This year's MTV VMAs celebrates the biggest music videos and artists, honors Shakira with the Video Vanguard Award and features performances from Doja Cat, KAROL G, Måneskin and more.
Performances
Shakira Performs a Medley
Video Vanguard Award honoree Shakira takes the MTV VMAs 2023 stage to perform her songs "She Wolf," "Objection (Tango)," "Whenever, Wherever," "Hips Don’t Lie" and more.
Diddy Performs a Hip-Hop Medley
Diddy takes the stage with friends to perform "I'll Be Missing You," "It's All About the Benjamins," "Last Night," "Mo Money Mo Problems" and more at the MTV VMAs 2023.
Olivia Rodrigo - "Vampire"/"Get Him Back!"
Olivia Rodrigo hits the MTV VMAs 2023 stage to perform her tracks "vampire" and "get him back!"
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion - "Bongos"
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion take the MTV VMAs 2023 stage to perform their track "Bongos."
Lil Wayne - "Kat Food"/"Uproar"
Lil Wayne performs his songs "Kat Food" and "Uproar" at the MTV VMAs 2023.
TOMORROW X TOGETHER and Anitta - "Back for More"
TOMORROW X TOGETHER and Anitta take the MTV VMAs 2023 stage to perform their track "Back for More."
Nicki Minaj - "Last Time I Saw You"/"Big Difference"
Nicki Minaj performs her new track "Last Time I Saw You" and debuts "Big Difference" at the MTV VMAs 2023.
DMC, LL COOL J, Nicki Minaj and More Perform a Medley
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Doug E. Fresh, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, LL COOL J and DMC perform "The Message," "Red Ruby Da Sleeze," "Mama Said Knock You Out" and more.
Demi Lovato Performs a Medley of Hits
Demi Lovato takes the MTV VMAs 2023 stage to perform her tracks "Heart Attack," "Sorry Not Sorry" and "Cool for the Summer."
Doja Cat - “Attention”/“Paint the Town Red"/“Demons”
Doja Cat performs her tracks "Attention,” “Paint the Town Red" and “Demons” at the MTV VMAs 2023.
Kelsea Ballerini - "Penthouse"
Kelsea Ballerini performs her track "Penthouse" at the MTV VMAs 2023.
KAROL G - "OKI DOKI"/"Tá OK"
KAROL G steps onto the MTV VMAs 2023 stage to perform her songs "OKI DOKI" and "Tá OK."
Fall Out Boy - “We Didn’t Start the Fire”
Fall Out Boy performs a cover of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” which recounts tons of landmark events from the 1990s to the present day, at the MTV VMAs 2023.
Måneskin - "HONEY (ARE U COMING?)"
Måneskin takes the MTV VMAs 2023 stage to perform their track "HONEY (ARE U COMING?).
Metro Boomin, Future and More Perform
Metro Boomin hits the MTV VMAs 2023 stage with Future, Swae Lee, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie and NAV to perform their tracks “Superhero (Heroes & Villains)” and “Calling.”
Peso Pluma - "LADY GAGA"
Peso Pluma performs his track “LADY GAGA" at the MTV VMAs 2023.
Stray Kids - "S-Class"
Stray Kids perform their track "S-Class" at the MTV VMAs 2023.
Anitta Performs a Medley
Anitta performs her tracks "Used to Be," “Funk Rave” and “Grip” at the MTV VMAs 2023.
Sabrina Carpenter - "Feather”/”Nonsense”
Sabrina Carpenter gives a glittering performance of her tracks "Feather" and “Nonsense” at the MTV Video Music Awards Pre-Show 2023.
NLE Choppa - "Ain't Gonna Answer"/"It's Getting Hot"
NLE Choppa brings big energy to the MTV Video Music Awards Pre-Show 2023 with “Ain’t Gonna Answer" and "It's Getting Hot," featuring Nelly.
MTV Video Music Awards 2023
Join your favorite artists live on September 12 for the MTV VMAs 2023, a night dedicated to the year's biggest music videos, featuring incredible performances, special honors, tributes and more.