In pictures: Women take the spotlight on the VMAs red carpet

Taylor Swift is nominated for artist of the year at the 2023 Music Video Awards (Doug Peters/PA)

Eye-catching gowns seem to be the theme of the 2023 Video Music Awards, which has a female-dominated artist of the year category for the first time in the show’s history.

Taylor Swift, Rita Ora and Olivia Rodrigo were among the artists turning heads as they arrived for the ceremony, which took place at New Jersey’s Prudential Centre.