Madonna leads VMA nominations
Madonna is up for 11 awards at the VMAs, including video, artist and song of the year. (AP photo)
Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Award nominations, the network announced on Aug. 18.
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.
Taylor Swift follows Madonna with the second-most nominations, with nine. Swift is up for video and artist of the year as well as best pop, direction, art direction, cinematography, editing, choreography and visual effects.
