Taylor Swift has dominated this yr’s MTV Europe Music Awards, taking house 4 of the six gongs she was up for – finest artist, finest video, finest pop and finest longform video.
There had been excessive hopes for a number of the British stars up for awards – together with Adele, Ed Sheeran and Harry Types, who had led the nominations, nonetheless – Swift proved herself to be queen of the MTV EMAs.
The 32-year-old megastar – who not too long ago re-recorded a few of her earliest hits to be able to regain management of her work – praised her legion of followers (often called Swifties) as she accepted every award, thanking them for his or her unwavering help.
Energy couple Taika Waititi (L) and Rita Ora hosted the night time
When offered with the most effective artist gong by Baywatch star David Hasselhoff, Swift instructed the auditorium of screaming followers: “You haven’t any thought how a lot this even means to me to do that as a profession…
“There’s not a single second I take that without any consideration. I like you a lot, I am unable to consider I get to do that as a job, and it is all due to you. Thanks so, a lot.”
The annual worldwide music awards, which occurred in Dusseldorf, Germany, and was hosted by superstar power-couple Rita Ora and Taika Waititi, additionally noticed stars together with Nicki Minaj, Muse and Gorillaz take house gongs from 20 gender-neutral classes.
Learn extra: See the complete listing of MTV EMA winners right here
Performances on the night time included Stormzy – who away from his regular type carried out his ballad Fireplace Babe on TV for the primary time – plus dwell music from Lewis Capaldi, Bebe Rexha, and Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra.
British TikTok star and Eurovision runner-up Sam Ryder additionally purchased a little bit of Eurovision glam to the night time, presenting the award for finest collaboration to French DJ David Guetta and US star Bebe Rexha. Guetta additionally took finest digital act.
There was even a shock recorded message from Hollywood A-lister Tom Cruise, introducing OneRepublic’s High Gun: Maverick hit tune I Ain’t Apprehensive.
As her night time of wins continued, Swift accepted the most effective longform video award – which was one in every of two new classes this yr – from singer/songwriter Julian Lennon, the son of the late John Lennon.
Swift, accepting yet one more prize
As she took to the stage, Swift once more praised her followers for his or her continued help, telling them: “You are the rationale that something has ever occurred to me.”
She defined: “I’ve been writing and directing my music movies for a very long time however this was the primary brief movie I’ve made and I felt like I discovered a lot about myself of how making movie is usually a pure extension of my storytelling identical to tune writing.”
Stranger Issues star Sadie Sink and Teen Wolf actor Dylan O’Brien starred within the music video which went viral earlier this yr after followers speculated the tune was based mostly on Swift’s break-up with actor Jake Gyllenhaal.
In addition to the long-form prize, it additionally took finest video, with Swift telling followers: “This nearly by no means occurred,” happening to clarify that when she first launched the tune 10 years in the past it wasn’t a single, and did not have a video.
She went on: “I can solely clarify this by saying that the followers willed this to occur. I’ll by no means cease thanking you for this.”
Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra carried out
The video additionally picked up the distinguished video of the yr gong on the MTV Video Music Awards earlier this yr.
When handed the most effective pop prize, Swift joked: “You gotta put on loads of sequins and study choreography and that’s very laborious.”
She has been dominating the charts internationally in current weeks following the launch of her new album Midnights – the yr’s quickest promoting album.
Nicki Minaj took the award for finest tune with Tremendous Freaky Woman, together with finest hip hop act.
Regardless of having essentially the most nominations (seven), ex-One Route star Harry Types solely took house one award on the night time – finest dwell efficiency. He wasn’t there in particular person to select up his prize.
Muse took house finest rock act, dedicating their album to ‘individuals of Ukraine and the ladies in Iran’
Finest rock act went to Muse, who opened the ceremony with their new observe Will Of The Individuals.
Refusing to shrink back from laborious political truths amid the glamour of the showbiz night time, lead singer Matt Bellamy instructed the MTV viewers: “We would like to dedicate this entire album to the individuals of Ukraine and the ladies in Iran who’re combating for his or her freedom as we have a good time tonight.”
Gorillaz – fronted by Blur star Damon Albarn – took finest various band, whereas Sam Smith took video for good.
It was additionally an excellent night time for Ok-pop, with South Korean boyband Seventeen taking finest new act and finest push, Blackpink taking finest metaverse efficiency (the second new class of the night time), and one of many band’s members, Lisa, taking finest Ok-pop act, and BTS taking largest followers.
Finest Latin performer went to Anitta and finest R&B to US star Chloe.
The MTV EMAs 2022 was broadcast dwell on MTV on Sunday 13 November. You may watch the complete 2022 MTV EMA present from 14 November on Paramount+ UK
