2026 VMAs Winners List: Complete Nominees and Results
The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards take place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, featuring Snoop Dogg as the host of the night and a slate of competitive wins across major categories. The ceremony brings together the music industry’s biggest stars as winners are crowned across genres ranging from pop and hip-hop to alternative and Latin music.
Lisa and Madonna Secure Major Category Wins
Lisa wins Best Pop for “Dream” featuring Kentaro Sakaguchi, released through Lloud Co. and RCA Records. The category also features nominations for Ariana Grande, Charli xcx, Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Tate McRae, and Taylor Swift.
In the Best Dance category, Madonna takes the win for “Confessions II – The Film” under Warner Records, as reported by Billboard. That category includes competition from Bebe Rexha and Faithless, Harry Styles, Lady Gaga and Doechii, PinkPantheress, Slayyyter, and Tate McRae.
Special Honors Awarded to Nirvana and Taylor Swift
Outside of the standard competitive categories, event organizers announced in advance that Nirvana will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, according to Variety’s coverage. Additionally, Taylor Swift is slated to receive the ceremony’s first-ever artist director honors.
Nominee Lineups Across Genre Categories
The 2026 VMAs feature extensive nominee rosters across multiple genre-specific fields. Video of the Year nominees include Taylor Swift for “The Fate of Ophelia,” Ariana Grande for “Hate That I Made You Love Me,” Bruno Mars for “I Just Might,” GENER8ION for “Storm Starring Yung Lean,” Madonna for “Confessions II – The Film,” and Sabrina Carpenter for “Tears.”
Artist of the Year nominees pit Madonna, Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter, and Taylor Swift against one another. Meanwhile, the Best Collaboration field highlights pairings such as Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter, Clipse alongside Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, and Malice, French Montana with Max B, PinkPantheress with Zara Larsson, Shakira and Burna Boy, and Teyana Taylor with Lucky Daye.