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2026 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations: See the Full List

Madonna has 11 nominations and Swift nine, while Nirvana will receive the Video Vanguard Award and Snoop Dogg will host the CBS and MTV broadcast.

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Madonna leads the VMAs with 11 nominations, followed by Taylor Swift with nine. Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter earned seven apiece.

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2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations and presenters: See the full list

Madonna leads the VMAs with 11 nominations, followed by Taylor Swift with nine. Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter earned seven apiece.

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MTV VMAs 2026 Nominees: Complete list of artists, songs and videos nominated this year

Madonna leads with 13 nominations, while Swift has 11 and Sabrina Carpenter nine ahead of the September 27 show

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2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations: See the full list

Madonna leads the VMAs with 11 nominations, followed by Taylor Swift with nine. Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter earned seven apiece.

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2026 MTV VMAs Full Nominees List: Madonna Leads With 11 Nods, Taylor Swift Gets 9, See Every Category And Nominee

2026 MTV Video Music Awards Full Nominees List: Madonna has earned 11 nominations, while Taylor Swift follows with nine. Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter have seven nominations each while Bruno Mars, PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson have five each.

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NBC LA broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
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