Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter win Best Collaboration at VMAs
Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter won Best Collaboration for “Bring Your Love” at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 27 in Los Angeles. David Corenswet and Isabel May presented the prize, and the two singers walked on stage holding hands to accept it, according to Billboard.
The win capped an opening performance that had already set the tone for the night. Madonna and Carpenter opened the ceremony at the Peacock Theater with “Bring Your Love,” with Carpenter at the piano while Madonna lounged on top of it.
Madonna used the acceptance speech to tell the story behind the duet. She said she was initially left on delivered after first contacting Carpenter’s team about working together. After five days with no reply, she said, she sent Carpenter a direct message herself.
Carpenter answered, Madonna said, and within weeks the pair were in the studio together. She described “Bring Your Love” as a song about people who think they know you better than you know yourself.
The single debuted at No. 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May. The Hot 100 is the main weekly singles chart in the United States, compiled by Billboard from sales, streams and radio play.
After the duet, Madonna stayed on stage for a medley drawn from Confessions II, including “Danceteria.” She was joined during the showcase by Charli xcx, Julia Garner, sombr and Seth Rogen.
The collaboration was one of several nominations for both artists on the night. Both Madonna and Carpenter were nominated for Video of the Year and Artist of the Year, while “Bring Your Love” was also nominated for Song of the Year.
Madonna entered the ceremony as the leading nominee with 11 nominations, as reported by Variety. Carpenter and Ariana Grande each earned seven nominations, according to The Sacramento Bee, with Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars also among the nominees announced for this year’s show.
What makes this stand out is how ordinary the starting point was. A message went unanswered. A follow-up got through. Weeks later, that exchange became an awards-show opener and now an award winner organised around two voices at a piano.
