Taylor Swift received the most important award of the 2024 VMAs, Video of the Year, for her new song “Fortnight”. In total, she won 7 awards on the night, breaking the record of her senior Beyoncé.

The 2024 VMAs (MTV Video Music Awards) took place on the morning of September 12 (Vietnam time) in New York, USA. This is a major music award in the US and the world, honoring the greatest artists and musical works of the year. 

Singer Taylor Swift leads the number of nominations worldwide this year with 10 categories, including the most important categories such as Video of the Year, Song of the Year, Artist of the Year.
Taylor Swift breaks Beyoncé's record, thanks her boyfriend - 1Taylor Swift won 7 awards at the 2024 VMAs (Photo: JJ).

As a result, the star born in 1989 won 7 awards at the award ceremony. She was nominated in important categories such as Artist of the Year, Best Collaboration, Best Pop Artist and Video of the Year.

With 29 VMAs awards, Taylor Swift became the artist with the highest number of VMAs awards in music history, breaking the previous record of her “senior” Beyoncé. 

Taylor Swift gave an emotional speech on stage at the awards ceremony. The famous American singer did not forget to mention her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, when accepting the award. 

“This music video (Fortnight) may seem sad when you watch it, but it’s actually the funniest video I’ve ever made. The only thing I remember when I finish each scene is joy. When I say ‘cut,’ I hear someone laughing and screaming. That person is my boyfriend, Travis,” Taylor shared. 
Taylor Swift breaks Beyoncé's record, thanks her boyfriend - 2Taylor Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce are happy together (Photo: Backgrid).

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce officially announced their relationship in September 2023. Since then, they have been seen together affectionately. The Lover singer has been seen cheering on her boyfriend many times. Travis also accompanied his girlfriend to many locations to support her Eras Tour worldwide.

2024 seems to be a sweet year for Taylor Swift as the famous singer continues to win at music awards ceremonies. Her global tour Eras Tour  continues to receive support from fans. The tour is expected to generate $2 billion in revenue when it concludes later this year. 

On the Korean pop music (Kpop) side, Lisa of Blackpink received the most nominations. Specifically, Lisa won 4 different nominations for the song Rockstar including Best Choreography, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, and Best Kpop Song.
Taylor Swift breaks Beyoncé's record, thanks her boyfriend - 3Lisa received the Best Kpop Song award at the 2024 VMAs (Photo: News).

In the end, the 27-year-old star was delighted to receive the Moon Person trophy for Best K-pop Song. In her speech, Lisa called the winning song – Rockstar – “a meaningful return to her career”.

Rockstar is also the first song Blackpink’s youngest member has released since she left YG Entertainment to establish her own company to manage her personal artistic activities. 

Rising star Sabrina Carpenter won Song of the Year for her 2024 hit Espresso . “I feel so grateful, I really have the best fans in the world. I know it sounds cheesy, but I love you guys,” the blonde beauty said as she accepted the award.
Taylor Swift breaks Beyoncé's record, thanks her boyfriend - 4Sabrina Carpenter won Song of the Year (Photo: JJ).

The Best New Artist award went to Chappell Roan. In her acceptance speech, Chappell Roan thanked everyone who followed her, especially her LGBTQ+ fans.

Beating out many strong contenders, female singer Tyla won the Best Afrobeat Song category with Water . The list of winners at the 2024 VMAs also included Best Hip-Hop Song for Houdini by Eminem, Best R&B Song for Snooze by SZA, and Best Latin Song for Mil Veces by Anitta.
Taylor Swift breaks Beyoncé's record, thanks her boyfriend - 5Katy Perry performs explosive medley at VMAs 2024 (Photo: JJ).

The 2024 VMAs also featured explosive, creative performances. The brightest was Katy Perry’s medley of Dark Horse, ET, Teenage Dream, I Kissed a Girl, Firework and Lifetimes . The highlight of the performance was the 8X singer’s swinging in the air. She also won the Video Vanguard trophy.

Lisa also did not disappoint the audience with her performance of the song Rockstar . She wore a rock-inspired outfit and performed a series of sexy dances on stage. 

Singer Camila Cabello also gave the audience an emotional performance of the song Godspeed, instead of saying goodbye to a toxic relationship. This is the third time the former Fifth Harmony member has sung at the VMAs.
Taylor Swift breaks Beyoncé's record, thanks her boyfriend - 6Lisa performs “Rockstar” at the 2024 VMAs (Photo: News).