Madonna Makes History as Taylor Swift Takes Video of the Year at the 2026 MTV VMAs: See Full Winners List
Swift dedicated Video of the Year to Dolly Parton and became the VMAs’ most-awarded artist with 33 wins.
- On Sunday, Taylor Swift won Video of the Year at the MTV VMAs for 'The Fate Of Ophelia' at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, extending her record in the category.
- During her acceptance speech, Swift dedicated the award to 'the ultimate showgirl, Dolly Parton,' honoring the late country music icon in a heartfelt tribute.
- Swift became the most-awarded artist in MTV VMAs history, bringing her career total to 33 wins and receiving the inaugural Artist Director Honors for her behind-the-camera work.
- Kacey Musgraves performed 'I Will Always Love You' as a separate tribute to Parton, while the ceremony also recognized the vivid storytelling in the late singer's songwriting.
- Recently, Swift expressed feeling 'more loyal' to her 'country roots' than ever, crediting the Nashville scene where she began her career for shaping her as an artist.
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Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards 2026 in Los Angeles, California REUTERS/Caroline Brehman The MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (27), and the singer dedicated her honour to the late legend of country music Dolly Parton. Swift took home three awards at this year's VMA, raising her total career to 33, a record. Previously, she was tied to Beyoncé, with 30 awards each. *Ophelia, the first single of the 2025 record album, "The Life of a Sho…
Madonna Makes History as Taylor Swift Takes Video of the Year at the 2026 MTV VMAs: See Full Winners List
Sunday night brought some of music’s biggest names together at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, where career milestones and new records shaped the evening. Among the MTV VMAs 2026 winners, Madonna and Taylor Swift stood out as the ceremony’s biggest names, with Madonna taking seven awards and Swift collecting… The post Madonna Makes History as Taylor Swift Takes Video of the Year at the 2026 MTV VMAs: <em>See Ful…
Taylor Swift enters the history of the MTV Video Music Awards: with the three prizes won in the 2026 edition, it reaches 33 levels, surpassing Beyoncé, stops at 30, and becomes the most awarded artist ever at the VMA. The singer also won the Video of the Year with The Fate of Ophelia and the prize for the best direction with Opalite. On stage he dedicated the most important award to Dolly Parton, who died in August at 80 years, calling it the sh…
The artist added one more achievement to her career.
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