Taylor Swift broke a number of data, profitable the highest prize on the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday.
The pop star took house video of the 12 months for her tune “Anti-Hero.” With this win, she grew to become the primary artist to ever rating the VMA for video of the 12 months two years in a row, as she gained in 2022 for “All Too Properly (10 minute model) (Taylor’s model) (from The Vault).”
She additionally prolonged her document as essentially the most awarded artist within the video of the 12 months class. She gained in 2015 for “Dangerous Blood” and in 2019 for “You Have to Calm Down” as effectively. Since she additionally directed the music video for “Anti-Hero,” the win prolonged her document to 3 because the artist with essentially the most video of the 12 months awards for movies that she directed/co-directed.
“That is unbelievable,” she stated after LL Cool J offered her with the award. “I simply need to say that the truth that it is a fan-voted award means a lot to me.”
Swift continued, “Based mostly on the recollections that we’ve made not too long ago, I’ve simply been on a tour that has been essentially the most joyful and exhilarating expertise, and we’re not even midway performed. It actually felt like the journey of a lifetime this previous 12 months. I can’t consider that it was a 12 months in the past that I introduced the Midnights album. And all I’ve to say tonight is, thanks. I’m blown away.”
This 12 months, feminine nominees dominated the highest class for the primary time within the awards present’s historical past. Among the many different nominees for video of the 12 months had been SZA’s “Kill Invoice,” Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers,” Nicki Minaj’s “Tremendous Freaky Lady,” Olivia Rodrigo’s “vampire,” Doja Cat’s “Consideration” and “Unholy” by Kim Petras and Sam Smith (who identifies as nonbinary).
In all, it was a busy evening for Swift who scored 9 Moon Individual trophies, solely 4 of which had been offered in the course of the telecast, together with tune of the 12 months, finest pop video and finest path.
The 2023 VMAs aired dwell from New Jersey’s Prudential Heart on Tuesday. Try the entire winners listing right here.