Taylor Swift made history at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, held at the UBS Arena on New York’s Long Island, by becoming the most awarded artist in the show’s history. Swift won seven awards, including Artist of the Year and Video of the Year for her collaboration ‘Fortnight’ with Post Malone, bringing her total to 30 career wins and surpassing Beyoncé’s previous record of 23.In her acceptance speeches, Swift demonstrated both her personal touch and social awareness. She paid tribute to the victims of 9/11, saying, ‘Waking up this morning in New York on September 11th, I’ve just been thinking about what happened 23 years ago, everyone who lost a loved one and everyone that we lost’. Swift also took the opportunity to encourage civic engagement, urging fans over 18 to register to vote for the upcoming 2024 Presidential election.Swift’s personal life also made headlines as she publicly acknowledged her relationship with NFL player Travis Kelce. In her Video of the Year acceptance speech, she said, ‘I’ll always remember that when I’d finish a take and say ‘cut!’, I’d hear someone cheering in the background of the studio where we were recording, and that person was my boyfriend, Travis,’ adding, ‘Everything this man touches turns into happiness, fun, and magic’.The awards show celebrated diversity and inclusivity in the music industry. Chappell Roan won Best New Artist, dedicating her win to ‘drag artists and queer and trans people who run pop’. Katy Perry received the prestigious Video Vanguard Award, performing a medley of her biggest hits.Swift’s domination of the VMAs, with wins in categories such as Best Collaboration, Best Pop, Best Direction, and Best Editing, cements her status as one of the most influential artists in the industry. Her use of the platform to address both personal and social issues demonstrates the evolving role of artists in today’s society.
Key points
- Taylor Swift won seven awards at the 2024 MTV VMAs, bringing her total to 30 and surpassing Beyoncé’s record.
- Swift used her acceptance speeches to pay tribute to 9/11 victims and encourage voter registration.
- Swift publicly acknowledged her relationship with NFL player Travis Kelce during her Video of the Year acceptance speech.
- The VMAs celebrated diversity with wins for artists like Chappell Roan and honored Katy Perry with the Video Vanguard Award.
Contradictions👾There is a discrepancy in the reported number of Taylor Swift’s total VMA wins.
Some sources state she has 30 wins, while others report 37.
