Madonna Leads 2026 VMAs Nominations

The nominations for the 2026 MTV VMAs have been announced today, and Madonna is leading with nods for 11 Moon Persons, including those for video, artist and song of the year.
As Paul Grein on Billboard.com notes, this is the third time in Madonna’s career she is the leading nominee, and the first since 1998, when she won video of the year for the first time with Ray of Light.Madonna was also the leading nominee in 1990, the year she was nominated for the top award with Vogue; in both of t