Taylor Swift wins MTV's new artist director award
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MTV Video Music Awards: Taylor Swift stellt mit 33 Trophäen einen Rekord aufTaylor Swift stellt bei MTV Video Music Awards mit 33 Trophäen einen Rekord auf - news4jax.comseen 6 Oct, 23:03headline rewritten
The MTV VMAs are here with Taylor Swift making history and Madonna leading the nods: How to watchTaylor Swift becomes most-awarded artist in MTV VMAs history, dedicates top prize to Dolly Parton
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- 21 Sept, 19:43Taylor Swift wins MTV's new artist director award2 outlets
- 27 Sept, 04:06Taylor Swift becomes most-awarded artist in MTV VMAs history, dedicates top prize to Dolly Parton4 outlets
- 28 Sept, 01:35Taylor Swift Accepts First-Ever Artist Director Honors At The 2026 VMAs1 outlet
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Mon, 21 September 2026
4 reports- mandurahmail.com.au19:43first to report
The MTV Video Music Awards artist-director honours' first recipient will be Taylor Swift, two US broadcasters say.
- deadline.com22:21
Taylor Swift will receive the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors, set to be presented Sunday during the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards.
- billboard.com23:15
Taylor Swift will receive the inaugural Artist Director Honors at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards.
- Times of India23:45
Taylor Swift will be the first recipient of the MTV Video Music Awards artist-director honors at this year's awards ceremony, a newly created award recognizing musicians whose work behind the camera has contributed to music video production and
Tue, 22 September 2026
2 reports- Channel News Asia01:00
MTV created the artist-director award to recognise musicians who shape music videos behind the camera. Taylor Swift will become its first recipient during Sunday's awards ceremony.
- ANSA (Italy)14:19
Ai 2026 Mtv Video Music Awards riceverà il primo premio come Artist Director Honors
Sat, 26 September 2026
1 report- ANSA (Italy)12:08
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Sun, 27 September 2026
1 report- news4jax.com04:06edited after publishing
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The MTV VMAs are here with Taylor Swift making history and Madonna leading the nods: How to watchTaylor Swift made history and Nirvana was awarded the 2026 Video Vanguard Award at the starry MTV Video Music Awards.
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Mon, 28 September 2026
37 reports- BBC News World01:16
Celebrities posed for the cameras ahead of the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.
- iheart.com01:35
Taylor Swift received the first-ever Artist Director Honors at the MTV VMAs, introduced by Dakota Johnson. The event also premiered Swift's video for "Patient Zero," featuring Colin Farrell and Johnson. Swift is praised for her storytelling and direction, marking her as the most recognized vid...
- iheart.com01:35
Taylor Swift received the first-ever Artist Director Honors at the MTV VMAs, introduced by Dakota Johnson. The event also premiered Swift's video for "Patient Zero," featuring Colin Farrell and Johnson. Swift is praised for her storytelling and direction, marking her as the most recognized vid...
- iheart.com01:35
Taylor Swift received the first-ever Artist Director Honors at the MTV VMAs, introduced by Dakota Johnson. The event also premiered Swift's video for "Patient Zero," featuring Colin Farrell and Johnson. Swift is praised for her storytelling and direction, marking her as the most recognized vid...
- iheart.com01:35
Taylor Swift received the first-ever Artist Director Honors at the MTV VMAs, introduced by Dakota Johnson. The event also premiered Swift's video for "Patient Zero," featuring Colin Farrell and Johnson. Swift is praised for her storytelling and direction, marking her as the most recognized vid...
- iheart.com01:35
Taylor Swift received the first-ever Artist Director Honors at the MTV VMAs, introduced by Dakota Johnson. The event also premiered Swift's video for "Patient Zero," featuring Colin Farrell and Johnson. Swift is praised for her storytelling and direction, marking her as the most recognized vid...
- iheart.com01:35
Taylor Swift received the first-ever Artist Director Honors at the MTV VMAs, introduced by Dakota Johnson. The event also premiered Swift's video for "Patient Zero," featuring Colin Farrell and Johnson. Swift is praised for her storytelling and direction, marking her as the most recognized vid...
- iheart.com01:35
Taylor Swift received the first-ever Artist Director Honors at the MTV VMAs, introduced by Dakota Johnson. The event also premiered Swift's video for "Patient Zero," featuring Colin Farrell and Johnson. Swift is praised for her storytelling and direction, marking her as the most recognized vid...
- iheart.com01:35
Taylor Swift received the first-ever Artist Director Honors at the MTV VMAs, introduced by Dakota Johnson. The event also premiered Swift's video for "Patient Zero," featuring Colin Farrell and Johnson. Swift is praised for her storytelling and direction, marking her as the most recognized vid...
- iheart.com01:35
Taylor Swift received the first-ever Artist Director Honors at the MTV VMAs, introduced by Dakota Johnson. The event also premiered Swift's video for "Patient Zero," featuring Colin Farrell and Johnson. Swift is praised for her storytelling and direction, marking her as the most recognized vid...
- iheart.com01:35
Taylor Swift received the first-ever Artist Director Honors at the MTV VMAs, introduced by Dakota Johnson. The event also premiered Swift's video for "Patient Zero," featuring Colin Farrell and Johnson. Swift is praised for her storytelling and direction, marking her as the most recognized vid...
- iheart.com01:35
Taylor Swift received the first-ever Artist Director Honors at the MTV VMAs, introduced by Dakota Johnson. The event also premiered Swift's video for "Patient Zero," featuring Colin Farrell and Johnson. Swift is praised for her storytelling and direction, marking her as the most recognized vid...
- iheart.com01:35
Taylor Swift received the first-ever Artist Director Honors at the MTV VMAs, introduced by Dakota Johnson. The event also premiered Swift's video for "Patient Zero," featuring Colin Farrell and Johnson. Swift is praised for her storytelling and direction, marking her as the most recognized vid...
- iheart.com01:35
Taylor Swift received the first-ever Artist Director Honors at the MTV VMAs, introduced by Dakota Johnson. The event also premiered Swift's video for "Patient Zero," featuring Colin Farrell and Johnson. Swift is praised for her storytelling and direction, marking her as the most recognized vid...
- iheart.com01:35
Taylor Swift received the first-ever Artist Director Honors at the MTV VMAs, introduced by Dakota Johnson. The event also premiered Swift's video for "Patient Zero," featuring Colin Farrell and Johnson. Swift is praised for her storytelling and direction, marking her as the most recognized vid...
- iheart.com01:35
Taylor Swift received the first-ever Artist Director Honors at the MTV VMAs, introduced by Dakota Johnson. The event also premiered Swift's video for "Patient Zero," featuring Colin Farrell and Johnson. Swift is praised for her storytelling and direction, marking her as the most recognized vid...
- iheart.com01:35
Taylor Swift received the first-ever Artist Director Honors at the MTV VMAs, introduced by Dakota Johnson. The event also premiered Swift's video for "Patient Zero," featuring Colin Farrell and Johnson. Swift is praised for her storytelling and direction, marking her as the most recognized vid...
- headlineplanet.com01:40
- Die Zeit (Germany)02:22
- asiaone.com02:46
NEW YORK — Taylor Swift broke records at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, as she is known to do.The pop powerhouse received the inaugural Artist Director Honours on Sunday (Sept 27) night, becoming the most-awarded artist in VMA history.Previously, she was tied with Beyonce for the title, with 30 VMAs each. The new award is meant to recognise artists...
- El País (Spain)02:56
La cantante fue premiada en la ceremonia con el nuevo galardón, llamado Artist Director Honor, por su trayectoria como directora
- La Repubblica (Italy)03:02
Il video The Fate of Ophelia è il migliore dell’anno
- theglobeandmail.com03:16
Kacey Musgraves paid homage to the late country music icon with a cover of I Will Always Love You
- Le Monde (France)04:35
Devenue l’artiste la plus distinguée dans l’histoire de la cérémonie, la chanteuse a dévoilé, au cours de la soirée, le clip de son nouveau single, « Patient Zero », dans lequel apparaissent les acteurs Colin Farrell et Dakota Johnson.
- tportal (Croatia)05:17
Taylor Swift odnijela je glavnu nagradu večeri na ovogodišnjem MTV VMA-u, no pozornost nije privukla samo pobjedom. Svoj je govor pretvorila u emotivnu posvetu glazbenoj legendi čiji su rad i pjesme desetljećima utjecali na generacije izvođača
- El Mundo (Spain)05:38
En unos galardones dominados por las dos divas, el recuerdo general de Dolly Parton se hizo patrente con el homenaje de varios de los premiados Leer
- 24sata (Croatia)05:39
Taylor Swift je na dodjeli MTV VMA 2026. godine osvojila nagradu za video godine, čime je postala najnagrađivanija umjetnica u povijesti ovog događaja, a nagradu je posvetila legendi country glazbe Dolly Parton
- Der Spiegel (Germany)05:44edited after publishing
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MTV Video Music Awards: Taylor Swift stellt mit 33 Trophäen einen Rekord aufGroßpopstar Taylor Swift erfährt bei den MTV Video Music Awards eine außergewöhnliche Ehrung. Und das nicht nur für ihre Musik.
- news.tuoitre.vn05:53
LOS ANGELES - Taylor Swift's showgirl-inspired "The Fate of Ophelia" claimed the most prestigious trophy at MTV's annual Video Music Awards on Sunday, and the singer dedicated the honor to the late country music legend Dolly Parton.
- iheart.com06:30
Taylor Swift received the first-ever Artist Director Honors at the MTV VMAs, introduced by Dakota Johnson. The event also premiered Swift's video for "Patient Zero," featuring Colin Farrell and Johnson. Swift is praised for her storytelling and direction, marking her as the most recognized vid...
- Channel News Asia06:37
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.
- Le Monde English06:47
Madonna won artist of the year and returned to the VMAs stage for the first time since her 2003 kiss with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, while Nirvana received the video vanguard award.
- Le Figaro (France)07:20
La superstar américaine a notamment remporté dimanche le prix vidéo de l’année pour le clip de The Fate of Ophelia. Madonna et Sabrina Carpenter ont reçu le prix de la meilleure collaboration pour leur single Bring Your Love.
- France Info (France)07:51
La star de 36 ans s'est toutefois inclinée dans plusieurs catégories reines, notamment celle d'Artiste de l'année, décrochée par Madonna.
- El País (Spain)08:18
Repasamos los estilismos de los invitados a la gala de premios que reconoce los mejores trabajos en la industria del videoclip
- Index.hr (Croatia)11:24
VIRALNA snimka koja navodno prikazuje negativnu reakciju Charli XCX na Taylor Swift na VMA nagradama je montaža.
- Index.hr (Croatia)15:52
TAYLOR Swift je na dodjeli VMA nagrada prvi put pokazala svoj vjenčani prsten.