Madonna leads the nominations for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, with the network announcing the results on Tuesday. Taylor Swift is listed as the next top nominee, following Madonna.
The outlets report on the overall ranking of nominees rather than specific category details. While the shared takeaway is that Madonna holds the lead and Swift follows, the sources provided do not include additional context such as the number of nominations for each artist, which categories they are nominated in, or how the rankings compare with previous years.
