[Music] during her MTV Video Music Awards video of the Year victory speech Taylor Swift made a political statement she urged the audience audience to register to vote even though she did not specifically State her support ala Harris the musical sensation took home seven more VMAs a total of 30 Taylor Swift has spoken out about voting once again less than day after she first broke her silence to support kamla Harris presidential Contender after receiving video of the year for fortnite at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday Swift expressed her gratitude to the fans by saying I appreciate it so much that this is a fan voted award and you voted for Swift said and if you are over 18 please register to vote for something else that's very important coming up 2024 presidential election her endorsement of Harris and her campaign companion Minnesota Governor Tim wals was made on Instagram before the statement shortly after Harris and former president Donald Trump's presidential debate ended she gave her support Swift said on Instagram I'm voting for atla Harris because she fights for the rights and causes stink I believe need a warrior to Champion the she urged firsttime voters to register to vote as she wrapped up her tenure remember that in order to vote you have to be registered he added with 284 million Instagram followers the mega star included a link on her account to register as a voter the general Services Administration representative informed CNBC that her tweet sent at least 337,000 1826 people to vote.gov website where people may register to vote at the VMAs Swift won six other honors in addition to video of the year including artist of the year best collaboration best pop best Direction best editing and song of the summer for her song fortnite juring post Malone after winning seven this year Swift now has 30 VMAs overall pying Beyonce for the record for most VMA victories ever an overview of Swift's political career before writing a post on Instagram in 2018 supporting Democratic candidates in her home state of Tennessee Swift remained out of public politic in the 2020 Netflix biographical film Miss Americana she expressed the need to voice her opposition to Tennessee Republican Marsha Blackburn during the 2018 midterm election I need to be on the right side of History she added Swift openly praised the nomination in 2020 when Harris tweeted that she was honored to be joining Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket she replied yes in October of that same year she openly supported Biden in a piece that appeared in the thought leaders issue of V magazine she gave her explanation and on the same day that the magazine was released she posted a picture of herself on Twitter with Biden Harris 2020 has since condemned the reversal of roie Wade encouraged supporters to cast ballots in the midterm elections of 2022 and encourag tens of thousands of new voters to register in 2023 Swift refused to comment when work Insider contacted them outside of regular working hours