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Taylor Swift triumphs at the MTV European Music Awards

South African singer Tayla makes a breakthrough

Nov 11, 2024 06:05 160

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American pop star Taylor Swift triumphed on Sunday night at the MTV European Music Awards, receiving four awards at a ceremony in Manchester, dedicated to the biggest names in world music, reported France Press, quoted by BTA.

The 34-year-old singer, who was not present at the ceremony, won in major categories including artist of the year, best live act and best video for her music video Fortnight.

She also won in the Best American Artist category.

In a pre-recorded message, the Shake it off singer expressed her sadness at not being able to attend.

Swift led the nominations - seven in total - but lost to Ariana Grande in the pop artist of the year category. In February of this year, the pop singer already won her fourth "Grammy" award. for album of the year, which is a record in the history of the award. Her giant tour "Eras" became the most profitable in the history of music.

It was a record year for the artist, who was named Person of the Year by Time magazine.

South African singer Tayla received three awards, including Best R&B Artist.

The other surprise was the Thai Kay Pop artist Lisa, a true global music phenomenon. She won in two categories, including biggest fan base, ahead of Taylor Swift and her army of "Swiftites".

The trophy for song of the year went to American Sabrina Carpenter for her summer hit Espresso

Eminem, who returned in 2024 with a new album, won the trophy for the best hip-hop artist for the tenth time.

In the category "Rock" the winner was Liam Gallagher, the legendary voice of the band Oasis. At the end of August, brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher announced that they would reunite the legendary band for a tour, 15 years after the split.