Published September 13,2023
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Pop celebrity Taylor Swift dominated MTV’s annual Video Music Awards on Tuesday, including 9 trophies to her assortment as she claimed the highest prize for her smash hit tune “Anti-Hero”.
The first single from Swift’s 2022 “Midnights” album, “Anti-Hero” depicts a litany of insecurities with a refrain declaring: “It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me.”
“This is unbelievable,” the singer, on a break from her record-setting Eras Tour, stated on stage as she held the Moon Person statuette for video of the 12 months. “The fact this is a fan-voted award means so much to me.”
It was the second straight win for Swift within the video of the 12 months class. Last 12 months, she received the prize for her 10-minute model of breakup tune “All Too Well”.
Swift’s 9 awards on Tuesday tied the file for the largest VMA haul in a single evening, MTV stated. Her accolades included tune, artist and album of the 12 months, bringing her lifetime VMA complete to 23, second solely to Beyonce.
At the beginning of Tuesday evening’s present on the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, the 33-year-old Swift gushed as she obtained the pop video award from members of Nineteen Nineties boy band NSYNC, the group that received the identical honor 20 years in the past.
“I had your dolls!” Swift stated to band members together with Lance Bass and Justin Timberlake. “You are pop personified. So to receive this from your golden pop hands, it’s too much.”
Among different winners, rapper Ice Spice was named greatest new artist. Stray Kids, a band put collectively by way of a actuality present, received the most effective Ok-pop award, and SZA scored greatest R&B video for “Shirt”.
Rema and Selena Gomez received the primary VMA for Afrobeats music for his or her collaboration “Calm Down”.
Performers on the ceremony included Demi Lovato, Lil Wayne, Olivia Rodrigo, host Nicki Minaj and rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, who obtained the Global Icon award.
Minaj, who received the most effective hip hop video trophy, additionally joined Grandmaster Flash, LL Cool J and different rap luminaries for a multi-song celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of hip hop that concluded with Run DMC’s “Walk This Way”.
Colombian pop singer Shakira was honored with the Video Vanguard Award for her 20-year profession. After performing a bilingual medley of her hits together with “Hips Don’t Lie” and “Whenever, Wherever,” the singer saluted her followers.
“Thank you so much for being my army and helping me fight all my battles,” she stated.
Later, she and fellow Colombian singer Karol G received greatest collaboration for “TQG”.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
