The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards brought the industry’s biggest stars together to jockey for awards. The ceremony took place at the Peacock Theater in L.A., and Snoop Dogg was the host for the night. Outside of the normal nominations, Nirvana received the Michael Jackson video vanguard award, and Taylor Swift won the first artist […]
VMAs 2026 Full Winners List: Taylor Swift Takes Video of the Year, Lisa Gets Best Pop, Madonna Tops Multiple Categories and More

Original reporting
Variety: read the full reportFollow this story
Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
- · Rolling StoneMTV VMAs 2026: See the Complete Winners List
- · Rolling StoneMadonna Wins Artist of the Year at 2026 VMAs: ‘I Spent the Last Year-and-a-Half Finding Myself’
- · BBC NewsWatch: Madonna and Taylor Swift win big at the MTV VMAs
- · BBC EntertainmentTaylor Swift breaks record for most MTV VMAs as Madonna also wins
Related stories
From Audio to Outdoors, These Are the Best Tech Gifts From Bose, Oura, Insta360, and More
These tech gifts include smart rings and headphones and are available now from Best Buy

‘Dhurandhar,’ ‘Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1’ Among Indian Panorama Lineup at IFFI Goa
Aditya Dhar’s Hindi-language Dhurandhar will open the Indian Panorama section of the 57th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. Rishab Shetty’s Kannada-language Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1 is also in the lineup. Leena Yadav’s Becoming, in Ladakhi, will kick off the non-feature program. In all, IFFI’s annual survey of Indian filmmaking will […]
‘SNL’: Watch Phoebe Bridgers Perform ‘Bobby,’ ‘Still Standing’
Both are from her acclaimed album, Lost Weekend

Jakarta World Cinema Expands to Malang and Bandung, Where Palme d’Or Winner ‘Fjord’ Opens Festival
Jakarta World Cinema has taken its festival outside the Indonesian capital for the first time, with the inaugural Bandung World Cinema and Malang World Cinema opening simultaneously on Nov. 14 in two cities with large student populations and busy creative scenes. Bandung’s screenings are taking place at CGV Paris Van Java, while Malang’s are at […]

The most annoying questgivers in PC games
The XP isn't worth it.
‘SNL’: Hippie John Mulaney Has Some Very Unhip Thoughts at Woodstock
Mulaney suggests how he and his baby boomer pals should live when they get older