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Taylor Swift has tied the record for most VMAs won and is poised to break it.Getty Images

MTV VMAs red carpet looks: Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter and more

Your favorite artists' favorite looks on the VMAs red carpet.

Celebrities are hitting the black carpet for the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards Wednesday night, with many of the summer's hottest stars making their VMA debuts as performers.

Chappell Roan, whose career has seen astronomical growth this year, has become known for her eye-catching, drag-inspired outfits onstage. With only a handful of red carpet appearances on the books so far, the VMAs will be an opportunity for the "Midwest Princess" to share her unique style with the masses.

Sabrina Carpenter, whose hits "Espresso" and "Please Please Please" were inescapable this summer, has also defined herself sartorially through her recent performances and music videos. The "Short n' Sweet" singer has leaned into pinup aesthetic, with her runway cameo in a retro-style bathing suit at Vogue World 2024 going viral.

This year’s awards show is being held at the UBS Arena in New York, and will feature performances by Roan, Carpenter, Eminem, Benson Boone and Anitta, among others.

Here’s how the stars channeled their personal style into memorable red carpet looks.


Taylor Swift attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York.
Taylor Swift, poised to break the record for VMAs won, seems to have drawn inspiration from the "scarf at your sister's house" from her hit "All Too Well."Jamie McCarthy / WireImage
CHappell Roan
Chappell Roan and her SWORD are here to slay!Gilbert Flores / Billboard via Getty Images
Image: Chappell Roan's long nails and chainmail gloves
Chappell Roan's medieval details.Noam Galai / Getty Images
 Sabrina Carpenter attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York.
Sabrina Carpenter's classic Old Hollywood look is definitely putting her in our good graces.Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images
Addison Rae poses on the red carpet
Addison Rae... not very demure... but we love it! Mike Coppola / Getty Images for MTV
Megan Thee Stallion
Host Megan Thee Stallion serving body AND bob.Dimitrios Kambouris and Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images / WireImage
Image: LISA
LISA, a member of BLACKPINK, is a vision!Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images
Katy Perry
Katy Perry, who will be accepting the Vanguard Award, looks like a siren emerging from the sea.Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images
Lil Nas X
Vroom vroom! Lil Nas X wows in a full speed racing ensemble.Jamie McCarthy / WireImage
Anitta and Halsey on the red carpet.
Anitta is ready to walk down the fashion aisle; Halsey's face card never declines.Getty Images; AP
Image: Chippy, dressed in a tortilla chip costume.
Sure! Chippy arrives on the VMA's red carpet.Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images
Image: Karol G
Karol G is flaming hot!Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images
Danna Paola
Danna Paola bringing a much needed pop of color to the black and white carpet!Jamie McCarthy / WireImage
Chet Hanks
Brat summer may be over, but Chet Hanks' "white boy summer" continues on the carpet tonight.Jamie McCarthy / WireImage
Image: Shaboozey
Shaboozey looking dapper!Mike Coppola / Getty Images