Madonna leads the field, Taylor Swift is right behind her, and six stars chase Video of the Year. Here are the races to watch at tonight's VMAs.
Madonna has the most nominations this year, ahead of Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter. She has been nominated in every decade of her career.
Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars, Gener8ion, Madonna, Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift fight for the top prize. Carpenter is in with her video for Tears.
The Fate of Ophelia is up for Video of the Year, and Swift gets MTV's first Artist Director Honors. She also premieres her Patient Zero video.
Grande's video for hate that i made you love me is a Video of the Year contender. She is also nominated for Artist of the Year and Best Pop.
Bruno Mars is up for Video of the Year with I Just Might, and he is one of six names in the race for Artist of the Year.
Morgan Wallen is the lone country star among the Artist of the Year nominees, up against Madonna, Swift, Grande, Mars and Carpenter.
Song of the Year: RAYE's WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!, Golden, BTS's Swim, Ella Langley, Olivia Dean, PinkPantheress and Madonna with Sabrina Carpenter.
Olivia Rodrigo, Charli xcx, Lisa and Tate McRae join Grande, Carpenter and Swift in Best Pop, one of the night's most crowded categories.
Nirvana, the Seattle band of Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, receives the Video Vanguard Award. Madonna won it back in 1986.
Snoop Dogg hosts live from LA's Peacock Theater tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT on CBS, MTV and Paramount+.