Swifties were left heartbroken after Taylor Swift skipped the AMAs, despite her six nominations. The "Tortured Poets" singer's absence was a major disappointment for fans.
The real disappointment wasn't just Taylor not showing up; fans had strongly anticipated she'd use the night to announce an anticipated album.
Why Are Swifties Disappointed in This Year's AMAs?
Over the years, Taylor Swift has taken home 40 awards, still holding the AMA crown of being the most decorated artist.
This year, Taylor received nods for Artist of the Year, Favorite Female Pop Artist, Favorite Touring Artist, Album of the Year, and Favorite Pop Album for The Tortured Poets Department and Collaboration of the Year for Fortnight, featuring Post Malone.
However, the 35-year-old pop singer skipped the AMAs this year, leaving fans hanging in the air, wondering why she did not show up.
Frankly, fans were anticipating that Taylor would announce the release date of her rerecord of Reputation (Taylor's Version), similar to how Fearless (Taylor's Version) happened in 2021.
If there's one thing the music artist was good at, it's dropping hints that smart fans of hers would be able to decipher on their own, which they did ahead of the night.
Swiftie influencer accounts compiled lists with "26s," including the date of the AMAs, May 26, 2025. They also pointed out that the Reputation intro video from the Eras Tour showed Taylor clicking her heels 26 times.
"She also had 676 posts which equals 26x26," one fan tweeted, indicating the awards show date.
There are two potential scenarios: either the theories were wrong, or something changed Taylor's mind. Could the "26" actually mean 2026? For now, there is one other possible reason for her absence.
What Happened to Taylor Swift and Why Did She Skip the AMAs?
Though the Bejeweled singer has yet to address the news, there's the other issue she's dealing with beyond her career: the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni case on what occurred on the set of It Ends With Us.
Taylor and her now-boyfriend, Travis Kelce, were often seen in photographs with one of Hollywood's IT couples, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively.
The four seemed to have grown their friendship together over the years. At least up until Lively needed backup on the Baldoni case.
While Taylor and Blake seemed close enough to have each other's backs, there had been several reports in which Blake allegedly threatened the pop singer if she chose not to support her in court.
From using her name to testify along with the private text messages they exchanged, Taylor's own legal team decided to step in and do what's right.
As of recent, Taylor ended her friendship with Blake after the mess she was dragged into and even went so far as to declare she "wished she never met Blake" at all, due to her domineering personality when it comes to their friendship.
Perhaps keeping a low profile would be doing both sides a favor.
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