Madonna leads 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Taylor Swift
- Madonna has received the most nominations for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards with 11 nods.
- She has 19 competitive MTV VMA wins and was the first solo female artist to receive the Video Vanguard Award in 1986.
- Taylor Swift follows Madonna with nine nominations and could become the most-awarded artist in VMA history if she wins even one award.
- Other artists with notable nominations include Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter with seven, and Bruno Mars, PinkPantheress, and Zara Larsson with five.
- The awards ceremony will take place on September 27, 2026, and will be broadcast live on CBS.
NEW YORK (AP) — Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Award nominations, the network announced Tuesday. The pop superstar has been nominated in every decade of her musical career. She has 19 competitive MTV VMA wins and in 1986 became the first solo female artist to receive the Video Vanguard Award.
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.
Speaking of Swift: She 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. Swift is up for video and artist of the year as well as best pop, direction, art direction, cinematography, editing, choreography and visual effects.
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. It will also simulcast on MTV and be available to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.
麦当娜领衔2026年MTV音乐录像带奖提名，泰勒·斯威夫特紧随其后
纽约（美联社）——麦当娜在2026年MTV音乐录像带奖中获得了最多的提名，网络于周二宣布。这位流行超级明星在她的音乐生涯的每个十年都获得过提名。她获得了19个竞争性MTV VMA奖，并于1986年成为首位获得视频先锋奖的女性独唱艺术家。
她在今年的颁奖典礼上获得了11项提名，包括最佳视频、最佳艺术家和最佳歌曲，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。如果她获奖，她将与碧昂丝和泰勒·斯威夫特并列成为VMA历史上获奖最多的音乐人。
说到斯威夫特：她以9项提名紧随麦当娜。如果她赢得任何奖项，她将成为VMA历史上获奖最多的艺术家。斯威夫特在最佳视频和最佳艺术家以及最佳流行、导演、艺术指导、摄影、剪辑、编舞和视觉效果等类别中获得提名。
这场为期两小时的颁奖典礼将于9月27日（星期日）东部时间晚上7:30和太平洋时间下午4:30在洛杉矶的孔雀剧院现场直播，并将在CBS上同步播放，同时在美国的Paramount+上提供流媒体。