Taylor Swift accepts the Video of the Yr Award for “The Destiny of Ophelia” at 2026 MTV Video Music Awards. Wealthy Polk/Billboard
The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony has arrived. Tonight, the largest names in music gathered on the VMAs to see who would take dwelling the evening’s high prizes.
Madonna led all nominees this 12 months with 13, thanks largely partially to the brief movie she made for her celebrated new album, Confessions II. Along with being up for the coveted Video of the Yr, it’s additionally earned a number of nods in artistic classes, together with Finest Route, Cinematography, and Choreography. It additionally acquired a nomination for the resurrected Finest Dance class, which was doled out recurrently for many years starting in 1989, however hasn’t been awarded since 2019.
Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter’s Confessions II music, “Carry Your Love,” scored nominations for Music of the Yr and Finest Collaboration, and Madonna is up for Artist of the Yr, too.
Taylor Swift trailed carefully behind, incomes 11 nominations. She can be up for Artist of the Yr. Swift’s video for her Lifetime of a Showgirl hit, “The Destiny of Ophelia,” is nominated for Video of the Yr, Finest Pop, and quite a few artistic prizes. The visible for Swift’s different massive Showgirl hit, “Opalite,” additionally scored a lone nod for Finest Route. It was already a giant evening for Swift main as much as the VMAs, as she was named the inaugural recipient of the MTV VMA Artist Director Honors forward of the present.
Within the coveted Video of the Yr class, the Confessions II brief movie and “The Destiny of Ophelia” will compete in opposition to Ariana Grande’s “Hate That I Made You Love Me,” Bruno Mars’ “I Simply Would possibly,” Gener8ion and Yung Lean’s “Storm,” and Sabrina Carpenter’s “Tears.” Artist of the Yr boasts Madonna and Swift competing in opposition to Grande, Mars, Carpenter, and Morgan Wallen.
Different highlights from this 12 months’s VMAs are Nirvana will obtain the Video Vanguard Award, and a bevy of newcomers are all up for Finest New Artist, together with Bella Kay, Cortis, Magnus Ferrell, Malcolm Todd, Myles Smith, Sienna Spiro, and Stella Lefty.
See the checklist of winners under (bolded), which can be up to date all through the evening.
Video of the Yr
Ariana Grande — “hate that i made you like me”
Bruno Mars — “I Simply Would possibly”
Gener8ion — “STORM starring Yung Lean”
Madonna — “Confessions II — The Movie”
Sabrina Carpenter — “Tears”
Taylor Swift — “The Destiny of Ophelia”
Artist of the Yr
Ariana Grande
Bruno Mars
Madonna
Morgan Wallen
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift
Music of the Yr
BTS — “Swim”
Ella Langley — “Choosin’ Texas”
HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI — “Golden”
Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter — “Carry Your Love”
Olivia Dean — “Man I Want”
PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”
RAYE — “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!”
Finest New Artist
Bella Kay
CORTIS
Magnus Ferrell
Malcolm Todd
Myles Smith
Sienna Spiro
Stella Lefty
Finest Collaboration
Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice — “Chains & Whips”
French Montana x Max B — “Ever Since U Left Me”
Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter — “Carry Your Love”
PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”
Shakira & Burna Boy — “Dai Dai”
Teyana Taylor & Fortunate Daye — “Onerous Half”
Finest Pop
Ariana Grande — “hate that i made you like me”
Charli XCX — “SS26”
LISA — “Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi”
Olivia Rodrigo — “drop lifeless”
Sabrina Carpenter — “Home Tour”
Tate McRae — “No one’s Lady”
Taylor Swift — “The Destiny of Ophelia”
Finest Hip-Hop
Cardi B ft. Kehlani — “Protected”
Don Toliver — “E85”
Drake — “Janice STFU”
Megan Thee Stallion — “LOVER GIRL”
Travis Scott — “DUMBO”
Tyler, The Creator — “SUGAR ON MY TONGUE”
Finest R&B
Bruno Mars — “I Simply Would possibly”
Chris Brown — “It Relies upon/Apparent”
Dave & Tems — “Raindance”
Justin Bieber — “YUKON”
Kehlani — “Folded”
Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis — “Is It a Crime”
Finest Different
Geese — “Taxes”
mgk & Fred Durst — “FIX UR FACE”
Noah Kahan — “The Nice Divide”
Olivia Rodrigo — “the treatment”
SOMBR — “Homewrecker”
Tame Impala — “Dracula”
twenty one pilots — “Drag Path”
Finest Dance
Bebe Rexha & Faithless — “New Faith”
Harry Types — “Aperture”
Girl Gaga & Doechii — “RUNAWAY”
Madonna — “Confessions II — The Movie”
PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”
Slayyyter — “DANCE …”
Tate McRae — “No one’s Lady”
Finest Latin
Anitta with Shakira — “Choka Choka”
Dangerous Bunny — “NUEVAYoL”
Fuerza Regida — “TU SANCHO”
KAROL G — “Papasito”
Rosalía ft. Yahritza y Su Esencia — “La Perla”
Ryan Castro, Kapo & GANGSTA — “LA VILLA”
Shakira & Burna Boy — “Dai Dai”
Finest Okay-Pop
BLACKPINK — “JUMP”
BTS — “SWIM”
CORTIS — “REDRED”
KATSEYE — “PINKY UP”
LE SSERAFIM (feat. j-hope of BTS) — “SPAGHETTI”
LISA — “Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi”
Finest Nation
Ella Langley — “Choosin’ Texas”
Kacey Musgraves — “Dry Spell”
Lainey Wilson — “Someplace Over Laredo”
Luke Combs — “Again within the Saddle”
Shaboozey — “Cowgirl”
Stella Lefty — “Boston”
Tucker Wetmore — “Brunette”
Finest Route
Ariana Grande — “hate that i made you like me”
Bruno Mars — “I Simply Would possibly”
GENER8ION — “STORM starring Yung Lean”
Madonna — “Confessions II — The Movie”
Sabrina Carpenter — “Home Tour”
Taylor Swift — “Opalite”
Finest Artwork Route
Charli XCX — “SS26”
Girl Gaga & Doechii — “RUNAWAY”
Madonna — “Confessions II — The Movie”
PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”
SOMBR — “My Physique Isn’t Prepared”
Taylor Swift — “The Destiny of Ophelia”
Finest Cinematography
A$AP Rocky — “PUNK ROCKY”
Ariana Grande — “hate that i made you like me”
LISA — “Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi”
Madonna — “Confessions II — The Movie”
Shaboozey — “Cowgirl”
Taylor Swift — “The Destiny of Ophelia”
Finest Modifying
Ariana Grande — “hate that i made you like me”
Bruno Mars — “I Simply Would possibly”
LISA — “Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi”
Madonna — “Confessions II — The Movie”
Sabrina Carpenter — “Home Tour”
Taylor Swift — “The Destiny of Ophelia”
Finest Choreography
GENER8ION — “STORM starring Yung Lean”
Harry Types — “Dance No Extra”
KATSEYE — “PINKY UP”
Madonna — “Confessions II — The Movie”
Tate McRae — “No one’s Lady”
Taylor Swift — “The Destiny of Ophelia”
Finest Visible Results
Ariana Grande — “hate that i made you like me”
JISOO X ZAYN — “Eyes Closed”
Madonna — “Confessions II — The Movie”
PinkPantheress — “Stateside + Zara Larsson”
RAYE ft. Hans Zimmer — “Click on Clack Symphony.”
Taylor Swift — “The Destiny of Ophelia”
Social Classes:
Finest Group:
BLACKPINK
BTS
CORTIS
FLO
Fuerza Regida
Geese
KATSEYE
Twenty One Pilots
Finest Lengthy Kind Video:
Charli xcx – “Music, Trend, Movie” – Atlantic Information
Ella Langley – “Choosin’ Texas” – Columbia Information
GENER8ION – “STORM” starring Yung Lean – Iconoclast Music
Madonna – “Confessions II – The Movie” – Warner Information
Finest Album:
Drake – ICEMAN – OVO/Republic Information
Madonna – Confessions II – Warner Information
Olivia Dean – The Artwork of Loving – Island
Olivia Rodrigo – you appear fairly unhappy for a woman so in love – Geffen Information
Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Finest Buddy – Island
Taylor Swift – The Lifetime of a Showgirl – Republic Information
Music of the Summer time:
Ariana Grande – “Hate That I Made You Love Me” – Republic Information
Bruno Mars – “Danger It All” – Atlantic Information
Charli xcx – “Digital camera” – Atlantic Information
Ella Langley – “Choosin’ Texas” – Columbia Information
KATSEYE – “Hootie Frutti” – HYBE x Geffen Information
Latto ft. Doja Cat – “Okayyy” – Steamcut / RCA Information
Morgan Wallen – “Been By Now – Massive Loud / Mercury Information
Olivia Dean – “So Straightforward (To Fall in Love)” – Island
Olivia Rodrigo – “Silly Music” – Geffen Information
Sabrina Carpenter – “Home Tour” – Island
Slayyyter – “Model New Chanel$” – RECORDS/Columbia Information
sombr – “Homewrecker” – SMB Music / Warner Information
Stella Lefty – “Boston” – Sandlot / Atlantic Outpost
Tame Impala & JENNIE – “Dracula” – Columbia Information
Taylor Swift – “I Knew It, I Knew You” – Walt Disney Information / Republic Information
From Rolling Stone US.