VMAs 2024: Best and worst moments, from Taylor Swift and Eminem to Sabrina Carpenter and Katy Perry

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began 40 years ago on Sept. 14, 1984 — the location probably wouldn’t have made much of a difference this year anyway with its decreasing relevance.But while it’s no longer the must-attend affair that it once was — as MTV’s disconnect from music widens — the VMAs are not dead yet.

Although there was nothing on Wednesday night that approached the iconic moments of years past — and the awards themselves have become even more of an afterthought to the performances — they still had the almighty Taylor Swift, who won her fifth Video of the Year award for “Fortnight.”Here are the best and worst moments from the 2024 VMAs.It made sense for Eminem to open the show: After all, he’s VMAs royalty — and he had six nominations coming into the night on the strength of his “Houdini” video from his album “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grace).” But his lookalike-laden throwback to his 2000 performance — which segued from “Houdini” to “Somebody Save Me” (with prerecorded footage of Jelly Roll) — was a reminder that, 24 years later, the VMAs aren’t the same anymore.First off, props to Tay for showing up at the VMAs, again adding much-needed relevance and star power to the proceedings.

And leading with 10 nominations, she was most certainly assured of not going home empty-handed when she and Post Malone won the first televised award of the night: Best Collaboration for “Fortnight.” But a day after making a political statement by endorsing Kamala Harris for president, Swift also remembered 9/11 in a way that put all of the festivities into perspective.After getting an introduction by Paris Hilton — who threw in her catchphrase “That’s hot”— Lisa was absolutely not.