2023 MTV VMA Winners:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
SONG OF SUMMER
Jung Kook ft. Latto, “Seven”
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift, Midnights
BEST NEW ARTIST
Ice Spice
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
April 2023: Tomorrow X Together, “Sugar Rush Ride”
BEST COLLABORATION
Karol G, Shakira, “TQG”
GROUP OF THE YEAR
BLACKPINK
BEST HIP-HOP
Nicki Minaj, “Super Freaky Girl”
BEST K-POP
Stray Kids, “S-Class”
BEST AFROBEATS
Rema & Selena Gomez, “Calm Down”
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Dove Cameron, “Breakfast”
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste, “Candy Necklace”
BEST LATIN
Anitta, “Funk Rave”
BEST POP
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
BEST ROCK
Måneskin, “The Loneliest”
BEST R&B
SZA, “Shirt”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
BEST DIRECTION
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
BEST ART DIRECTION
Doja Cat, “Attention”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
BLACKPINK, “Pink Venom”
BEST EDITING
Olivia Rodrigo, “vampire”
VIDEO VANGUARD
Shakira
GLOBAL ICON
Diddy
BET AWARD WINNERS:
• Best New Artist: Coco Jones
• Video Director of the Year: Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor
• Shine A Light: Dr. Garrick Beauliare
• Best Female Hip-Hop Artist: Latto
• BET Her: Beyonce — “Break My Soul”
• Viewer’s Choice Awards: Beyonce — “Break My Soul”
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Busta Rhymes
• Best International Artist: Burna Boy
NICKELODEON KIDS CHOICE MUSIC WINNERS:
FAVORITE ALBUM: “Midnights (3am Edition)”- Taylor Swift
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST: Taylor Swift
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST: Harry Styles
FAVORITE MUSIC GROUP: BTS
FAVORITE SONG: “As It Was”- Harry Styles
FAVORITE MUSIC COLLABORATION: “Sweetest Pie”- Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa
FAVORITE BREAKOUT ARTIST: Dove Cameron
FAVORITE SOCIAL MUSIC STAR: Bella Poarch
FAVORITE GLOBAL MUSIC STAR: Harry Styles (UK)
Here’s the list of music winners for the 54th NAACP Image Awards:
Outstanding New Artist: Coco Jones – “ICU” (Def Jam Recordings)
Outstanding Male Artist: Chris Brown – Breezy (Deluxe) (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
Outstanding Female Artist: Beyoncé – Renaissance (Columbia Records/ Parkwood Entertainment)
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album: Kingdom Book One – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin (Tribl Records, Fo Yo Soul Recordings and RCA Inspiration)
Outstanding International Song: “No Woman No Cry” – Tems (Def Jam Recordings)
Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album: “Lift Me Up” – Rihanna (Roc Nation/Def Jam Recordings)
Outstanding Album: Renaissance – Beyoncé (Parkwood/Columbia Records)
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By – Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Archie Davis and Dave Jordan (Def Jam Recordings/Hollywood Records)
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song: “Positive” – Erica Campbell (My Block Inc.)
Outstanding Jazz Album – Instrumental: JID014 (Jazz is Dead) – Henry Franklin, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge
Outstanding Jazz Album – Vocal: The Evening: Live at Apparatus – The Baylor Project (Be A Light)
Outstanding Soul/R&B Song: “Cuff It” – Beyoncé (Columbia Record/ Parkwood Entertainment)
Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song: “Hotel Lobby” – Quavo, Takeoff (Motown Records/Quality Control Music)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional): Silk Sonic – “Love’s Train” (Atlantic Records)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary): Chris Brown feat. Wizkid – “Call Me Every Day” (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
2023 GRAMMY AWARD WINNERS:
Record of the Year
“About Damn Time” — Lizzo
Album of the Year
Harry’s House — Harry Styles
Song of the Year
“Just Like That” — Bonnie Raitt
Best New Artist
Samara Joy
Best Music Video
All Too Well: The Short Film — Taylor Swift
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Easy on Me” — Adele
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Unholy” — Sam Smith & Kim Petras
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Higher — Michael Bublé
Best Pop Vocal Album
Harry’s House — Harry Styles
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
“Break My Soul” — Beyoncé
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Renaissance — Beyoncé
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Empire Central — Snarky Puppy
Best Rock Performance
“Broken Horses” — Brandi Carlile
Best Metal Performance
“Degradation Rules” — Ozzy Osbourne feat. Tony Iommi
Best Instrumental Composition
“Refuge” — Geoffrey Keezer
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella
“Scrapple from the Apple” — John Beasley
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
“Songbird (Orchestral Version)” — Vince Mendoza
Best Rap Performance
“The Heart Part 5” — Kendrick Lamar
Best Melodic Rap Performance
“Wait For U” — Future feat. Drake & Tems
Best Rap Song
“The Heart Part 5” — Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Album
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers — Kendrick Lamar
Best Latin Pop Album
Pasieros — Rubén Blades & Boca Livre
Best Música Urbana Album
Un Verano Sin Ti — Bad Bunny
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Motomami — Rosalía
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Un Canto Por México – El Musical — Natalia Lafourcade
Best Tropical Latin Album
Pa’lla Voy — Marc Anthony
Best American Roots Performance
“Stompin’ Ground” — Aaron Neville with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Best Americana Performance
“Made Up Mind” — Bonnie Raitt
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)
Encanto — Germaine Franco
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök — Stephanie Economou
Best Song Written for Visual Media
“We Don’t Talk About Bruno (From Encanto)” — Lin-Manuel Miranda
Best Comedy Album
The Closer — Dave Chappelle
Best Musical Theater Album
Into the Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording) — Sara Bareilles, Brian d’Arcy James, Patina Miller & Phillipa Soo, principal vocalists; Rob Berman & Sean Patrick Flahaven, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer & lyricist) (2022 Broadway Cast)
Best R&B Performance
“Hrs & Hrs” — Muni Long
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Plastic Off the Sofa” — Beyoncé
Best R&B Song
“Cuff It” — Beyoncé
Best Progressive R&B Album
Gemini Rights — Steve Lacy
Best R&B Album
Black Radio III — Robert Glasper
Best Music Film
Jazz Fest: a New Orleans Story — Various Artists
Best Alternative Music Performance
“Chaise Longue” — Wet Leg
Best Alternative Music Album
Wet Leg — Wet Leg
Best Rock Song
“Broken Horses” — Brandi Carlile
Best Country Solo Performance
“Live Forever” — Willie Nelson
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Never Wanted to Be That Girl” — Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde
Best Country Song
“‘Til You Can’t” — Matt Rogers & Ben Stennis, songwriters (Cody Johnson)
Best Country Album
A Beautiful Time — Willie Nelson
Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
Mystic Mirror — White Sun
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
“Endangered Species” — Wayne Shorter & Leo Genovese, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Linger Awhile — Samara Joy
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
New Standards Vol. 1 — Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton, & Matthew Stevens
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra — Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson, Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra
Best Latin Jazz Album
Fandango at the Wall in New York — Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra feat. the Congra Patria Son Jarocho Collective
Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Kingdom” — Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Jonathan Jay, Chandler Moore, & Jacob Poole, songwriters
“Fear Is Not My Future” — Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Nicole Hannel, Jonathan Jay, Brandon Lake, & Hannah Shackelford, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
One Deluxe — Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
WINNER: Breathe — Maverick City Music
Best Roots Gospel Album
The Urban Hymnal — Tennessee State University Marching Band
Best American Roots Song
“Just Like That” — Bonnie Raitt
Best Americana Album
In These Silent Days — Brandi Carlile
Best Bluegrass Album
Crooked Tree — Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
Best Traditional Blues Album
Get on Board — Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Brother Johnny — Edgar Winter
Best Folk Album
Revealer — Madison Cunningham
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Live at the 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — Ranky Tanky
Best Reggae Album
The Kalling — Kabaka Pyramid
Best Global Music Performance
“Bayethe” — Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini, & Nomcebo Zikode
Best Global Music Album
Sakura — Masa Takumi
Best Children’s Music Album
The Movement — Alphabet Rockers
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
The Poet Who Sat by the Door — J. Ivy
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
Finding Me — Viola Davis
Best Recording Package
Beginningless Beginning — Chun-Tien Hsia & Qing-Yang Xiao, art directors (Tamsui-Kavalan Chinese Orchestra)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
In and Out of the Garden: Madison Square Garden ’81 ’82 ’83 — Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson. & Dave Van Patten, art directors (The Grateful Dead)
Best Album Notes
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) — Bob Mehr, album notes writer (Wilco)
Best Historical Album
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) — Cheryl Pawelski & Jeff Tweedy, compilation producers; Bob
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Harry’s House — Jeremy Hatcher, Oli Jacobs, Nick Lobel, Mark “Spike” Stent & Sammy Witte, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Harry Styles)
Best Remixed Recording
“About Damn Time (Purple Disco Machine Remix)” — Purple Disco Machine, remixer (Lizzo)
Best Immersive Audio Album
Divine Tides — Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineer; Stewart Copeland, Ricky Kej, & Herbert Waltl, immersive producers (Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Bates: Philharmonia Fantastique – The Making of the Orchestra — Shawn Murphy, Charlie Post, & Gary Rydstrom, engineers; Michael Romanowski, mastering engineer (Edwin Outwater & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Best Orchestral Performance
“Works by Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, Valerie Coleman” — Michael Repper, conductor (New York Youth Symphony)
Best Opera Recording
Blanchard: “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Angel Blue, Will Liverman, Latonia Moore, & Walter Russell III; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Best Choral Performance
“Born” — Donald Nally, conductor (Dominic German, Maren Montalbano, Rebecca Myers, & James Reese; The Crossing)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Shaw: :Evergreen” — Attacca Quartet
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
“Letters for the Future” — Time for Three; Xian Zhang, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Voice of Nature – The Anthropocene — Renée Fleming, soloist; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, pianist
Best Classical Compendium
An Adoption Story — Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley; Jeff Fair, Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley, producers
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Puts: “Contact” — Kevin Puts, composer (Xian Zhang, Time for Three & the Philadelphia Orchestra)
Best Rock Album
Patient Number 9 by Ozzy Osbourne
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD MUSIC CATEGORY WINNERS:
THE MALE ARTIST OF 2022 Harry Styles
THE FEMALE ARTIST OF 2022 Taylor Swift
THE GROUP OF 2022 BTS
THE SONG OF 2022 “About Damn Time,” Lizzo
THE ALBUM OF 2022 Midnights, Taylor Swift
THE COUNTRY ARTIST OF 2022 Carrie Underwood
THE LATIN ARTIST OF 2022 Becky G
THE NEW ARTIST OF 2022 Latto
THE MUSIC VIDEO OF 2022 “Anti-Hero,” Taylor Swift
THE COLLABORATION SONG OF 2022 “Left And Right,” Charlie Puth Featuring Jung Kook
THE CONCERT TOUR OF 2022 BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE
OTHER CATEGORIES WON BY MUSIC STARS:
THE PEOPLE’S CHAMPION OF 2022 Lizzo
THE MUSIC ICON OF 2022 Shania Twain
THE SOCIAL CELEBRITY OF 2022 Selena Gomez
THE COMEDY TV STAR OF 2022 Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
THE DAYTIME TALK SHOW OF 2022 The Kelly Clarkson Show
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR Taylor Swift
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR Dove Cameron
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR Elton John & Dua Lipa “Cold Heart -PNAU Remix”
FAVORITE TOURING ARTIST Coldplay
FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO Taylor Swift, “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)”
FAVORITE MALE POP ARTIST Harry Styles
FAVORITE FEMALE POP ARTIST Taylor Swift
FAVORITE POP DUO OR GROUP BTS
FAVORITE POP ALBUM Taylor Swift Red (Taylor’s Version)
FAVORITE POP SONG Harry Styles, “As It Was”
FAVORITE DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST Marshmello
FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK ELVIS
FAVORITE K-POP ARTIST BTS
FAVORITE MALE COUNTRY ARTIST Morgan Wallen
FAVORITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST Taylor Swift
FAVORITE COUNTRY DUO OR GROUP Dan + Shay
FAVORITE COUNTRY ALBUM Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version)
FAVORITE COUNTRY SONG Morgan Wallen, “Wasted on You”
FAVORITE MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST Kendrick Lamar
FAVORITE FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST Nicki Minaj
FAVORITE HIP-HOP ALBUM Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
FAVORITE HIP-HOP SONG Future ft. Drake & Tems, “WAIT FOR U”
FAVORITE MALE R&B ARTIST Chris Brown
FAVORITE FEMALE R&B ARTIST Beyoncé
FAVORITE R&B ALBUM Beyoncé Renaissance
FAVORITE R&B SONG Wizkid ft. Tems, “Essence”
FAVORITE AFROBEATS ARTIST Wizkid
FAVORITE ROCK ARTIST Machine Gun Kelly
FAVORITE ROCK SONG Måneskin, “Beggin’”
FAVORITE ROCK ALBUM Ghost, Impera
FAVORITE MALE LATIN ARTIST Bad Bunny
FAVORITE FEMALE LATIN ARTIST Anitta
FAVORITE LATIN DUO OR GROUP Yahritza Y Su Esencia
FAVORITE LATIN ALBUM Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti
FAVORITE LATIN SONG Sebastián Yatra, “Dos Oruguitas”
FAVORITE GOSPEL ARTIST Tamela Mann
FAVORITE INSPIRATIONAL ARTIST for KING & COUNTRY