{"id":2006561,"date":"2025-09-08T15:11:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2006561"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:11:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:11:20","slug":"why-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-skipped-2025-vmas-after-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-skipped-2025-vmas-after-parties\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Skipped 2025 VMAs After-Parties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<hr data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"1.0\">THE RUNDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"2.0\">Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce didn\u2019t go out for any MTV VMAs after-parties.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"2.1\">Swift skipped the ceremony, where she had been nominated for one award.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"2.2\">Kelce started his weekend far from New York, playing the Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 NFL season opener game in Brazil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">After <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a66005148\/why-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-skipping-mtv-vmas-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a66005148\/why-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-skipping-mtv-vmas-2025\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"skipping the 2025 MTV VMAs\" data-node-id=\"4.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">skipping the 2025 MTV VMAs<\/a>, Taylor Swift and her fianc\u00e9, Travis Kelce, continued their night out of the public eye. The pair wasn\u2019t spotted at any of the after-parties in New York. The choice wasn\u2019t surprising, given Swift was only nominated for one award, Artist of the Year, which ultimately went <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a65879267\/lady-gaga-mtv-vmas-2025-acceptance-speech-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a65879267\/lady-gaga-mtv-vmas-2025-acceptance-speech-transcript\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"to Lady Gaga\" data-node-id=\"4.3\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">to Lady Gaga<\/a>. The singer will be back in the spotlight soon, though, as she gears up for her <em data-node-id=\"4.5\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/music\/a65654090\/taylor-swift-new-album-news-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/music\/a65654090\/taylor-swift-new-album-news-release\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The Life of a Showgirl \" data-node-id=\"4.5.0\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">The Life of a Showgirl <\/a><\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/music\/a65654090\/taylor-swift-new-album-news-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/music\/a65654090\/taylor-swift-new-album-news-release\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"album release\" data-node-id=\"4.6\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">album release<\/a> on October 3.<em data-node-id=\"4.8\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">Kelce, meanwhile, started his weekend far from New York City.  He and the Kansas City Chiefs played their NFL season opener on Friday in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, against the Los Angeles Chargers. Swift didn\u2019t attend that game, with sources telling <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a66000369\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-first-nfl-game-brazil\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a66000369\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-first-nfl-game-brazil\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"TMZ\" data-node-id=\"5.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">TMZ<\/a> it was a short trip, and none of the Chiefs players\u2019 partners went. Kelce and his teammates returned to Kansas City, Missouri, right after.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-12\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">This Sunday, the Chiefs will play against the Philadelphia Eagles at Arrowhead Stadium. It\u2019s a face-off Swift herself could attend as she often goes to Kelce\u2019s home games.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"recirculation\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-13\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">A source told <em data-node-id=\"9.1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-swift-excited-travis-kelce-upcoming-nfl-season-source-exclusive-11753640\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-swift-excited-travis-kelce-upcoming-nfl-season-source-exclusive-11753640\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"People\" data-node-id=\"9.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">People<\/a> <\/em>in June that Swift was \u201cgenuinely excited\u201d about Kelce\u2019s NFL season, since she has \u201cthe time and flexibility to show up for Travis more consistently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">\u201cThis fall will be completely different,\u201d the source said. \u201cIt\u2019s the first season where she\u2019s not constantly flying back and forth or working around an entire touring calendar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">\u201cTaylor plans to be at as many of his games as possible,\u201d the insider added. \u201cThey\u2019ve both had such demanding schedules for so long, so having this stretch of time where things aren\u2019t quite as chaotic feels like a welcome change.\u201d <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">Swift and Kelce <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a65902644\/taylor-swift-cushion-cut-diamond-engagement-ring-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a65902644\/taylor-swift-cushion-cut-diamond-engagement-ring-explained\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"are newly engaged\" data-node-id=\"12.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">are newly engaged<\/a>, having announced the news just last month. A source told <em data-node-id=\"12.3\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-are-not-wedding-planning-yet-exclusive-11801033\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-are-not-wedding-planning-yet-exclusive-11801033\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"People\" data-node-id=\"12.3.0\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">People<\/a> <\/em>that the couple isn\u2019t rushing into wedding planning. \u201cTaylor and Travis have been in celebration mode ever since the engagement,\u201d a source close to them said on August 31. \u201cThey are not in the wedding planning phase yet.<em data-node-id=\"12.5\">\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">\u201cRight now they just want to enjoy being engaged and they are going to take their time with it,\u201d the insider added. \u201cIt has been a relief not having to keep it a secret anymore, and they are glad it is out in the open.\u201d<br data-node-id=\"13.1\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-i9p093 emevuu60\">Kelce spoke on <em data-node-id=\"14.1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/travis-kelce-opens-up-about-wedding-planning-with-taylor-swift-11802369\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/people.com\/travis-kelce-opens-up-about-wedding-planning-with-taylor-swift-11802369\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"New Heights\" data-node-id=\"14.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">New Heights<\/a> <\/em>last week about how their wedding planning is \u201cgonna go crazy\u201d once it officially begins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.elle.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE RUNDOWN Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce didn\u2019t go out for any MTV VMAs after-parties. Swift skipped the ceremony, where she had been nominated for one award. Kelce started his weekend far from New York, playing the Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 NFL season opener game in Brazil. After skipping the 2025 MTV VMAs, Taylor Swift and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2006562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[274717,365994,285977,285684,365993],"class_list":["post-2006561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-b1b4d5e8-6a31-48e5-8769-9a73b68c5f19","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-locale-us","tag-shorttitle-why-taylor-and-travis-skipped-vmas-after-parties"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Why-Taylor-Swift-and-Travis-Kelce-Skipped-2025-VMAs-After-Parties.pjpeg.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2006561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2006562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2006561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2006561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2006561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}