Swift dominates the MTV EMAs as Taika makes a daring fashion statement.

Today’s MTV EMAs were a big win for Taylor Swift. Swift, who received the most nominations—seven—along with Harry Styles, took home four awards—Best Artist, Best Video, Best Pop, and Best Longform Video.

Swift, whose song “Anti-Hero” is now at the top of the charts and is off her critically acclaimed new album Midnights, made a surprise appearance at the awards ceremony in Dusseldorf to accept her prize. She said, “The fans are the sole reason any of this occurs for me,” as she accepted her first award of the evening.

The smash song I’m Good (Blue), which David Guetta and Bebe Rexha collaborated on, which almost wasn’t published, served as the performance’s opening number.

Rexha clarified on the rug “We had no clue it would take off and become so popular on TikTok. We are currently playing it and competing for the title of “Best Collab.”

Muse, who returned to the EMAs for a ferocious rendition of Will of the People and later won Best Rock act, kept them on their toes. They made the Ukrainian and Iranian women the recipients of their award.

Rita Ora and Taika Waititi hosted the event this year. Waititi made fun of Ora’s numerous costume changes and said that the singer was channeling his inner popstar.

The winner of three awards—Best Song, Super Freaky Girl, and Best Hip Hop—was an absent Nicki Minaj. Styles won Best Live and is currently on a US tour.

The Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra gave one of the night’s most stirring and powerful performances after winning the Eurovision in May, causing the audience to go blue and yellow in support of their country. Frontman Oleg Psyuk spoke on the red carpet and said they could use their newfound fame to support and raise awareness of the plight of the Ukrainian people.

“It’s important for us to be a voice for Ukraine, to have the chance to perform and speak about Ukraine, to speak about war, to speak about our culture, which fights against war, everywhere in the world.”

Stormzy, a British rapper, performed the ballad Fire Babe off his just released, highly anticipated third album This is What I Mean.

OneRepublic sang their Top Gun: Maverick song I Ain’t Worried, which they say wasn’t simple to acquire a special video intro from Tom Cruise.

Ava Max, who sang Million Dollar Baby while sparkling in a big diamond, and Tate McRae, who sang a medley of her classics, were among the other performers that evening.

chosen by the audience Throughout the evening, 17 gender-neutral categories were revealed. More than 170 nations will watch the show, which will be broadcast from the PSD Bank Dome.