Taylor Swift reigns supreme at the VMAs and becomes the most awarded singer in the history of the awards show

Taylor Swift returned to reign during the 40th MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) held Wednesday at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York.

The artist became the most awarded singer in the history of the awards by winning seven new statuettes that were added to those already obtained in previous editions, placing Swift with a total of 30 awards against the 26 that has Beyoncé (who held the record until now).

The singer also won the most important awards of the night by winning Video of the Year and Song of the Summer, awards she won for her song "Fortnight," which she made in collaboration with Post Malone.

"Fortnight" also won Best Editing, Best Direction and Best Collaboration. The other two awards the artist received were Best Pop Video and Artist of the Year.

Awards that Taylor Swift dedicated to her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, whom she thanked for his support. She did so by recalling, in statements collected by Variety, how he was always "cheering and woo-ing from across the studio where we were shooting [the video]. I want to thank him for adding that to our shoot because I will always remember that," during the "Fortnight" music video shoot.

The artist, who the day before had shown her support for Kamala Harris, also didn't want to miss the opportunity to ask her fans over the age of 18 to register to vote.

"If you are 18, please register to vote. It’s an important election," Swift reminded before wrapping up her speech.

The singer, who recently returned to the United States from her European tour, also dedicated a few words to all those who died more than 20 years ago now during 9/11:

"I’ve just been thinking about what happened 23 years ago, everyone who lost a loved one and everyone that we lost and that is the most important thing about today. And everything that happens tonight falls behind that."Taylor Swift's statement during the VMAs held on September 11, 2024.

All the winners of the VMAs 2024

Taylor Swift wasn't the only winner of the night. Stars like Sabrina Carpenter, Katy Perry (who also asked viewers to go to the polls next Tuesday, Nov. 5), Eminem and Lenny Kravitz also took the stage to collect the astronaut statuette given out during the VMAs.

Here's the full list of winners (marked in bold) during the 40th annual MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs):

Video of the Year

Best New Artist

Song of Summer

VMAs Most Iconic Performance

Artist of the Year

Song of the Year

Performance of the Year

Best Group

Best Collaboration

Best Pop

Best Hip-Hop

Best R&B

Best Alternative

Best Rock 

Best Latin

Best K-Pop

Best Afrobeats

Video for Good

Best Trending Video

Best Direction

Best Cinematography

Best Visual Effects

Best Choreography

Best Art Direction

Best Editing