There were so many fun moments at this year’s VMAs that you didn’t get to see on TV, but thankfully there were photographers roaming around the theater to capture everything that happened backstage or in the audience.
Taylor Swift, Madonna, and Lisa were among the celebs who were in attendance at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (September 27) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
When the cameras weren’t rolling throughout the evening, celebs were out of their seats and mingling with friends during all of the free time they got during the event. Nominees greeted the artists in their categories to say hello and old friends had time to catch up.
Keep scrolling to see some of the moments you didn’t see on TV…
Taylor Swift celebrates her win with Dakota Johnson
Taylor had a cute moment with bestie Dakota Johnson while celebrating a win backstage. She picked up three awards while attending the show.
Stella Lefty coupled up with her boyfriend, Vincent Mason
“Boston” singer Stella Lefty, who went home empty-handed, had her boyfriend Vincent Mason by her side for her first time as a VMA nominee.
Paris Hilton mingles with the stars
Paris Hilton, who presented at the show, was seen mingling with music stars Charli XCX, Raye, and Bella Poarch while in the audience. She also got to meet Off Campus actors Ella Bright and Belmont Cameli.
Julia Garner watched the show after her surprise appearance
Julia Garner had a cameo in Madonna‘s opening number and she sat in the audience to enjoy the rest of the show. She met up with Charli XCX, who was also in the opener.
Emily Ratajkowski supported her boyfriend Romain Gavras
Emily Ratajkowski was in the audience to support her boyfriend, French filmmaker Romain Gavras. He was nominated for Best Direction for directing Gener8ion and Yung Lean‘s “Storm” video.
Orville Peck and Shaboozey met up!
Country singers Orville Peck and Shaboozey had fun while hanging out in the crowd.
Lisa and Tyla shared a cute backstage moment
Tyla introduced Lisa‘s performance and they shared a cute moment while hanging out backstage at the show.
Taylor Swift and Madonna met up
Madonna was the big winner of the night with 7 awards while Taylor took home 3, including two competitive wins.
The stars of Mr. Irrelevant
Isabel May and David Corenswet posed together backstage while walking off stage. They presented together during the event.
Besties Troye Sivan and Charli XCX
We love seeing these two together!
Taylor Swift with the host, Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg presented Taylor with the Video of the Year award at the end of the night.
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