MTV VMAs No Longer Have Rock as a Category: It Becomes Included in Alternative Music

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The MTV awards given to the best music videos will ignore rock as early as this year. The works of the genre become part of the Alternative category

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What you should know Coldplay was the last Best Rock winner in 2025 with the song “All My Love”. The Best Alternative category brings together in 2026 the closest nominees to rock. MTV eliminated the category after nearly four decades of presence at the ceremony. The category “Best Rock” will not be part of the MTV Video Music Awards 2026. The absence was confirmed after the release of the nominees for the ceremony. Representatives of Paramount,…