2026 VMAs Nominations in Social Categories: Full List
Billboard • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Madonna has the opportunity to become the first artist to win the MTV VMA for best long-form video twice, having previously won in 1991 and now nominated for Confessions II: The Film.
- The MTV VMAs introduced four “social categories” this year—best long-form video, best group, best album, and song of summer—with voting conducted via MTV’s Instagram Stories.
- BTS returns to the best group category after a hiatus, competing against BLACKPINK, the last two-time winner, while past winners Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift are nominated again in song of summer and best album categories.
- Madonna leads the 2026 VMA nominations with 13 nods and is also set to open the show, which will be hosted by Snoop Dogg and air live on September 27 from Los Angeles across CBS, MTV, and Paramount+.
- Performers this year include LISA, RAYE, Sienna Spiro, Shaboozey (with and without Gunna), GENER8ION, and Yung Lean, with production led by Gunpowder & Sky and executive producers including Snoop Dogg.
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