Taylor Swift, Post Malone Win First Awards at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards

MTV presented awards in three categories at the pre-show.

The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards are on Sunday, August 27th and the pre-show began at 6:30 p.m. EST. At the pre-show, MTV revealed the winners in three categories.

Taylor Swift and Post Malone each won their first awards.

Taylor Swift won the award for Video for Good for her song "Bejeweled." Malone won the award for Song of the Summer for his song "I Like You (A Happier Song)" featuring Doja Cat.

Jack Harlow received the most nominations.

Jack Harlow leads the nominations with eight. Kendrick Lamar is close behind him at seven nominations.

The 2024 MTV VMAs will be hosted by LL Cool J.

The show will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. LL Cool J will host the VMAs for the third time. The other two times LL Cool J hosted were in 2000 and 2001.

VMAs are fan-voted awards that began in 1984.

The first MTV VMAs were held on September 14, 1984, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. They are fan-voted awards that honor the best music videos of the year.

MTV has faced criticism for playing fewer music videos.

In recent years, MTV has been criticized for playing fewer music videos. Some people believe that the network has strayed from its original mission of being a music television channel.

MTV says they are committed to playing music videos.

Despite the criticism, MTV says they are committed to playing music videos. In 2023, MTV launched a new music video programming block called "MTV Fresh Out."

Conclusion

Taylor Swift and Post Malone won the first awards at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards pre-show. Jack Harlow received the most nominations. The show will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York and will be hosted by LL Cool J. The VMAs are fan-voted awards that began in 1984.