Taylor Swift is tied with Beyoncé as the most awarded female artist in VMAs history – Daily Breeze

The 40th MTV Video Music Awards will take place on Wednesday, September 11. The televised event was originally scheduled for Tuesday, September 10, but the date was postponed to avoid clashing with the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

Many celebrities were in attendance at the annual awards ceremony, including Taylor Swift, who won seven awards over the course of the evening, including Video of the Year and Artist of the Year. Swift was the first person in VMA history to win Artist of the Year multiple times. The award was first introduced in 2017 and given to Ed Sheeran.

But that's not the only status Swift has achieved. Her seven wins bring her career total to 30, matching Beyoncé's record. The two are now both the most awarded artists in VMA history. Beyoncé has won 26 VMAs as a solo artist, with the other four wins coming from her time with Destiny's Child and as The Carters with her husband Jay-Z.

me when taylor wins an award I voted her for pic.twitter.com/6t2XzaawHh

— kenzie | miami 10/19 (@kenziesversion) September 12, 2024

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— abby🌞ttpd! (@aquamarinemoonn) September 12, 2024

Here are the top moments from this year's VMAs that fans couldn't stop talking about on social media.

AND THE WINNERS AT THE 2024 #VMAs ARE…

— Video Music Awards (@vmas) September 11, 2024

Before the show began, fans applauded Chappell Roan online after she responded to a photographer on the red carpet who yelled at her. Fans also noticed that her outfits for the evening were reminiscent of Joan of Arc.

Chappell Roan tells off a photographer at the #VMAs. pic.twitter.com/wfl8uFE4s5

— Variety (@Variety) September 11, 2024

ROAN OF ARC OH MY GOD CHAPPELL???????????? pic.twitter.com/U0ktJOxNe6

— amber 🍉 (@mbrleigh) September 11, 2024

.@ChappellRoan brought her own carpet to the #VMAs pic.twitter.com/5AJfqEqEVt

— iHeartRadio (@iHeartRadio) September 11, 2024

"you don't get to yell at me like that" TELL THEM pic.twitter.com/fjuYJPgdK9

— el ✧･ﾟ🍈 (@thesubwaymp3) September 11, 2024

🎥| @ChappellRoan says the robe and rug she used on the #VMAs carpet were 300 and 600 years old pic.twitter.com/gZlei22WcN

— Chappell Roan Now (@ChappellRoanNow) September 11, 2024

Chappell Roan sang “Good Luck, Babe!” on the VMA stage and subsequently won her first VMA Award for “Best New Artist,” which she dedicated to “queer and trans people who are powering pop.”

the production… oh chappell roan is TAKING it pic.twitter.com/6FWrjyNt9e

— pop culture gal (@allurequinn) September 12, 2024

chappell roan. that’s the tweet. pic.twitter.com/R1u1XQeuBT

— alexa (@glusong) September 12, 2024

🎥 @ChappellRoan performing "Good Luck, Babe!" tonight at the VMAs 💋⚔️ pic.twitter.com/45t9TiisGH

— Chappell Roan Now (@ChappellRoanNow) September 12, 2024

Chappell Roan wins best new artist at the 2024 #VMAs and dedicates her award to drag artists and the LGBTQ+ community pic.twitter.com/j0WwP1Wecm

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) September 12, 2024

Megan Thee Stallion, the host of the 2024 VMAs, paid tribute to Britney Spears' memorable performance at the 2021 VMAs with “I'm a Slave 4 U,” which saw Spears dance to the song with a giant yellow python.

🎥| Megan Thee Stallion pays homage to Britney Spears iconic snake performance during her hosting gig at the 2024 #VMAs pic.twitter.com/vt1bBtuiPJ

— KenBarbie™ (@itsKenBarbie) September 12, 2024

LMFAOOO MEGAN😭😭😭pic.twitter.com/t5fAmkyAII

— 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆🫧💚 (@beyoncegarden) September 12, 2024

Before Flavor Flav presented the first award of the evening, she gave Olympian Jordan Chiles her own bronze watch medal.

Jordan Chiles got her bronze medal finally #VMAs pic.twitter.com/RatsEo8Fbz

— Sergio M. (@sergiomndz) September 12, 2024

Flava Flav gifting a medal to Jordan Chiles 🥹💕 #VMAs pic.twitter.com/e2b8WvSp7x

— Logan Taylor-Swift (@slogan_logan_) September 12, 2024

A man of his word! Thank you, @FlavorFlav!

🫶⏰🥉 https://t.co/ZH3k8NCb0q

— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) September 12, 2024

The duo ultimately presented Taylor Swift and Post Malone with the Best Collaboration award for their song “Fortnight,” which is featured on Swift's latest album, The Tortured Poets Department. Swifties at home were thrilled to see the onstage interaction between Swift and Flavor Flav, who is a longtime fan of the artist and is dubbed the “King of Swifties” by fans.

📹 | Taylor and Jack doing their iconic handshake #VMAs

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— Taylor Swift News (@TSwiftNZ) September 12, 2024

Taylor Swift to Flavor Flav: “You are so sweet. You’ve been so sweet to me, thank you” #VMAs pic.twitter.com/VxrgZfuEOE

— Deadline (@DEADLINE) September 12, 2024

OMG THE DRESS HAS A SPACE SHIP!!!!!! DOWN BAD!!!!!!! #VMAs @taylornation13 pic.twitter.com/DIWUZV7hdw

— anna⸆⸉ (@mismatchstars) September 12, 2024

me when taylor swift does anything: pic.twitter.com/gF7H8u7Q3d

— alecksis || miami n2 (@those89curls) September 12, 2024

it has taken me FOREVER to get him stop calling me MAM😭 pic.twitter.com/EZI42ku8Ey

— Taylor Throwbacks (@ThrowbackTaylor) September 12, 2024

Cyndi Lauper introduced Sabrina Carpenter, who performed a mashup of the three singles from her latest album “Short N Sweet,” “Please Please Please,” “Taste,” and “Espresso.”

Welcome back marilyn monroe pic.twitter.com/1WyZFbNOSG

— iya ★ (@hotmessjunk) September 11, 2024

She's short, she's sweet, and she ROCKED the #VMAs stage…she's @SabrinaAnnLynn 💝 pic.twitter.com/245v0zNWSq

— Video Music Awards (@vmas) September 12, 2024

thank you sabrina carpenter for bringing back being a real pop star pic.twitter.com/u9FzJ2mFMN

— ♡🦇 (@sadhotgirI) September 12, 2024

IT GIRL OF THE UNIVERSE (LITERALLY)! #VMAS pic.twitter.com/bWb970svhf

— ❥ (@dailytaybrina) September 12, 2024

you would think its her damn concert the whole building is live lmaooo?!?! pic.twitter.com/DyUrw9A6TH

— ًً (@girlsonfillm) September 12, 2024

sabrina carpenter performing a medley of hits and the crowd loud as hell. the grammy nominations are coming

— zae (@itszaeok) September 12, 2024

Carpenter won her first VMA for Song of the Year for her single “Espresso,” which she released earlier this year before her Coachella performance.

SABRINA’S REACTION TO WINNING pic.twitter.com/PT4iv5JBvF

— eve💋 (@MQNALlSA) September 12, 2024

AND…the #VMA for Song of the Year goes to @SabrinaAnnLynn !!!! ☕️ pic.twitter.com/Gc1Poga2je

— Video Music Awards (@vmas) September 12, 2024

Benson Boone surprised the audience, including Carpenter, when he did a forward somersault on stage during his performance of “Beautiful Things.”

he ate that performance up #vmas pic.twitter.com/vDCWX4dTRs

— 2000s (@PopCulture2000s) September 12, 2024

HELP😭SABRINA’S REACTION TO BENSON BOONE’S BACKFLIP I’M SCREAMING #VMAs pic.twitter.com/fzApFZ7DI7

— 𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚌𝚊𝚢 𝚍𝚎𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝📚🖋️ (@caysmanuscript) September 12, 2024

Katy Perry received this year's Vanguard Award and performed a mega mashup of some of her biggest hits, including “California Girls,” “Teenage Dream” and “Dark Horse.” The award was presented to her by her husband, Orlando Bloom.

losing my mind at katy perry just dangling waiting for orlando bloom to finish introducing her for her vanguard award performance #VMA pic.twitter.com/yLUwZRA0MC

— rach (@hargitayworld) September 12, 2024

The only word to describe @katyperry's #VMAs Video Vanguard Medley is … ICONIC 👏 #KatyVMAVanguard pic.twitter.com/R7ZW2xP8CB

— Video Music Awards (@vmas) September 12, 2024

🎥| Taylor Swift singing along to Katy Perry #VMAs pic.twitter.com/2F5A3krBEa

— The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) September 12, 2024

she’s feeling so high school during teenage dream pic.twitter.com/4q48PyPd6v

— Tayvis Nation 🏈🫶🏻 (@tayvisnation) September 12, 2024

y’all im sorry but Katy Perry ate that up #VMAs
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— B (@Brvhvm) September 12, 2024

1 thing about Katy Perry is that she came up in a generation where being a good performer was a requirement. She killed this!#VMAs pic.twitter.com/PwUs1RmwwA

— COWBOY CARTER Updates 𐚁 ⭑ (@B7Album) September 12, 2024

Check out Katy Perry’s speech when receiving the “Video Vanguard Award” at #VMAs.

“One of the biggest reasons I’m standing here right now is I learned to block out the noise that every single artist has to constantly fight, especially women”.#KatyVMAVanguard pic.twitter.com/JicVoX9DZO

— Katy Perry Today (@todaykatyp) September 12, 2024