Taylor Swift leads VMA nominations with SZA right behind her

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Taylor Swift has captured the most nominations for this year’s Video Music Awards.

Swift has eight of them including video of the year.

Last year, she became the first artist to win that category three times.

While Swift has the most nominations, R&B singer SZA is close behind with six.

A handful of other singers including Sam Smith, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, and Olivia Rodrigo each have five nominations.

The VMAs will air on September 12th.