MTV EMAs: Taylor Swift Tops Winners List; Host Rita Ora Pays Tribute to Liam Payne

Taylor Swift was the top winner at Sunday’s MTV EMA Awards, which also took time out to honor Liam Payne.

Swift won in the categories of best video with “Fortnight” (feat. Post Malone), best artist, best live and best U.S. act. Tyla followed with her first-ever MTV EMA wins, for best Afrobeats, best R&B and best African act.

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During the show, Rita Ora, who hosted the ceremony from Manchester, England, took a moment to pay tribute to Payne, the former One Direction singer who died last month at age 31 after falling from a balcony in Argentina. Ora collaborated with Payne on the 2018 single “For You.”

“He had the biggest heart and was always the first person to offer help in any way that he could. He brought so much joy to every room he walked into, and he left such a mark on this world,” she said, tearing up. “So, let’s just take a moment to remember our friend Liam.” A montage of photos was then shown during the ceremony.

Other winners included Sabrina Carpenter, Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Calvin Harris, Imagine Dragons, Eminem and Liam Gallagher

The show also featured performances by Mendes, Tyla, Benson Boone, Le Sserafim, The Warning, RAYE, Peso Pluma and Estevan Plazola and Busta Rhymes, the latter of whom was presented with the 2024 MTV EMAs Global Icon Award from British rapper Little Simz. Pet Shop Boys, who were honored with the inaugural 2024 MTV EMA Pop Pioneer Award, also closed out the show alongside local string players the Manchester Camerata.

A full list of 2024 MTV EMA winners follows.

BEST SONG
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”

BEST VIDEO
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – Fortnight

BEST ARTIST
Taylor Swift

BEST COLLABORATION
Lisa ft. Rosalía – “New Woman”

BEST NEW
Benson Boone

BEST POP
Ariana Grande

BEST AFROBEATS
Tyla

BEST ROCK
Liam Gallagher

BEST LATIN
Peso Pluma

BEST K-POP
Jimin

BEST ALTERNATIVE
Imagine Dragons

BEST ELECTRONIC
Calvin Harris

BEST HIP-HOP
Eminem

BEST R&B
Tyla

BEST LIVE
Taylor Swift

BEST PUSH
Le Sserafim

BIGGEST FANS
Lisa

BEST AFRICAN ACT
Tyla

BEST ASIA ACT
Bini

BEST AUSTRALIAN ACT
Sia

BEST AUSTRIAN ACT
RAF Camora

BEST BRAZILIAN ACT
Pabllo Vittar

BEST CANADIAN ACT
Shawn Mendes

BEST CARIBBEAN ACT
Young Miko

BEST DUTCH ACT
Roxy Dekker

BEST FRENCH ACT
Pierre Garnier

BEST GERMAN ACT
AYLIVA

BEST INDIA ACT
Mali

BEST ISRAELI ACT
Noa Kirel

BEST ITALIAN ACT
Annalisa

BEST LAT AM CENTRAL ACT
Manuel Turizo

BEST LAT AM NORTH ACT
YeriMua

BEST LAT AM SOUTH ACT
Dillom

BEST NORDIC ACT
Zara Larsson

BEST POLISH ACT
Daria Zawia?ow

BEST PORTUGUESE ACT
Bárbara Bandeira

BEST SPANISH ACT
Lola Indigo

BEST SWISS ACT
Nemo

BEST U.K. & IRELAND ACT
Raye

BEST U.S. ACT
Taylor Swift

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