Taylor Swift Wins 7 VMAs, Tying Beyonce for Lifetime Lead

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By Reuters
September 12, 2024Entertainment News
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Taylor Swift Wins 7 VMAs, Tying Beyonce for Lifetime Lead
Taylor Swift accepts the Video of the Year award for "Fortnight" on stage during the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y., on Sept. 11, 2024. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for MTV)

Taylor Swift took home seven trophies on Wednesday at MTV’s Video Music Awards, tying her with Beyonce for the most lifetime honors in the 40-year history of the video accolades.

Swift snagged the top prize, video of the year, for her video “Fortnight” featuring Post Malone.

Swift thanked her fans for voting for the VMA honors and urged them to cast their ballots in the upcoming presidential election. The singer endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris in an Instagram post on Tuesday, but she did not mention the candidate by name on Wednesday.

By night’s end, the 34-year-old Swift brought her career VMA total to 30, on par with Beyonce. Swift’s other awards on Wednesday included artist of the year and song of summer.

Her video of the year award was her third in a row and fifth overall, a record for one artist.