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  "id": 1751155,
  "title": "Madonna leads 2026 MTV VMAs with 11 nominations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/madonna-leads-2026-mtv-vmas-with-11-nominations",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T16:42:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/madonna-leads-2026-mtv-video-music-awards-nominations-followed-by-taylor-swift/"
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  "account": "Madonna has been nominated for 11 awards at the 2026 MTV VMAs, including the top three prizes of video, artist, and song of the year. She is tied with Beyoncé and Taylor Swift for the most-awarded musician in VMA history, with 30 wins each. Ariana Grande follows with 9 nominations, and if she secures an award, she will become the most-awarded artist in VMA history. Other top-nominated artists include Bruno Mars, Sabrina Carpenter, Bruno Mars, PinkPantheress, and Zara Larsson, each with 5 nominations. The top five categories at the 2026 VMAs are Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop, and Best Hip-Hop.",
  "summary": "Madonna leads all artists with 11 nominations at this year's MTV VMAs, and a full sweep would tie her with Beyoncé and Taylor Swift for the most VMA wins in history.",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Madonna leads 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Taylor Swift",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/madonna-leads-2026-mtv-video-music-awards-nominations-followed-by-1717423",
        "published": "2026-08-18T13:01:27.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Madonna leads 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Taylor Swift",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/madonna-leads-2026-mtv-video-music-awards-nominations-followed-by",
        "published": "2026-08-18T13:23:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Madonna, Taylor Swift Lead 2026 VMA Nominations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/madonna-taylor-swift-lead-2026-vma-nominations",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:00:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Madonna and Taylor Swift Are the Pop Icons Leading the Nominees for the 2026 MTV VMAs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/madonna-and-taylor-swift-are-the-pop-icons-leading-the-nominees-for",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:30:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Pitchfork",
        "title": "Madonna, Taylor Swift Lead VMA 2026 Nominations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/madonna-taylor-swift-lead-vma-2026-nominations",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:44:18.000Z"
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  "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."
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