VMAs 2024: Taylor Swift Wins Big, Burna Boy and Ayra Starr Lose Out

The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) 2024 took place in New York, with Taylor Swift emerging as the biggest winner of the night. Swift won the coveted Video of the Year award for her collaboration with Post Malone, “Fortnight.”

Other notable winners include Sabrina Carpenter, who won Song of the Year for “Espresso,” and Eminem, who took home the award for Best Hip-Hop for “Houdini.”

Burna Boy and Ayra Starr, both Nigerian artists, were nominated but did not win in their respective categories. Burna Boy was nominated for Best Afrobeats for “City Boys,” while Ayra Starr was nominated for Best Afrobeats for “Last Heartbreak Song” featuring Giveon.

Here is the full list of winners:

– Video of the Year: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
– Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift
– Song of the Year: Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
– Best New Artist: Chappell Roan
– Best Collaboration: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
– Best Pop: Taylor Swift
– Best Hip-Hop: Eminem – “Houdini”
– Best R&B: SZA – “Snooze”
– Best Alternative: Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”
– Best Rock: Lenny Kravitz – “Human”
– Best Latin: Anitta – “Mil Veces”
– Best Afrobeats: Tyla – “Water”
– Best K-Pop: Lisa – “Rockstar”
– Video for Good: Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (From the Motion Picture ‘Barbie’)”
– Best Direction: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” (Directed by Taylor Swift)
– Best Cinematography: Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” (Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov)
– Best Editing: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” (Editing by Chancler Haynes)
– Best Choreography: Dua Lipa – “Houdini” (Choreography by Charm La’Donna)
– Best Visual Effects: Eminem – “Houdini” (Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post)
– Best Art Direction: Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” (Art Direction by Brittany Porter)

The ceremony featured performances by Camila Cabello, Chappell Roan, GloRilla, Rauw Alejandro, Lenny Kravitz, and Sabrina Carpenter, among others. Megan Thee Stallion hosted the event, which opened with a performance by Eminem and Jelly Roll.