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Sabrina Carpenter took home the prestigious Song of the Year award for her hit single Espresso at the MTV VMAs 2024. As the announcement was made, she appeared genuinely surprised as she took to the stage to accept the honor.
During her acceptance speech, Carpenter expressed her genuine surprise at the win. “Well, well, well. I’ve literally never won one of these,” she said, sharing how special the moment was to her. She began by thanking her fans, who she credited as the main reason for her success. “You guys are the reason that I get to do what I love,” Carpenter said, acknowledging her fans.
Carpenter went on to praise her fans further, saying, “I just feel so great that I have the best fans in the world. I know that sounds cheesy, but I love you.” After thanking her fans, she also extended her appreciation to her managers, family, and her beloved pets at home, sharing that all of them would be watching her from home.
Next, Carpenter took time to thank the team behind Espresso, including Stef, Amy, and Julian, who helped her create the track. “Thank you to the people who made Espresso with me. Stef, Amy, Julian—I love you guys so much. I love making music with you, and I can’t wait to share more,” she continued.
Carpenter ended her speech by once again emphasizing how much the award meant to her, “Thank you to that me Espresso.”
Earlier in the evening, Carpenter gave a memorable performance of Espresso, where she paid tribute to pop icon Britney Spears by channeling Spears’ iconic “Oops!… I Did It Again” music video. Her performance added a playful kiss with an alien, which quickly became one of the night’s most talked-about moments.
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The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards is currently underway at the UBS Arena in New York. Commonly known as just the VMAs, the annual ceremony honors musicians for their best efforts throughout the year. Needless to say, where there is a music award, Taylor Swift is bound to dominate. The TTPD singer entered Wednesday, September 11, night with 12 nominations and has already nabbed the Best Collaboration accolade for Fortnight alongside Post Malone.
Before thanking her collaborator on her hit track, Ms. Swift remembered the victims of 9/11 from the VMAs stage, saying she’s “just been thinking about what happened 23 years ago.” She expressed that “everyone who lost a loved one and everyone we lost” were in her thoughts and prayers as she collected one of many Moonmen for the night.
Moving on to acknowledge the “people who worked so hard” with her on the Fortnight video, Swift addressed her collaborator directly, saying, “There is a very clear reason why Post Malone is everyone in music’s favorite person to collaborate with.” She explained that it’s because he is “ridiculously talented,” “so versatile,” and also “down to earth.”
Swift then joked that it took her quite some time to get him to stop addressing her as “ma’am.”
In addition to winning the Best Collaboration prize, the duo’s aforementioned also nabbed the much sought-after Song of the Summer award.
Taylor Swift leads the VMAs nominations with 12 nods, including Artist of the Year. Malone trails behind her with 11 nominations, while Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter, and Megan Thee Stallion have seven nods apiece. SZA has six, followed by LISA, Teddy Swims, and Olivia Rodrigo, with four each. In addition to competitive prizes, the 2024 VMAs is honoring Katy Perry with the MTV Video Vanguard Award.
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