How many VMAs has Taylor Swift aon? A look at Her MTV Awards history
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Taylor Swift is set to add another honour to her collection at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, where she will receive the inaugural Artist Director Honors.
Before the September 27 ceremony, Swift is tied with Beyoncé as the most-awarded musician in MTV VMA history, with 30 Moon Person trophies each. She is also nominated for 11 awards at this year's ceremony, including Artist of the Year and Best Direction.
Swift won her first VMA in 2009 for Best Female Video with You Belong with Me. She returned to the winners' list in 2013, taking home the same award for I Knew You Were Trouble.
Her biggest night came in 2015, when she won four awards, including Video of the Year and Best Collaboration for Bad Blood featuring Kendrick Lamar. In 2017, she won Best Collaboration alongside Zayn Malik for I Don't Wanna Live Forever, although she did not attend that year's ceremony.
Swift earned three more trophies in 2019, including Video of the Year and Video for Good for You Need to Calm Down, before winning Best Direction for The Man in 2020.
In 2022, All Too Well (10 Minute Version) won Video of the Year, Best Direction and Best Long Form Video. The Video of the Year victory made Swift the first artist to win the category three times.
Swift's Midnights era dominated the 2023 VMAs, earning her nine awards. She won major categories including Album of the Year, Artist of the Year and Video of the Year, while Anti-Hero collected six trophies.
At the 2024 VMAs, Swift won seven awards, with Fortnight featuring Post Malone taking Video of the Year, Song of the Summer, Best Direction, Best Collaboration and Best Editing. She also won Best Pop and Artist of the Year, bringing her career total to 30.
Swift is already guaranteed another addition to that total in 2026 through the Artist Director Honors. The new award recognises artists whose work behind the camera has expanded the possibilities of music videos and visual storytelling.
If Swift wins any of her 11 competitive nominations as well, her total will rise further. The 2026 MTV VMAs are scheduled to air live from Los Angeles on September 27.