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  "id": 9210437,
  "title": "Taylor Swift lands major new MTV Video Music Awards honour",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/taylor-swift-lands-major-new-mtv-video-music-awards-honour",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T22:22:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1556965/taylor-swift-lands-major-new-mtv-video-music-awards-honour/"
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  "summary": "Taylor Swift is set to receive the MTV Video Music Awards' first-ever Artist-Director Award. This new honour celebrates musicians whose work behind the lens has shaped music videos.\n\nThe 14-time Grammy winner will become the most awarded artist in VMA history, tied with Beyoncé at 30 awards each.\n\nSwift has also announced a new song, titled Patient Zero, due to be released on Friday. It is her first new song since marrying Travis Kelce in July.",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Taylor Swift announces first new song since her wedding",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/taylor-swift-announces-first-new-song-since-her-wedding",
        "published": "2026-09-22T20:43:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Taylor Swift fans are convinced of ‘letter theory’ ahead of VMAs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/taylor-swift-fans-are-convinced-of-letter-theory-ahead-of-vmas",
        "published": "2026-09-22T22:22:40.000Z"
      }
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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."
}