Taylor Swift took home four awards at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester on Nov 10. MANCHESTER - Taylor Swift led the way at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester on Nov 10, picking up four awards on a night dominated by female artistes, including Tyla and Sabrina Carpenter. The ceremony’s 30th edition, which brought the biggest names in world music to northwest England, saw Swift take home trophies for best artiste, best live act, best US act and best video for her collaboration with Post Malone in Fortnight.
In a pre-recorded message, Swift expressed sadness for not being able to attend in person but said the honour was “just unbelievable”. Tyla won three awards, including for best R&B, while Carpenter won for best song. British singer Rita Ora hosted the awards, which were held in Britain for the seventh time.
Swift, whose ongoing Eras tour is the most lucrative in history, was nominated in seven categories following the release this year of her 11th album, The Tortured Poets Department. In the best artiste category she went up against compatriots Beyonce, Billie Eilish and Post Malone, and British star Raye, who won a record six gongs at the 2024 Brit Awards. Carpenter, one of the stars of the summer with her hit Please Please Please, completed the list of nominees.
While Swift won that category, Carpenter’s Espresso took best song, outshining Eilish’s Birds of a Feather, Beyonce’s Texas Hold ‘Em, Beautiful Things by Benson Boone, Chappell Ro.
