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Taylor Swift Makes VMA History With Dolly Parton Tribute

Taylor Swift Makes VMA History With Dolly Parton Tribute
Taylor Swift dedicates VMA Video of the Year win to Dolly Parton, becomes most-awarded artist · firstpost.com

Taylor Swift won three awards at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards.

This gave her 33 VMA trophies, more than any other artist.

She won Video of the Year for The Fate of Ophelia.

Swift dedicated that award to Dolly Parton, who died at age 80.

She called Parton a great showgirl and praised her storytelling.

Swift also received an award for her work directing music videos.

Madonna won seven awards and performed during the ceremony.

LISA and Sienna Spiro also received major awards.

Key facts

Swift’s total VMA wins
33 Moon Persons
Video of the Year
The Fate of Ophelia — Taylor Swift
Best Direction
Opalite — Taylor Swift
New honor
Inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors
Dolly Parton’s age at death
80
Leading winner
Madonna, with seven awards
Best Pop Video
Dream — LISA
Best New Artist
Sienna Spiro

Quotes

Taylor Swift

Singer-songwriter accepting the Video of the Year award

“I dove onto the stage to try and make myself look cute and sexy. My butt cheek was hanging out. In those days, butt cheeks were not hanging out ... my manager told me my career was over.”
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“The main reason I love writing and directing music videos so much is because you, the fans, make it so much, so much fun. You actually care about what we're making.”
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