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Anyone who’s watched a music awards show in the last decade will know that at multiple points over the course of the night, you’re going to get numerous shots of Taylor Swift in the audience.

This was certainly the case at Tuesday night’s MTV Video Music Awards, where the chart-topping singer was up for 11 awards (eventually winning nine of them, meaning she was just one away from Peter Gabriel’s record for most victories in a single night).

However, the big difference at this year’s VMAs was that Taylor was neither performing nor presenting, meaning she was able to let her hair down at the ceremony.

And folks, let her hair down she did.

The audience “POV cam” was pretty much on Taylor for the entire night, leading to numerous viral moments that included appreciating her fellow artists’ performances…

…giving props to some of her A-list pals…

…having a suitably understated reaction to NSYNC’s joint appearance…

…and… well… a few more viral moments…

Of course, fans were absolutely loving seeing Taylor kicking back at the VMAs…

I hope Taylor Swift never stop going to these award shows. She’s hilarious

— Mabel Berzatto (@coolpeopleMabel) September 13, 2023

taylor swift has been dancing all night 😭 she truly loves her line of work it’s so refreshing to see

— ! (@DvlDare) September 13, 2023

Nah Taylor Swift been funny in the audience all night lmao

— Lauren 💋 (@xlaurenlacey) September 13, 2023

Taylor Swift a whole mood at the VMAs 😂 that’s me off beat, happy, and dancing all night lol

— Nai Turner (@SidelineImages) September 13, 2023

You aint get a better audience if Taylor Swift attends an event 🤩🙌🏼 Cause my woman always vibin and supportive to everyone ❤️

— 🥀 (@narakoyuki) September 13, 2023

As well as stealing the show on the audience came, Taylor took home a hefty number of awards, including the night’s most coveted prize, Video Of The Year.

This marked Taylor’s fourth win in the ceremony’s top category, and the first time an artist took home the title for two years running, following last year’s triumph for her All Too Well “short film”.

Check out the full list of winners from the 2023 VMAs here.

It’s been almost 20 years since Madonna made pop culture history when she locked lips with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera on stage at the 2003 VMAs.

But it’s now been revealed that the performance almost looked very different – with a whole other diva claiming she was initially supposed to have been involved too.

During a recent interview with E! News, Jennifer Lopez claimed that she met with Madonna and Britney at the Queen of Pop’s home to discuss a group performance.

“I was filming a movie in Canada, and we had met – me, her and Britney — to do it at her home,” she said (via People). “And then I just couldn’t get off the film. So, we couldn’t do it.”

Apparently J-Lo’s loss was Xtina’s gain, though, with the Jenny From The Block singer adding: “They got Christina Aguilera, I think, to do it, and I didn’t wind up doing it. I love Madonna. I’m a huge fan. I always have been.”

However, Jen isn’t the only star who’s claimed she was supposed to be part of the iconic number.

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