It’s time to learn the fate of Ophelia the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards. Ahead of music’s most iconic night, airing live Sept. 27 on CBS, Madonna and Taylor Swift are taking center stage as the leaders ...

The list of award categories and nominees for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) has been revealed and, in what appears to be a big change, there is no longer a category for rock music.

Seven of the eight most-nominated artists this year are women. By Paul Grein Madonna, who stole the show at the first MTV Video Music Awards in 1984 with a jaw-dropping performance of “Like a Virgin,” ...

More than 40 years after her iconic "Like a Virgin" performance rocked the very first MTV Video Music Awards, Madonna is back in a big way. Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter each earned seven ...

Madonna reigns supreme with the most mentions at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations. The Queen of Pop received 11 nominations, including Video of the Year for “Confessions II — The Film,” ...

This year’s awards show will air live from Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 27 Phillip Faraone/Getty; Cindy Ord/MG25/Getty Madonna leads the 2026 MTV VMA nominations with 11 nods including Video of the ...

MTV announced the nominees for the 2026 Video Music Awards on Tuesday, August 18. Madonna leads the list with 11 nominations, including Video of the Year for her “Confessions II” short film, Artist of ...

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Madonna leads 2026 MTV VMA nominations with 11 nods. Taylor Swift follows with 9 nominations. VMAs 2026 will be held on Sept 27 in Los Angeles. Madonna, the creator of pop culture in the 1980s whose ...

Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Award nominations with 11 nods this year, followed by Taylor Swift with 9 chances to snag another Moon Person. Among the 26 first-time VMA nominees are Olivia ...

Madonna and Taylor Swift will go toe to toe at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, with the two pop icons picking up the most nominations this year. Madonna led all nominees with 11, thanks largely to ...

Madonna leads the field with 11 nods to Swift's nine, while Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter each collected five. It's a blast from the past at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards. Madonna, an ...