Taylor Swift secured her record-breaking achievement at the MTV Video Music Awards held in Los Angeles, winning the video of the year award for “The Fate of Ophelia” from her 2025 album “The Life of a Showgirl.” The win gave her 31 career MTV VMA awards, breaking the previous record of 30 held by Beyoncé. Swift also received the inaugural artist director award for the same music video, which she wrote and directed herself.
Madonna emerged as another major winner of the evening, taking home artist of the year, best dance, and best collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter for “Bring Your Love.” The 68-year-old artist, performing at the VMAs for the first time since 2003, reflected on her four-decade career spanning back to the ceremony’s inception. Madonna entered the night with 13 nominations, the highest of any artist. Her album “Confessions II” also won in the best cinematography and choreography categories.
Other notable winners included Lisa from the K-pop group Blackpink, who became the first Asian solo artist to win best pop for her song “Dream.” Olivia Rodrigo’s “The Cure” won best alternative, while BTS claimed best group and song of the year for “Swim.” British artists Raye and Sienna Spiro won best new artist, and PinkPantheress took best art direction alongside Sweden’s Zara Larsson. The ceremony, hosted by Snoop Dogg, featured performances from multiple artists and included tributes to late figures Dolly Parton and George Michael. Nirvana received the Video Vanguard award during the event.
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