The pop star won nine trophies while the Colombian singer was awarded the “Video Vanguard”, the prize for audiovisual innovation during the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony on Tuesday evening near New York.
Award for best song, best pop music, best direction and award for best video clip for her hit “Anti-Hero”, Taylor Swift won no less than nine awards at the MTV VMAs, the annual edition of which took place took place in a stadium in Newark, New Jersey.
“It’s incredible,” said the multimillionaire superstar to tens of millions of subscribers on social networks, accepting the most important prize of the evening, that of best video clip, which she had already won in 2022 .
A crowd bath for Shakira
Another star of the year, the artist Shakira, aged 46, won the most prestigious prize of the evening, that of “Video Vanguard”, which rewards innovations in the audiovisual recording industry. Wearing a long, sparkling dress, the Colombian singer ended her performance by taking a walkabout to a platform that raised her above the audience. “Thank you MTV. Thank you for playing such an important role in my career since I was 18,” she exclaimed.
Other award-winning artists
It was rapper Lil Wayne, originally from Harlem, who opened the annual edition of the MTV VMAs. The one who made a triumph on stage was thus awarded a prize for his long career in rap. “It’s so surreal. I started out as a newspaper delivery boy,” the 53-year-old rapper said.
New York hip-hop artist Nicki Minaj set Neward Stadium on fire for the second year in a row, where she performed live her new single, “Last Time I Saw You”, which will appear on the upcoming album scheduled for release in November. She won best hip-hop album on Tuesday night for “Super Freaky Girl.”
The award for best R&B went to artist SZA, who was not present, while South Korean group Stray Kids won the award for best K-pop before triumphing on stage.
Nigerian Rema won the prize for best afrobeats music, a new category, for his single “Calm Down” with Selena Gomez. The song surpassed 1 billion plays on Spotify over the weekend. “It means a lot to see afro-beat growing so much,” said Rema while accepting the award.