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2023 MTV Video Music Awards

The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards were held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on September 12, 2023.[2] The show was hosted by Nicki Minaj, marking her second consecutive year in the role.[3] This was the first time the ceremony was held on a Tuesday.[4] A new award category, "Show of the Summer", was awarded this year through fan votes.[5] Shakira was honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.[6] Diddy was honored with the Global Icon Award.[7] Taylor Swift was the most nominated and awarded artist of the night, winning nine out of her eleven nominations.

2023 MTV Video Music Awards

Tuesday, September 12, 2023
8:00–11:51 p.m. EDT

Prudential Center,
Newark, New Jersey

United States

Nicki Minaj[a]

Taylor Swift (9)

Taylor Swift (11)

mtv.com/vma

Bruce Gillmer
Jesse Ignjatovic[1]

Liz Clare

The 2023 edition was the most watched MTV Video Music Awards show on the flagship linear network to air since 2020. It was the highest-rated edition of the show in three years among the 18–49 demographic with a 1.03 (compared to a 0.58 in 2020), as well as among adults 18–34, where the show saw its best rating since 2019, up 118% to a 1.14. Viewership across all networks was comparable to the prior year with 3.92 million viewers.[8]

Performances[edit]

Pre-show[edit]

The performers for the pre-show were announced on September 6, 2023.[9]

Kevan Kenney – presented Push Performance of the Year

and Dometi Pongo – presented Video for Good

Saweetie

Each voter must be at least 13 years or older to participate in the voting.

Ratings[edit]

The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards received 3.9 million viewers across all networks, including 865,000 viewers on MTV, a 37% jump in comparison to the previous year for the flagship network and comparable total network viewers from 2022.[34] The show marked the event's highest MTV rating among the 18–49 demographic since 2019, with a 1.03.[35]

Related events[edit]

MTV VMA Fantasy[edit]

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 concluded on September 12, 2023.[36][37]

VMA Block Party[edit]

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, from 12 p.m. to 4 pm. EDT.[38] MTV stated the event would be held annually for future shows.[39] Alexander Stewart, Amaarae, Jenna Raine, and DJ CherishTheLuv were announced as the performers for the event on September 8, 2023.[38]