Taylor Swift Honored at 2026 VMAs, Premieres "Patient Zero" Video Featuring Dakota Johnson & Colin Farrell

Wanna feel old? It's been 17 years since Kanye West stormed the stage to interrupt Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. There have been many more Taylor Swift moments at the VMAs since then, including quite a few shots of Swift in the audience, reacting to what's happening onstage. She's also the most honored artist in VMAs history, with 30 Moon Persons to her name.

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