Taylor Swift to Receive First MTV Artist Director Honor, Becoming Most-Awarded Artist in VMA History
LOS ANGELES — Taylor Swift will become the first recipient of the MTV Video Music Awards Artist Director Honors, a newly created prize that recognizes musicians whose work behind the camera has reshaped music video production and visual storytelling, CBS and MTV announced Monday. The award, which will be presented at Sunday's ceremony, celebrates "a sustained and influential body of work from artists who have pushed creative boundaries and developed a clear directorial voice". The networks said the honor recognizes Swift's "increasingly expansive approach to storytelling, creating interconnected narratives, cinematic worlds and recurring details that invite audiences deeper into each project". The announcement carries a historic consequence beyond the award itself. Swift currently shares the record for most VMA wins with Beyoncé at 30 apiece. Accepting the Artist Director Honors will move her to 31, making her the most awarded artist in the show's histor...