Taylor Swift became the record holder for the most victories in the history of the MTV VMA award

Taylor Swift won Best Director/Performer at the MTV VMA Music Awards. The American singer became the most awarded artist in the history of MTV VMA, beating Beyonce in the number of awards.

The award ceremony was held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Taylor Swift received three awards, a total of 33 statuettes. She has produced 18 of her 60 music videos in the past 20 years. The singer presented at the ceremony a video for the new single “Patient Zero”, directed by her.

Other winners of the 2026 MTV VMA include:

This year's ceremony was hosted by rapper Snoop Dogg. Winners in the main nominations were determined by the vote of the audience. The event was broadcast by CBS and MTV.