Madonna, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter top VMA nominations

Madonna has dominated this year’s nominations, having been recognised in 11 categories.

Madonna has dominated this year’s nominations, having been recognised in 11 categories.

Madonna and Taylor Swift lead the list of nominations for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards  MARCA

Kevin Mazur/MG25 / Kevin Mazur, Getty Images Madonna, 68, leads this year’s MTV Video Music Awards nominations with 11 nods, besting Taylor Swift, 36. The Queen of Pop is up for categories including video, artist, and song of the year as well as best collaboration, dance, direction, art direction, cinematography, edit

Madonna, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter are among the nominees at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, scheduled for September.

Both artists will compete for Video of the Year and Artist of the Year at this year's show

Madonna, 68, is in competition for a staggering 11 prizes, narrowly beating out Taylor Swift, who has nods in nine categories.

It’s no time warp — Madonna leads all other divas in nominations for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, with 11 nods, it was announced Tuesday morning. She’s followed by Taylor Swift, with nine nominations, and Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter, with seven each. Others with multiple shots at a Moon Person (as the award

Madonna earned 11 nominations, while Swift got nine, and Sabrina Carpenter and Ariana Grande are tied for third with seven each.

Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Award nominations, the network announced Tuesday.

Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Award nominations, the network announced Tuesday.The pop superstar has been nominated in every decade of her musical career. She has 19 competitive MTV VMA wins and in 1986 became the first solo female artist to receive the Video Vanguard Award.She is up for 11 awards at this year

NEW YORK (AP) — Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Award nominations, the network announced Tuesday.The pop superstar has been nominated in every decade of her musical career. She has 19 competitive MTV VMA wins and in 1986 became the first solo female artist to receive the Video Vanguard Award.She is up for 11 awa

Madonna leads 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Taylor Swift  AP News

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