hours".
- August 8 12pm to 11:59pm ET
- August 9 12am to 11:59am ET
- September 1 12am to 6pm ET
- During these periods voting limits were doubled; each voter can vote up to 20 times per category per day.[25]
Instagram Story Voting
- The second round of voting is known as the "Instagram Story Voting" and includes Group of the Year, Show of the Summer, Album of the Year and Song of Summer.
- It was held through MTV's Instagram stories from September 3 11am ET to September 12 11am ET.[29]
- Voters can vote by clicking on their favourite Nominees on Instagram polling stickers.
Single-round Voting
- Show of the Summer and Album of the Year was held as "single-round voting" on September 3 to 4 and September 11 to 12 respectively.
Triple-round Voting
- Group of the Year was held as "triple-round voting" on September 4 to 7.
- 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" on September 7 to 11.
- In each round, Nominees will proceed to the next round by Bracket standings.
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 will conclude on September 12, 2023.[30][31]
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 at 12pm to 4pm EDT.[32][33] It is expected to be held annually in the future.[34] Alexander Stewart, Amaarae, Jenna Raine and DJ Cherish the Luv were announced as the performers for the event on September 8, 2023.[35]
Notes
- ^ Officially referred to as MC by MTV, Minaj will perform typical hosting duties such as introducing presenters and performers.
- ^ Even though Diddy was listed as the recipient of Global Icon Award on the MTV website on September 2, a press announcement was not made until September 5.
- ^ Global Icon Award was first awarded in 2021, and annually awarded since.
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