"Taylor Swift breaks Beyoncé's record at the 2024 MTV VMAs, hitting 30 wins! Find out more about her big night by watching the video above.
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00:00Taylor Swift has made history at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards by surpassing Beyoncé for
00:07the most solo wins in the show's history. The awards ceremony, held on September 11th
00:12at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, saw Swift achieve a major milestone
00:17with the latest wins pushing a total to 30 Moon Men awards. This accomplishment
00:22means Taylor Swift beats Beyoncé, who previously held the record with 26 solo wins.
00:28At the VMAs, Taylor Swift was awarded Video of the Year for her collaboration with Post Malone
00:35on the song, Fortnite. In addition to the top honor, the track won in categories such as Song
00:41of the Year and Song of the Summer. This is the fifth time Taylor has won Video of the Year,
00:46making her the first artist ever to achieve this fate.
00:51During her acceptance speech, Swift thanked everyone involved in the project,
00:56including the track's rapper-singer Post Malone, and also gave a special mention
01:00to her boyfriend Travis Kelce. She shared a memorable moment from the music video shoot,
01:06noting Kelce's cheering as a highlight.
01:10"'Something I'll always remember is when I'd finish a take and I'd hear someone
01:15cheering from across the studio. That person was my boyfriend Travis,' Swift said.
01:20"'I want to thank him for adding that to our shoot because I will always remember that,'
01:24she added."
01:27Taylor Swift's dominance at the 2024 MTV VMAs was evident with 12 nominations,
01:34including Artist of the Year. Her success with Fortnite and other categories
01:38further cemented her status as a leading figure in the music industry.
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