12 Sep 2024

VMAs 2024: The must-see looks from the red carpet

5:42 pm on 12 September 2024
US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift arrives to attend the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024.

Taylor Swift arrives to attend the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024. Photo: AFP / Angela Weiss

Stars dazzled on the red carpet in New York as they arrived for the MTV Video Music Awards, with Taylor Swift and Post Malone nabbing the most nominations. Both artists are nominated in nine separate categories.

Swift has become the most awarded solo artist in the history of the VMAs.

Among those getting multiple nominations are Eminem, SZA, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Megan Thee Stallion.

ELMONT, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Taylor Swift attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York.

Taylor Swift attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images / AFP

Megan Thee Stallion attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York.

Megan Thee Stallion attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. Photo: Noam Galai / Getty Images for MTV / AFP

US television personality Paris Hilton attends the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024.

US television personality Paris Hilton attends the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024. Photo: AFP / Angela Weiss

ELMONT, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Katy Perry attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York.

Katy Perry attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. Noam Galai/Getty Images for MTV/AFP Photo: Noam Galai / Getty Images for MTV / AFP

ELMONT, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Lil Nas X attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York.

Lil Nas X attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for MTV/AFP Photo: Roy Rochlin / Getty Images for MTV / AFP

US-Cuban singer-songwriter Camila Cabello attends the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024.

Singer-songwriter Camila Cabello attends the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024. Photo: AFP / Angela Weiss

US singer Halsey arrives to attend the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024.

Singer Halsey, who last attended the VMAs in 2016, told the red carpet interviewers that their dress was designed by Gianni Versace for Elizabeth Hurley in 1996 and had not been worn since. Photo: AFP / Angela Weiss

Lenny Kravitz attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York.

Lenny Kravitz attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images / AFP

Alessandra Ambrosio attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York.

Alessandra Ambrosio attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. Photo: Catherine Powell / Getty Images for MTV / AFP

US singer-songwriter Chappell Roan arrives to attend the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024.

US singer-songwriter Chappell Roan arrives to attend the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024. Photo: AFP / Angela Weiss

US singer Sabrina Carpenter arrives to attend the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024.

US singer Sabrina Carpenter arrives to attend the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024. Photo: AFP / Angela Weiss

ELMONT, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Anitta attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York.

Anitta's 'Mil Veces' is nominated for best Latin and best editing. Photo: Noam Galai / Getty Images for MTV / AFP

ELMONT, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Cyndi Lauper attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York.

Cyndi Lauper attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images / AFP

From left, Huh Yun-jin, Kim Chae-won, Kazuha, Sakura Miyawaki and Hwang Jung-eum of Le Sserafim attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York.

From left, Huh Yun-jin, Kim Chae-won, Kazuha, Sakura Miyawaki and Hwang Jung-eum of Le Sserafim attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images / AFP

ELMONT, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Lisa attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York.

Lisa's 'Rockstar' music video has been nominated in several categories including, best K-pop, best choreography, best art direction and best editing. Photo: Catherine Powell / Getty Images for MTV / AFP

Moroccan-US rapper French Montana arrives to attend the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024.

Moroccan-US rapper French Montana arrives to attend the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024. Photo: AFP / Angela Weiss

Coco Jones attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York.

Coco Jones is up for performance of the year for her song 'ICU'. Photo: Noam Galai / Getty Images for MTV / AFP

Suki Waterhouse attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York.

Suki Waterhouse attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images / AFP

US singer songwriter Jessie Murph arrives to attend the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024.

US singer songwriter Jessie Murph arrives to attend the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024. Photo: AFP / Angela Weiss

ELMONT, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: (L-R) Dometi Pongo, Fat Joe, and DJ Khaled attend the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York.

Dometi Pongo, Fat Joe, and DJ Khaled attend the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. Photo: Roy Rochlin / Getty Images for MTV / AFP