Swift’s video beat out Ariana Grande’s hate that i made you love me, Bruno Mars’ I Just Might, GENER8ION’s STORM starring Yung Lean, Madonna’s Confessions II – The Film and Sabrina Carpenter’s Tears.
She dedicated her award to the late Dolly Parton, who died last month, calling her “the ultimate showgirl … We were all very lucky to share this planet with Dolly Parton.”
Swift also received the first-ever MTV VMA Artist Director Honors, which recognizes “groundbreaking music artists whose work behind the camera has expanded the possibilities of music video and advanced the art of visual storytelling.”
And in another first, she held the world premiere of the video for her new single Patient Zero during the ceremony. It was directed by Swift and stars Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson, with cinematography by Oscar winner Emmanuel Lubezki.
Madonna, meanwhile, likewise enjoyed a big night by nabbing the Artist of the Year award, one of 11 categories for which she was nominated.
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