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Taylor Swift was named Artist of the Year astatine the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, besting Sabrina Carpenter, Eminem, SZA and past winners Bad Bunny and Ariana Grande.
Taylor Swift Stuns connected the 2024 VMAs Red Carpet successful a Sultry and Strappy Ensemble
Taylor Swift is successful her repetition triumph era.
Swifties person spoken, granting the chairwoman of The Tortured Poets Department her 2nd consecutive Artist of the Year grant astatine the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards connected Sept. 11, making her the archetypal performer to triumph that peculiar fan-driven Moonman twice.
Though this clip she did not do it with a breached heart.
Add that to the 5 different awards her enactment collected tonight, and that makes 29 (and perchance counting, with Video of the Year honors inactive to come) vocation VMAs for Swift, who led the tract with 12 nominations heading into the event. Before the televised information of the amusement kicked off, she'd already won Song of Summer for "Fortnight," her Tortured Poets jam with Post Malone, and they were presented with Best Collaboration astatine the apical of the show. (See the implicit database of winners from the 2024 VMAs here.)
Knowing however to marque an entrance, she unopen down the carpet adjacent to showtime successful her punk-inspired yellowish and achromatic high-low plaid formal by Dior, accessorized with gangly achromatic boots and fierce woven leather gauntlets.
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About an hr into the show, she went backstage and re-emerged successful a sparkly customized Monse mini dress, each the amended to unrecorded her champion dance-party beingness with, giving Katy Perry a standing ovation and doing that enthusiastic Taylor-in-the-audience happening we came for.
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In winning Artist of the Year—one of the galore awards handed retired off-camera successful favour of giving much clip to unrecorded performances—she topped past winners Ariana Grande and Bad Bunny, arsenic good arsenic SZA, Eminem and her Eras Tour opening enactment Sabrina Carpenter.
Taylor besides went location with the Moonmen for Best Direction ("Fortnight") and Best Pop, portion Chancler Haynes won Best Editing for "Fortnite."
Before the nighttime itself is history, cheque retired each the ways Taylor stole the amusement without adjacent leaving her seat:
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Tea Time
Taylor Swift leaned successful arsenic Post Malone—who took location the prize for Best Collaboration alongside the singer—whispered successful her ear.
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Ready for Her Close-Up
The Grammy victor posed for a pic with Margaret Qualley. The photog? Margaret's hubby and Taylor's longtime shaper Jack Antonoff.
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How Did It End?
At the extremity of Karol G's epic performance, Taylor gave the "QLONA" vocalist a elephantine hug.
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Awards Show Lover
The "Fortnight" vocalist wore a wide grin arsenic she enjoyed the amusement from her seat.
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No Bad Blood
Taylor and pal Suki Waterhouse danced on to Katy Perry singing a medley of her hits during the awards show.
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She's Cheer Captain
The "Cruel Summer" vocalist gave a lasting ovation astatine the extremity of Katy's performance, a wide grin connected her face.
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Sipping and Serving
Taylor's signature reddish articulator stayed perfectly successful spot arsenic she sipped from her ice-cold mixed portion portion sitting successful the audience.
Don't miss the 2024 Video Music Awards tonight, Sept. 11, astatine 8 p.m. connected MTV.
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