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  "id": 9020120,
  "title": "Taylor Swift Set For Inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/taylor-swift-set-for-inaugural-mtv-vma-artist-director-honors",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T22:21:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
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    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/taylor-swift-vma-artist-director-honors-1237109638/"
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  "summary": "Taylor Swift is set to receive the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards. This new award recognizes artists whose work behind the camera has expanded the possibilities of music video and advanced the art of visual storytelling.\n\nAccording to TheWrap, Swift has directed many of her own music videos, including those for songs like “The Man,” “cardigan,” “willow,” “Anti-Hero,” and “Bejeweled.” She also helmed the short film for the 10-minute version of her “Red” track, “All Too Well.”\n\nThe award will be presented on September 27, as per Billboard. MTV and CBS announced the honor on September 21. The award celebrates a sustained and influential body of work from artists who have pushed creative boundaries and developed a clear directorial voice, as noted by Rolling Stone and Deadline.",
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        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Taylor Swift to Receive Inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/taylor-swift-to-receive-inaugural-mtv-vma-artist-director-honors",
        "published": "2026-09-21T16:00:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Taylor Swift to Receive Inaugural Artist Director Honors at 2026 MTV VMAs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/taylor-swift-to-receive-inaugural-artist-director-honors-at-2026-mtv",
        "published": "2026-09-21T16:52:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Taylor Swift to Receive First-Ever Artist Director Award at 2026 VMAs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/taylor-swift-to-receive-first-ever-artist-director-award-at-2026-vmas",
        "published": "2026-09-21T17:51:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Taylor Swift to Be First Recipient of Artist Director Honors at 2026 MTV VMAs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/taylor-swift-to-be-first-recipient-of-artist-director-honors-at-2026",
        "published": "2026-09-21T18:30:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Taylor Swift wins MTV's new artist director award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/taylor-swift-wins-mtvs-new-artist-director-award",
        "published": "2026-09-21T23:45:55.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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