With four awards won including that of artist of the year, the American singer emerged as the big winner of the ceremony. But other international artists like Tyla and Lisa also shone during this evening.
American pop megastar Taylor Swift triumphed on Sunday (November 10) at the MTV European Music Awards where she won four awards, during a ceremony celebrating the big names in world music in Manchester, United Kingdom.
The 34-year-old artist, who was not present, won in the main categories including artist of the year, best live artist and best video for her clip Fortnight with artist Post Malone. She was also awarded in the Best American Artist category. In a pre-recorded message, the interpreter of Shake it off expressed his « sadness » for not being able to be present. « The fact that you won the tour, the album and the video (for the Fortnight clip) is just incredible »she said, saluting Post Malone. At the top of the nominations – seven in total – she however lost to Ariana Grande in the pop artist of the year category.
These awards are in addition to those won throughout the year, including a fourth Grammy in February, for album of the year, a record in the history of this award. Not to mention his gigantic tour of « Eras »the most lucrative in the history of music. A record year for Taylor Swift who was crowned Personality of the Year by the magazine Time.
International influence
But other big winners also emerged at the MTV European Music Awards, starting with South African singer Tyla who walked away with three prizes including that of best R&B artist. The other surprise comes in four letters: Lisa. A Thai K-pop artist, a true global musical phenomenon. She won in two general categories including best collaboration, for her title New Woman with the Spanish singer Rosalia. The song of the year trophy went to American Sabrina Carpenter for her summer hit Espresso.
In the Rock category, Liam Gallagher, legendary voice of the group Oasis, won while Eminem, back in 2024 with a new album, won the trophy for best hip-hop artist for the tenth time. In the France category, the interpreter of DjadjaAya Nakamura, one of the most listened to French-speaking artists in the world, lost to Pierre Garnier, revealed in the Star Academy . But the French Snake and David Guetta, both nominated in the electronic music category, left empty-handed, the trophy having been awarded to Calvin Harris.
A moving tribute to Liam Payne, former member of the British boy band One Direction who died at the end of October at the age of 31, was paid by the mistress of ceremonies, singer Rita Ora. As a reminder, the 2023 ceremony, which was to be held near Paris, was canceled due to the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the organizers having considered that the moment was not “not suitable for an international festive event”.
