Taylor Swift matches Beyoncé's record for total VMA wins and urges fans to vote
Taylor Swift matched Beyoncé's record for total career MTV Video Music Awards after winning seven awards in one evening, including for video of the year.
Taylor Swift matched Beyoncé's record for the most career MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday night after winning seven awards in one evening. They now have 30 awards each.
The "Fortnight" singer walked into the show with 12 nominations, the most of any other artist. Before her first win of the night for song of the summer, Swift had 23 VMAs.
Beyoncé has a total of 30 VMAs, which include two with her former group Destiny's Child and two shared with her husband, according to the Guinness World Records. The "Texas Hold 'Em" singer did not win any new awards at Wednesday's show and was notably shut out of the Country Music Association Awards earlier this week.
Swift, 34, ended the night with a win for video of the year, her third consecutive year earning the award. She shouted out all her collaborators on the "Fortnight" video, as well as her boyfriend, Travis Kelce.
"This video seems really sad when you watch it, but it really was the most fun video to make. ... At the end of every take, I would always hear someone just cheering, like, 'Woo!' from across the studio, and that one person was my boyfriend, Travis," Swift said.
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