Taylor Swift breaks record for most MTV VMAs as Madonna also wins
Written by laserteam on September 28, 2026
(BBC) – Taylor Swift took home the video of the year award as she became the most successful artist in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.
The singer went into the night tied with Beyoncé on 30 wins, and went on to score the night’s top award for the visuals for her track The Fate of Ophelia, taken from her 2025 album The Life of a Showgirl.
The original Queen of Pop, Madonna, won artist of the year, best dance and best collaboration alongside Sabrina Carpenter for their dancefloor-filler Bring Your Love, which was the lead single from Madonna’s 2026 album Confessions II.
Swift also received the inaugural award for artist director, having written and directed the 1990s infomercial parody video for another song, Opalite.
She dedicated her new award to the “ultimate showgirl”, saying: “I think we were all very lucky to share this planet with Dolly Parton for a time”.
The 36-year-old also debuted the music video for her new song Patient Zero – starring actors Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson – during the Los Angeles ceremony, hosted by rapper Snoop Dogg.
The dark gothic thriller is her first music video since marrying NFL player Travis Kelce.
