{"id":51633,"date":"2025-05-27T10:50:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T10:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=51633"},"modified":"2025-05-27T10:50:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T10:50:45","slug":"fans-in-disbelief-over-what-happened-to-taylor-swift-during-amas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=51633","title":{"rendered":"Fans in Disbelief Over What Happened to Taylor Swift During AMAs.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While fans were glued to the 2025 American Music Awards on May 26, hoping\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0tight end\u00a0Travis Kelce\u00a0and his girlfriend,\u00a0Taylor Swift, would make their red carpet debut, the famous couple did not attend.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past several weeks, rumors and conspiracy theories reached a fever pitch that Swift would announce the release of &#8220;Reputation (Taylor&#8217;s Version)&#8221; while accepting an award during the AMAs.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old pop star racked up six nominations in 2025:\u00a0Favorite Touring Artist, Favorite Pop Album, Collaboration of the Year, for \u201cFortnight\u201d featuring Post Malone, Album of the Year, Favorite Female Pop Artist, and Artist of the Year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEwODAwMDkzNDM4MTU4Njcz\/taylor-swift.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEwODAwMDkzNDM4MTU4Njcz\/taylor-swift.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwODAwMDkzNDM4MTU4Njcz\/taylor-swift.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEwODAwMDkzNDM4MTU4Njcz\/taylor-swift.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEwODAwMDkzNDM4MTU4Njcz\/taylor-swift.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwODAwMDkzNDM4MTU4Njcz\/taylor-swift.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEwODAwMDkzNDM4MTU4Njcz\/taylor-swift.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Taylor Swift at Allegiant Stadium for the 2024 Super Bowl.\" width=\"4535\" height=\"3024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwODAwMDkzNDM4MTU4Njcz\/taylor-swift.jpg\" \/><\/picture><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Taylor Swift at Allegiant Stadium for the 2024 Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>While Favorite Tour Artist at least seemed to be in the bag following her record-shattering &#8220;Eras Tour,&#8221; the award went to Billie Eilish, who racked up seven AMA wins.<\/p>\n<p>Reminiscent of the 2025 Grammy Awards, Swift somehow went home empty handed on Monday night. However, fans had to search who won most of the awards after the show, as the AMAs only announced a handful of winners during the two-hour ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The AMAs, however, did present Artist of Year. Swift faced competition in the category from Eilish, Ariana Grande, Chappell Roan, Kendrick Lamar, Morgan Wallen, Post Malone, Sabrina Carpenter, SZA, and Zach Bryan.<\/p>\n<p>While announcing Swift&#8217;s name, however, the audience applause seemed muted for viewers watching on TV. For fans watching the show live in Las Vegas, the applause was thunderous.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tscrazier\/status\/1927192675817500930\" data-rhp=\"1\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=%40missbicks&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1927192675817500930&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fentertainment%2Ffans-in-disbelief-over-what-happened-taylor-swift-during-amas&amp;sessionId=568892fa708d18dd25dad10fdd559854eb47e00a&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1927192675817500930\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>While it might&#8217;ve intentional fade out for other reasons, many fans couldn&#8217;t believe it happened at all. One person\u00a0commented, &#8220;thank god she didn\u2019t attend. they dont deserve her.&#8221; One fan\u00a0wrote, &#8220;I THOUGHT I WAS GOING INSANE?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One X user\u00a0asked, &#8220;What could be the reason for doing this?&#8221; Another person\u00a0posted, &#8220;They muted the crowd on purpose we want an explanation AMAs.&#8221; One Swiftie\u00a0added, &#8220;AMAs I hope you get cancelled.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another X user\u00a0wrote\u00a0after listening to the audience cheers and what aired on TV, &#8220;the difference is insane. they don\u2019t deserve her at all.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While fans were glued to the 2025 American Music Awards on May 26, hoping\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0tight end\u00a0Travis Kelce\u00a0and his girlfriend,\u00a0Taylor Swift, would make their red carpet debut,&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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