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Taylor Swift set to make MTV VMA history: Here's a guide to the 2026 show
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Taylor Swift will once again break records. At the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, she will receive the inaugural Artist Director Honors, becoming the most awarded artist in VMA history.
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The singer-songwriter will be honored with the new award that recognizes "groundbreaking music artists whose work behind the camera has expanded the possibilities of music video and advanced the art of visual storytelling."
Taylor Swift has been pegged to receive a key award at Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards. CBS and MTV announced Monday morning that Swift will be the recipient of the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors, a newly minuted award set to go to artists who direct some or all of their own music [……
Taylor Swift will receive the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors for her extensive self-directed video work that has advanced visual storytelling, with the 2026 VMAs set to honor her directing contributions.
Four-time Best Direction winner honored with first-ever award celebrating "a sustained and influential body of work from artists who have pushed creative boundaries and developed a clear directorial voice"
Taylor Swift is set to receive the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors, a new award that recognizes artists who step behind the camera. CBS and MTV made the announcement Monday, noting that the new award was created for artists “whose work behind the camera has expanded the possibilities of mus…
Taylor Swift will have to find space for yet another award. MTV said Monday that the Queen of Pop Present will be the first recipient of its MTV VMA Artist Director Honors, set to be presented Sunday during the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards.
Taylor Swift will once again break records. At the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, she will receive the inaugural Artist Director Honors, becoming the most awarded artist in VMA history.
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