TAYLOR Swift is on the cusp of leapfrogging her superstar pal Beyonce for yet another record . . .

this time at the MTV Video Music Awards. Shake It Off singer Taylor has 23 of the prized Moonmen under her belt, while Beyonce has the record with 30. But last night Taylor bagged an incredible ten nominations for this year which, when she undoubtedly scoops the majority, means she will overtake Beyonce to become the most celebrated artist in VMAs history.

Taylor has been nominated for the top gongs in the ceremony, including Artist of the Year, Video of the Year and Song of the Year for her hit single Fortnight with Post Malone. The Bad Blood singer also has nominations from Best Pop, Best Direction, Best Collaboration, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Visual Effects and Best Art Direction. Arguably, Beyonce, who has one nod for Artist of the Year, has laid out the red carpet for Taylor to take her crown at the ceremony in New York on September 10.

READ MORE ON TAYLOR SWIFT She failed to put out official music videos for any of the tracks on her 2022 album Renaissance or this year’s Cowboy Carter , both of which went straight to No1. Taylor went all out with the offerings from her latest No1 record, The Tortured Poet’s Department. Dua Lipa is flying the flag for Britain with three nominations, Best Pop, Best Choreography and Best Cinematography.

We are told MTV bosses are desperate to get Taylor to perform at the awards. Most read in Bizarre She will be on a break fr.