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Taylor Swift wins Artist of the Year at the MTV VMAs

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By Eili Cordova

Sep 11, 2024, 11:52 PM EDT

Taylor Swift is the Artist of the Year at the MTV VMas! The pop star won the Moon Person, surpassing other singers in that category such as Ariana Grande, SZA, Sabrina Carpenter, Eminem and Bad Bunny.

The event took place at the UBS Arena in New York and the artist’s victory occurred during a commercial break. The ‘Cruel Summer’ singer led the nominations with a total of 12 mentions.

In addition to winning ‘Artist of the Year’, Swift She won other awards such as ‘Best Pop Collaboration’, ‘Song of the Summer’, ‘Best Editing and Video’, all for her single ‘Fortnight’.’, alongside artist Post Malone.

Taylor Swift accepts her award for her single ‘Fortnight’ during the MTV Video Music Awards.
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Taylor accepts award with Post Malone

The artist mentioned that it was an “opportunity to thank and honor the people who worked so hard with me on this video.”

“There is a very clear reason why Post Malone is everyone’s favorite person in the music world to collaborate with,” the artist said about her running mate in ‘Fortnight’.

“It’s because you have incredible talent. You are very versatile and you are the most sensible person,” the pop star added.

The artist was speechless for a few seconds after these words, and then expressed his admiration for Swift and praised “the amount of work, care and love she puts into everything she does.”

During the VMAS, Taylor Swift became the center of attention not only for her nominations, also for their expressions and active participation.

“My boyfriend, Travis. Everything this man touches turns to happiness, fun and magic, so I want to thank him for adding that to our shoot.” — Taylor Swift pic.twitter.com/jFv0rBGiha

— Taylor Swift Charts (@chartstswift) September 12, 2024

While Karol G sang ‘Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido’, the artist danced for a few seconds, also showed off her steps to Katy Perry’s performance and applauded the artist with emotion.

Swift is one of the biggest stars on the scene today. With her ‘The Eras Tour’, she managed to raise millions of dollars around the world, becoming one of the most sought-after tours in recent times.

In addition to that, the singer released -this 2024- her studio album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’The album is one of the most extensive of her career and explores her facet as a composer.

In her lyrics she addresses her breakup with Joe Alwyn, with whom she was for six years, her brief romance with 1975 artist Matthew Healy, and her current relationship with American football player Travis Kelce.

It is still unknown what the pop star’s next steps will be, but she still has two pending recordings, ‘Reputation’ and ‘Taylor Swift Debut’.

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