Madonna leads 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Taylor Swift
- Madonna has been nominated for 11 awards at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, leading the nominations.
- If Madonna wins all her nominations, she would tie with Beyoncé and Taylor Swift for the most VMA wins in history.
- Taylor Swift follows Madonna with nine nominations and could become the most-awarded artist in VMA history if she wins even one award.
- Other notable nominees include Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter with seven nominations each.
- The awards ceremony will be broadcast live on CBS on September 27, 2026.
NEW YORK (AP) — Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Award nominations, the network announced Tuesday. She is up for 11 awards at this year’s ceremony, including video, artist and song of the year as well as best collaboration, dance, direction, art direction, cinematography, editing, choreography and visual effects.
If she were to sweep, she’d tie Beyoncé and Taylor Swift for the title of most-awarded musician in VMA history. Taylor Swift follows Madonna with the second-most nominations, with nine. If she takes home even one award, she will become the most-awarded artist in VMA history.
The top prize of the night, video of the year, sees Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” compete against Madonna’s “Confessions II — The Film,” Grande’s “Hate That I Made You Love Me,” Mars’ “I Just Might,” Carpenter’s “Tear” and GENER8ION’s “Storm” starring Yung Lean. The two-hour show will broadcast live on CBS on Sunday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m. Eastern and 4:30 p.m. Pacific, from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
This year’s Video Music Awards features 26 first-time nominees, including GENER8ION and Yung Lean, as well as other notable first-time nominees like Don Toliver and Kali Uchis.
麦当娜领衔2026年MTV音乐录像带大奖提名，泰勒·斯威夫特紧随其后
纽约（美联社）——麦当娜在2026年MTV音乐录像带大奖中获得提名，网络于周二宣布。她在今年的颁奖典礼上获得11项提名，包括年度最佳视频、艺术家和歌曲，以及最佳合作、舞蹈、导演、艺术指导、摄影、剪辑、编舞和视觉效果。
如果她赢得所有提名，她将与碧昂丝和泰勒·斯威夫特平起平坐，成为历史上获奖最多的音乐人。泰勒·斯威夫特以九项提名紧随麦当娜，如果她赢得至少一项奖项，将成为MTV音乐录像带大奖历史上获奖最多的艺术家。
当晚的最高奖项，年度最佳视频，泰勒·斯威夫特的《奥菲莉亚的命运》将与麦当娜的《忏悔II——电影》、格兰德的《我恨你让我爱上你》、马尔斯的《我可能会》、卡朋特的《撕裂》和GENER8ION与Yung Lean合作的《风暴》竞争。颁奖典礼将于9月27日（星期日）晚上7:30（东部时间）和下午4:30（太平洋时间）在洛杉矶的孔雀剧院直播。
今年的音乐录像带大奖有26位首次提名者，包括GENER8ION和Yung Lean，以及其他值得注意的首次提名者如唐·托利弗和卡莉·乌奇斯。