Taylor Swift has attended the MTV Video Music Awards 12 times since 2008 and worn multiple iconic outfits there. Remember her crystal "naked" dress?

Taylor Swift broke records at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, as she is known to do. The pop powerhouse received the inaugural Artist Director Honors on Sunday night, becoming the most-awarded artist in VMA history.

From big wins to unforgettable performances and tributes, here are the best moments from the 2026 VMAs ceremony.

Taylor Swift broke records at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards. The pop powerhouse received the inaugural Artist Director Honors on Sunday night, becoming

"I want you to know I spent the last year and a half finding myself," the superstar said during her speech.

Madonna commanded attention at the MTV VMAs, winning seven awards and opening the show with star-studded performance.

BTS received three awards, which made them the night's runners-up.

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“It shows how there’s just no win for women,” cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin said.

The woman responsible for two of the most indelible moments in MTV Video Music Awards history returned with her usual grandiose flair. Madonna opened the 2026 VMAs by proclaiming, “It’s mother…” before bouncing into an eight-minute performance stocked with guest appearances.

One guest in particular had everyone doing a double-take.

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Kathy Griffin said Ed Sheeran should have told Robert Kraft to back off after Macklemore was barred from Gillette Stadium over his "Free Palestine" chants.

Macklemore and Ed Sheeran have known each other for years but politics just put that friendship through its biggest public test.

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The pop star and actress play women who have dated the same man — who secretly poisoned both of them the whole time.

The singer, who debuted the music video at the show, was nominated in several categories this year and honored with the inaugural Artist Director award.

The cast of the long-awaited, Tom Holland-starring Fred Astaire biopic is finally taking shape, with Sabrina Carpenter and Margaret Qualley the latest stars named to the roster of

Sabrina Carpenter joins Tom Holland in a Fred Astaire biopic, exploring his early career with sister Adele and later fame.

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Sabrina Carpenter has joined Tom Holland and Margaret Qualley in the upcoming Fred Astaire biopic. She will be starring as Astaire's on-screen dance partner and co-star, Ginger Rogers. The development comes nearly five years after Holland first revealed he would be playing the legendary actor and dancer.