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Taylor Swift skipped the red carpet at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, even though she bagged an Artist of the Year nomination. Her absence comes as
a surprise to many fans, especially since in 2024 she completely dominated the event with 12 nominations and walked away with seven Moon Person trophies.
Why Taylor wasn't present at the VMAs?
This time around, Swift received just one nomination, which could be the reason for her missing the award show, as reported by Harper's Bazaar. Still, the stakes are high. If she wins Artist of the Year tonight, she will officially surpass Beyoncé to become the artist with the most VMA wins ever. Right now, the two icons are tied at 30 awards each.
Her highly anticipated album, The Life of a Showgirl, is set to release on October 3, making it eligible for next year’s awards season.
All about Taylor Swift's engagement
Taylor surprised her fans by annoucing her engagement with Travis Kelce. Taylor and Travis' romance began in the summer of 2023, and ever since, fans have been buzzing about the possibility of the NFL star proposing. Their story kicked off when Kelce openly admired Taylor on his New Heights podcast, co-hosted with his brother Jason Kelce. Not long after, Swift confirmed they had started dating.
Kelce had first tried to catch Taylor’s attention at her Kansas City Eras Tour stop, where he hoped to give her a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it. That plan didn’t work out, but the sweet gesture eventually reached her, and soon they were officially a couple.
By the end of 2023, their relationship was public, and they quickly became a fan-favourite pair, spotted together on red carpets, at games, and enjoying cosy date nights.
In August 2024, NFL insider Adam Schefter fueled speculation about marriage when he joked on NFL Live that the couple might be heading down the aisle. The comment went viral, especially since it came right after Kelce purchased a racehorse named after Taylor - a move host Laura Rutledge teased as a “major commitment.”
On his podcast, Kelce later explained how his friendship bracelet idea came about. He wanted to pass Taylor his number but later found she avoids pre- and post-show chats to protect her voice. Fortunately, word of his effort reached her anyway, giving him another chance to connect and the rest, as they say, is history.
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