.This year's Video clip of the Year candidates feature Ariana Grande (" our team can not be good friends (await your affection)"), Billie Eilish (" LUNCH TIME"), Doja Cat (" Have A Ball'), Eminem (" Houdini"), SZA (" Snooze"), Taylor Swift as well as Message Malone (" Week"). To be very clear, Monu00e9t did earn 2 VMA nominations in the most ideal R&B as well as MTV Push Performance of The Year classifications for her smash hit single, "On My Mama." But also for the performer to not be actually a challenger for Video clip of the Year is unsatisfying and also, frankly, confusing. The "On My Mom" music video was released in August 2023 and also was actually a lyric to Dark as well as Y2K society. The visual likewise instilled elements of today's popular culture. Besides the video clip's very early 2000s principle with the sentimental oversized white colored tees and also saggy pants, the glossy choreography catapulted a surge of on the internet inventors reenacting Monu00e9t's viral dance actions. The R&B performer broke the Internet after dropping the "On My Mother" aesthetic. This year, Monu00e9t had the timetable in disarray once again after launching the music video for "Alright," one more popular song from her 2nd studio album, Cat II.