The winners of the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards were announced in Los Angeles
On September 27, the 43rd MTV Video Music Awards 2026 ceremony took place in Los Angeles. During the event, the names of this year’s winners and the artists who won a record number of awards were announced. Madonna was named Artist of the Year by the MTV Video Music Awards.
Madonna Named Artist of the Year
Indeed, singer Madonna won the most MTV Video Music Awards 2026. The star was named Artist of the Year, winning a total of seven awards.
Her song “Bring Your Love,” featuring Sabrina Carpenter, won in the “Best Collaboration” category. Madonna also received awards for “Best Dance Video,” “Best Cinematography,” “Best Choreography,” “Best Long-Form Video,” and “Best Album.”
Taylor Swift took home a new MTV Video Music Award
Taylor Swift received three awards. Her music video for “The Fate of Ophelia” won in the “Video of the Year” category, and the video for “Opalite” earned her the award for Best Direction. In addition, the star became the first recipient of the Artist Director Honors award.
It’s worth noting that the South Korean boy band BTS won in the “Best Group” category. The group also took first place in the “Song of the Year” and “Best K-pop” categories with their track “Swim.”
Full list of winners at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards
- Artist of the Year – Madonna
- Song of the Year – BTS, “Swim”
- Video of the Year – Taylor Swift, “The Fate of Ophelia”
- Best New Artist – Sienna Spiro
- Best Collaboration – Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter, “Bring Your Love”
- Best Pop Video – Lisa featuring Kentaro Sakaguchi, “Dream”
- Best Hip-Hop Video – Cardi B featuring Kaylani, “Safe”
- Best R&B Video – Bruno Mars, “I Just Might”
- Best Alternative Video – Olivia Rodrigo, “The Cure”
- Best Latin Video – Bad Bunny, “NUEVAYoL”
- Best K-pop Video – BTS, “Swim”
- Best Country Video – Ella Langley, “Choosin’ Texas”
- Best Direction – Taylor Swift, “Opalite”
- Best Art Direction – PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson, “Stateside”
- Best Cinematography – Madonna, “Confessions II – The Film”
- Best Editing – Sabrina Carpenter, “House Tour”
- Best Choreography – Madonna, “Confessions II - The Film”
- Best Visual Effects – Ariana Grande, “hate that i made you love me”
- Best Group – BTS
- Best Feature-Length Video – Madonna, Confessions II - The Film
- Best Album – Madonna, *Confessions II*
- Song of the Summer – Ariana Grande, “Hate That I Made You Love Me”
- Video Vanguard Award – Nirvana
- Artist Director Honors – Taylor Swift
This was reported with reference to The Guardian.
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