It was a troublesome battle, however America voted for Taylor Swift as the 2023 Video of the Year winner at the MTV Video Music Awards.
“OK, this is unbelievable,” Swift, 33, stated after receiving her fourth Moonperson on Tuesday, September 12. “The fact that this is a fan-voted award means so much to me based on the memories we’ve made together recently.”
Swift, who received for “Anti-Hero,” gave her loyal followers a shout-out for turning out in droves on her Eras Tour the previous few months. “It really felt like the adventure of a lifetime,” she stated of the sold-out concert events. (She additionally took residence trophies for Best Pop, Song of the Year and Best Direction earlier in the evening.)
“All I have to say tonight is thank you. I’m blown away,” Swift concluded. “Thank you so much.”
The Video of the Year recipient beat out a slew of A-list expertise to take residence the Moonperson trophy.
Swift’s “Anti-Hero” needed to compete with Doja Cat for “Attention,” Miley Cyrus with “Flowers” and Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire.” VMAs emcee Nicki Minaj earned a nod in the class for “Super Freaky Girl” as did SZA for “Kill Bill” and Sam Smith and Kim Petras for his or her collab on “Unholy.”
Ahead of Tuesday’s reside occasion, many followers believed that Swift, 33, would steal the present — and the coveted award — after beforehand breaking information at the 2022 occasion.
Swift was the first artist to win Video of the Year 3 times after she acquired the 2022 title for “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)” off her album Red (Taylor’s Version).
“Before this, I had directed and written my music videos, but I had never directed a short film before. … We put our entire hearts into this trying to make something that might be worthy of the love that you, the fans have shown this song,” Swift stated in August 2022 whereas accepting the award for Breakthrough Long Form Video for the similar tune. “Thank you for this beautiful indication that we did something right.”
She proceeded to gush over her followers when she took the stage for the 2022 Video of the Year honor. “You guys, I’m just so proud of what we made, and I know with every second of this moment that we wouldn’t have been able to make this short film if it weren’t for you, the fans,” an overwhelmed Swift stated. “Because I wouldn’t be able to rerecord my albums if it weren’t for you.”
This 12 months, Swift led the method at the VMAs with 11 complete nominations. Fellow Video of the Year nominee SZA, 33, earned eight nods this 12 months adopted intently by Doja Cat, 27, Cyrus, 30, Minaj, 40, and Rodrigo, 20, with six nominations every and Petras and Smith, each 31, with 5 nods apiece.
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