Washington, Sept. 5 -- As Taylor Swift prepares for the release of her new album, ''The Life of a Showgirl', on October 3, she is opting to skip the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) this Sunday, September 7, E! News reported.

Taylor is up for Artist of the Year alongside Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen and The Weeknd. She will not be in attendance at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, to see who will take home the Moon Person trophy.

The 2025 VMAs ceremony marks Taylor's first time missing the event since 2021, and in recent years, she has had some very major moments at the ceremony. Last year, Taylor made the first public acknowledgement of Travis as her then-boyfriend while accepting her award for Video of th...