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Taylor Swift becomes most-awarded artist in MTV VMA history with 31 wins

Taylor Swift became the most-awarded artist in MTV Video Music Awards history on Sunday, receiving the inaugural Artist Director Honors and moving past Beyoncé with 31 awards. Swift, who said she had written and directed 18 music videos, also premiered her self-directed video for “Patient Zero,” starring Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson.

Taylor Swift becomes most-awarded artist in MTV VMA history with 31 wins

Taylor Swift has become the most-awarded artist in MTV Video Music Awards history with 31 wins. She received the inaugural Artist Director Honors award, which recognises artists who have made significant contributions behind the camera in music video production.

Swift has written and directed 18 music videos and has won four VMA awards for Best Director out of seven nominations. Her friend Dakota Johnson presented the honour, praising Swift as a "visionary with a relentless drive for perfection".

Swift's acceptance speech highlighted her long-standing involvement with music videos, having started 20 years ago and made 60 videos to date. She expressed gratitude to MTV for providing a platform for music videos.

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