Taylor Swift leads MTV Europe Music Awards 2024 dominated by female artists; see full winners list

Taylor Swift dominated the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester on Sunday. The singer picked up four awards on a night dominated by female artists, including Tyla and Sabrina Carpenter.

The ceremony's 30th edition, which brought the biggest names in world music to northwest England, saw Swift take home trophies for best artist, best live, best US act and best video for her collaboration with Post Malone in "Fortnight".

Swift was not at the ceremony but in a pre-recorded message, expressed sadness for not being able to attend the event in person. Swift added that the honour was 'just unbelievable.' Tyla won three awards, including Best R&B, while Carpenter won Best Song.

British singer Rita Ora hosted the awards, which were held in Britain for the seventh time.

Swift, whose ongoing Eras tour is the most lucrative in history, was nominated in seven categories following the release this year of her 11th album The Tortured Poets Department.

In the best artist category, she competed against compatriots Beyonce, Billie Eilish, Post Malone, and British star Raye, who won a record six gongs at this year's Brit Awards. 

Carpenter, who was one of the summer stars with her hit "Please Please Please," completed the list of nominees.

While Swift won that category, Carpenter's "Espresso" took best song, outshining Eilish's "Birds of a Feather", Beyonce's "Texas Hold 'Em", "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone, Chappell Roan's "Good Luck, Babe!" and "We Can't Be Friends" by Ariana Grande.

As with the US music industry's Grammy awards, Latino artists, including stars such as Puerto Rican Bad Bunny and Colombian Karol G were left out of the top categories this year despite their global hits.

Both were contenders in the best Latin field, alongside Shakira, who has revived her career with the hit "Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53", about her separation from ex-footballer Gerard Pique. 

Other artists who picked up awards in Manchester included Lisa of the ultra-popular K-pop group Blackpink, Ariana Grande, Eminem and Liam Gallagher. 

Busta Rhymes received a global icon award.

This was the first MTV Europe Music Awards since 2022 after last year's edition, to be held near Paris, was cancelled because of the war between Israel and Hamas.

Here's the full list of winners of 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards:

BEST SONG

Ariana Grande – "we can’t be friends (wait for your love)"
Benson Boone – "Beautiful Things"
Beyoncé – "TEXAS HOLD ‘EM"
Billie Eilish – "BIRDS OF A FEATHER"
Chappell Roan – "Good Luck, Babe!"
Sabrina Carpenter – "Espresso" - WINNER

BEST VIDEO

Ariana Grande – "we can’t be friends (wait for your love)"
Charli xcx - "360"
Eminem - "Houdini"
Kendrick Lamar – "Not Like Us"
LISA ft. Rosalía – "NEW WOMAN"
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone - "Fortnight" - WINNER

 BEST ARTIST

Beyoncé
Billie Eilish
Post Malone
RAYE
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift — WINNER
 

BEST COLLABORATION

Charli xcx & Billie Eilish – "Guess" featuring Billie Eilish
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – "Like That"
Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars – "Die With a Smile"
LISA ft. Rosalía – "NEW WOMAN" — WINNER
Peso Pluma, Anitta - "BELLAKEO"
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – "Fortnight"
 

BEST NEW

Ayra Starr
Benson Boone — WINNER
Chappell Roan
LE SSERAFIM
Teddy Swims
The Last Dinner Party
Tyla

BEST POP

Ariana Grande — WINNER
Billie Eilish
Camila Cabello
Charli xcx
Dua Lipa
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift
 

BEST AFROBEATS

Asake
Ayra Starr
Burna Boy
Rema
Tems
Tyla - WINNER

BEST ROCK

Bon Jovi
Coldplay
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Lenny Kravitz
Liam Gallagher - WINNER
The Killers

BEST LATIN

Anitta
Bad Bunny
KAROL G
Peso Pluma — WINNER
Rauw Alejandro
Shakira

BEST K-POP

Jimin — WINNER
Jung Kook
LE SSERAFIM
LISA
NewJeans
Stray Kids

BEST ALTERNATIVE

Fontaines D.C.
Hozier
Imagine Dragons — WINNER
Lana Del Rey
Twenty One Pilots
YUNGBLUD

BEST ELECTRONIC

Calvin Harris - WINNER
David Guetta
Disclosure
DJ Snake
Fred Again..
Swedish House Mafia

BEST HIP-HOP

Central Cee
Eminem — WINNER
Kendrick Lamar
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Travis Scott

BEST R&B

Kehlani
SZA
Tinashe
Tyla — WINNER
Usher
Victoria Monét

BEST LIVE

Adele
Coldplay
Doja Cat
RAYE
Taylor Swift — WINNER
Travis Scott

BEST PUSH

Ayra Starr
Chappell Roan
Coco Jones
Flyana Boss
Jessie Murph
Laufey
LE SSERAFIM — WINNER
Mark Ambor
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
The Warning
Victoria Monét

BIGGEST FANS

Anitta
Ariana Grande
Beyoncé
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Charli xcx
Katy Perry
LISA - WINNER
Nicki Minaj
Sabrina Carpenter
Shawn Mendes
Taylor Swift

BEST UK & IRELAND ACT

Central Cee
Charli xcx
Chase & Status
Dua Lipa
Hozier
RAYE — WINNER

BEST US ACT

Ariana Grande
Beyoncé 
Kendrick Lamar
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift

(With agency inputs)