Taylor Swift‘s absence from Monday evening’s American Music Awards has suitably sent the Swifties into overdrive with hypotheses as to why the star might have chosen to skip the event.
Fans were anticipating Swift‘s arrival on the red carpet at the event in Las Vegas, but when she didn’t show up, they flocked to social media to share their theories as to why.
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One user quipped, ‘TAYLOR SWIFT HAS ARRIVED AT THE 2025 AMAS RED CARPET #AMAS,’ along with a photo of somebody in a snake costume, while another meme read, ‘Me waiting for Taylor Swift to show up at the AMAs.’
Swift, who holds the record for the most AMA wins with 40 under her belt, failed to secure any new gongs on Monday but was nominated in six categories for her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Favourite Touring Artist, Collaboration of the Year, Favourite Female Pop Artist and Favourite Pop Album.
Fans have deduced that Swift, who was largely believed to be announcing Reputation (Taylor’s Version) to the world at the award show, may have missed the ceremony because Swift and her partner, Travis Kelce, are allegedly engaged and are waiting to reveal the news to the world. A sighting of the couple on a dinner date in Florida at the weekend seemed to confirm that, despite a notable lack of public appearances of late, they are still very much together and thriving.
Swift and Kelce are yet to make their first official red carpet debut together, with some fans thinking that it may come at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards on June 21 instead.
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Naomi May is a freelance writer and editor with an emphasis on popular culture, lifestyle and politics. After graduating with a First Class Honours from City University’s prestigious Journalism course, Naomi joined the Evening Standard as its Fashion and Beauty Writer, working across both the newspaper and website. She is now the Acting News Editor at ELLE UK and has written features for the likes of The Guardian, Vogue, Vice and Refinery29, among many others.
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