| MTV today announced that Taylor Swift will be performing at the 2019 MTV “VMAs,”airing live from Prudential Center on Monday, August 26 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT The 2019 VMAs will mark Taylor’s first major televised performance following the release of her highly anticipated album, “Lover.” Taylor is returning to the VMAs stage for the first time since her 2015 performance of “Bad Blood.” Taylor is tied for the most nominations in 2019 with 10 noms in categories that include Video of the Year, Song of the Year, and Video For Good for her singles “Me!” and “You Need to Calm Down.” Since 2008, Taylor has won 7 VMAs overall, including 3 Best Female Video awards (“You Belong with Me,” “I Knew You Were Trouble,” “Blank Space”), 2 Best Collaboration awards (“Bad Blood,” “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”), and 1 Video of the Year award (“Bad Blood”). 2019 ties for the most nominations Taylor has received in one year. In 2015, she also received 10 nominations, split between “Blank Space” and “Bad Blood.” 2019’s “You Need To Calm Down” received 7 VMAs nominations, which is Taylor’s second most nominated song, her first being 2015’s “Bad Blood,” which received 8 nominations. |