Taylor Swift Lands Her First-Ever MTV Music Video Trophy for 'You Belong with Me' Clip

Posted by Lisa L. Rollins Sep 13, 2009

Country-pop starlet Taylor Swift managed to win the Best Female Video prize at the Sept. 13, 2009, MTV Video Music Awards in New York City on live TV--never mind that she was the lone country contender in the crowd.

Not everyone was thrilled over the always-fashionably dressed Swift's win, however, and in particular, singer Kanye West wrestled the microphone from the 19-year-old in the middle of her acceptance speech. Still, Swift remained gracious and kept her cool, even if she seemed at a loss as what to do following the rude behavior of West during the live show.

Kudos to Swift on winning the MTV Moonman trophy; boo to West for acting out and throwing his sour grapes around the world during the Grammy-winning singer's moment in the spotlight.

To view Swift accepting her award and performing "You Belong With Me" live performance, please access Moonman Mission Complete: Taylor Swift scores her First MTV Music Video Award. To see a slide show of Swift during the 2009 MTV VMA event, please click here.