Taylor Swift and Madonna Lead 2026 VMAs Winners

The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards were held September 27 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with Snoop Dogg hosting. Published winners lists named Taylor Swift the winner of Video of the Year for “The Fate of Ophelia” and Madonna Artist of the Year, while Sienna Spiro was listed as Best New Artist. The supplied reports do not include an underlying official results record confirming whether the published lists are final. Madonna opened the ceremony alongside Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX, returning to the VMA stage for the first time in 23 years, according to accounts of the show. Their set included “Bring Your Love,” performed with Carpenter, and “Danceteria,” with Charli XCX. A performance retrospective described the appearance as Madonna’s fifth time opening the awards, a record for the event. Swift received MTV’s inaugural Artist Director Honors award and later accepted Video of the Year for “The Fate of Ophelia,” according to the published results and ceremony coverage. She also debuted the video for “Patient Zero” during the broadcast, one report said.