And his acceptance speech was a seriously vicious burn against his former flame, Taylor Swift.
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Now underway at Madison Square Garden, New York, the 2016 edition of the highly anticipated award night had Calvin Harris ft. Let’s see who he has to thank, shall we? I have a show tonight in the United Kingdom otherwise I would definitely be there. “MTV, this is insane”, he said. Following the couple’s split, it emerged that Swift had co-written the track under the pseudonym “Nils Sjoberg”, with Swift’s name subsequently added to the credits of the song by BMI, which collects licensing fees on behalf of songwriters. “I need to thank Rihanna from the bottom of my heart”. Emil Nava the director you’re a legend, you’re my favorite man on earth, thank you for everything you’ve done for me.
The promo for the hit song earned Calvin a nomination for the Best Male Video prize at the MTV awards, and as he claimed the accolade on Sunday, he made no mention of his co-writer and ex in his thank you notes.
During a four-minute rant, the rapper didn’t shy away from calling out the pop princess, saying: “People say, ‘Oh but you have that beef with Taylor, ‘ but I love all y’all – that’s why I called her”.
Last year it was reported that the 26-year-old was called to be a juror in Nashville’s Davidson County but she chose to defer it as she was touring around Australia at the time.
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Harris and Swift, who is now dating British actor Tom Hiddleston, broke up in June after one year of dating.
