At the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, The pop star Taylor Swift, 34, claimed one of the night’s top honors, winning video of the year for “Fortnight” with Post Malone, beating nominees including, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Eminem, and SZA.
Swift Thanked Travis Kelce For The Support
While accepting the award, Swift thanked everyone who helped her in her music video including her boyfriend, Travis Kelce.
“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. 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,” She said, reported by People.
“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,” she added.
The singer topped the evening with a total of 12 nominations.
“Giving Me This Opportunity To Thank The Fans”
Moreover, she also appreciated her fans for supporting her and said, “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.”
Swift ended her speech and said, “And if you are over 18, please register to vote for something else that’s very important — the upcoming presidential election.”
In addition to her five other nominees, Grande was also up for the video of the year with one of her Eternal Sunshine videos, “We Can’t Be Friends”.
Eilish’s “LUNCH” was also up for the award. The self-directed video for the Hit Me Hard and Soft track. Meanwhile, Doja Cat was up for “Paint the Town Red”.
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