Taylor Swift will not be attending the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards this weekend. 

Page Six confirmed that the “Cruel Summer” singer will be a no-show at this year’s ceremony at New York’s UBS Arena Sunday. 

Swift is nominated for the coveted Artist of the Year award — going up against Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Weeknd.

The pop star notably <a href="https://pagesix.com/2024/09/11/entertainment/taylor-swift-dances-during-katy-perry-2024-vma-performance/">attended last year’s ceremony </a>and took home seven Moon Men trophies for her 2024 “The Tortured Poets Department “album. 

It’s unclear why Swift won’t be attending this year’s event, though she is fresh off her engagement to Travis Kelce, who<a href="https://pagesix.com/2025/08/26/celebrity-news/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-engaged-after-2-years-of-dating/"> popped the question last month. </a>

The couple <a href="https://pagesix.com/article/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-relationship-timeline/">started dating</a> in the summer of 2023. 

Taylor Swift will not be attending the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards this weekend. Page Six confirmed that the “Cruel Summer” singer will be a no-show at this year’s ceremony at New…{ai:summary}<p>Taylor Swift will skip the 2025 MTV VMAs at UBS Arena, per Page Six. She's up for Artist of the Year against Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen and The Weeknd.</p><p>Reason for the absence isn’t stated; she recently got engaged to Travis Kelce, dating since summer 2023. #culture</p>

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