The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards are scheduled for September 27 with Snoop Dogg hosting the gala event.
Lisa, Raye, Sienna Spiro, Shaboozey, Gunna, GENER8ION, and Yung Lean are all scheduled to perform during the award ceremony.
At the 2026 Video Music Awards, Madonna earns the chance to become the first two time winner of the Best Long Form Video – an award that has only been presented four times. Along with Madonna; Taylor Swift, Beyonce, and Ariana Grande are the other artists to win the award. Madonna holds the record for the most VMA nominees this year with 13.
BTS are together again and are looking for their fifth Best Group award.
Nominees for the 2026 Video Music Awards:
Best Group:
BLACKPINK
BTS
CORTIS
FLO
Fuerza Regida
Geese
KATSEYE
Twenty One Pilots
Best Long Form Video:
Charli xcx for “Music, Fashion, Film”
Ella Langley for “Choosin’ Texas”
GENER8ION for “STORM” with Yung
Madonna for “Confessions II – The Film”
Best Album:
Drake for ‘”CEMAN”
Madonna for “Confessions II”
Olivia Dean for “The Art of Loving”
Olivia Rodrigo for “you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love”
Sabrina Carpenter for “Man’s Best Friend”
Taylor Swift for “The Life of a Showgirl”
Song of Summer:
Ariana Grande for “Hate That I Made You Love Me”
Bruno Mars for “Risk It All”
Charli xcx for “Camera”
Ella Langley for “Choosin’ Texas”
KATSEYE for “Hootie Frutti”
Latto with Doja Cat for “Okayyy”
Morgan Wallen for “Been By Now
Olivia Dean for “So Easy (To Fall in Love)”
Olivia Rodrigo for “Stupid Song”
Sabrina Carpenter for “House Tour”
Slayyyter for “Brand New Chanel$”
sombr for “Homewrecker”
Stella Lefty for “Boston”
Tame Impala & JENNIE for “Dracula”
Taylor Swift for “I Knew It, I Knew You”
Video of the Year:
“hate that i made you love me” by Ariana Grande
“I Just Might” by Bruno Mars
“Storm starring Yung Lean” by GENER8ION with Yung Lean
“Confessions II – Film” by Madonna
“Tears” by Sabrina Carpenter
“The Fate of Ophelia” by Taylor Swift
Artist of the Year:
Ariana Grande
Bruno Mars
Madonna
Morgan Wallen
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift
Song of the Year:
“SWIM” by BTS
“Choosin’ Texas” by Ella Langley
“Golden” by HUNTR/X
“Bring Your Love”by Madonna
“Man I Need” by Olivia Dean
“Stateside” by PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson
“WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” by RAYE
Best New Artist:
Bella Kay
Cortis
Magnus Ferrell
Malcom Todd
Myles Smith
Sienna Spiro
Stella Lefty
Best Collaboration:
“Chains & Whips” by Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice
“Ever Since U Left Me” by French Montana x Max B
“Bring Your Love” by Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter
“Stateside” by Pinkpantheress & Zara Larsson
“Dai Dai” by Shakira & Burna Boy
“Hard Part” by Teyana Taylor & Lucky Daye
Best Pop:
“hate that i made you love me” by Ariana Grande
“SS26” by Charli xcx
“Dream” by LISA with Kentaro Sakaguchi
“Drop Dead” by Olivia Rodrigo
“House Tour” by Sabrina Carpenter
“Nobody’s Girl” by Tate McRae
“The Fate of Ophelia” by Taylor Swift
Best Hip-Hop:
“Safe” by Cardi B & Kehlani
“E85” by Don Toliver
“Janice STFU” by Drake
“Lover Girl” by Megan Thee Stallion
“Dumbo” by Travis Scott
“Sugar On My Tongue” by Tyler, the Creator
Best R&B:
“I Just Might” by Bruno Mars
“It Depends/Obvious” by Chris Brown
“Raindance” by Dave & Tems
“Yukon” by Justin Bieber
“Folded” by Kehlani
“Is It a Crime” by Mariah The Scientist
Best Alternative:
”Texas” by Geese
“Fix Ur Face” by mgk & Fred Durst
“The Great Divide” by Noah Kahan
“The Cure” by Olivia Rodrigo
“Homewrecker” by Sombr
“Dracula” by Tame Impala
“Drag Path” by Twenty One Pilots
Best Latin:
“Choka Choka” by Anitta & Shakira
“Nuevayol” by Bad Bunny
“Tu Sancho” by Fuerza Regida
“Papasito“ by Karol G
“La Perla” by Rosalía ft. Yahritza Y Su Esencia
“La Villa” by Ryan Castro, Kapo & GANGSTA
“Dai Dai “by Shakira & Burna Boy
Best K-pop:
“Jump” by BLACKPINK
“Swim” by BTS
“REDRED” by CORTIS
“Pinky Up” by KATSEYE
“Spaghetti” by LE SSERAFIM with j-hope of BTS
“Dream” by LISA ft. Kentaro Sakaguchi
Best Dance:
“Nobody’s Girl” by Tate McRae
“New Religion” by Bebe Rexha & Faithless
“Aperture” by Harry Styles
“RUNWAY” by Lady Gaga and Doechii
“Confessions II — The Film” by Madonna
“Stateside” by PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson
“DANCE…” by Slayyyter
Best Country:
“Choosin’ Texas” by Ella Langley
“Dry Spell” by Kacey Musgraves
“Somewhere Over Laredo” by Lainey Wilson
“Back in the Studio” by Luke Combs
“Cowgirl” by Shaboozey
“Boston” by Stella Lefty
“Brunette” by Tucker Wetmore
Best Direction:
“hate that i made you love me” by Ariana Grande
“I Just Might” by Bruno Mars
“Storm“ by GENER8ION
“Confessions II – The Film” by Madonna
“House Tour” by Sabrina Carpenter
“Opaliteb” by Taylor Swift
Best Art Direction:
“SS26” by Charli xcx
“Runway” by Lady Gaga & Doechii
“Stateside” by PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson
“Confessions II – The Film” by Madonna
“My Body Isn’t Ready” by sombr
“The Fate of Ophelia” by Taylor Swift
Best Cinematography:
“Punk Rocky” by A$AP Rocky
“hate that i made you love me” by Ariana Grande
“Dream” by LISA
“Confessions II – The Film” by Madonna
“Cowgirl” by Shaboozey
“The Fate of Ophelia” by Taylor Swift
Best Editing:
“hate that i made you love me” by Ariana Grande
“I Just Might” by Bruno Mars
“Dream” by LISA
“Confessions II by The Film” – Madonna
“House Tour” by Sabrina Carpenter
“The Fate of Ophelia” by Taylor Swift
Best Choreography:
“Storm starring Yung Lean” by GENER8ION
“Dance No More” by Harry Styles
“Pinky Up” by KATSEYE
“Confessions II – The Film” by Madonna
“Nobody’s Girl” by Tate McRae
“The Fate of Ophelia” by Taylor Swift
Best Visual Effects:
“hate that i made you love me” by Ariana Grande
“Eyes Closed” by JISOO & Zayn
“Stateside” by PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson
“Confessions II by The Film” – Madonna
“Click Clack Symphony” by RAYE
“The Fate of Ophelia” by Taylor Swift