Taylor Swift makes VMAs history and dedicates award to Dolly Parton
- On Sunday, September 27, pop icon Madonna opened the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, marking her first live VMA performance in 23 years with a medley featuring Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX.
- Pop star Taylor Swift received the inaugural Artist Director Honors at the ceremony, an award recognizing visual storytelling that established her as the most-awarded artist in VMA history with a record-breaking 31 wins.
- Nirvana's surviving members accepted the Video Vanguard Award, while Kacey Musgraves delivered a tribute to Dolly Parton and LISA performed her new single 'SaWaDiKa' during the broadcast.
- Hip-Hop icon Snoop Dogg hosted the ceremony, which featured the premiere of Swift's music video for 'Patient Zero,' starring Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson.
- The 2026 MTV VMAs marked the awards' first return to the West Coast since 2017, cementing the event's status as music's most unpredictable night with performances spanning genres and generations.
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The American singer has become the most rewarded artist in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards. With 33 statuettes on the counter, she goes ahead of Beyoncé. The star took the opportunity to unveil the clip of her new single "Patient Zero" with Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson. - Taylor Swift beat Beyoncé and becomes the most rewarded artist of the MTV Video Music Awards (Culture, media and entertainment).
MTV VMAs 2026 winners: Madonna and Taylor Swift lead the night
Madonna and Taylor Swift dominated the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, with the former winning three prizes and the latter taking home the top prize.Madonna went into the evening as the most nominated artist with 13 nods and left with seven wins overall at the ceremony, including three during the broadcast: for best collaboration, best dance and artist of the year.While accepting the award for artist of the year, Madonna recalled falling during her…
Swift wins Video of the Year, 2 other awards, taking career total to record 33 VMAs
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SICJust a few months after her marriage to American football star Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift made history on Sunday by becoming the most award-winning artist in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). At the age of 36, the singer arrived at 31 statuettes after receiving the first award of distinction to the artistic director, won by his work behind the video clips. In protest: Susan Sarandon is detained in New York during protest against …
Madonna was the great winner of the 2026 MTV VMAs ceremony, winning seven prizes in thirteen possibles. The Best Video award, however, falls to Taylor Swift
Swift, who had previously tied for 30 VMA awards with Beyoncé, took home the evening's most prestigious accolade for “The Fate of Ophelia.”
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