Taylor Swift leads with 8 nods as the MTV Video Music Award nominations are announced

MTV has revealed the nominations for the 2023 "Video Music Awards" (VMAs).

Taylor Swift leads the pack with eight nominations, including a repeat "Video of the Year" nod after breaking records last year to become the only artist to win three times in the category. She is followed this year by SZA with six nominations, and Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo and Sam Smith, who all have five nominations each. BLACKPINK, Diddy and Shakira each have four.

First-time nominees include Kim Petras, along with Metro Boomin and Rema with three nods each, and Ayra Starr, GloRilla, Ice Spice, Peso Pluma, Reneé Rapp and Yung Miami with two apiece. Other artists receiving first-time nods include Aespa, boygenius, Burna Boy, Davido, Eslabon Armado, FLETCHER, Lauren Spencer Smith, Musa Keys, FIFTY FIFTY, JVKE, PinkPantheress, Saucy Santana, Stephen Sanchez and Toosii, among others.

Starting on Tuesday, fans can vote across the 15 gender-neutral categories by visiting vote.mtv.com.

The 2023 VMAs will air Sept. 12 at 8PM ET/PT live on MTV from New Jersey's Prudential Center.

See the list of the 2023 nominees:

Doja Cat - "Attention"