Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez shared a number of cute friendship moments while attending the MTV Video Music Awards in New Jersey on Tuesday.
The “Bad Blооd” hitmaker, 33, and the “Only Murders in the Building” star, 31, have been longtime pals, and they were pictured sharing a warm hug at the star-studded event.
Both also cheered each other on from the crowd as they won awards – Gomez for Best Afrobeat Video for her collaboration with Rema on “Calm Down,” and Swift’s sweep of four wins for Anti-Hero.
While Gomez accepted her award, Swift excitedly cheered her on and was pictured standing in the front row and encouraging those around her to also cheer and stand up for Gomez.
The duo first became friends in 2008, while they were both dating Jonas Brothers: Taylor dated Joe, while Selena was with Nick.
Selena previously remarked that her friendship with Swift was ‘the best thing we got out of those relationships’ during a KIIS FM UK interview in 2017.
Both ladies looked sensational at the star-studded event. Selena wowed in a plunging red Oscar de la Renta gown with a floral pattern, fringe, and a nᴜde underlayer.
The stunning halter-neck dress formed into a vine-like fringe towards the bottom, and she paired the outfit with strappy red heels.
Meanwhile, Taylor flashed her toned legs in a form-fitting black Versace gown, complete with cutouts across her torso.
The songstress shared hugs with other industry pals, including Sabrina Carpenter and Nicki Minaj.
She was also pictured mingling with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Saweetie at the event.
It was a fantastic night for Swift, who won in multiple categories. She told the crowd as she accepted the award for Best Pop for Anti-Hero, ‘I love making pop music, I love making pop music videos, I also love making country. I love messing around different genres and the only reason I’m allowed to do that is because you, the fans, gave me the opportunity to do this.’
She added, ‘One big adventure and it’s all so much to challenge myself to make music that’s different than what I made last and I just love you for it. But I really love making pop music, so thank you so, so much.’
Swift took home her second award for Song of the Year for Anti-Hero.
‘I want to sɑy, I’m really, really lucky that I get to write songs with one of my best friends in the world, his nɑme is Jack Antonoff,’ she said in her second speech. ‘I’m so lucky I’ve been making music with him since we worked on an album called 1989 – we will continue working together until 2089!’
Swift took home her third award of the evening for Best Direction for directing the video for her Һit track Anti-Hero.
She thanked her ‘brilliant collaborators’ in her third speech of the evening, saying that being a director ‘is absolutely a team sport.’
Swift also took home her fourth award for Video of the Year for Anti-Hero.