Taylor Swift makes VMAs history and dedicates award to Dolly Parton
- On Sunday, September 27, pop icon Madonna opened the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, marking her first live VMA performance in 23 years with a medley featuring Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX.
- Pop star Taylor Swift received the inaugural Artist Director Honors at the ceremony, an award recognizing visual storytelling that established her as the most-awarded artist in VMA history with a record-breaking 31 wins.
- Nirvana's surviving members accepted the Video Vanguard Award, while Kacey Musgraves delivered a tribute to Dolly Parton and LISA performed her new single 'SaWaDiKa' during the broadcast.
- Hip-Hop icon Snoop Dogg hosted the ceremony, which featured the premiere of Swift's music video for 'Patient Zero,' starring Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson.
- The 2026 MTV VMAs marked the awards' first return to the West Coast since 2017, cementing the event's status as music's most unpredictable night with performances spanning genres and generations.
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Swift took home three awards last night and broke Beyoncé's record. Madonna was the big winner of the evening with seven statuettes.
Madonna dominated the 2026 MTV VMAs, with Taylor Swift and BTS winning two of the night's biggest awards The post MTV VMAs 2026: Madonna, Taylor Swift and BTS among the big winners – All the awards appeared first on in.gr.
At the MTV VMAs in Los Angeles, Taylor Swift saw the most important trophy of the evening. But that wasn't her only special moment of the night.
2026 MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift makes VMA history and debuts Patient Zero music video, Lisa wins Best Pop award
The night featured various musical tributes to Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift becoming the most-awarded artist in VMA history and premiering her Patient Zero music video, as well as Blackpink's Lisa taking home Best Pop for the song Dream.
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