Taylor Swift fans, the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards are yours. The pop powerhouse received the inaugural Artist Director Honors on Sunday night, becoming the most-awarded artist in VMA history. Previously, she was tied with Beyoncé for the title, with 30 VMAs each.
The new award, which is meant to recognize artists “whose work behind the camera has expanded the possibilities of music video and advanced the art of visual storytelling,” brought her total to 31. Read moreUS 'royal wedding': Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce marry at Madison Square Garden Swift also debuted the music video for her new song, “Patient Zero,” during the award show. She directed the visual, which stars Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson.
Johnson and Swift portray mirror images of each other. The two-hour MTV Video Music Awards show is currently being broadcast live on CBS from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Later in the night, actors David Corenswet and Isabel May presented the pair with the award for best collaboration for the song.
A trove of dancers and various famous friends, including actor Debi Mazar, Sombr and Julia Garner. The show, which was delayed 20 minutes by a tight NFL game between the Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys, wasted no time getting heart rates up. Snoop Dogg, a 13-time VMAs nominee and three-time winner, emerged as host shortly thereafter.
Read moreGerman reforms, Google's final EU defeat and a $20M Swift wedding? There was always going to be a moment for Dolly Parton. Kacey Musgraves paid homage to the late, great country music icon with a cover of Parton’s “I Will Always Love You.” Parton, whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, died in Nashville of cancer in August.
Performances arrived fast and furious: Raye delivered a medley of her throwback soul, starting with “I Will Overcome” into “Where Is My Husband!” Bruno Mars slowed things down with “Dance With Me.” Shaboozey launched into his saloon single “Cowgirl,” before being joined by Gunna for some hybrid country-rap with their crossover track, “High Noon.” Sienna Spiro belted out her “Great Expectation.” Later, Raye, Sombr and Teddy Swims will pay tribute to George Michael, who died 10 years ago on Christmas Day. If this year's VMAs felt too pop-heavy for some viewers, that was interrupted by the coveted Video Vanguard Award being awarded to Nirvana. Their frontman Kurt Cobain died in 1994.
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