Taylor Swift led the way at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester on Sunday, picking up four awards on a night dominated by female artists, including Tyla and Sabrina Carpenter.

The ceremony’s 30th edition, which brought the biggest names in world music to northwest England, saw Swift take home trophies for best artist, best live, best US act and best video for her collaboration with Post Malone in “Fortnight”.

In a pre-recorded message, Swift expressed sadness for not being able to attend in person but said the honour was “just unbelievable”.

Tyla won three awards, including for best R&B, while Carpenter won for best song. British singer Rita Ora hosted the awards, which were held in Britain for the seventh time.

Swift, whose ongoing “Eras” tour is the most lucrative in history, was nominated in seven categories following the release this year of her 11th album “The Tortured Poets Department”.

Other artists who picked up awards in Manchester included Lisa of the ultrapopular K-pop group Blackpink, Ariana Grande, Eminem and Liam Gallagher.