Despite it all, Swift did not attend the 2025 American Music Awards. While, she was not the only A-lister to skip the event, Taylor Swift’s recent Reputation (Taylor’s Version) teasers and her long history with the AMAs, fans believed she would use the show to officially announce the highly anticipated project.

Over the past several weeks, rumors and conspiracy theories reached a fever pitch that Swift would announce the release of "Reputation (Taylor's Version)" while accepting an award

Swift has won 40 AMAs, making her the most decorated artist in the award show's history. No matter how hard Taylor Swift 's fandom clamored online attempting to will the "Tortured Poets" singer into appearing at the American Music Awards (AMAs),