{"id":2432286,"date":"2026-05-26T06:32:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2432286"},"modified":"2026-05-26T06:32:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:32:46","slug":"taylor-swift-had-a-valid-reason-for-skipping-amas-2026-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/taylor-swift-had-a-valid-reason-for-skipping-amas-2026-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Had a Valid Reason for Skipping AMAs 2026 \u2014 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong> skipped the 2026 American Music Awards (AMAs) on Monday, in Las Vegas, despite leading the pack of nominees this year with 8 nominations. According to a report, the pop star skipped the award show as she is reportedly in New York City, preparing for her upcoming wedding with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/26686\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Travis Kelce;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Travis Kelce&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Travis Kelce<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Taylor Swift is reportedly in NYC, busy prepping for her upcoming wedding, according to a report<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Taylor Swift was expected to attend the 2026 American Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Monday, May 25. The pop icon led the pack of nominees this year with eight nods, including Artist of the Year, Best Female Pop Artist, Album of the Year and Best Pop Album for The Life of a Showgirl, Song of the Year, Best Music Video and Best Pop Song for \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d and Song of the Summer for \u201cElizabeth Taylor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, the pop star skipped the show because she is reportedly in New York City with her fianc\u00e9, Travis Kelce, busy preparing for their upcoming nuptials. As per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a71392950\/why-taylor-swift-missed-american-music-awards-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Elle;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Elle&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Elle<\/a>, while in the city, the couple also attended a wedding and were seen at several dinner dates. While the singer and the NFL star have been tight-lipped about their wedding date and have also kept ceremony details under wraps, in September 2025, Swift <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPWvKlikrO9\/?img_index=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:said on Heart Breakfast;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;said on Heart Breakfast&quot;}\" class=\"link \">said on Heart Breakfast<\/a> that she wanted to have a destination wedding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYou would think that I would\u2019ve been the type of person who would\u2019ve obsessed over the idea of a wedding my whole life, but I actually never thought about what I would ever do\u2026 until I met the person,\u201d she revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, while several reports are stating that the couple will <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/05\/25\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wedding-guest-list-whos-attending\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:get married in NYC;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;get married in NYC&quot;}\" class=\"link \">get married in NYC<\/a> on July 3, a source told Page Six, \u201cThat\u2019s not when that wedding is happening. Trust me.\u201d Nonetheless, it is said that the couple would invite almost every big name of the entertainment and music industries, including Selena Gomez, Gigi Hadid, Cara Delevingne, and\u00a0Zoe Kravitz, along with many others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Originally reported by Parul Singh on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/05\/26\/taylor-swift-skips-misses-amas-american-music-awards-2026-why\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Reality Tea;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Reality Tea&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Reality Tea<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1779947-taylor-swift-skips-misses-amas-american-music-awards-2026-why\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Taylor Swift Had a Valid Reason for Skipping AMAs 2026 \u2014 Report;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Taylor Swift Had a Valid Reason for Skipping AMAs 2026 \u2014 Report&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Taylor Swift Had a Valid Reason for Skipping AMAs 2026 \u2014 Report<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Mandatory;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mandatory&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Mandatory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\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.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Swift skipped the 2026 American Music Awards (AMAs) on Monday, in Las Vegas, despite leading the pack of nominees this year with 8 nominations. According to a report, the pop star skipped the award show as she is reportedly in New York City, preparing for her upcoming wedding with Travis Kelce. 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