Taylor Swift Breaks Record At 2024 VMAs

Taylor Swift and Post Malone were the top nominees at this year’s Video Music Awards (VMAs), and they left with the most wins.

Swift was nominated for a massive 12 nominations, and Post Malone 11, with the Anti-Hero singer taking home seven wins and the I Had Some Help singer winning five awards. Meanwhile, Eminem broke his tie with Peter Gabriel to become the solo male artist with the most VMAs (15 awards), taking home two more awards at Wednesday’s (11 September) event: Best Hip-Hop and Best Visual Effects.

Also of note, Swift broke the record for the most VMAs ever won set by Beyoncé. The Single Ladies singer held the record after she amassed 25 wins at the Video Music Awards; Taylor Swift surpassed that record now that she has 29 VMAs.

In addition to the aforementioned massive stars racking up more awards, Sabrina Carpenter beat both Swift and Beyoncé by winning Song of the Year for Espresso. Chappell Roan, undoubtedly one of the biggest new names of 2024, was named Best New Artist.

Lenny Kravitz took home the Best Rock award (beating Green Day, Foo Fighters and more), Benson Boone won the Best Alternative award (over Linkin Park, Hozier and more), SZA was crowned Queen of R&B, and Billie Eilish took home the Video for Good with What Was I Made For.

Of course, there were even more winners at this year’s VMAs – check out the list of winners below, per Billboard.

2024 VMAs Winners List

Video of the year

Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone – Fortnight – Republic Records

Artist of the Year                    

Taylor Swift – Republic Records

Song of the Year

Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso – Island

Best New Artist

Chappell Roan – Island

Best Collaboration

Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone – Fortnight – Republic Records

Best Pop

Taylor Swift – Republic Records

Best Hip-Hop

Eminem – Houdini – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records

Best R&B

SZA – Snooze – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records

Best Alternative

Benson Boone – Beautiful Things – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records

Best Rock

Lenny Kravitz – Human – ℗© 2024 Roxie Records Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management GmbH

Best Latin

Anitta – Mil Veces – Floresta Records / Republic Records / Universal Music Latin Entertainment

Best Afrobeats

Tyla – Water – FAX Records / Epic Records

Best K-Pop

LISA – Rockstar – Lloud Co. / RCA Records

Video For Good

Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For (From Barbie) – Darkroom / Interscope Records

MTV Push Performance Of The Year *undecided

August 2023: Kaliii – Area Codes – Atlantic Records

September 2023: GloRilla – Lick or Sum – CMG / Interscope Records

October 2023: Benson Boone – In The Stars – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records

November 2023: Coco Jones – ICU – Def Jam

December 2023: Victoria Monét – On My Mama – Lovett Music / RCA Records

January 2024: Jessie Murph – Wild Ones – Columbia Records

February 2024: Teddy Swims – Lose Control – Warner Records

March 2024: Chappell Roan – Red Wine Supernova – Island

April 2024: Flyana Boss – yeaaa – vnclm_/ Atlantic Records

May 2024: Laufey – Goddess – Laufey / AWAL

June 2024: LE SSERAFIM – EASY – SOURCE MUSIC / Geffen Records

July 2024: The Warning – Automatic Sun – Lava / Republic Records

VMAs Most Iconic Performance

Katy Perry – Roar (2013)

Best Trending Video

Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba – Mamushi – Hot Girl Productions

Best Group *undecided

*NSYNC – RCA Records

Coldplay – Atlantic Records

Imagine Dragons – KIDinaKorner / Interscope Records

NCT Dream – SM Entertainment / Virgin Music Group

NewJeans – ADOR / Geffen Records

SEVENTEEN – PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen Records

TOMORROW X TOGETHER – BIGHIT MUSIC / IMPERIAL / Republic Records

Twenty One Pilots – Fueled By Ramen

Song of the Summer

Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone – Fortnight – Republic Records

Technical awards

Best Direction

Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone – Fortnight – Republic Records; directed by Taylor Swift

Best Cinematography

Ariana Grande – we can’t be friends (wait for your love) – Republic Records; cinematography by Anatol Trofimov

Best Editing

Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone – Fortnight – Republic Records; editing by Chancler Haynes

Best Choreography

Dua Lipa – Houdini – Warner Records; choreography by Charm La’Donna

Best Visual Effects

Eminem – Houdini – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records; visual effects by Synapse Virtual Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post

Best Art Direction

Megan Thee Stallion – BOA – Hot Girl Productions; art direction by Brittany Porter