{"id":607733,"date":"2026-09-22T02:16:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T02:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/607733\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T02:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T02:16:17","slug":"taylor-swift-to-receive-inaugural-artist-director-honors-at-vmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/607733\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift to Receive Inaugural Artist Director Honors at VMAs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"auto-tag_taylor-swift\" href=\"http:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/t\/taylor-swift\/\" data-tag=\"taylor-swift\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Taylor Swift<\/a> will receive the first MTV VMA Artist Director Honors at the 2026 Video Music Awards on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>MTV announced the inaugural award and its recipient today, adding that \u201cthe MTV VMA Artist Director Honors celebrates a sustained and influential body of work from artists who have pushed creative boundaries and developed a clear directorial voice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Introducing the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors, awarded to the visionary herself: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/taylorswift13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@taylorswift13<\/a> \ud83d\udef8\u2b50\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Watch the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/VMAs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#VMAs<\/a>, this Sunday on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CBS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@CBS<\/a> and streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/paramountplus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@paramountplus<\/a> \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/prm5Cc1j2A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/prm5Cc1j2A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Video Music Awards (@vmas) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/vmas\/status\/2102068983558033546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Swift has been nominated for Best Direction at the VMAs eight times, winning four Moon Persons in the category for \u201cThe Man,\u201d All Too Well: The Short Film, \u201cAnti-Hero,\u201d and \u201cFortnight\u201d; Swift is again nominated in the category this year for \u201cOpalite.\u201d Swift\u2019s four Best Direction VMA wins holds the record, ahead of David Fincher\u2019s three.<\/p>\n<p>Love Music?<\/p>\n<p class=\"observer-desc mb-2\"> Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790043377_606_spinner.gif\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The singer earned <a href=\"http:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/2026-mtv-vmas-nominees-full-list-taylor-swift-madonna-1235610787\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">nine nominations<\/a> at the 2026 <a id=\"auto-tag_mtv-vmas\" href=\"http:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/t\/mtv-vmas\/\" data-tag=\"mtv-vmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MTV VMAs<\/a>, including for Artist of the Year, while the video for her Life of a Showgirl hit \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d is nominated for Video of the Year, Best Pop, and numerous creative prizes.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/snoop-dogg-host-vmas-show-returns-to-west-coast-1235624264\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Snoop Dogg-hosted<\/a> 2026 MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday from Los Angeles\u2019 Peacock Theater on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+. 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