Pop megastar Taylor Swift was the big winner at the MTV Europe Music Awards (MTV EMAs) on Sunday, picking up four trophies at the ceremony in Manchester, England, which included a tribute to late singer Liam Payne.
Swift, who had led nominations with seven nods, won best artist, best video for her collaboration with Post Malone on Fortnight, best live and best US act. In North America for her Eras tour, she thanked fans via a video message.
“The fact that you have honoured the tour, everything that’s happened with the album this year, the video, it’s unbelievable,” said Swift, who released her latest album The Tortured Poets Department in April.
South African singer Tyla followed with three awards for best Afrobeats, best R&B and best African act.
The awards resumed after last year’s Paris event was cancelled shortly after the outbreak of the Gaza war in which Israel’s military is fighting Hamas militants.