Taylor
Swift
is
in
her
repeat
win
era.

Swifties
have
spoken,
granting
the

chairwoman
of


The
Tortured
Poets
Department
her
second
straight
Artist
of
the
Year
honor
at
the

2024
MTV
Video
Music
Awards
on
Sept.
11,
making
her
the
first
performer
to
win
that
particular
fan-driven
Moonman
twice.

And
she
didn’t

do
it
either
time
with
a
broken
heart
(though
her
boyfriend
of
more
than
a
year


Travis
Kelce
had
a
game
to
prepare
for
and
had
to
fly
back
to
Kansas
City
after
their

whirlwind
romantic
weekend
in
New
York).

Add
that
to
the
six
other
awards
her
work
collected
tonight,
and
that
makes
30
career
VMAs
for
Swift,
who
led
the
field
with
12
nominations
heading
into
the
event.
She

tied

Beyonce‘s
overall
record
for
VMA
wins
and
surpassed
the

Renaissance
performer’s
26
wins
as
a
solo
artist.

Before
the
televised
portion
of
the
show
kicked
off,
Taylor
has
already
won
Song
of
Summer
for “Fortnight,”
her

Tortured
Poets
jam
with


Post
Malone,
and
they
were
presented
with
Best
Collaboration
at
the
top
of
the
telecast.
(See
the
complete
list
of
winners
from
the
2024
VMAs
here.)

Knowing
how
to
make
an
entrance,
she
shut
down
the
carpet
close
to
showtime
in
her

punk-inspired
yellow
and
black
high-low
plaid
dress
by
Dior,
accessorized
with
tall
black
boots
and
fierce
woven
leather
gauntlets.