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.
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 Zawiałow
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