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Watch Taylor Swift ‘Patient Zero’ music video debut on VMAs
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- Sep 28, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC
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American music video awards (1984–present)
The MTV Video Music Awards, commonly abbreviated as VMAs, is an award show presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium. The ceremony has often been called the Super Bowl for youth, an acknowledgment of the VMA ceremony's ability to draw millions of youth from teens to 20-somethings each year. By 2001, the VMA had become a coveted award.
More on Wikipedia ↗Taylor Swift debuted her video for 'Patient Zero' at a historic MTV VMAs for the pop superstar, who broke a Beyoncé record. The video featured Swift's 'good friend' Dakota Johnson, who also presented Swift with an award during the event.
The music video for Taylor Swift's song “Patient Zero” made its world premiere during the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards this Sunday on CBS and MTV.
The MTV VMAs show was the platform for Taylor Swift to premiere her 'Patient Zero' music video, costarring Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson.