MTV VMAs 2024: Here's your full winners list and all the record-breaking moments

The MTV Video Music Awards are still going strong in 2024. So it’s no surprise everyone from pop icon Taylor Swift, Eminem and SZA made their presence known at the annual celebration with massive wins, record-breaking moments and more.

MTV VMAs 2024 had all types of record-breaking moments

A massive salute goes out to VegasInsider.com for coming through on all of these big alerts and details. Clearly? Taylor Swift dominated the annual showcase as she tends to do every year.

OVERALL AWARDS WON

• After winning 7 VMAs in 2024 out of 12 nominations, Taylor Swift broke Beyoncé’s record for the most VMAs ever won - prior to this year, Beyoncé had held the record with 25 competitive VMAs won as a solo artist and 29 overall wins including her work with Destiny’s Child and with Jay-Z (credited as The Carters) - meanwhile, Taylor Swift has now won 30 competitive VMAs as a solo artist (*as a side note, Beyoncé also won the non-competitive lifetime achievement Michael Jackson Vanguard award in 2014, so her total which includes that award and her work with Destiny’s Child and The Carters is also 30 VMAs won, however, Taylor Swift has the edge when it comes to competitive VMAs won as well as VMAs won as a solo artist) 

• Taylor Swift won in the following categories in 2024: Video of the year, Artist of the year, Best Collaboration, Best Pop, Best Direction, Best Editing & Song of the summer

• Eminem broke his tie with Peter Gabriel and he became the solo male artist with the most VMAs ever won after winning 2 VMAs in 2024 (Best Hip Hop & Best Visual Effects) - Gabriel won 13 times while Eminem’s new total is 15 wins

• Eminem also extended his record as the most awarded rapper at the VMAs after winning 2 more trophies in 2024 (he has won 15 VMAs in total)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR 

• Taylor Swift extended her record for the most Video of the year VMAs won - she has now won 5 times (for “Bad Blood”, “You Need to Calm Down”, “All Too Well: The Short Film”, “Anti-Hero” and now “Fortnight”) - the win in 2024 for “Fortnight” was Swift’s 5th Video of the year trophy, and it also made her the first artist to ever win the award 5 times (*as a side note, no artist other than Swift has ever won Video of the year more than 2 times) 

• After becoming the first artist to win Video of the year for two years in a row last year, Taylor Swift extended this record and became the first artist to win Video of the year for three consecutive years after winning for “Fortnight” 

• Taylor Swift extended her record as the artist with the most Video of the year trophies won for videos that artists directed or co-directed themselves - Swift co-directed “You Need to Calm Down”, and she directed (on her own) “All Too Well: The Short Film”, “Anti-Hero” and “Fortnight” - a win for “Fortnight” made it her 4th Video of the year won for a video which Taylor Swift directed or co-directed (no other artist has won more than one time for a video they co-directed) 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

• Taylor Swift became the first artist to ever win Artist of the year VMA twice

• Taylor Swift also became the first artist to ever win Artist of the year at the VMAs in two consecutive years

BEST NEW ARTIST 

• Chappell Roan extended the ongoing streak of solo female artist winning the Best New Artist VMA award - female artists have won the award at the VMAs for the past 7 years in a row

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR 

• Taylor Swift tied Beyoncé who had held the record for the most Collaboration of the year VMAs won with 3 trophies - Taylor Swift won in this category 2 times (“I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”, “Bad Blood”) and she added another win in 2024 for “Fortnight” with Post Malone

BEST POP 

• Taylor Swift tied Britney Spears’ record for the most VMAs won in the Best Pop category after winning her third trophy this year (she first won Best Pop in 2015, then in 2023 and now also in 2024)

BEST HIP-HOP

• Eminem (“Houdini”) tied Drake as the most awarded male artist in the Best Hip-Hop category after winning his 3rd trophy for “Houdini” (he previously won for “We Made You” and “Not Afraid”)

BEST R&B VIDEO 

• SZA tied the record for the most awards won in the Best R&B Video category (2 wins) after she won for “Snooze” (she first won in the category last year for "Shirt")

BEST K-POP

• Lisa became the first solo artist to win twice in the Best K-Pop category after winning her second trophy for “Rockstar” (she first won the award in 2022 for “Lalisa”)

BEST LATIN 

• Anitta tied J Balvin’s record for the most wins (and most consecutive wins) in the Best Latin category - she won her third trophy in a row for “Mil Veces”; Anitta also broke her tie with Rosalía for the most wins in the Best Latin category by a female artist and she is now the sole holder of the record with 3 wins (she previously won for “Envolver” in 2022 and “Funk Rave” in 2023)

VIDEO FOR GOOD

• Billie Eilish tied John Legend and Big Sean for the most wins in the Video for Good category after winning her second trophy for “What Was I Made For” and she also became the first female artist to ever win twice in the category - she previously won in 2021 for “Your Power” 

BEST DIRECTION 

• Taylor Swift broke her tie with David Fincher & Spike Jonze and she became the sole holder of the record for the most wins in the Best Direction category - the win in 2024 for “Fortnight” was Swift’s record-breaking 4th victory (she previously won for directing “The Man”, “All Too Well: The Short Film” and “Anti-Hero”)

• The win in the Best Direction category also extended Taylor Swift’s record as the most awarded female director (4 wins) and the most awarded performer in the Best Direction category (4 wins)

• The win in the Best Direction category made Taylor Swift the first director to ever win in the category for three consecutive years 

ALL THE RECORDS THAT WERE BROKEN BY TAYLOR SWIFT

• After winning 7 VMAs in 2024 out of 12 nominations, Taylor Swift broke Beyoncé’s record for the most VMAs ever won - prior to this year, Beyoncé had held the record with 25 competitive VMAs won as a solo artist and 29 overall wins including her work with Destiny’s Child and with Jay-Z (credited as The Carters) - meanwhile, Taylor Swift has now won 30 competitive VMAs as a solo artist (*as a side note, Beyoncé also won the non-competitive lifetime achievement Michael Jackson Vanguard award in 2014, so her total which includes that award and her work with Destiny’s Child and The Carters is also 30 VMAs won, however, Taylor Swift has the edge when it comes to competitive VMAs won as well as VMAs won as a solo artist) 

• Taylor Swift extended her record for the most Video of the year VMAs won - she has now won 5 times (for “Bad Blood”, “You Need to Calm Down”, “All Too Well: The Short Film”, “Anti-Hero” and now “Fortnight”) - the win in 2024 for “Fortnight” was Swift’s 5th Video of the year trophy, and it also made her the first artist to ever win the award 5 times (*as a side note, no artist other than Swift has ever won Video of the year more than 2 times) 

• After becoming the first artist to win Video of the year for two years in a row last year, Taylor Swift extended this record and became the first artist to win Video of the year for three consecutive years after winning for “Fortnight” 

• Taylor Swift extended her record as the artist with the most Video of the year trophies won for videos that artists directed or co-directed themselves - Swift co-directed “You Need to Calm Down”, and she directed (on her own) “All Too Well: The Short Film”, “Anti-Hero” and “Fortnight” - a win for “Fortnight” made it her 4th Video of the year won for a video which Taylor Swift directed or co-directed (no other artist has won more than one time for a video they co-directed) 

• Taylor Swift became the first artist to ever win Artist of the year VMA twice

• Taylor Swift also became the first artist to ever win Artist of the year at the VMAs in two consecutive years

• Taylor Swift tied Beyoncé who had held the record for the most Collaboration of the year VMAs won with 3 trophies - Taylor Swift won in this category 2 times (“I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”, “Bad Blood”) and she added another win in 2024 for “Fortnight” with Post Malone

• Taylor Swift tied Britney Spears’ record for the most VMAs won in the Best Pop category after winning her third trophy this year (she first won Best Pop in 2015, then in 2023 and now also in 2024)

• Taylor Swift broke her tie with David Fincher & Spike Jonze and she became the sole holder of the record for the most wins in the Best Direction category - the win in 2024 for “Fortnight” was Swift’s record-breaking 4th victory (she previously won for directing “The Man”, “All Too Well: The Short Film” and “Anti-Hero”)

• The win in the Best Direction category also extended Taylor Swift’s record as the most awarded female director (4 wins) and the most awarded performer in the Best Direction category (4 wins)

• The win in the Best Direction category made Taylor Swift the first director to ever win in the category for three consecutive years 

MTV: The first line-up of Video Music Awards global performers announced

Still love what the awards shows are all about? Look no further than what’s on deck for MTV’s annual Video Music Awards showcase notably with the first wave of global performers officially announced including Demi Lovato, Karol G and Stray Kids.

The MTV VMAs are on deck with some high-power global performers

Whether you’re down to turn up with Karol G and Demi Lovato or need things to hit differently the way Måneskin always comes through, it’s all set for when the VMAs go down Tuesday, September 12 at 8 PM ET/PT.

Demi Lovato, Karol G, Måneskin and Stray Kids are the first round of global music stars slated to perform at the 2023 “VMAs” LIVE from New Jersey’s Prudential Center on Tuesday, September 12th at 8PM ET/PT.

• Demi Lovato

• The 14x nominee and multi-hyphenated icon returns for her first “VMAs” performance in 6 years, days before the release of her highly anticipated new album REVAMPED which features rock versions of her hit songs. Demi’s many unforgettable “VMAs” moments include her 2015 stage debut with “Cool for the Summer” and 2017 performance of “Sorry Not Sorry.” The award-winning musician, who took home “Best Video with a Message” in 2012, is up for 2x categories: “Best Pop” and “Video for Good.”

• Karol G 

• Colombian global recording artist, KAROL G will bring ‘Bichota Season’ to life on the “VMAs” stage for her first-ever appearance on MTV’s iconic stage. The history-making songstress, who holds the title as the first woman to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with a Spanish-language album, will break from her first-ever stadium tour to compete for her first “VMAs” win after earning 3x nominations this year including “Artist of the Year.”

• Måneskin

• After Måneskin’s electric double “VMAs” and US award show debut last year – and history-making win for “Best Alternative” – the globally dominating rockers set their much-anticipated return to the storied MTV stage for the world premiere performance of their forthcoming new single “HONEY (ARE YOU COMING?),” releasing September 1st. As their latest album RUSH! is about to surpass the 1 billion streams mark, the 4x nominated group are also up for “Best Rock,” again setting records as the first Italian act to be nominated for two consecutive years in a main show category.

• Stray Kids

• Global K-Pop mavens Stray Kids will mark their first-ever “VMAs” performance with the US broadcast premiere of “S-CLASS,” off their latest record-breaking #1 album 5-STAR. The group also competes to take home their first MTV Moon Person for “Best K-Pop,” the same category which earned them their first “VMAs” nomination in 2022.

Previously announced “VMAs” news includes:

• NOMINATIONS: Taylor Swift (8) leads, closely followed by SZA (6), Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo and Sam Smith (5 each), and BLACKPINK, Diddy and Shakira (4 each). 

• VOTING: Fans can vote for their favorites across 15 gender-neutral categories, including the highly-coveted “Video of the Year,” presented by Burger King®, by visiting vote.mtv.com through Friday, September 1st; voting for “Best New Artist” will remain active into the show on Tuesday, September 12th. Nominations for social categories including “Group of the Year” and “Song of Summer” presented by M&M’S®, will be announced at a later date.

• SPONSORS: Official sponsors of the 2023 “VMAs” include BACARDÍ® Rum, Burger King®, Clearblue®, DESCOVY®, Doritos®, HEINZ, M&M’S, Swiffer, and Toyota Motor North America.

• CREDITS: Bruce Gillmer and Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic are Executive Producers. Barb Bialkowski is Co-Executive Producer. Alicia Portugal and Jackie Barba serve as Executives in Charge of Production. Wendy Plaut is Executive in Charge of Celebrity Talent. Lisa Lauricella is Music Talent Executive.

2022 VMAs: Everything you need to know about the Video Music Awards show

New Jersey stand up! Forget going out to Miami or Los Angeles, it all goes down in the Garden State once again for the MTV Video Music Awards show - specifically the iconic Prudential Center in Newark. While the event doesn’t go down until Sunday, August 28 at 8 PM ET, there’s a ton of details most folks still need to get caught up on.

From the performers to nominees, it’s all going down in the lead-up to a jam-packed night. While we keep updating you on the tidbits, here’s everything you need to know for next week’s star-studded showcase.

• BLACKPINK, Jack Harlow, Lizzo and Måneskin are the next round of global superstar performers added to the must-see lineup at the 2022 “VMAs,” LIVE from Prudential Center on Sunday, August 28th at 8PM ET/PT.

  • BLACKPINK

    • The K-Pop sensations will make their U.S. award show debut with a can’t-miss, first U.S. performance of “Pink Venom,” live on the “VMAs” stage. In 2020, BLACKPINK made history as the first K-Pop girl group to take home a Moon Person (“Song of the Summer”) and look to take home a second in the all-new “Best Metaverse Performance” category. Group member LISA is also the first solo female K-Pop star and Korean soloist to ever be nominated.

  • Jack Harlow

    • After last year’s unforgettable “VMAs” debut collab of mega-hit “INDUSTRY BABY” with Lil Nas X, global superstar Jack Harlow returns to the MTV stage for his first solo performance. Tied for most nominations this year (7), including two of the night’s biggest awards, “Video of the Year” and “Artist of the Year,” Harlow looks to take home his first Moon Person.

    • The 10x nominee was first nominated in 2020 for “PUSH New Artist” and “Song of the Summer,” and again for “Song of the Summer” in 2021.

  • Lizzo

    • Following a show-stopping debut with a massive mashup of “Good As Hell” and “Truth Hurts” in 2019, the multi-hyphenate star is slated for another epic MTV moment with a performance of “2 Be Loved” from her critically acclaimed new album Special. The 11x nominee is also up for four awards this year, including “Artist of the Year” and “Song of the Year.”

  • Måneskin

    • Following a standout performance and “Best Rock” win at the 2021 MTV “EMAs,” Måneskin continues to spearhead a global rock resurgence and will now give their “VMAs” debut performance of #1 alternative hit single “SUPERMODEL.” The critically-acclaimed group are also up for two awards – “Best New Artist” & “Best Alternative” – making history as the first Italian act to be nominated in a main category.

Previously announced “VMAs” news includes:

• PERFORMERS: These four new adds join an already star-packed lineup of Anitta, J Balvin, Marshmello x Khalid and Panic! At The Disco. Kane Brown will headline the Toyota Stage. Additional performers and show details to be announced soon (more info).

• VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD: Global superstar Nicki Minaj will receive MTV’s coveted honor and perform live for the first time since 2018 (more info).

• NOMINATIONS: Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X (7), along with Doja Cat and Harry Styles (6) lead; Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd (5) closely follow. Full list here.

• VOTING: Fans can vote for their favorites across 22 gender-neutral categories by visiting vote.mtv.com through this Friday, August 19th, thanks to Burger King®. Voting for “Best New Artist,” presented by EXTRA® Gum, remains active into show. Noms for social categories “Group of the Year” and “Song of Summer” to be announced later this week.

• THE VMAs EXPERIENCE ON ROBLOX: As a companion to the first-ever “Best Metaverse Performance” category, fans can now launch into a custom Moon Person immersive experience, complete with a virtual red carpet, music and dance themed activities, exclusive in-game experience rewards, and vote for their favorite “Best Metaverse” performance (more info).

• SPONSORS: Official sponsors of the 2022 “VMAs” include Burger King®, Clearblue®, DESCOVY®, EXTRA® Gum, Instacart, Kraft Singles, Swiffer and Toyota Motor North America.

• CREDITS: Bruce Gillmer and Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic are Executive Producers; Barb Bialkowski is Co-Executive Producer. Alicia Portugal and Jackie Barba serve as Executives in Charge of Production. Wendy Plaut is Executive in Charge of Celebrity Talent. Lisa Lauricella is Music Talent Executive.