Taylor Swift has been dominating the MTV Video Music Awards for quite some time, and she’s showing no signs of stopping. She was crowned the biggest winner of the night at this year’s ceremony and managed to walk away with seven awards, including video of the year for “Fortnight” ft. Post Malone.
Swift came into the night with 12 nominations and eventually came out victorious in seven categories. She brought her number of total video of the year wins to five after “Fortnight” defeated tough competition in Ariana Grande’s “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”, Billie Eilish’s “Lunch”, Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red”, Eminem’s “Houdini”, and SZA’s “Snooze”.
This song failed to repeat its success in the song of the year category, where Sabrina Carpenter won her first Moon Person for “Espresso”. In addition to “Fortnight”, Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em”, Jack Harlow’s “Lovin on Me”, Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”, and Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” were also in the running for this coveted award.
Despite this loss, “Fortnight” was still the night’s most-awarded song, and it also won song of the year, best collaboration, best editing, and best direction. Swift was named the artist of the year, in addition to winning the award for best pop.
The 2024 MTV VMAs took place on September 11 at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, with Megan Thee Stallion making her debut as a host.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2024 MTV VMAs:
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
Katy Perry
Best Alternative
Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”
VMAs Most Iconic Performance
Katy Perry – “Roar” (2013, live from Empire-Fulton Ferry Park)
Best Trending Video
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Yuki Chiba – “Mamushi”
Song of Summer
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best Rock
Lenny Kravitz – “Human”
Best Collaboration
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best Afrobeats
Tyla – “Water”
Song of the Year
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
Artist of the Year
Taylor Swift
Best Pop
Taylor Swift
Best R&B
SZA – “Snooze”
Video for Good
Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (From The Motion Picture Barbie)”
Best Cinematography
Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
Best Art Direction
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA”
Best Direction
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best Editing
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best Choreography
Dua Lipa – “Houdini”
Best Visual Effects
Eminem – “Houdini”
Best Hip-Hop
Eminem – “Houdini”
Best K-pop
LISA – “Rockstar”
Best New Artist
Chappell Roan
Best Latin
Anitta – “Mil Veces”
MTV Push Performance of the Year
June 2024: Le Sserafim – “Easy”
Video of the Year
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”