Taylor Swift was the top winner at the 2022 Video Music Awards, with three wins – video of the year, best long-form video and best direction, all for “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version).”
This year’s VMAs was held at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Sunday (Aug. 28).
Swift is the first artist to win video of the year three times. She previously won for “Bad Blood” (featuring Kendrick Lamar, 2015) and “You Need to Calm Down” (2019).
This echoes Swift’s achievement at the Grammy ceremony in 2021 where Swift became the first female artist to win album of the year three times. But here, Swift is the first artist to achieve this feat period, with no gender qualifications necessary.
With these three awards, Swift’s career tally of VMAs jumps to 14, which puts her in fourth place all time, behind Beyoncé (29), Madonna (20) and Lady Gaga (18). Yep, female solo artists are the top four winners of all time.
Jack Harlow won four total awards, though that includes two technical categories. Lil Nas X and Harry Styles each collected three awards. Nicki Minaj, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Lisa of BLACKPINK each won two.
The show included some genuine surprises, as when Lisa beat BTS for best K-pop and Anitta beat Bad Bunny for best Latin.
LL Cool J, Minaj, and Harlow “anchored” the show. Minaj received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Red Hot Chili Peppers received the Global Icon Award. Both of these artists also won competitive awards.
Here are some of the key records that were set at the 2022 VMAs.
