Taylor Swift and Post Malone Score Best Collaboration at MTV VMAs

Taylor Swift and Post Malone's song 'Fortnight' won the best collaboration award at MTV's Video Music Awards. Swift praised Malone's talent while he reciprocated with kind words. The collaboration video was released in April. Swift entered the award ceremony with 12 nominations, while Katy Perry was honored with a lifetime achievement award.

Taylor Swift and Post Malone launched the MTV Video Music Awards with a win for their pop song 'Fortnight,' capturing the best collaboration trophy.

Swift, who has the highest number of nominations this year, twelve in all, praised Malone's remarkable talent and politeness as she accepted the award.

'It has taken me forever to get him to stop calling me ma'am,' she joked on stage. Malone reciprocated with high praise, calling Swift kind and immensely talented.

The black-and-white video for 'Fortnight,' released in April, was inspired by a bleak hospital scene in Swift's imagination. Malone lauded Swift's direction of the video, which she supervised while strapped to an operating room table on set.

'Fortnight' was in the running for video of the year, contending against major hits like Billie Eilish's 'Lunch' and Eminem's 'Houdini.' Eminem opened the show with his performance of 'Houdini,' featuring Jelly Roll for their hit 'Somebody Save Me.'

Additionally, Katy Perry received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award for her lifetime achievements in music.

(With inputs from agencies.)