Rema, Davido, Burna Boy, Wizkid, Ayra Starr nominated for 2023 VMAs

<h2>Best R&B</h2>, <p>The VMAs has announced the nominations for the 2023 edition.</p>, <span>Rema, Davido, Burna Boy, Wizkid, Ayra Starr nominated for 2023 VMAs</span>, <h2>Afrobeats' international exploits already earned it an exclusive category at the VMAs, and this year, a collection of Nigerian superstars will be vying to take home the prize.</h2>, <p>This year, the Best Afrobeats Song category will be keenly contested by Ayra Starr's 'Rush,' Burna Boy's 'It’s Plenty,' Davido's 'Unavailable' featuring Musa Keys, Fireboy DML's 'Bandana' featuring Asake, Libianca's 'People,' Rema & Selena Gomez's 'Calm Down,' and Wizkid's '2 Sugar' featuring Ayra Starr.</p>, <h2>Best Afrobeats</h2>, <p>In a giant feat, Rema's 'Calm Down' earns nominations for Collaboration of the Year and Song of the Year alongside other heavyweights like Miley Cyrus' 'Flower', Sam Smith & Kim Petras' 'Unholy', and Olivia Rodrigo's 'Vampire'.</p>, <p>While the host is yet to be announce, the 2023 VMAs will be held on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.</p>, <p>See full nominations list below.</p>, <h2>Video of the year</h2>, <h2>Artist of the year</h2>, <h2>Song of the year</h2>, <h2>Best new artist</h2>, <h2>Best collaboration</h2>, <h2>Best pop</h2>, <h2>Best hip-hop</h2>, <h2>Best alternative</h2>, <h2>Best rock</h2>, <h2>Best Latin</h2>, <h2>Best K-pop</h2>, <h2>Video for good</h2>, <h2>Push performance of the year</h2>, <h2>Best direction</h2>, <h2>Best cinematography</h2>, <h2>Best visual effects</h2>, <h2>Best choreography</h2>, <h2>Best art direction</h2>, <h2>Best editing</h2>