WINNERS REVEALED FOR THE “2026 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS (VMAs)” ON CBS

 

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WINNERS IN EACH CATEGORY BELOW:

 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR (presented in show)

Taylor Swift - “The Fate of Ophelia” - Republic Records

 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR (presented in show)

Madonna - Warner Records

 

BEST COLLABORATION (presented in show)

Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter - “Bring Your Love” - Warner Records

 

BEST DANCE, presented by BACARDÍ® Rum (presented in show)

Madonna - “Confessions II - The Film” - Warner Records

 

BEST NEW ARTIST, presented by The General Insurance® (presented in show)

Sienna Spiro - Capitol Records

 

BEST POP (presented in show)

LISA - “Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi” - Lloud Co. / RCA Records

 

SONG OF THE YEAR

BTS - “Swim” - BIGHIT MUSIC

 

BEST HIP-HOP

Cardi B ft. Kehlani - “Safe” - Atlantic Records

 

BEST R&B

Bruno Mars - “I Just Might” - Atlantic Records

 

BEST ALTERNATIVE

Olivia Rodrigo - “the cure” - Geffen Records

 

BEST LATIN

Bad Bunny - “NUEVAYoL” - Rimas Entertainment

 

BEST K-POP

BTS - “SWIM” - BIGHIT MUSIC

 

BEST COUNTRY

Ella Langley - “Choosin’ Texas” - Columbia Records

 

BEST DIRECTION

Taylor Swift - “Opalite” - Republic Records

 

BEST ART DIRECTION

PinkPantheress - “Stateside + Zara Larsson” - Warner Records UK / Atlantic Records

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Madonna - “Confessions II - The Film” - Warner Records

 

BEST EDITING

Sabrina Carpenter - “House Tour” - Island

 

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Madonna - “Confessions II - The Film” - Warner Records

 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Ariana Grande - “hate that i made you love me” - Republic Records

 

SOCIAL CATEGORIES:

 

BEST GROUP

BTS

 

BEST LONG FORM VIDEO

Madonna - “Confessions II – The Film” - Warner Records

 

BEST ALBUM

Madonna - Confessions II - Warner Records

 

SONG OF SUMMER –

Ariana Grande - “hate that i made you love me” - Republic Records

 

SPECIAL AWARDS:

 

VIDEO VANGUARD - Nirvana

 

MTV VMA ARTIST DIRECTOR HONORS - Taylor Swift

 

About the 2026 “VMAs”

• Production Credits: The “VMAs” are produced by Gunpowder & Sky. Van Toffler serves as producer. Jesse Ignjatovic of Den of Thieves, Barb Bialkowski and Bruce Gillmer serve as executive producers alongside Barry Barclay and Floris Bauer. Melanie Block serves as co-executive producer and Gary Lanvy as co-producer. Snoop Dogg is executive producer alongside producers Sara Ramaker and Jasmin Ratansi. Jen Proctor is executive talent producer.

• Official Sponsors: BACARDÍ® Rum, Dunkin’®, The General Insurance®, Gillette Venus, Spotify, Tide® evo and Under Armour.

• Press Assets: Key art and additional assets available here.

 

CBS Press Contacts:

Kate Fisher: khfisher@cbs.com

Mallory Mason: mallory.mason@cbs.com

 

VMAs Press Contact:

Triple 7 PR: vmas@triple7pr.com