Taylor Swift owned the 2026 MTV VMAs on Sunday night. She premiered the music video for“Patient Zero”during the show, with Dakota Johnson right there beside her, hugging and smiling as it played on screen. Johnson had just presented Swift with the inaugural Artist Director Honors award, and she stars in the video alongside Colin Farrell. Host Snoop Dogg kept the energy going all night at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
The wins kept coming, too. Swift took home Video of the Year and, with that, became the most-awarded solo artist in VMAs history at 31 wins, breaking her tie with Beyoncé at 30. In her speech, she thanked Dolly Parton as an inspiration and gave a shout-out to Travis Kelce that had the room buzzing.“Patient Zero”is one of four new tracks on“The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,”which arrived Friday.
And the song’s backstory is worth a listen. Swift explained that“Patient Zero”came from a friend who was contacted by the new girlfriend of an ex, asking whether she’d had the same experiences with the guy. No, Joe Jonas truthers, it’s not about him. So the big question: does“Patient Zero”deserve the record-breaking spotlight, or was another song robbed? Sound off in the comments.
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