{
  "id": 1723468,
  "title": "Madonna Leads VMAs Nominations With 11, Followed by Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Ariana Grande",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/madonna-leads-vmas-nominations-with-11-followed-by-taylor-swift",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T14:01:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/madonna-leads-vmas-nominations-taylor-swift-1236837092/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It’s no time warp — Madonna leads all other divas in nominations for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, with 11 nods, it was announced Tuesday morning. She’s followed by Taylor Swift, with nine nominations, and Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter, with seven each. Others with multiple shots at a Moon Person (as the awards […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Madonna Leads 2026 VMA Nominations With 11 Nods, Ahead of Taylor Swift",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/madonna-leads-2026-vma-nominations-with-11-nods-ahead-of-taylor-swift",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}