[Applause] and the VMA goes to Taylor Swift Taylor Swift yes let's go 12 N hiy Honey crush it tonight Taylor Swift totally crushing it winning big at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards with the VMAs everything you do is done with a wink and a nod and a smile the pop star officially holding 30 mooners trophies tying Beyonce for the most wins in VMA history I think people try things on the VMAs they would never try anywhere else Tay's song fortnite featuring post Malone getting lots of love including the night's biggest honor video of the year the V go Su Ty thank you uh directing this video and putting it together and writing it was the most wonderful experience and that is because of all the people that uh I got to make it with the singer thanking everyone involved and not missing the opportunity to shout out her boo Travis Kelce something that I'll always remember is that when when I would finish a take I would always just hear like someone like like cheering and like woo like like from across from across the studio and that that one person was my boyfriend Travis everything this man touches turns to happiness and fun and Magic so I want to thank him for for adding that to our shoot because I'll always remember that you know I got to go support the song also earning tailor four more honors song of the summer best Direction best editing best collab there is a very clear reason why post Malone is everyone in music's favorite person to collaborate with you're the most down toe person honestly so unfailingly polite it has taken me forever to get him to stop calling me ma'am um and for a fortn night there we were together running to you times C I watched her um tied up to the like operating table thing and the music video and she was just directing the music video from there and it was pretty badass you got to present it you wanted that huh you presented to Taylor tonight do you know what I just now said to Taylor Swift what did you say I said do you know something funny Taylor she said what I said do you know you just got an award from King Swifty oh my God cuz you know that's what they call me they call me King Swifty and the swifties definitely got to voting Taylor also nabbing some other major categories artist of the year and best pop Taylor Swift but T's night didn't come without a moment to shine a light on the importance of the date during one of her speeches Taylor paying tribute to the victims of 9/11 waking up this morning in New York on September 11th I've just been thinking about what happened 23 years ago everyone who lost a loved one and everyone that we lost and that is the most important thing about today and everything that happens tonight falls behind that