Taylor Swift Scores VMA Artist of the Year Nom — Wait Until You See Who She’s Up Against!…See More

Taylor Swift Scores VMA Artist of the Year Nom — Wait Until You See Who She’s Up Against!…See More

Despite not releasing any new music in the past year, pop superstar Taylor Swift has clinched a nomination for MTV’s Video Music Awards.
The singer has some fierce competition: Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Morgan Wallen, The Weeknd and Lady Gaga, who leads the pack with 12 total nominations.

Last year, Swift took home seven VMAs, pushing her career total to a record-setting 30. Though he didn’t attend the New York award show, she thanked boyfriend Travis Kelce for his support.

“When I’d finish a take, I’d always hear someone cheering from across the studio,” she said during her acceptance speech when “Fortnight” was crowned video of the year. “Everything this man touches turns to happiness and fun and magic.”

Swift wore a plaid corset and skirt by Dior, thigh-high boots and fingerless gloves that stretched past her elbows. She later swapped outfits, stepping into a custom bejeweled Monse minidress featuring a spaceship on the front in a possible nod to her song “Down Bad,” which compares love bombing to being abducted by aliens.

Her first nomination came in 2008 for “Our Song.” A year later, she earned her first Moon Person for “You Belong With Me” — a moment famously interrupted by Kanye West. Swift had just begun her acceptance speech when West stormed the stage, declaring, “Yo, Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’ma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time.” The moment became an instant cultural inflection point. That same night, Swift delivered a poised performance of “You Belong With Me” outside Radio City Music Hall.