Any award show where Taylor Swift is nominated and rumored to attend comes with high expectations from her loyal Swifties. The 2025 American Music Awards ramped up the anticipation by several more notches. Fans weren't only hoping to see Swift walk the May 26 red carpet in honor of her six nominations, including Artist of the Year and Favorite Touring Artist. They speculated—by analyzing everything from merchandise in her online store to the date on the calendar—that Swift would finally announce a release date for Reputation (Taylor's Version), a re-recording of her sixth studio album.
By the end of the red carpet, viewers knew Swift had not jetted from her recent Florida date to the Fountainebleu Las Vegas. Despite rampant online theorizing that Swift would attend the ceremony in-person, she didn't show up at the 2025 American Music Awards alongside its host, Jennifer Lopez, and guests like former Eras Tour opener Benson Boone.
