More than 40 years after receiving her first MTV VMA nomination, Madonna leads the list of nominees for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards.

Madonna is up for 11 awards this year, including video of the year for Confessions II - The Film, an over 10-minute long short film soundtracked to the first six songs from her most recent album, Confessions II.

She’s also nominated for artist of the year; song of the year and best collaboration for “Bring Your Love,” her song with Sabrina Carpenter; best dance for Confessions II - The Film, and several technical awards.

Madonna received her first-ever MTV VMA nomination in 1984 for best new artist for “Borderline.” Since then, she has won 19 competitive VMAs, and in 1986, she was the first-ever female recipient of the honorary MTV Video Vanguard Award. Her last VMA win was in 1999 for best video from a film for “Beautiful Stranger,” from Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me.

The VMAs will air live from Los Angeles on Sept. 27 on CBS, and will be simulcast on MTV. Paramount+ Premium subscribers can stream it live. It'll be available globally the next day on Paramount+ and MTV. Voting is open in 13 categories at Vote.MTV.com.

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