Taylor Swift won big at the MTV Video Music Awards, taking home her fifth Video of the Year Award for "Fortnight" with Post Malone, as well as Artist of the Year, Best Direction, Best Collaboration and Best Pop; "Fortnight" also took home Best Editing for Chancler Haynes.
The 34-year-old is now the only artist to win three years in a row, and five times across her career; she won for "Anti-Hero" in 2023 and "All Too Well (Ten Minute Version)" in 2022. She has also won the award for "You Need to Calm Down" in 2019 and "Bad Blood" in 2015.
Wednesday's six wins also saw her total VMA collection come to 30 beating the previous record held by Beyonce of 25.
© Mike CoppolaIn her acceptance speech Taylor thanked her crew for their help with the music video for "Fortnight," including her co-stars Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles and Post Malone, before going on to thank her "boyfriend" Travis Kelce.
"I would always hear someone cheering or woo-hooing, from across the studio," she said of the experience of shooting the music video, "and that one person was my boyfriend Travis".
"Everything this man touches turns to happiness and fun and magic, so thank for you for adding that to our shoot," she said, to cheers from the audience.
The 34-year-old won six of her 12 nominations, and she thanked her fans before reminding everyone over the age of 18 to register to vote; the night prior she endorsed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.
© Mike CoppolaSabrina Carpenter won Song of the Summer for "Espresso" and told fans: "You are the reason I get to do what I love but also the reason we get to have so much fun," as she accepted the award from Miranda Lambert.
Chappell Roan won Best New Artist, and dedicated her award to the trans and LGBTQ youth.
© Christopher PolkTaylor won the first award of the night, Best Collaboration for "Fortnight" with Post Malone, and in her speech she acknowledged that the ceremony was taking place on the 23rd anniversary of 9/11, and reminded everyone that "everything that happens tonight falls behind that".
Lenny Kravitz won Best Rock, and Katy Perry took home VMAs Most Iconic Performance for "Roar," as well as the 2024 Video Vanguard Award.
Lisa won Best K-Pop, SZA took home Best R'N'B and Benson Boone won Best Alternative.
© Doug Peters - PA ImagesFull list of 2024 MTV Video Music Awards Winners:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR, Presented by Burger King®
- Ariana Grande – "we can’t be friends (wait for your love)" – Republic Records
- Billie Eilish – "LUNCH" – Darkroom / Interscope Records
- Doja Cat – "Paint The Town Red" – Kemosabe Records / RCA Records
- Eminem – "Houdini" – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records
- SZA – "Snooze" – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – "Fortnight" – Republic Records - WINNER
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Ariana Grande – Republic Records
- Bad Bunny – Rimas Entertainment
- Eminem – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records
- Sabrina Carpenter – Island
- SZA – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records
- Taylor Swift – Republic Records - WINNER
© Doug Peters - PA ImagesSONG OF THE YEAR
- Beyoncé – "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
- Jack Harlow – "Lovin On Me" – Generation Now / Atlantic Records
- Kendrick Lamar – "Not Like Us" – pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records
- Sabrina Carpenter – "Espresso" – Island - WINNER
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – "Fortnight" – Republic Records
- Teddy Swims – "Lose Control" – Warner Records
BEST NEW ARTIST
- Benson Boone – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records
- Chappell Roan – Island - WINNER
- Gracie Abrams – Interscope Records
- Shaboozey – American Dogwood / EMPIRE
- Teddy Swims – Warner Records
- Tyla – Epic Records
© Christopher PolkMTV PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
- August 2023: Kaliii – "Area Codes" – Atlantic Records
- September 2023: GloRilla – "Lick or Sum" – CMG / Interscope Records
- October 2023: Benson Boone – "In The Stars" – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records
- November 2023: Coco Jones – "ICU" – Def Jam
- December 2023: Victoria Monét – "On My Mama" – Lovett Music / RCA Records
- January 2024: Jessie Murph – "Wild Ones" – Columbia Records
- February 2024: Teddy Swims – "Lose Control" – Warner Records
- March 2024: Chappell Roan – "Red Wine Supernova" – Island
- April 2024: Flyana Boss – "yeaaa" – vnclm_/ Atlantic Records
- May 2024: Laufey – "Goddess" – Laufey / AWAL
- June 2024: LE SSERAFIM – "EASY" – SOURCE MUSIC / Geffen Records - WINNER
- July 2024: The Warning – "Automatic Sun" – Lava / Republic Records
BEST COLLABORATION
- Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – "Rich Baby Daddy " – OVO / Republic Records
- GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – "Wanna Be" – CMG / Interscope Records
- Jessie Murph ft. Jelly Roll – "Wild Ones" – Columbia Records
- Jung Kook ft. Latto – "Seven" – BIGHIT MUSIC / Geffen Records
- Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – "I Had Some Help" – Mercury / Republic / Big Loud
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – "Fortnight" – Republic Records - WINNER
BEST POP
- Camila Cabello – Geffen / Interscope Records
- Dua Lipa – Warner Records
- Olivia Rodrigo – Geffen Records
- Sabrina Carpenter – Island
- Tate McRae – RCA Records
- Taylor Swift – Republic Records - WINNER
© Kevin MazurBEST HIP-HOP
- Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – "Rich Baby Daddy " – OVO / Republic Records
- Eminem – "Houdini" – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records - WINNER
- GloRilla – "Yeah Glo!" – CMG / Interscope Records
- Gunna – "fukumean" – Young Stoner Life Records / 300 Entertainment
- Megan Thee Stallion – "BOA" – Hot Girl Productions
- Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti – "FE!N" – Cactus Jack / Epic Records
BEST R&B
- Alicia Keys – "Lifeline" – AK Records, under exclusive license to gamma.
- Muni Long – "Made For Me" – Def Jam
- SZA – "Snooze" – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records - WINNER
- Tyla – "Water" – FAX Records / Epic Records
- USHER, Summer Walker, 21 Savage – "Good Good" – mega / gamma.
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Victoria Monét – "On My Mama" – Lovett Music / RCA Records
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© Noam GalaiBEST ALTERNATIVE
- Benson Boone – "Beautiful Things" – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records - WINNER
- Bleachers – "Tiny Moves" – Dirty Hit
- Hozier – "Too Sweet" – Columbia Records
- Imagine Dragons – "Eyes Closed" – KIDinaKorner / Interscope Records
- Linkin Park – "Friendly Fire" – This Compilation / Warner Records
- Teddy Swims – "Lose Control (Live)" – Warner Records
BEST ROCK
- Bon Jovi – "Legendary" – Island
- Coldplay – "feelslikeimfallinginlove" – Atlantic Records
- Green Day – "Dilemma" – Reprise Records / Warner Records
- Kings of Leon – "Mustang" – Capitol Records
- Lenny Kravitz – "Human" – ℗© 2024 Roxie Records Inc - WINNER
- U2 – "Atomic City" – Interscope Records
© Mike CoppolaBEST LATIN
- Anitta – "Mil Veces" – Floresta Records / Republic Records / Universal Music Latin Entertainment - WINNER
- Bad Bunny – "MONACO" – Rimas Entertainment
- KAROL G – "MI EX TENÍA RAZÓN" – Bichota / Interscope Records
- Myke Towers – "LALA" – Warner Music Latina
- Peso Pluma & Anitta – "BELLAKEO" – Double P Records
- Rauw Alejandro – "Touching The Sky" – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment
- Shakira & Cardi B – "Puntería" – Sony Music US Latin
BEST AFROBEATS
- Ayra Starr ft. Giveon – "Last Heartbreak Song" – Mavin / Republic
- Burna Boy – "City Boys" – Spaceship / Bad Habit / Atlantic Records
- Chris Brown ft. Davido & Lojay – "Sensational" – Chris Brown Entertainment / RCA Records
- Tems – "Love Me JeJe" – Since '93 / RCA Records
- Tyla – "Water" – FAX Records / Epic Records - WINNER
- USHER, Pheelz – "Ruin" – mega / gamma.
BEST K-POP
- Jung Kook ft. Latto – "Seven" – BIGHIT MUSIC / Geffen Records
- LISA – "Rockstar" – Lloud Co. / RCA Records - WINNER
- NCT Dream – "Smoothie" – SM Entertainment / Virgin Music Group
- NewJeans – "Super Shy" – ADOR / Geffen Records
- Stray Kids – "LALALALA" – JYP Entertainment / Imperial / Republic Records
- TOMORROW X TOGETHER – "Deja vu" – BIGHIT MUSIC / IMPERIAL / Republic Records
© Christopher PolkVIDEO FOR GOOD
- Alexander Stewart – "if you only knew" – FAE grp
- Billie Eilish – "What Was I Made For (From The Motion Picture "Barbie")" – Darkroom / Interscope Records - WINNER
- Coldplay – "feelslikeimfallinginlove" – Atlantic Records
- Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll – "Best For Me" – Twenty Nine Music Group
- RAYE – "Genesis." – Human Re Sources
- Tyler Childers – "In Your Love" – Hickman Holler Records / RCA Records
BEST DIRECTION
- Ariana Grande – "we can’t be friends (wait for your love)" – Republic Records – Directed byChristian Breslauer
- Bleachers – "Tiny Moves" – Dirty Hit – Directed by Alex Lockett & Margaret Qualley
- Eminem – "Houdini" – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Directed by Rich Lee
- Megan Thee Stallion – "BOA" – Hot Girl Productions – Directed by Daniel Iglesias Jr.
- Sabrina Carpenter – "Please Please Please" – Island – Directed by Bardia Zeinali
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – "Fortnight" – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift - WINNER
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Ariana Grande – "we can’t be friends (wait for your love)" – Republic Records - Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov - WINNER
- Charli xcx – "Von dutch" – Atlantic Records - Cinematography by Jeff Bierman
- Dua Lipa – "Illusion" – Warner Records - Cinematography by Nikita Kuzmenko
- Olivia Rodrigo – "obsessed" – Geffen Records - Cinematography by Marz Miller
- Rauw Alejandro – "Touching The Sky" – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment - Cinematography by Camilo Monsalve
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – "Fortnight" – Republic Records - Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto
BEST EDITING
- Anitta - "Mil Veces" – Floresta Records / Republic Records / Universal Music Latin Entertainment – Editing by Nick Yumul
- Ariana Grande – "we can’t be friends (wait for your love)" – Republic Records – Editing by Luis Caraza Peimbert
- Eminem – "Houdini" – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Editing by David Checel
- LISA – "Rockstar" – Lloud Co. / RCA Records – Editing by Nik Kohler
- Sabrina Carpenter – "Espresso" – Island – Editing by Jai Shukla
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – "Fortnight" – Republic Records – Editing by Chancler Haynes - WINNER
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
- Bleachers – Tiny Moves – Dirty Hit – Choreography by Margaret Qualley
- Dua Lipa – "Houdini" – Warner Records – Choreography by Charm La'Donna - WINNER
- LISA – "Rockstar" – Lloud Co. / RCA Records – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
- Rauw Alejandro – "Touching The Sky" – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment – Choreography by Felix ‘Fefe’ Burgos
- Tate McRae – "Greedy" – RCA Records – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
- Troye Sivan – "Rush" – Capitol Records – Choreography by Sergio Reis, Mauro Van De Kerkhof
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Ariana Grande – "the boy is mine" – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Digital Axis
- Eminem – "Houdini" – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post WINNER
- Justin Timberlake – "Selfish" – RCA Records – "Selfish" – RCA Records – Visual Effects by Candice Dragonas
- Megan Thee Stallion – "BOA" – Hot Girl Productions – Visual Effects by Mathematic
- Olivia Rodrigo – "get him back!" – Geffen Records – Visual Effects by Cooper Vacheron, Preston Mohr, Karen Arakelian, Justin Johnson
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – "Fortnight" – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Parliament
BEST ART DIRECTION
- Charli xcx – "360" – Atlantic Records – Art Direction by Grace Surnow
- LISA - "Rockstar" - Lloyd Co. / RCA Records – Art Direction by Pongsan Thawatwichian
- Megan Thee Stallion - "BOA" - Hot Girl Productions – Art Direction by Brittany Porter - WINNER
- Olivia Rodrigo – "bad idea right?" – Geffen Records – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins
- Sabrina Carpenter – "Please Please Please" – Island – Art Direction by Nicholas des Jardins
- Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – "Fortnight" – Republic Records – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman
