The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) was a celebration of some of the biggest stars in music, but the night undoubtedly belonged to pop sensation Taylor Swift. With a record-breaking nine wins, the Bad Blood singer indeed had an event to remember at the height of her fame. In fact, her magnetic presence at the VMAs has led fans on social media to come up with their own ‘Best Audience Award’ for Taylor Swift. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights from MTV VMAs 2023, including a complete list of all winners.
Taylor Swift’s historic night at MTV VMAs 2023
Entering the MTV VMAs 2023 with the most nominations, Taylor Swift came out as the biggest winner of the night. She is now the second-most awarded artist after Beyoncé, with 23 wins in total. She’s now tied for the most wins in a single night with Peter Gabriel.
The iconic members of NSYNC reunited to present her with the Best Pop award in a surreal moment. She went on to win other awards for Anti-Hero, including Song of the Year, Best Direction, Video of the Year, Best VFX, and Album of the Year.
She thanked producer and close friend Jack Antonoff and dedicated her awards to her loyal fanbase. Apart from being a serial winner last night, Taylor Swift seemed to have a vibrant time at the ceremony, with clips of her dancing going viral.
Congrats to Taylor Swift for winning the Best Audience Award at the 2023 #VMAs https://t.co/XL18AVItHl
— Brandon Wallace (@brandonwallsss) September 13, 2023
As a result, Swifties made up their own award called the Best Audience Award and gave it to their idol on social media. In fact, some of the Moon Person awards, like the Video of the Year, are actually fan-voted, which made it even more special for her.
Complete list of winners at the MTV VMAs 2023
Here is a list of all the winners at the MTV VMAs 2023:
AND THE WINNERS AT THE 2023 #VMAs ARE…
— Video Music Awards (@vmas) September 12, 2023
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Video of the Year | Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” |
| Artist of the Year | Taylor Swift |
| Song of the Year | Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” |
| Best New Artist | Ice Spice |
| Push Performance of the Year | Tomorrow X Together – “Sugar Rush Ride” |
| Best Collaboration | Karol G, Shakira – “TQG” |
| Best Pop | Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” |
| Best Hip-Hop | Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl” |
| Best R&B | SZA – “Shirt” |
| Best Alternative | Lana Del Rey featuring Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace” |
| Best Rock | Måneskin – “The Loneliest” |
| Best Latin | Anitta – “Funk Rave” |
| Best K-Pop | Stray Kids – “S-Class” |
| Best Afrobeats | Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down” |
| Video for Good | Dove Cameron – “Breakfast” |
| Best Direction | Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” |
| Best Cinematography | Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” |
| Best Visual Effects | Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” |
| Best Choreography | Blackpink – “Pink Venom” |
| Best Art Direction | Doja Cat – “Attention” |
| Best Editing | Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire” |
| Show of the Summer | Taylor Swift |
| Group of the Year | Blackpink |
| Song of the Summer | Jung Kook featuring Latto – “Seven” |
| Album of the Year | Taylor Swift – “Midnights” |
| Video Vanguard | Shakira |
| Global Icon | Diddy |
Highlights from the ceremony
Of course, the night did not just belong to Taylor Swift. Some show-stopping performances came from Olivia Rodrigo, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, and more artists. Legendary performers like Shakira and Sean’ Diddy’ Combs stole the limelight.
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The star-studded presenters’ lineup included Ice Spice, Sabrina Carpenter, Emily Ratajkowski, Jared Leto, French Montana, and Rita Ora. A medley celebrating 50 years of hip-hop paid homage to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, and DMC.
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