Taylor Swift took house probably the most coveted award of the night time on the MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday, breaking a number of information with the win. The famous person received video of the yr for her tune “Fortnight,” that includes Put up Malone.
Swift received seven VMAs this yr, bringing her all-time complete to 30, tying her with Beyoncé for many VMA wins of all time.
After being introduced the trophy by VMA host Megan Thee Stallion, Swift took to the stage to share her appreciation for her followers and everybody who helped carry the music video to life, together with Put up Malone, Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles (who made cameos within the video), cinematographer/DP Rodrigo Prieto and manufacturing designer Ethan Tobman.
“Directing this video and placing it collectively and writing it was probably the most fantastic expertise. And that’s due to all of the people who I bought to make it with,” she mentioned in her acceptance speech. “The factor is that this video appears very unhappy once you watch it, however it really was like probably the most enjoyable video to make.”
Swift additionally praised a particular individual in her life who was at all times on set whereas filming the music video, cheering her on between takes.
“One thing that I’ll at all times keep in mind is that once I would end a take and I’d say, ‘minimize,’ and we’d be executed with that take, I might at all times simply hear somebody cheering from throughout the studio the place we have been capturing it. And that one individual was my boyfriend Travis [Kelce],” the singer added, resulting in screams from the viewers. “Every little thing this man touches turns to happiness and enjoyable and magic, so I wish to thank him for including that to our shoot.”
Swift concluded, “To the followers, I’m at all times making an attempt to determine a method to say thanks to you for making my life what it’s, for making the Eras Tour what it has turn into, for making The Tortured Poets Division what it has turn into. That’s all you guys for doing that and for voting for this award…. I recognize it a lot.”
Swift broke a number of information together with her video of the yr win, together with extending her file for the most-awarded artist within the class, as she beforehand received for “Dangerous Blood,” “You Have to Calm Down,” “All Too Nicely: The Quick Movie” and “Anti-hero.”
She additionally turned the primary artist to win the VMA for video of the yr three years in a row. She took house the award final yr for “Anti-hero” and in 2022 for “All Too Nicely: The Quick Movie.”
The “Merciless Summer season” artist can also be recognized for guiding a number of of her music movies over time. Because of this, her video of the yr win for “Fortnight” additionally prolonged her file because the artist with probably the most wins within the class for movies that she directed or co-directed. Her previous movies for “You Have to Calm Down,” “All Too Nicely: The Quick Movie” and “Anti-hero” have been all directed/co-directed by Swift.
Swift beat out Ariana Grande with “We Can’t Be Pals (Look ahead to Your Love),” Billie Eilish with “Lunch,” Doja Cat with “Paint the City Purple,” Eminem with “Houdini” and SZA with “Snooze.”
Earlier within the night time, whereas accepting her greatest collaboration award with “Fortnight” collaborator Put up Malone, the singer additionally took a second to recollect the tragedy of the 9/11 terrorist assaults on the twenty third anniversary: “Every little thing that occurs tonight falls behind that.”
It’s been a triumphant yr general for Swift, who not solely received the Grammy for album of the yr for Midnights earlier this yr, but additionally launched her eleventh studio album The Tortured Poets Division, which sat on the prime of the Billboard 200 chart for 15 non-consecutive weeks. She’s additionally been busy performing for followers across the globe on her Eras tour, which wraps up in North America later this yr.
The 2024 VMAs, hosted by Megan Thee Stallion, have been held at Lengthy Island’s UBS Area Wednesday night time. Discover the full record of winners right here and all of the purple carpet appears to be like right here.
