Taylor Swift honours Dolly Parton during record-breaking night at MTV VMAs
Taylor Swift’s historic night at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards became one of the ceremony’s most emotional moments as she dedicated its biggest prize to the late Dolly Parton.
The singer collected Video of the Year for The Fate of Ophelia, Best Direction for Opalite and the inaugural Artist Director Honors award.
Those victories brought Swift’s career total to 33 VMAs, taking her beyond Beyoncé and making her the most-awarded artist in the ceremony’s history.
Held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, 27 September, the ceremony was hosted by Snoop Dogg and featured performances from Madonna, Sabrina Carpenter, Lisa, RAYE and other leading artists, writes Music News Blitz’s Anna Ferraz.
Did music videos matter more when we were younger - or do they just matter less now?
When I was younger I used to think a song wasn’t complete until I’d seen the music video, writes Music News Blitz’s Fatima Aziz.
The video wasn’t just an add-on, it was the version of the song that stuck.
You didn’t just hear it, you saw it.
You knew the outfits, the storyline, the exact moment the chorus hit because something dramatic happened on screen.
The song and the video became inseparable.
Music analysis: The death of the music video - or its reinvention?
From Michael Jackson’s Thriller to Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance, music videos were once a major cultural event, writes Music News Blitz’s Jessica Spilsbury.
Fans would tune in to television premieres, while artists invested millions into elaborate productions designed to become talking points around the world.
Today, many songs find success through 15-second clips on TikTok before audiences ever watch a full music video.
At a time when music competes for attention alongside streaming services, social media feeds and endless digital content, the role of the traditional music video appears to be changing.
As social media increasingly shapes how music is discovered and shared, a new question has emerged: are music videos disappearing, or are they simply evolving for a new generation?
Music analysis: The who’s who of Madonna’s new music video
Madonna’s recently released ‘Confessions II - The Film’ is a 10-minute long feast of stilettos, lasers, and a medley of songs from ‘CONFESSIONS II’, set for release on July 3.
Following on from 2005’s ‘Confessions On A Dancefloor’, the album will be dance and house heavy, boasting new singles ‘I Feel So Free’, and ‘Bring Your Love’ featuring Sabrina Carpenter.
Speaking of Sabrina, the elephant in the room is, of course, the star-studded list of cameos in the video, writes Music News Blitz’s Megan Hamilton.
Ariana Grande keeps the ‘eternal sunshine’ era alive by releasing a new music video for her song ‘supernatural’
Following the recent release of her deluxe album, eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead, Ariana Grande has delivered a new music video following the recent blow-up of her song “supernatural,” and Music News Blitz’s Amelie Da Costa is here to tell us all about it.