American pop music icon Taylor Swift emerged as the big winner at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA), claiming four awards despite being unable to attend the ceremony due to her ongoing concert tour. The 34-year-old singer, known for her 11th album “The Tortured Poets Department,” secured seven nominations at the event and took home prizes for Best Artist, Best Live Performance, Best American Singer, and Best Music Video for her collaboration with rapper Post Malone on the track “Fortnight.”
Taylor Swift, who is currently on her “The Eras Tour” in the United States, expressed regret at missing the EMA awards and pre-recorded her acceptance speech, thanking her fans for their support. Despite her absence, she made waves as she was spotted at the football game of her star boyfriend, Travis Kelce, who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs, while the awards ceremony took place.
The previous edition of the MTV Europe Music Awards, which was initially scheduled to be held in Paris, France, was canceled due to the Israel-Hamas conflict. This year, the event returned as planned, with the location shifted to the United Kingdom.
Reports revealed that Taylor Swift’s pre-recorded acceptance speech aired during the evening of the awards ceremony in the UK, while she was in Missouri, United States, cheering on Kelce’s team’s victory over the Denver Broncos. Fans jokingly criticized the pop star for missing the EMA awards while supporting her boyfriend’s football game.
In the latest update from Canadian media, Swift’s six performances in Toronto kicked off on the evening of the 14th. Meanwhile, Kelce, her Super Bowl champion boyfriend, arrived early in Toronto to support her during the “Eras Tour.” A Mexican restaurant named Silent H recently posted on Instagram a photo of Kelce with the restaurant owner Patrick Mazuk, captioned “Taylor Swift fans flooding into Toronto.”