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Taylor Swift and Madonna Among VMA Winners
Taylor Swift won Video of the Year and Best Direction, while Madonna won Best Album at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.
Swift took home the awards for Video of the Year and Best Direction. In addition, Swift became the first recipient of the Artist Director honor from MTV, and she also received the Nirvana Video Vanguard Award. A short time after receiving the Artist Direction award, Swift premiered the music video for her new single Patient Zero.
Madonna won the Best Album award with Confessions II. She also took the stage to give her first VMAs performance in 23 years. Meanwhile, BTS secured three awards, winning Song of the Year, Best K-Pop, and Best Group. Sienna Spiro was selected as Best New Artist. In other categories, Olivia Rodrigo won Best Alternative, and Bruno Mars won Best R&B. Additionally, Tame Impala was nominated for the song Dracula in both the Best Alternative and Song of Summer categories.
The event featured tribute performances dedicated to other artists. Kacey Musgraves delivered a tribute to Dolly Parton. Furthermore, RAYE, Sombr, and Teddy Swims performed a tribute to George Michael.
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