Taylor Swift's Reason For Skipping The Grammys Might Be To Do With Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift will not be attending the 2026 Grammys for several reasons — and one of those reasons might be to do with Travis Kelce.

Grammy Awards Executive Producer Ben Winston confirmed in a Jan. 22 interview with music industry outlet HITS that Swift will not perform at or attend the 2026 Grammys. He responded to a HITS report that claimed that Swift was on the performance roster, saying that was “totally made that up.”

“Now I am getting asked about it as if it’s a real thing, when it was made up in your office. That really is a full-circle rumor,” Winston said.

As for why Swift won’t attend the Grammys, there are a couple of reasons. First, the basics: Taylor has no nominations at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards. Her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, came out on Oct. 3, 2025, more than a month after this year’s eligibility window closed on Aug. 30. That means it simply couldn’t be considered for the 2026 ballot and will instead be in the mix for the 2027 ceremony.

Then there are the reports that state Swift is strategically laying low amid wedding planning with Kelce. “Taylor’s happy, grounded, and fully focused on her life with Travis. Right now, she’s prioritizing everything positive and exciting happening in her life,” a source told Entertainment Tonight on January 22.

Last September, Swift skipped the 2025 MTV VMAs despite a major Artist of the Year nomination, a move that fit into a broader pattern of being more selective about where she shows up — especially when she’s already under intense scrutiny.

Since releasing her The End of an Era docuseries in December, Taylor has kept a relatively low public profile, surfacing mainly for low-key outings with fiancé Travis Kelce. Her friendship with Blake Lively has been under the microscope throughout Lively’s ongoing legal fight with Justin Baldoni. A day before the 2026 Grammys, insiders told Page Six that, “The pop superstar, 36, is not concerned with the legal battle that she feels ‘doesn’t involve her,’” and has been laying low since her private texts with Lively about Baldoni have gone public.

On top of that, Swift and Kelce are navigating what sources have described as their “first real test” as a couple while they plan what’s widely expected to be a major wedding. Insiders say wedding discussions are effectively on pause while Kelce weighs his NFL future with the Kansas City Chiefs, with Swift reportedly “spending more time with him and not bombarding him with wedding plans” so he can focus on his career decision first.

So if Taylor Swift spends Grammy night off-camera, it isn’t a quiet feud with the Academy or a punishment for The Life of a Showgirl. It’s a year where she isn’t eligible, she isn’t scheduled, and she has plenty of real-life commitments — and future Grammy cycles — already lined up.

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