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Taylor Swift breaks records at the MTV VMAs

Taylor Swift is seen on stage accepting her award for the Video of the Year. She is wearing a black turtleneck top without sleeves, and a sparkly silver skirt. Image source, Getty Images
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Taylor Swift won three awards at MTV's annual Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Sunday, including the night's top honour - video of the year.

This means over her career she's won more VMAs than anyone else!

Previously she'd been tied with Beyoncé with both artists having won 30 each.

She took home the prize for The Fate of Ophelia, the first single from her record-breaking The Life of a Showgirl album.

What are the VMAs?

VMA trophyImage source, Getty Images

VMA stands for Video Music Award and they are awards that have been given out by MTV since 1984 for the top music acts of the year.

The trophy is a "Moonperson" which was an old logo of MTV.

Raye performing at the VMAsImage source, AFP via Getty Images
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As well as awards there were performances by stars, including Raye

Taylor also collected Best Director for Opalite, as well as a special Artist-Director award - to celebrate "groundbreaking music artists whose work behind the camera has expanded the possibilities of music video".

"Thank you so much for giving this award to this video, because I'm so proud of it. To the fans, thank you for voting on it," Taylor said.

Accepting the trophies, Taylor also dedicated her win to country music legend Dolly Parton, who died last month aged 80.

She called her "the ultimate showgirl" who told stories that were "so vivid and so rich."

Taylor added: "I think that we were all very lucky to share this planet with Dolly Parton for a time."

Sienna Spiro accepts the Best New Artist Award onstage during the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards.Image source, Getty Images
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Sienna Spiro was named Best New Artist Award at this year's event

The other big winner of the night was Madonna, who won at total of seven awards, including Artist of the Year and Best Collaboration on Bring Your Love with a Sabrina Carpenter.

British singer Sienna Spiro was named Best New Artist - which was voted for by the public. "OK, I didn't think this would happen. So I just have to say thank you so much. Thank you to the fans and the people that voted for me. I love you. I can't believe this," she said.

Other winners were K-pop group BTS for Best Group and Song of the Year for their hit single Swim, and Blackpink's Lisa with the prize for Best Pop.

Olivia Rodrigo won Best Alternative for The Cure, and Ariana Grande for Best Visual Effects and Song of the Summer for Hate That I Made You Love Me, although neither were at the event to pick up their trophies.

Do you have a favourite music video of the year? Let us know in the comments.