{"id":853637,"date":"2026-09-19T21:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T21:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/853637\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T21:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T21:18:13","slug":"2026-vmas-nominations-in-social-categories-full-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/853637\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 VMAs Nominations in Social Categories: Full List"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tMadonna<\/a> has a chance to become the first two-time winner for best long-form video at the MTV VMAs. She won the award the first time it was presented, in 1991, for The Immaculate Collection and is nominated again this year for Confessions II: The Film.<\/p>\n

\n\tBest long-form video is one of four \u201csocial categories\u201d for which CBS and MTV announced nominations on Friday (Sept. 18). The others are best group, best album and song of summer. All voting will be hosted on MTV\u2019s Instagram Stories.<\/p>\n

\n\tBest long-form video has been presented just four times. Previous winners, following Madonna, were Beyonc\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0for Lemonade (2016), Taylor Swift<\/a> for All Too Well: The Short Film (2022) and Ariana Grande<\/a> for Brighter Days Ahead (2025).<\/p>\n

\n\tBTS<\/a>, which won best group four years in a row (2019-22), is nominated in that category for the first time since its hiatus ended. It faces BLACKPINK<\/a>, which won last year and in 2023.<\/p>\n

\n\tTwo of the nominees for song of summer are past winners in that category. Grande, nominated this year for \u201cHate That I Made You Love Me,\u201d won in 2019 for \u201cBoyfriend,\u201d a collab with Social House. Swift, nominated for \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You,\u201d won in 2024 for \u201cFortnight\u201d (featuring Post Malone<\/a>). If either wins, they\u2019ll become just the second repeat winner in the category. Jung Kook<\/a> won in 2021 as a member of BTS (\u201cButter\u201d) and solo in 2023 with \u201cSeven\u201d (featuring Latto<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd two of the nominees for best album are past winners in the category. Sabrina Carpenter<\/a>, nominated this year for Man\u2019s Best Friend, won last year for Short n\u2019 Sweet. Swift, nominated for The Life of a Showgirl, won in 2023 for Midnights. If either wins, they\u2019ll become the first repeat winner in the category.<\/p>\n

\n\tMadonna, who is set to open the 2026 VMAs, maintains her lead with the most nominations (13).<\/p>\n

\n\tHosted by Snoop Dogg<\/a>, the VMAs will air live from Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 27 (7:30-9:30 p.m. ET\/4:30-6:30 p.m. PT) on CBS, simulcast on MTV and streaming on Paramount+ (Premium) in the U.S. The show will also be available globally the next day on Paramount+ and MTV.<\/p>\n

\n\tLISA<\/a>, RAYE<\/a>, Sienna Spiro<\/a>, Shaboozey<\/a> (with and without Gunna<\/a>), and GENER8ION and Yung Lean\u00a0are also set to perform on the show.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 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.<\/p>\n

\n\tBelow is the full list of nominees in the four social categories, followed by an updated leaderboard showing the artists with the most nominations for the 2026 VMAs.<\/p>\n

\tBest Group<\/p>\n

\n\tFan voting will begin Monday, Sept. 21, at 11 a.m. ET on MTV\u2019s Instagram Stories (three rounds, bracket-style face-off, final round tap to vote); closes Thursday, Sept. 24, at 11 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n

\n\tBLACKPINK<\/p>\n

\n\tBTS<\/p>\n

\n\tCORTIS<\/p>\n

\n\tFLO<\/p>\n

\n\tFuerza Regida<\/p>\n

\n\tGeese<\/p>\n

\n\tKATSEYE<\/p>\n

\n\tTwenty One Pilots<\/p>\n

\tBest Long Form Video<\/p>\n

\n\tFan voting will begin Thursday, Sept. 24m at 11 a.m. ET on MTV\u2019s Instagram Stories (one round, tap to vote); closes Friday, Sept. 25, at 11 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n

\n\tCharli xcx \u2013 Music, Fashion, Film \u2013 Atlantic Records<\/p>\n

\n\tElla Langley \u2013 Choosin\u2019 Texas \u2013 Columbia Records<\/p>\n

\n\tGENER8ION \u2013 STORM starring Yung Lean \u2013 Iconoclast Music<\/p>\n

\n\tMadonna \u2013 Confessions II \u2013 The Film \u2013 Warner Records<\/p>\n

\tBest Album<\/p>\n

\n\tFan voting will begin Friday, Sept. 25, at 11 a.m. ET on MTV\u2019s Instagram Stories (one round, tap to vote); closes Saturday, Sept. 26, at 11 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n

\n\tDrake \u2013 ICEMAN \u2013 OVO\/Republic Records<\/p>\n

\n\tMadonna \u2013 Confessions II \u2013 Warner Records<\/p>\n

\n\tOlivia Dean \u2013 The Art of Loving \u2013 Island<\/p>\n

\n\tOlivia Rodrigo \u2013 you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love \u2013 Geffen Records<\/p>\n

\n\tSabrina Carpenter \u2013 Man\u2019s Best Friend \u2013 Island<\/p>\n

\n\tTaylor Swift \u2013 The Life of a Showgirl \u2013 Republic Records<\/p>\n

\tSong of Summer<\/p>\n

\n\tFan voting will launch Saturday, Sept. 26, at 11 a.m. ET on MTV\u2019s Instagram Stories (one round, tap to vote); closes Sunday, Sept. 27, at 11 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n

\n\tAriana Grande \u2013 \u201cHate That I Made You Love Me\u201d \u2013 Republic Records<\/p>\n

\n\tBruno Mars \u2013 \u201cRisk It All\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<\/p>\n

\n\tCharli xcx \u2013 \u201cCamera\u201d \u2013 Atlantic Records<\/p>\n

\n\tElla Langley \u2013 \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d \u2013 Columbia Records<\/p>\n

\n\tKATSEYE \u2013 \u201cHootie Frutti\u201d \u2013 HYBE x Geffen Records<\/p>\n

\n\tLatto ft. Doja Cat \u2013 \u201cOkayyy\u201d \u2013 Steamcut \/ RCA Records<\/p>\n

\n\tMorgan Wallen \u2013 \u201cBeen By Now \u2013 Big Loud \/ Mercury Records<\/p>\n

\n\tOlivia Dean \u2013 \u201cSo Easy (To Fall in Love)\u201d \u2013 Island<\/p>\n

\n\tOlivia Rodrigo \u2013 \u201cStupid Song\u201d \u2013 Geffen Records<\/p>\n

\n\tSabrina Carpenter \u2013 \u201cHouse Tour\u201d \u2013 Island<\/p>\n

\n\tSlayyyter \u2013 \u201cBrand New Chanel$\u201d \u2013 RECORDS\/Columbia Records<\/p>\n

\n\tsombr \u2013 \u201cHomewrecker\u201d \u2013 SMB Music \/ Warner Records<\/p>\n

\n\tStella Lefty \u2013 \u201cBoston\u201d \u2013 Sandlot \/ Atlantic Outpost<\/p>\n

\n\tTame Impala & JENNIE \u2013 \u201cDracula\u201d \u2013 Columbia Records<\/p>\n

\n\tTaylor Swift \u2013 \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You\u201d \u2013 Walt Disney Records \/ Republic Records<\/p>\n

\tUpdated leaderboard: Top nominees for 2026 VMAs<\/p>\n

\n\tMadonna, 13<\/p>\n

\n\tTaylor Swift, 11<\/p>\n

\n\tSabrina Carpenter, 9<\/p>\n

\n\tAriana Grande, 8<\/p>\n

\n\tBruno Mars, 6<\/p>\n

\n\tPinkPantheress, 5<\/p>\n

\n\tZara Larsson, 5<\/p>\n

\n\tCharli xcx, 4<\/p>\n

\n\tElla Langley, 4<\/p>\n

\n\tGENER8ION, 4<\/p>\n

\n\tKATSEYE, 4<\/p>\n

\n\tLISA, 4<\/p>\n

\n\tOlivia Rodrigo, 4<\/p>\n

\n\tYung Lean, 4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Madonna has a chance to become the first two-time winner for best long-form video at the MTV VMAs.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":853638,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[10546,88,27340,497,216,498,45292],"class_list":["post-853637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-awards","tag-entertainment","tag-genre-kpop","tag-genre-pop","tag-music","tag-music-news","tag-vmas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=853637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/853638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=853637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=853637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=853637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}