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ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande - Republic Records
Bruno Mars - Atlantic Records
Madonna - Warner Records
Morgan Wallen - Big Loud/Mercury Records
Sabrina Carpenter - Island
Taylor Swift - Republic Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
BTS - "Swim" - BIGHIT MUSIC
Ella Langley - "Choosin' Texas" - Columbia Records
HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI - "Golden" - Republic Records/Visva Records
Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter - "Bring Your Love" - Warner Records
Olivia Dean - "Man I Need" - Island
PinkPantheress - "Stateside + Zara Larsson" - Warner Records UK/Atlantic Records
RAYE - "WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!" - Human Re Sources
BEST NEW ARTIST, presented by The General Insurance®
Bella Kay - Atlantic Records
CORTIS - BIGHIT MUSIC
Magnus Ferrell - Visva Records/Republic Records
Malcolm Todd - Columbia Records
Myles Smith - RCA Records
Sienna Spiro - Capitol Records
Stella Lefty - Sandlot/Atlantic Outpost
BEST COLLABORATION
Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice - "Chains & Whips" - Roc Nation Distribution
French Montana x Max B - "Ever Since U Left Me" - Coke Boys Records
Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter - "Bring Your Love" - Warner Records
PinkPantheress - "Stateside + Zara Larsson" - Warner Records UK/Atlantic Records
Shakira & Burna Boy - "Dai Dai" - Sony Music US Latin
Teyana Taylor & Lucky Daye - "Hard Part" - Def Jam Recordings
BEST POP
Ariana Grande - "hate that i made you love me" - Republic Records
Charli xcx - "SS26" - Atlantic Records
LISA - "Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi" - Lloud Co./RCA Records
Olivia Rodrigo - "drop dead" - Geffen Records
Sabrina Carpenter - "House Tour" - Island
Tate McRae - "Nobody's Girl" - RCA Records
Taylor Swift - "The Fate of Ophelia" - Republic Records
BEST HIP-HOP
Cardi B ft. Kehlani - "Safe" - Atlantic Records
Don Toliver - "E85" - Cactus Jack/Atlantic Records
Drake - "Janice STFU" - OVO/Republic Records
Megan Thee Stallion - "LOVER GIRL" - Hot Girl Productions
Travis Scott - "DUMBO" - Cactus Jack/Epic Records
Tyler, The Creator - "SUGAR ON MY TONGUE" - Columbia Records
BEST R&B
Bruno Mars - "I Just Might" - Atlantic Records
Chris Brown - "It Depends/Obvious" - RCA Records
Dave & Tems - "Raindance" - Neighbourhood Recordings/Capitol Records
Justin Bieber - "YUKON" - Def Jam Recordings
Kehlani - "Folded" - Atlantic Records
Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis - "Is It a Crime" - Epic Records
BEST ALTERNATIVE
Geese - "Taxes" - Partisan Records/Play It Again Sam
mgk & Fred Durst - "FIX UR FACE" - EST 19XX LLC/Interscope Records
Noah Kahan - "The Great Divide" - Mercury Records
Olivia Rodrigo - "the cure" - Geffen Records
SOMBR - "Homewrecker" - SMB Music/Warner Records
Tame Impala - "Dracula" - Columbia Records
twenty one pilots - "Drag Path" - Fueled By Ramen
BEST DANCE, presented by BACARDÍ® Rum
Bebe Rexha & Faithless - "New Religion" - Bebe Rexha Music LLC/EMPIRE
Harry Styles - "Aperture" - Columbia Records
Lady Gaga & Doechii - "RUNWAY" - Lil Monsters/Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records/Capitol Records
Madonna - "Confessions II - The Film" - Warner Records
PinkPantheress - "Stateside + Zara Larsson" - Warner Records UK/Atlantic Records
Slayyyter - "DANCE…" - RECORDS/Columbia Records
Tate McRae - "Nobody's Girl" - RCA Records
BEST LATIN
Anitta with Shakira - "Choka Choka" - Republic Records/UMLE
Bad Bunny - "NUEVAYoL" - Rimas Entertainment
Fuerza Regida - "TU SANCHO" - Rancho Humilde/Street Mob Records/Sony Music US Latin
KAROL G - "Papasito" - Bichota Records/Interscope Records
Rosalía ft. Yahritza Y Su Esencia - "La Perla" - Columbia Records
Ryan Castro, Kapo & GANGSTA - "LA VILLA" - AWOO Corp./Sony Music US Latin
Shakira & Burna Boy - "Dai Dai" - Sony Music US Latin
BEST K-POP
BLACKPINK - "JUMP" - YG Entertainment
BTS - "SWIM" - BIGHIT MUSIC
CORTIS - "REDRED" - BIGHIT MUSIC
KATSEYE - "PINKY UP" - HYBE x Geffen Records
LE SSERAFIM (feat. j-hope of BTS) - "SPAGHETTI" - SOURCE MUSIC
LISA - "Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi" - Lloud Co./RCA Records
BEST COUNTRY
Ella Langley - "Choosin' Texas" - Columbia Records
Kacey Musgraves - "Dry Spell" - Lost Highway/Interscope Records
Lainey Wilson - "Somewhere Over Laredo" - Broken Bow Records
Luke Combs - "Back in the Saddle" - Columbia Nashville
Shaboozey - "Cowgirl" - American Dogwood/EMPIRE
Stella Lefty - "Boston" - Sandlot/Atlantic Outpost
Tucker Wetmore - "Brunette" - Back Blocks Music/Mercury Records
BEST DIRECTION
Ariana Grande - "hate that i made you love me" - Republic Records
Bruno Mars - "I Just Might" - Atlantic Records
GENER8ION - "STORM starring Yung Lean" - Iconoclast Music
Madonna - "Confessions II - The Film" - Warner Records
Sabrina Carpenter - "House Tour" - Island
Taylor Swift - "Opalite" - Republic Records
BEST ART DIRECTION
Charli xcx - "SS26" - Atlantic Records
Lady Gaga & Doechii - "RUNWAY" - Lil Monsters/Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records/Capitol Records
Madonna - "Confessions II - The Film" - Warner Records
PinkPantheress - "Stateside + Zara Larsson" - Warner Records UK/Atlantic Records
SOMBR - "My Body Isn't Ready" - SMB Music/Warner Records
Taylor Swift - "The Fate of Ophelia" - Republic Records
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
A$AP Rocky - "PUNK ROCKY" - A$AP Worldwide/RCA Records
Ariana Grande - "hate that i made you love me" - Republic Records
LISA - "Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi" - Lloud Co./RCA Records
Madonna - "Confessions II - The Film" - Warner Records
Shaboozey - "Cowgirl" - American Dogwood/EMPIRE
Taylor Swift - "The Fate of Ophelia" - Republic Records
BEST EDITING
Ariana Grande - "hate that i made you love me" - Republic Records
Bruno Mars - "I Just Might" - Atlantic Records
LISA - "Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi" - Lloud Co./RCA Records
Madonna - "Confessions II - The Film" - Warner Records
Sabrina Carpenter - "House Tour" - Island
Taylor Swift - "The Fate of Ophelia" - Republic Records
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
GENER8ION - "STORM starring Yung Lean" - Iconoclast Music
Harry Styles - "Dance No More" - Columbia Records
KATSEYE - "PINKY UP" - HYBE x Geffen Records
Madonna - "Confessions II - The Film" - Warner Records
Tate McRae - "Nobody's Girl" - RCA Records
Taylor Swift - "The Fate of Ophelia" - Republic Records
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ariana Grande - "hate that i made you love me" - Republic Records
JISOO X ZAYN - "Eyes Closed" - Warner Records
Madonna - "Confessions II - The Film" - Warner Records
PinkPantheress - "Stateside + Zara Larsson" - Warner Records UK/Atlantic Records
RAYE ft. Hans Zimmer - "Click Clack Symphony." - Human Re Sources
Taylor Swift - "The Fate of Ophelia" - Republic Records
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