FILE: US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs throughout her Eras Tour at Sofi stadium in Inglewood, California, August 7, 2023. (Picture by Michael Tran / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
Manchester, United Kingdom–Taylor Swift led the best way on the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester on Sunday, choosing up 4 awards on an evening dominated by feminine artists, together with Tyla and Sabrina Carpenter.
The ceremony’s thirtieth version, which introduced the largest names in world music to northwest England, noticed Swift take dwelling trophies for greatest artist, greatest stay, greatest US act and greatest video for her collaboration with Submit Malone in “Fortnight”.
In a pre-recorded message, Swift expressed unhappiness for not having the ability to attend in particular person however stated the honour was “simply unbelievable”.
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Tyla received three awards, together with for greatest R&B, whereas Carpenter received for greatest music.
British singer Rita Ora hosted the awards, which have been held in Britain for the seventh time.
Swift, whose ongoing “Eras” tour is essentially the most profitable in historical past, was nominated in seven classes following the discharge this 12 months of her eleventh album “The Tortured Poets Division”.
In the most effective artist class she went up in opposition to compatriots Beyonce, Billie Eilish and Submit Malone, and British star Raye, who received a report six gongs at this 12 months’s Brit Awards.
Carpenter, one of many stars of the summer time together with her hit “Please Please Please”, accomplished the checklist of nominees.
Whereas Swift received that class, Carpenter’s “Espresso” took greatest music, outshining Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather”, Beyonce’s “Texas Maintain ‘Em”,”Lovely Issues” by Benson Boone, Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!” and “We Can’t Be Pals” by Ariana Grande.
As with the US music trade’s Grammy awards, Latino artists, together with stars corresponding to Puerto Rican Dangerous Bunny and Colombian Karol G have been overlooked of the highest classes this 12 months regardless of their world hits.
Each have been contenders in the most effective Latin subject, alongside Shakira, who has revived her profession with the hit “Bzrp Music Periods, Vol. 53”, about her separation from ex-footballer Gerard Pique.
Different artists who picked up awards in Manchester included Lisa of the ultra-popular Okay-pop group Blackpink, Ariana Grande, Eminem and Liam Gallagher.
Busta Rhymes obtained a world icon award.
This was the primary MTV Europe Music Awards since 2022 after final 12 months’s version, to be held close to Paris, was cancelled due to the warfare between Israel and Hamas.