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Madonna Wins Seven Awards at 2026 MTV VMAs

Madonna won seven awards at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards and performed for the first time in 23 years, while Taylor Swift, BTS and other artists received awards.

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Madonna won seven awards at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, including three during the telecast. She performed at the VMAs for the first time in 23 years. She performed two songs from Confessions II with Sabrina Carpenter, including Bring Your Love.

Taylor Swift won three categories at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, including video of the year for The Fate of Ophelia. Swift also received the first-ever Artist Director Honor and video of the year. She premiered the new video for Patient Zero, the lead single from The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore.

K-pop star Lisa won best pop for Dream, while Sienna Spiro was named best new artist. Nirvana received the Michael Jackson video vanguard award.

BTS won best group and best K-pop at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards. The group also won song of the year for Swim.

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