Taylor Swift encourages voters to register in a VMAs acceptance speech

Swift added: “And if you’re over 18, please register to vote for something else that’s very important: the 2024 presidential election.”

In an Instagram post yesterday, Swift wrote: “I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for rights and causes that I believe need a warrior to champion.”

She ended yesterday’s post by encouraging her first-time voters to register to vote. “Remember you must be registered to vote!” she wrote. The megastar, who has 284 million followers on Instagram, added a link for voters to register on her story.

A spokesman for the General Services Administration confirmed to CNBC that her post drew at least 337,826 visitors to Vote.gov, a website where visitors can register to vote.

In addition to winning Video of the Year, Swift won six other awards: Artist of the Year, Best Collaboration, Best Pop, Best Direction, Best Editing and Song of the Summer for “Fortnight,” which features Post Malone.

With seven awards in her bag, Swift now has a total of 30 VMAs — and is tied with Beyoncé for the most VMA wins of all time.

A representative for Swift did not respond to requests for comment after business hours.