The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards were a riot.
But millions of music fans were left wondering, Why wasn’t Taylor in attendance?
Obviously, Taylor is the biggest thing in music at the moment — and it’s not especially close.
By any metric, she’s the most popular artist on the planet, and she’s had a number of historic VMA moments over the years.
This time around, Taylor is up for Artist of the Year alongside Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen, and The Weeknd.
So why wasn’t Tay on hand to accept the biggest award of the night if she wins?
No, Taylor was not be in attendance at tonight’s show
Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised that Taylor sat this one out.
After all, she’s had a very busy couple of weeks.
Just last month, Taylor announced her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl.
Shortly thereafter, the world learned that Taylor had gotten engaged to Travis Kelce after two years of dating.
Of course, the wedding planning process might have to wait a few months, as Kelce just began what might be his final season with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Speaking of Travis, he had a bit of a rocky week, as the Chiefs lost their season opener to the Los Angeles Chargers, and Kelce took a slap to the face from Chargers defensive tackle Teair Tart.
So yeah, Tay’s got a lot going on at the moment.
It makes sense that she opted to spend a quiet Sunday night at home.
At least Swifties can take solace in the fact that Taylor’s latest protege, Sabrina Carpenter performed tonight!