One of the main international music awards, the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) takes place this Tuesday night (12), in New Jersey, in the United States.
One year after becoming the first Brazilian to win a VMA, singer Anitta will perform once again on the awards stage, in addition to competing in one of the categories.
See: Anitta is nominated for VMA 2023, and women lead nominations for Artist of the Year
The ceremony takes place from 9pm (Brasília time) and will be broadcast on the Pluto TV streaming service and on pay TV on the MTV channel.
According to Billboard, Anitta should take the stage twice: once presenting a medley of songs from her latest EP, “Funk Generation: A Favela Love Story”, which should include the songs “Funk Rave”, “Casi Casi” and “Used To Be”, and another with Korean k-pop group Tomorrow X Together (TXT) – with whom she is expected to release the single “Back for More” this week.
On Saturday (9), she published photos of rehearsals for the awards on social media.
Let’s get this VMA’s weekend started cabronnnnn / @TXT_bighit @vmas @mtv pic.twitter.com/lbNA7oKX32
— Anitta (@Anitta) September 9, 2023
The Brazilian will compete in the “best Latin music video” category for the video for “Funk Rave” (watch below). Check out the full list of nominees at the end of the article.
She competes in the category alongside Bad Bunny , Karol G , Shakira , Rosalía , Eslabon Armed , Weight Feather It is Group Frontier .
The artist with the most nominations for this year’s VMAs is singer Taylor Swift, who leads with eight nominations, including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Photography.
In second place is singer SZA, who received six nominations for the production of her album “SOS”. Next, Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo and Sam Smith, with five nominations each.
Check out the full list of MTV VMA 2023 nominees.
Artist of the Year
- Beyonce
- Doja Cat
- Karol G
- Nicki Minaj
- Shakira
- Taylor Swift
Video of the Year
- Doja Cat – “Attention”
- Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
- Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
- Sam Smith & Kim Petras – “Unholy”
- SZA – “Kill Bill”
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Song of the Year
- Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
- Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
- Sam Smith & Kim Petras – “Unholy”
- Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”
- SZA – “Kill Bill”
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Best Latin Music Video
- Anitta – “Funk Rave” Bad Bunn
- – “Ella Baila Sola”Grupo Frontera & Ba
- d Bunny – “un x100to”
- Karol G & Shakira – “TQG”
- Rosalía – “Despechá”
- Shakira – “Acrostic”
Best Pop Music Video
- Demi Lovato – “Swine”
- Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night”
- Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed”
- Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
- P!NK – “Trustfall”
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
New artist
- GloRilla
- Ice Spice
- Kaliii
- Featherweight
- PinkPantheress
- Renee Rapp
Best Collaboration of the Year
- David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – “I’m Good (Blue)”
- Post Malone & Doja Cat – “I Like You (A Happier Song)”
- Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On”
- KAROL G & Shakira – “TQG”
- Metro Boomin ft. The Weeknd, 21 Savage, Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
- Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
Best Hip-Hop Music Video
- Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On”
- DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby – “STAYING ALIVE”
- GloRilla & Cardi B – “Tomorrow 2”
- Lil Uzi Vert – “Just Wanna Rock”
- Lil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz & DMX – “Kant Nobody”
- Metro Boomin ft. Future – “Superhero (Heroes and Villains)”
- Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
Best Rock Music Video
- Foo Fighters – “The Teacher”
- Linkin Park – “Lost (Original Version)”
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Tippa My Tongue”
- Måneskin – “The Loneliest”
- Metallica – “Lux Æterna”
- Muse – “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween”
Best Alternative Music Video
- Blink-182 – “Edging”
- Boygenius – “The Film”
- Fall Out Boy – “Hold Me Like a Grudge”
- Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace”
- Paramore – “This Is Why”
- Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Stuck”
Best R&B Music Video
- Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye – “Stay”
- Chloe ft. Chris Brown – “How Does It Feel”
- Metro Boomin ft. The Weeknd, 21 Savage, Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
- SZA – “Shirt”
- Toosii – “Favorite Song”
- Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj – “Love In The Way”
Best K-Pop Music Video
- Aespa – “Girls”
- Blackpink – “Pink Venom”
- Fifty Fifty – “Cupid”
- Seventeen – “Super”
- Stray Kids – “S-Class”
- Tomorrow X Together – “Sugar Rush Ride”
Best Afrobeats Music Video
- Ayra Starr – “Rush”
- Burna Boy – “It’s Plenty”
- Davido ft. Musa Keys – “Unavailable”
- Fireboy DML & Asake – “Bandana”
- Libianca – “People”
- Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
- Wizkid ft. Ayra Starr – “2 Sugar”
Best Music Video for Good
- Alicia Keys – “If I Ain’t Got You (Orchestral)”
- Bad Bunny – “El Apagón – Aquí Vive Gente”
- Demi Lovato – “Swine”
- Dove Cameron – “Breakfast”
- Imagine Dragons – “Crushed”
- Maluma – “La Reina”
Best Photography
- Adele – “I Drink Wine”
- Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed”
- Janelle Monae – “Lipstick Lover”
- Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out”
- Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Best Direction
- Doja Cat – “Attention”
- Drake – “Falling Back”
- Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out”
- Megan Thee Stallion – “Her”
- Sam Smith & Kim Petras – “Unholy”
- SZA – “Kill Bill”
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Best Art Direction
- Boygenius – “The Film”
- Blackpink – “Pink Venom”
- Doja Cat – “Attention”
- Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace”
- Megan Thee Stallion – “Her”
- SZA – “Shirt”
Best Visual Effects
- Fall Out Boy – “Love From the Other Side”
- Harry Styles – “Music for a Sushi Restaurant”
- Melanie Martinez – “Void”
- Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
- Sam Smith & Kim Petras – “Unholy”
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Best Choreography
- Blackpink – “Pink Venom”
- Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night”
- Jonas Brothers – “Waffle House”
- Megan Thee Stallion – “Her”
- Panic! at the Disco – “Middle of a Breakup”
- Sam Smith & Kim Petras – “Unholy”
Best Edition
- Blackpink – “Pink Venom”
- Kendrick Lamar – “Rich Spirit”
- Miley Cyrus – “River”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
- SZA – “Kill Bill”
- Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Best “Push” Presentation of the Year
- August 2022: Saucy Santana – “Booty”
- September 2022: Stephen Sanchez – “Until I Found You”
- October 2022: JVKE – “golden hour”
- November 2022: Flo Milli – “Conceited”
- December 2022: Reneé Rapp – “Colorado”
- January 2023: Sam Ryder – “All The Way Over”
- February 2023: Armani White – “GOATED”
- March 2023: Fletcher – “Becky’s So Hot”
- April 2023: Tomorrow X Together – “Sugar Rush Ride”
- May 2023: Ice Spice – “Princess Diana”
- June 2023: FLO – “Losing You”
- July 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith – “That Part”
Source: CNN Brasil
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