Taylor Swift not present at 2024 Billboard Music Awards personally, but she still took the time to share a special message with the audience.
The 34-year-old pop star recorded a preview video for the awards show on Thursday, December 12, where she made history after picking up 10 wins. The new wins brought her total number of Billboard awards to 49, making her the top BMA winner of all time.
“I just want to say hello and thank you at the Billboard Awards and thank you to the fans because Billboard counts your stuff, they count what you listen to, the albums you’re passionate about,” she said in her acceptance speech. “So I think of it as the fans’ rewards, because you’re the ones who care about our albums and come to see us in concert.”
She continued: “And everything that happened with the Eras Tour and the Tortured Poets division, I just have to thank you. It means everything to me that you have embraced the things I have done and the fact that you care so much.
Swift, who turns 35 on Friday, December 13, said she sees the award as the perfect present.
“This is like the best early birthday present you could have given me. So thank you very much. love it Exactly what I wanted.”
billboard.com The 2024 Billboard Music Awards are about to hit TV screens. One of the biggest nights in music, the annual BBMAs honor the biggest artists, albums, songs, producers and songwriters, newcomers and music legends across genres, based on data that tracks an artist’s performance on the Billboard charts. In 2023 Taylor Swift (…)
Swift was for 17 Billboard Music Awards this year, making her the most nominated woman and the second most nominated artist behind her Zach Bryanwhich received 21 nods.
Swift’s nominations included Best Artist, Best Female Artist, Best Billboard 200 Artists, Top Hot 100 Artists, Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Hot 100 Producers, Top Streaming Songs Artists, Top Radio Songs Artists, Top Song Artists, Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, Top Billboard Global (excl. US) Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album for 1989 (Taylor Version) and Tortured Poets Department.Top Radio Song, Top Billboard Global 200 Songs and Top Billboard Global (non-US) Song for “Cruel Summer” and Best Collaboration for “Fortnight” featuring Post Malone.
Before the awards show, Swift was tied with Drake for the most Billboard Music awards were won by each artist with 39. The 38-year-old rapper was nominated in eight categories this year and faced off against Swift in three: Top Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist and Top Billboard 200 Album.
Taylor Swift performs at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesSwift’s virtual appearance in Billboard The music awards come days after she ended her record Eras Tour in Vancouver on Sunday, December 8. The venture began in Glendale, Arizona in March 2023, eventually spanning five continents and with revenues of over $2 billion with a total of 149 concerts in front of a total of 10.1 million fans.
During her show on Friday, December 6, in Vancouver, Swift reflected on her journey in the last two years.
“I’ve never played more shows on tour or been on tour longer than with Eras Tourshe told the audience. “There are so many reasons for that, like nobody behind the scenes saying, ‘You should do more shows.’ many ways.’
John Shearer/TAS24/Getty Images Taylor Swift’s The Eras tour made headlines not only for its record-breaking global success, but also for its many viral moments. Swift embarked on her most ambitious concert tour to date with back-to-back shows in Glendale, Arizona in March 2023. Her second night of performances gave fans one of the first (…)
She continued: “I’ve been touring since I was 15 and this felt different in every way. It feels like this escape to a planet where there’s nothing but joy and passion and togetherness and camaraderie every night, going out in front of these crowds.”
Swift added that each Epochs The concert allowed her to “relive (her) favorite memories” from past tours, while also finding a way to “create new ones.”
Earlier this week, Swift shared a series of photos via Instagram of her final performances. “It was rare. i was there i remember it ♥️,” she captioned her post on Wednesday, Dec. 11, quoting a lyric from her hit song “All Too Well.”
