Swift, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Eminem and SZA were all nominated for the coveted honor
The votes are in — Taylor Swift had the video of the year!
At the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, the 34-year-old pop superstar took home perhaps the most coveted Moon Person of the evening, video of the year, for “Fortnight” with Post Malone — beating out Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Eminem and SZA.
While accepting the award at UBS Arena, Swift thanked many people who worked on the music video — plus her boyfriend, Travis Kelce.
“Directing this video and putting it together and writing it was the most wonderful experience, and that is because of all the people that I got to make it with — and that includes Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles who were amazing cameos, that includes my amazing cinematographer [and] Rodrigo Prieto, who goes out of his way to work with female directors,” she began. “He’s a genius and I can’t believe I got to work with him as well as Ethan Tobman, my amazing production designer, who I worked with on the Eras Tour.”
Swift continued, “Post Malone, who we all love so much. The things that this video, it seems very sad when you watch it, but it actually was like the most fun video to make, and something that I’ll always remember is when I would finish a take and I’d say ‘cut’ and we’d be done with that take, I would always just hear like someone cheering from across the studio where we were shooting it, and that one person was my boyfriend, Travis.”
“Everything this man touches turns to happiness and fun and magic,” she added of the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34. “So, I want to thank him for adding that to our shoot because I’ll always remember that.”
She then turned her attention to the Swifties: “And to the fans, I’m always trying to figure out a way to say ‘thank you’ to you for making my life what it is, for making the Eras Tour what it has become, making The Tortured Poets Department what it has become. That’s all you guys, for doing that and for voting for this award, so thank you to MTV for giving me this opportunity to thank the fans. So, thank you for what you have done, and the fact that this is a fan voted award and you voted for this, I appreciate it so much.”
Finally, Swift concluded her speech by calling for fans to vote — shortly after she endorsed Kamala Harris: “And if you are over 18, please register to vote for something else that’s very important — the upcoming presidential election.”
