Taylor Swift Makes Surprise AMAs Appearance in Golden Jumpsuit — and Shouts Out Blake Lively!

Mar. 15, 2025

Taylor Swiftis stepping into a new style era — and a winning streak.

Swift, 32, has already taken home the AMAs for favorite pop album, forRed (Taylor’s Version), favorite female pop artist, favorite music video forAll Too Well: The Short Film, favorite female country artist, favorite country album, forRed (Taylor’s Version), and artist of the year.

Taylor Swift.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

“This album is a rerecorded album and I cannot tell you how much my rerecorded albums mean to me but I never expected or assumed that they would mean anything to you,” she said during her favorite pop album acceptance speech. “So I can’t thank you enough for caring about this album that I’m so proud of.”

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

The artist went on to thank everyone who worked with her on the album, including “my beautiful, brilliant friend"Blake Livelyfor directing the music video for “I Bet You Think About Me” starringMiles Tellerand his wife Keleigh Sperry Teller.

Swift is up for six nominations tying with Beyoncé for the most-nominated female artist.

The musician’s AMAs appearance comes days aftershe apologized to her fanswho had a hard timepurchasing ticketsfor her upcoming Eras tour, many of whom shared their struggles in viral threads on social media.

In a note posted to herInstagram Storyon Friday, Swift expressed her disappointment at Ticketmaster’s seeming inability to handle the demand for tickets after a reported 14 million fans attempted to secure seats for the tour’s 52 dates during presale — prompting the company tocancel planned ticket sales to the general public.

“It’s really difficult for me to trust an outside entity with these relationships and loyalties, and excruciating for me to just watch mistakes happen with no recourse,“she wrote, noting that she’s “extremely protective” of her fans and has learned “over the years” to handle many of her career operations in-house.

She also addressed fans who didn’t secure a concert date, writing, “And to those who didn’t get tickets, all I can say is that my hope is to provide more opportunities for us to all get together and sing these songs. Thank you for wanting to be there. You have no idea how much that means.”

Swift’s Eras tour announcement came hot on the critically acclaimed heels of hertenth studio albumMidnightswhich dropped on Oct. 21.

Check out PEOPLE’s full AMAs coverage to get the latest news on music’s big night.

She brought her fashion A-Game in a shimmering David Koma dress, which featured a black corset-style bodysuit and a cage skirt studded with green stones.

Taylor Swift.Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Taylor Swift.Arturo Holmes/FilmMagic

It was a big night for the star who took home three Moonmen and dropped the news of herMidnightsalbum launch. After the show, Swift changed intoa starry Moschino dressas she posed with her three awards from the night: best video, best direction, and best long form video.

The 2022 AMAs are airing live Sunday night from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

source: people.com