The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards brought together some of the biggest names in music for a night filled with performances, surprises, and major wins at Los Angeles&rsquo; Peacock Theater on Sunday, September 27.
Hosted by Snoop Dogg, the ceremony saw Madonna lead the night with seven wins, while Taylor Swift took home three awards, including Video of the Year for &ldquo;The Fate of Ophelia&rdquo; and the inaugural Artist Director Honors.
Madonna Leads the Night With Seven Wins
Madonna entered the 2026 VMAs as the night&rsquo;s most-nominated artist and finished the ceremony with seven awards, including three presented during the telecast: Artist of the Year, Best Dance for &ldquo;Confessions II &ndash; The Film,&rdquo; and Best Collaboration for &ldquo;Bring Your Love&rdquo; with Sabrina Carpenter.
Reflecting on her recent journey while accepting Artist of the Year, Madonna said: &ldquo;I spent the last year and a half finding myself, believing in myself and really making the music that I wanted to make.&rdquo;
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Taylor Swift Makes VMA History
Taylor Swift made history at the 2026 VMAs, taking home Video of the Year for &ldquo;The Fate of Ophelia&rdquo; and Best Direction for &ldquo;Opalite,&rdquo; while also receiving the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors.
The new honor recognizes artists whose directorial work has expanded the possibilities of music videos and visual storytelling. Swift&rsquo;s latest wins brought her career VMA total to 33, making her the most-awarded artist in the history of the ceremony.
Swift also premiered the music video for her new song &ldquo;Patient Zero&rdquo; during the Los Angeles ceremony. The video stars Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson.
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LISA Scores a Major Win
LISA took home Best Pop for &ldquo;Dream,&rdquo; featuring Japanese actor Kentaro Sakaguchi, adding another major milestone to her growing solo career.
Full List of Winners
Genre-Neutral Categories
Video of the Year
Ariana Grande &ndash; &ldquo;hate that i made you love me&rdquo;
Bruno Mars &ndash; &ldquo;I Just Might&rdquo;
GENER8ION &ndash; &ldquo;STORM&rdquo; starring Yung Lean
Madonna &ndash; &ldquo;Confessions II &ndash; The Film&rdquo;
Sabrina Carpenter &ndash; &ldquo;Tears&rdquo;
WINNER: Taylor Swift &ndash; &ldquo;The Fate of Ophelia&rdquo;
Artist of the Year
Ariana Grande
Bruno Mars
WINNER: Madonna
Morgan Wallen
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift
Song of the Year
WINNER: BTS &ndash; &ldquo;Swim&rdquo;
Ella Langley &ndash; &ldquo;Choosin&rsquo; Texas&rdquo;
HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI &ndash; &ldquo;Golden&rdquo;
Madonna &amp; Sabrina Carpenter &ndash; &ldquo;Bring Your Love&rdquo;
Olivia Dean &ndash; &ldquo;Man I Need&rdquo;
PinkPantheress + Zara Larsson &ndash; &ldquo;Stateside&rdquo;
RAYE &ndash; &ldquo;WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!&rdquo;
Best New Artist
Bella Kay
CORTIS
Magnus Ferrell
Malcolm Todd
Myles Smith
WINNER: Sienna Spiro
Stella Lefty
Best Collaboration
Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice &ndash; &ldquo;Chains &amp; Whips&rdquo;
French Montana x Max B &ndash; &ldquo;Ever Since U Left Me&rdquo;
WINNER: Madonna &amp; Sabrina Carpenter &ndash; &ldquo;Bring Your Love&rdquo;
PinkPantheress + Zara Larsson &ndash; &ldquo;Stateside&rdquo;
Shakira &amp; Burna Boy &ndash; &ldquo;Dai Dai&rdquo;
Teyana Taylor &amp; Lucky Daye &ndash; &ldquo;Hard Part&rdquo;
Genre-Specific Categories
Best Pop
Ariana Grande &ndash; &ldquo;hate that i made you love me&rdquo;
Charli xcx &ndash; &ldquo;SS26&rdquo;
WINNER: LISA &ndash; &ldquo;Dream&rdquo; feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi
Olivia Rodrigo &ndash; &ldquo;drop dead&rdquo;
Sabrina Carpenter &ndash; &ldquo;House Tour&rdquo;
Tate McRae &ndash; &ldquo;Nobody&rsquo;s Girl&rdquo;
Taylor Swift &ndash; &ldquo;The Fate of Ophelia&rdquo;
Best Hip-Hop
WINNER: Cardi B feat. Kehlani &ndash; &ldquo;Safe&rdquo;
Don Toliver &ndash; &ldquo;E85&rdquo;
Drake &ndash; &ldquo;Janice STFU&rdquo;
Megan Thee Stallion &ndash; &ldquo;LOVER GIRL&rdquo;
Travis Scott &ndash; &ldquo;DUMBO&rdquo;
Tyler, The Creator &ndash; &ldquo;SUGAR ON MY TONGUE&rdquo;
Best R&amp;B
WINNER: Bruno Mars &ndash; &ldquo;I Just Might&rdquo;
Chris Brown &ndash; &ldquo;It Depends/Obvious&rdquo;
Dave &amp; Tems &ndash; &ldquo;Raindance&rdquo;
Justin Bieber &ndash; &ldquo;YUKON&rdquo;
Kehlani &ndash; &ldquo;Folded&rdquo;
Mariah the Scientist &amp; Kali Uchis &ndash; &ldquo;Is It a Crime&rdquo;
Best Alternative
Geese &ndash; &ldquo;Taxes&rdquo;
mgk &amp; Fred Durst &ndash; &ldquo;FIX UR FACE&rdquo;
Noah Kahan &ndash; &ldquo;The Great Divide&rdquo;
WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo &ndash; &ldquo;the cure&rdquo;
SOMBR &ndash; &ldquo;Homewrecker&rdquo;
Tame Impala &ndash; &ldquo;Dracula&rdquo;
twenty one pilots &ndash; &ldquo;Drag Path&rdquo;
Best Dance
Bebe Rexha &amp; Faithless &ndash; &ldquo;New Religion&rdquo;
Harry Styles &ndash; &ldquo;Aperture&rdquo;
Lady Gaga &amp; Doechii &ndash; &ldquo;RUNWAY&rdquo;
WINNER: Madonna &ndash; &ldquo;Confessions II &ndash; The Film&rdquo;
PinkPantheress + Zara Larsson &ndash; &ldquo;Stateside&rdquo;
Slayyyter &ndash; &ldquo;DANCE&hellip;&rdquo;
Tate McRae &ndash; &ldquo;Nobody&rsquo;s Girl&rdquo;
Best Latin
Anitta with Shakira &ndash; &ldquo;Choka Choka&rdquo;
WINNER: Bad Bunny &ndash; &ldquo;NUEVAYoL&rdquo;
Fuerza Regida &ndash; &ldquo;TU SANCHO&rdquo;
KAROL G &ndash; &ldquo;Papasito&rdquo;
Rosal&iacute;a ft. Yahritza Y Su Esencia &ndash; &ldquo;La Perla&rdquo;
Ryan Castro, Kapo &amp; GANGSTA &ndash; &ldquo;LA VILLA&rdquo;
Shakira &amp; Burna Boy &ndash; &ldquo;Dai Dai&rdquo;
Best K-Pop
BLACKPINK &ndash; &ldquo;JUMP&rdquo;
WINNER: BTS &ndash; &ldquo;SWIM&rdquo;
CORTIS &ndash; &ldquo;REDRED&rdquo;
KATSEYE &ndash; &ldquo;PINKY UP&rdquo;
LE SSERAFIM (feat. j-hope of BTS) &ndash; &ldquo;SPAGHETTI&rdquo;
LISA &ndash; &ldquo;Dream&rdquo; feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi
Best Country
WINNER: Ella Langley &ndash; &ldquo;Choosin&rsquo; Texas&rdquo;
Kacey Musgraves &ndash; &ldquo;Dry Spell&rdquo;
Lainey Wilson &ndash; &ldquo;Somewhere Over Laredo&rdquo;
Luke Combs &ndash; &ldquo;Back in the Saddle&rdquo;
Shaboozey &ndash; &ldquo;Cowgirl&rdquo;
Stella Lefty &ndash; &ldquo;Boston&rdquo;
Tucker Wetmore &ndash; &ldquo;Brunette&rdquo;
Technical Categories
Best Direction
Ariana Grande &ndash; &ldquo;hate that i made you love me&rdquo;
Bruno Mars &ndash; &ldquo;I Just Might&rdquo;
GENER8ION &ndash; &ldquo;STORM starring Yung Lean&rdquo;
Madonna &ndash; &ldquo;Confessions II &ndash; The Film&rdquo;
Sabrina Carpenter &ndash; &ldquo;House Tour&rdquo;
WINNER: Taylor Swift &ndash; &ldquo;Opalite&rdquo;
Best Art Direction
Charli xcx &ndash; &ldquo;SS26&rdquo;
Lady Gaga &amp; Doechii &ndash; &ldquo;RUNWAY&rdquo;
Madonna &ndash; &ldquo;Confessions II &ndash; The Film&rdquo;
WINNER: PinkPantheress &ndash; &ldquo;Stateside + Zara Larsson&rdquo;
SOMBR &ndash; &ldquo;My Body Isn&rsquo;t Ready&rdquo;
Taylor Swift &ndash; &ldquo;The Fate of Ophelia&rdquo;
Best Cinematography
A$AP Rocky &ndash; &ldquo;PUNK ROCKY&rdquo;
Ariana Grande &ndash; &ldquo;hate that i made you love me&rdquo;
LISA &ndash; &ldquo;Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi&rdquo;
WINNER: Madonna &ndash; &ldquo;Confessions II &ndash; The Film&rdquo;
Shaboozey &ndash; &ldquo;Cowgirl&rdquo;
Taylor Swift &ndash; &ldquo;The Fate of Ophelia&rdquo;
Best Editing
Ariana Grande &ndash; &ldquo;hate that i made you love me&rdquo;
Bruno Mars &ndash; &ldquo;I Just Might&rdquo;
LISA &ndash; &ldquo;Dream feat. Kentaro Sakaguchi&rdquo;
Madonna &ndash; &ldquo;Confessions II &ndash; The Film&rdquo;
WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter &ndash; &ldquo;House Tour&rdquo;
Taylor Swift &ndash; &ldquo;The Fate of Ophelia&rdquo;
Best Choreography
GENER8ION &ndash; &ldquo;STORM starring Yung Lean&rdquo;
Harry Styles &ndash; &ldquo;Dance No More&rdquo;
KATSEYE &ndash; &ldquo;PINKY UP&rdquo;
WINNER: Madonna &ndash; &ldquo;Confessions II &ndash; The Film&rdquo;
Tate McRae &ndash; &ldquo;Nobody&rsquo;s Girl&rdquo;
Taylor Swift &ndash; &ldquo;The Fate of Ophelia&rdquo;
Best Visual Effects
WINNER: Ariana Grande &ndash; &ldquo;hate that i made you love me&rdquo;
JISOO X ZAYN &ndash; &ldquo;Eyes Closed&rdquo;
Madonna &ndash; &ldquo;Confessions II &ndash; The Film&rdquo;
PinkPantheress &ndash; &ldquo;Stateside + Zara Larsson&rdquo;
RAYE ft. Hans Zimmer &ndash; &ldquo;Click Clack Symphony.&rdquo;
Taylor Swift &ndash; &ldquo;The Fate of Ophelia&rdquo;
Social Categories
Best Group
BLACKPINK
WINNER: BTS
CORTIS
FLO
Fuerza Regida
Geese
KATSEYE
Twenty One Pilots
Best Long Form Video
Charli xcx &ndash; Music, Fashion, Film
Ella Langley &ndash; Choosin&rsquo; Texas
GENER8ION &ndash; STORM starring Yung Lean
WINNER: Madonna &ndash; Confessions II &ndash; The Film
Best Album
Drake &ndash; ICEMAN
WINNER: Madonna &ndash; Confessions II
Olivia Dean &ndash; The Art of Loving
Olivia Rodrigo &ndash; you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love
Sabrina Carpenter &ndash; Man&rsquo;s Best Friend
Taylor Swift &ndash; The Life of a Showgirl
Song of Summer
WINNER: Ariana Grande &ndash; &ldquo;Hate That I Made You Love Me&rdquo;
Bruno Mars &ndash; &ldquo;Risk It All&rdquo;
Charli xcx &ndash; &ldquo;Camera&rdquo;
Ella Langley &ndash; &ldquo;Choosin&rsquo; Texas&rdquo;
KATSEYE &ndash; &ldquo;Hootie Frutti&rdquo;
Latto ft. Doja Cat &ndash; &ldquo;Okayyy&rdquo;
Morgan Wallen &ndash; &ldquo;Been By Now&rdquo;
Olivia Dean &ndash; &ldquo;So Easy (To Fall in Love)&rdquo;
Olivia Rodrigo &ndash; &ldquo;Stupid Song&rdquo;
Sabrina Carpenter &ndash; &ldquo;House Tour&rdquo;
Slayyyter &ndash; &ldquo;Brand New Chanel$&rdquo;
sombr &ndash; &ldquo;Homewrecker&rdquo;
Stella Lefty &ndash; &ldquo;Boston&rdquo;
Tame Impala &amp; JENNIE &ndash; &ldquo;Dracula&rdquo;
Taylor Swift &ndash; &ldquo;I Knew It, I Knew You&rdquo;
Photo Credit: VMAs' official page
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