And fans were quick to heap praise on the star, whose achievement comes shortly after she completed her mammoth 146 show Eras world tour.

Well done: Taylor Swift fans rejoiced on Tuesday evening after the singer made history at the MTV Video Music Awards in New Jersey

Loving it: Fans praised the star after she swept the board by winning nine of the eleven awards she was nominated for

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan wrote: ‘Taylor Swift sweeps the VMAs as she should!’

A second added: ‘When I grow up I want to be Taylor Swift at the vmas’

While a third joked: ‘Taylor Swift sweeps all the awards… I know her haters are madddd.’ [sic]

Elsewhere a fourth wrote: ‘I hate that I fell asleep five minutes before taylor swift showed at the vmas… congratulations on your 9 wins., that’s a real f***ing legacy.’

It’s been 14 years since Taylor won her first VMA for Best Video by a Female Artist for You Belong with Me (and her acceptance speech was infamously interrupted by Kanye West.)

Accepting the award for Best Pop for Anti-Hero on Tuesday night, she said: ‘I love making pop music, I love making pop music videos, I also love making country.

‘I love slinking around different genres and the only reason I’m allowed to do that is because you, the fans, gave me the opportunity to do this.’

She added, ‘One big adventure and it’s all so much to challenge myself to make music that’s different than what I made last and I just love you for it. But I really love making pop music, so thank you so, so, so much.’

Swift won her second award for Song of the Year for Anti-Hero.

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The latest: Taylor won in the category for Best Pop for Anti-Hero at the MTV Video Music Awards Tuesday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey

‘I want to say, I’m really, really lucky that I get to write songs with one of my best friends in the world, his name is Jack Antonoff,’ she said in her second speech.

‘I’m so lucky I’ve been making music with him since we worked on an album called 1989 – we will continue working together until 2089!’

The superstar continued: ‘Anyway, I am so, so happy because this is validating my favorite part of what I get to do.

‘I started writing songs when I was 12 and it always starts with a very isolated emotion, a very specific type of insecurity or self-loathing that I feel like I’m the only one who is feeling in that moment.

‘But then when I go out on tour and I’ve got stadiums singing the words back to me.’

She added, ‘It brings me to this very relaxing feeling of maybe we all have the same issues, so thank you so much to the fans, I love you so much, this means the world to me. Thank you!’

Swift was presented with her first honors by NSYNC’s Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez and Chris Kirkpatrick

Swift was seen embracing fellow musical superstar Justin Timberlake at the event

Swift was nominated for 11 VMAs Tuesday, including seven for her Anti-Hero music video

Swift won her second award for Song of the Year for Anti-Hero, as fans cheered her on

Swift credited her musical collaborator Jack Antonoff in her second speech

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Swift took home her third award of the evening for Best Direction for directing the video for her hit track Anti-Hero.

She thanked her ‘brilliant collaborators’ in her third speech of the evening, saying that being director ‘is absolutely a team sport.’

Swift thanked her editors, cinematographer and director of photography, as well as the actors in the video, adding, ‘You absolutely played the parts perfectly.’

Swift won her fourth award on the telecast  for Video of the Year for Anti-Hero.

‘This is unbelievable – I just want to say that the fact that this is a fan-voted award means so much to me,’ she said. ‘Based on the memories that we made recently, the most joyful and exhilarating experience and we are not even halfway done.

‘It’s really felt like the adventure of a lifetime this past year.’

The huge evening resulted in Swift moving up in second all-time on MTV VMA winners with 25 overall – only second to Beyoncé’s 28, two of which she earned as a member of Destiny´s Child.

Pop royalty Madonna (20 VMA awards) and Lady Gaga (19 VMA awards) round out the quartet of musical queens.

Amazing: Taylor shows off her nine awards

Swift took home her third award of the evening for Best Direction for directing the video for her hit track Anti-Hero

Swift thanked her editors, cinematographer and director of photography, as well as the actors in the video, adding, ‘You absolutely played the parts perfectly’

The pop superstar walked with confidence on the triumphant night on the East Coast
Elsewhere, Anitta was named the Best Latin Winner for her song Funk Rave.

‘We are here again, Brazil, we are here again,’ the Rio de Janeiro native, 30, said in her acceptance speech. ‘For the second time, we are here. Thank you so much for my fans, without you I would be nothing.’

Shakira was honored with the Video Vanguard Award and performed as well.

‘Tonight I want to thank people who have played a key role in my visual history,’ she said. ‘And the amazing women who work with me for not only smart but always help me push through all my challenges while wearing so many hats. You girls are amazing, thank you so much!’

The Whenever, Wherever singer, 46, also thanked her family and fans in accepting the vaunted honors.

Previous recipients include Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, and Missy Elliott.

Diddy was named receive the Global Icon Award and performed at the VMAs for the first time since 2005.

‘Love wins, y’all, love wins,’ said Diddy, who became the third recipient of the award, following the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2022 and the Foo Fighters in 2021.

In his acceptance speech, Diddy said, ‘This is so surreal. I appreciate you all coming in just giving me my flowers and celebrating me.

‘Of course I got to thank God, because that’s my secret weapon. It don’t matter what religion you are, make sure you know there’s a higher power of love and I want to just say I give all glory to god, thank you so much. This is a dream come true.’

Anitta was named the Best Latin Winner for her song Funk Rave

The Rio de Janeiro native, 30, said in her acceptance speech, ‘Thank you so much for my fans, without you I would be nothing’

Shakira was honored with the Video Vanguard Award and performed as well

Shakira said, ‘Tonight I want to thank people who have played a key role in my visual history’

The Whenever, Wherever singer, 46, was upheld by fans as she performed at the show

Shakira added to her trophy mantle as her track with KAROL G, TQG, took home the honors for Best Collaboration

Both of the Colombian singers were contenders for the night’s Artist of the Year prize

Diddy received the Global Icon Award and performed at the VMAs for the first time since 2005

Diddy became the third recipient of the award, following the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2022 and the Foo Fighters in 2021

In his acceptance speech, Diddy said, ‘This is so surreal. I appreciate you all coming in just giving me my flowers and celebrating me’

The iconic artist was seen posed backstage upholding his moon man statue

Rema & Selena Gomez collected the award for Best Afrobeats Winner for their track Calm Down

Rema, 23, said in accepting the honors, ‘This meant so much, being here on this stage presenting Afrobeats here tonight, I’m so happy’

Gomez, 31, thanked Rema for choosing for her ‘to be part of such an incredible song that’s been able to break records’

Rema & Selena Gomez collected the award for Best Afrobeats Winner for their track Calm Down.Rema, 23, said in accepting the honors, ‘Selena, I want to say I love you from the bottom of my heart. This meant so much, being here on this stage presenting Afrobeats here tonight, I’m so happy.’

Gomez, 31, said in her speech, ‘Thank you so much, Rema for believing me, thank you for choosing for me to be part of such an incredible song that’s been able to break records.

‘Thank you to all of you for listening, for streaming. I could not be more honored, and I want to send all my love to Nigeria.’

Nicki Minaj claimed the honors for Best Hip-Hop for her track Super Freaky Girl.

The 40-year-old artist said that she ‘had this really strong sense of gratitude’ when she woke up Tuesday, and thanked her fan base.

Said Minaj, ‘I just want to thank you guys, the people who go out and support, the people who never skip a beat on the Internet, holding us down.’

She continued: ‘Should I be mean right now or should I be nice? Mean? Nice? It’s Barbie, b****!’

Shakira and KAROL G’s TQG took home the honors for Best Collaboration.

Ice Spice was named winner of the Best New Artist award, saying, ‘I just want to thank my munchkins! I love you guys so much!’

The singer, 23, thanked her manager and shouted out her fellow nominees.

‘I want to thank my label for always supporting me,’ she said. ‘And of course God. Without God, none of this would be possible.’

Minaj, Swift, Beyoncé, Doja Cat, Karol G and Shakira were contenders for the night’s Artist of the Year prize.

Nicki Minaj claimed the honors for Best Hip-Hop for her track Super Freaky Girl

The 40-year-old artist said that she ‘had this really strong sense of gratitude’ when she woke up Tuesday, and thanked her fan base

Said Minaj, ‘I just want to thank you guys, the people who go out and support, the people who never skip a beat on the Internet, holding us down’

Ice Spice was named winner of the Best New Artist award, saying, ‘I just want to thank my munchkins! I love you guys so much!’

The singer, 23, thanked her manager and shouted out her fellow nominees

She added: ‘I want to thank my label for always supporting me. And of course God. Without God, none of this would be possible’

The band Stray Kids won in the category of Best K-Pop for their track S-Class

Dove Cameron won the category of Video for Good for Breakfast

The 27-year-old artist was seen posing backstage with her moon man statue

The band Stray Kids won in the category of Best K-Pop for their track S-Class.

SZA was named the Best R&B Winner for her song “Shirt; she was not able to appear at Tuesday’s event.

TOMORROW X TOGETHER won the honors for PUSH Performance of the Year for Sugar Rush Ride, while Dove Cameron won the category of Video for Good for Breakfast.

The VMAs, which were held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey – just outside of New York City – were hosted by Minaj. Last year, she emceed alongside Lil Wayne and Jack Harlow; this year, she’s solo.

The show celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with a star-studded, multi-generational finale performance featuring DMC of Run-DMC, Doug E. Fresh, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, LL Cool J and Minaj.

Swift had increased her number of nominations to 11 – including seven for her Anti-Hero music video – after MTV announced four additional social categories earlier this month.

This year featured a record number of first-time nominees at 35: including Kim Petras, who has five noms, Metro Boomin´ with four and Rema with three. Aespa, Burna Boy, Davido, Eslabon Armado, FIFTY FIFTY, PinkPantheress, Saucy Santana, Stephen Sanchez and Toosii were also nominated for the first time.

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Taylor Swift fans laud triumphant singer for creating a ‘real f***ing legacy’ during historic night at the MTV VMAs as she scoops NINE of eleven possible awards