{"id":608177,"date":"2026-09-22T13:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T13:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/608177\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T13:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T13:08:14","slug":"taylor-swift-to-receive-first-mtv-artist-director-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/608177\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift to receive first MTV artist-director award"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taylor Swift<\/a> will be the first recipient \u200bof the MTV Video Music Awards<\/a> artist-director honors at \u2060this year’s awards \u2060ceremony, a newly created award recognizing musicians whose work behind the \u200bcamera has contributed to music \u200bvideo \u2060production and visual storytelling, CBS and MTV said on Monday.<\/p>\n

The television networks said the honor for the 14-time Grammy winner “celebrates a sustained and influential body of work from artists who have pushed creative boundaries and developed a clear directorial voice.”<\/p>\n

The MTV Video Music \u2060Awards, \u2060hosted by Snoop Dogg, will air live from Los Angeles on Sunday on CBS and MTV and stream on Paramount+ in the United States. The ceremony will be available internationally on Paramount+ and MTV the following \u2060day.<\/p>\n

The singer-songwriter, a seven-time VMA Best Director nominee and four-time winner, has earned recognition for \u200bvideos and films including “The Fate of Ophelia,” “Opalite,” and “Anti-Hero.”<\/p>\n

Beyond \u200bher directing work, the “Bad Blood” singer has won four Grammy \u2060Album of the \u200cYear awards. Her latest \u2060release, “The Life of a \u200cShowgirl,” sold more copies than any other \u200balbum in the modern \u2060era during its first \u2060week of release, according to Billboard, citing \u2060data from \u200bLuminate, a firm that tracks music sales.<\/p>\n

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