Taylor Swift's sweet gesture at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards Delights fans the pop star 34 is up for a total of 10 awards at this year's ceremony which will be held at the UBS arena in New York on Wednesday September 11th while the biggest Accolade of the Night video of the Year doesn't include anyone from Swift's Inner Circle she will go up against PALS like Sabrina Carpenter Camila Cabo and post Malone in the majority of the other category for artist of the year Swift and Carpenter 25 go head-to-head alongside other nominees Ariana Grande Bad Bunny Eminem and siza the blonde duo will also fight it out in the best pop song of the year best Direction best editing and best art Direction categories while Swift is competing solely with her breakout single from the tortured poet's Department fortnite a duet with Malone 29 carpenter has two songs from her short n sweet album in the running please please please and the radio dominating hit espresso best pop will also see Swift up against longtime pal Cabo 27 whose fourth studio album C zako dropped in June best collaboration meanwhile features Malone twice meaning Swift is both competing with and against her duet partner Malone's I had some help featuring Morgan Wallen earned a nod Swift has bonded with a lot of her closest friends through music over the years she took Cabo with her for the 1989 tour in 2015 and found a pal in Mone through their fortnite collaboration Carpenter for her part grew up as a vocal fan of Swift before the pair took their first photo together at the 2022 VMAs Afterparty 2 years later Carpenter landed a spot as the opening act for the South American leg of Swift's worldwide eras tour and their relationship blossomed from there I'm not going to say I peed my pants because that sounds really graphic and maybe not sanitary but I think it really just caught me off guard Carpenter told who what were in January of being asked by Swift to join the tour it was very much a childhood dream come true I still probably have not processed it if I'm being completely honest with you after her final era show in March Carpenter took to social media to thank Swift for bringing her along for the ride and the most thank yous I've ever thank you to Taylor I feel so lucky to witness the magic that is you and this tour she captioned an Instagram photo of her time on the road there is truly no one like you and there never will be I love you with all my heart and I will cherish this tabina era and all the eras till the end of time