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Taylor Swift to Be First Recipient of Artist Director Honors at 2026 MTV VMAs

Taylor Swift will receive the inaugural Artist Director Honors at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards.

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Taylor Swift to Be First Recipient of Artist Director Honors at 2026 MTV VMAs

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Taylor Swift will receive the inaugural Artist Director Honors at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards.

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September 21, 2026 at 2:31 PM EDT to September 22, 2026 at 3:46 PM EDT	Link resolves	Passed	200	2 checks over about 25 hours, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 881134 characters, landed on https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/taylor-swift-artist-director-honors-2026-mtv-vmas-1236344313/ The wording varied; every check is below. Every one of the 2 September 21, 2026 at 2:31 PM EDT: 200, text/html, 881134 characters, landed on https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/taylor-swift-artist-director-honors-2026-mtv-vmas-1236344313/ September 22, 2026 at 3:46 PM EDT: 200, text/html, 881937 characters, landed on https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/taylor-swift-artist-director-honors-2026-mtv-vmas-1236344313/
September 21, 2026 at 2:31 PM EDT to September 22, 2026 at 3:46 PM EDT	Page contains the quotation	Passed	200	2 checks over about 25 hours, the same result every time. the page contains the quotation, exactly Every one of the 2 September 21, 2026 at 2:31 PM EDT: the page contains the quotation, exactly September 22, 2026 at 3:46 PM EDT: the page contains the quotation, exactly

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