Taylor Swift dominates MTV Video Music Awards 2023 – and NSYNC reunite
Pop megastar Taylor Swift has dominated yet one more awards present – taking dwelling the highest prize and several other different gongs at MTV’s Video Music Awards.
“This is unbelievable,” Swift instructed the gang as she picked up the prize for video of the 12 months for Anti-Hero, the primary single from her 2022 album, Midnights.
The star was additionally named artist of the 12 months, beating stars together with Beyonce, Shakira and host Nicki Minaj to the award – for which the six nominees had been all feminine for the primary time.
Anti-Hero – a story of insecurity that includes the much-memed line “It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me” – was topped tune of the 12 months and in addition took the prize for greatest route, whereas Midnights was named greatest album.
Swift is now nearing Madonna’s document of 20 VMAs. Pic: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Tearin’ up our hearts: NSYNC members Joey Fatone, from left, Lance Bass, Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez and Chris Kirkpatrick reunited to current Swift with one in every of her many prizes. Pic: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Swift additionally collected the very best pop video award in a second that just about eclipsed her larger wins – because of an on-stage reunion by US boyband NSYNC, who offered the gong.
“I had your dolls!” the singer mentioned to band members together with Justin Timberlake. “You are pop personified. So to receive this from your golden pop hands, it’s too much.”
NSYNC dished out the trophy greater than 20 years after first choosing up the award themselves, for hit single Bye Bye Bye in 2000, with Lance Bass handing Swift a friendship bracelet – as followers do at her reveals.
Swift also dominated MTV’s Europe Music Awards in 2022 and her newest haul comes following the top of the US leg of her sell-out Eras tour, which resumes in South America in November. Throughout her profession she has now received 18 VMAs in complete, simply two behind the general document held by Madonna.
Olivia Rodrigo was among the many star performers. Pic: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Shakira received a lifetime achievement prize. Pic: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
A worldwide icon: ‘This is for 30 years’
Other winners from the MTV VMAs ceremony, held in Newark, New Jersey, included greatest new artist Ice Spice. Minaj took dwelling the prize for greatest hip-hop video for Super Freaky Girl – and Shakira and Sean “Diddy” Combs received the Vanguard award for lifetime achievement and the worldwide icon award respectively.
Rapper Combs, identified for hits together with Bad Boy For Life, Come With Me, and I’ll Be Missing You, his tribute to Notorious BIG, instructed the viewers: “This is for 30 years. I pray to God that you get to do what you love for 30 years.”
Rema and Selena Gomez received the primary MTV VMA for Afrobeats music, for his or her collaboration Calm Down.
Nicki Minaj hosted, carried out, and accepted the award for greatest hip-hop video. Pic: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
It’s Diddy… Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was named international icon. Pic: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
‘Thank you for serving to me battle my battles’
Minaj, one of many evening’s performers, joined Grandmaster Flash, LL Cool J and different rap legends for a celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop that concluded with Run DMC’s Walk This Way.
And Colombian pop singer Shakira sang a bilingual medley of her hits together with Hips Don’t Lie and Whenever, Wherever. “I want to share this award with my fans who always, always support me through thick and thin,” she mentioned as she accepted her award. “Thank you so much for being my army and helping me fight all my battles.”
Stars together with Demi Lovato, Lil Wayne and Olivia Rodrigo additionally carried out on the occasion.
Other winners included Blackpink, who had been named greatest group; Stray Kids, who received the very best Okay-pop award; SZA, who scored greatest R&B video for Shirt; and former Eurovision winners Maneskin, who took the rock video prize for The Loneliest.