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“I didn’t think this would happen, so I just have to say thank you so much,” Spiro said in her short and sweet speech Sienna Spiro has won the 2026 VMA for Best New Artist. Spiro joins notable past recipients like Nirvana, Eminem, Olivia Rodrigo, and Billie Eilish. Earlier in the night, Spiro hit the VMAs stage for the very first time when she performed “Great Expectation.” “I didn’t think this would happen, so I just have to say thank you so much,” Spiro said in her short and sweet speech. “Thank you to the fans and the people that…

Yung Lean and a large swath of dancers recreated the viral music video featuring Damien Jalet’s mesmerizing choreography Yung Lean and a horde of dancers lit up the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards stage with the live premiere of Lean’s collaboration with GENER8ION, “Storm II,” marking their debuts at the MTV VMAs. A high point of the evening, the artists and dancers recreated the music video for the second of their two-part “Storm” in front of a live audience. At the top of their performance, Yung Lean grabbed a Moon Person before making his way to the main stage and…

Rachel Chinouriri performed ‘One Song Away From Crying’ and ‘Never Need Me’ on Saturday Night Live UK last night (September 26) – watch the latter performance below. The London singer-songwriter served as musical guest on the third episode of the second series of SNL UK, which was hosted by Amelia Dimoldenberg. For her first performance, Chinouriri looked ahead to her forthcoming second album ‘I Think I Spoke Too Soon’ with ‘One Song Away From Crying’. The track was released in July as the first taste of the record, which arrives on October 16 via Parlophone/Atlas Artists. “‘One Song Away From Crying’ is…

Taylor Swift dedicated her award for Best Music Video at the 2026 Video Music Awards on Sunday to the late Dolly Parton, “the ultimate showgirl.” The winning video, “The Fate of Ophelia,” from Swift’s most recent album, The Life of a Showgirl, was written and directed by Swift herself. Trending Stories “Thank you so much for giving this award to this video,” Swift said. “I’m so proud of it. To the fans, thank you for voting on it. I just, I loved making this video because I wanted it to seem like one continuous shot, so I learned a lot…

The 2026 MTV VMAs Awards kicked off with a highly anticipated performance from Madonna on Sunday might. It was her first VMAs set since 2003, and included guest appearances by Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, Debi Mazar, and more. The night also featured a George Michael tribute—with a perplexing lineup of Raye, Adam Lambert, Sombr, and Teddy Swims—as well as sets by Lisa, Yung Lean, and Shaboozey. You can check out the full rundown of performances below.Head here for the full winners list and follow along with all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2026 VMAs.MadonnaJoining Madonna for her medley was Carpenter…

Madonna took home the Moon Person for Artist of the Year at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, beating out nominees Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter, and Taylor Swift. Later, she won the VMA for Best Dance for “Confessions II – The Film.” “First of all, I would like to thank my fingers because I can always count on them,” Madonna joked before launching into an anecdote about her debut at the very first VMAs, hosted back in 1984. “I had a little problem with my shoes … and I dove onto the stage to try to…

It makes sense that Taylor Swift was plotting how to release the “Patient Zero” music video on a bigger screen. The visual not only features movie stars Dakota Johnson, Colin Farrell, and Cara Delevingne, it’s also a high-production thriller which the superstar premiered at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. After Swift was honored at the award show with the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors, she released the “Patient Zero” music video. In the visual, Swift and Dakota Johnson mirror one another as Johnson struggles through tribulations with Colin Farrell, including a mysterious poisoning. Plot twist: It’s…

Taylor Swift became the first recipient of the MTV Video Music Awards’ Artist Director Honor on Sunday, presented to her by Dakota Johnson. “She is an architect of emotional landscapes filled with the most intimate and intricate details,” Johnson said. “Taylor has spent the majority of her life on set, telling tales and building worlds. She isn’t just one of the most decorated artists in the history of the VMAs — she is the single most recognized video director in this show’s history.  She is a visionary, with a relentless drive for perfection in everything she does, and still holds…

The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards are underway at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with Snoop Dogg as the evening’s host. Madonna leads the ceremony with 13 nominations, tying Lady Gaga’s record for the most nods in a single night. We’ll be updating the winner’s list throughout the show below.This year’s Video of the Year nominees include Sabrina Carpenter’s Colman Domingo-starring Rocky Horror ode “Tears”; Madonna’s Confessions II – The Film; Taylor Swift’s “Fate of Ophelia,” which casts her as muses throughout history; and Ariana Grande’s “Hate That I Made You Love Me,” where she haunts a guilty ex-boyfriend…

Tonight, Madonna reclaimed her VMAs throne by performing at the ceremony for the first time in 23 years. She kicked the show off with a little help from Sabrina Carpenter—alongside bondage dancers acting as steadicam operators—for the duo’s single “Bring Your Love.” Later, Charli XCX walked out of a bathroom stall to perform “Danceteria Afterhours,” the just-released remix to Madonna’s Confessions II track “Danceteria.” There were also cameos from Julia Garner, Debi Mazar, Sombr, and Seth Rogen smoking a joint. You can watch it below.Later in the evening, Madonna and Carpenter won a Moon Man for Best Collaboration. “I would…