Travis Kelce has a good reason for not attending the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night.
The NFL star, 36, will not be supporting his wife, Taylor Swift, at the awards show due to his football team, the Kansas City Chiefs, playing against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium in Florida.
As for Swift, also 36, she will attend the awards ceremony held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
The “Bad Blood” singer has a total of 11 nominations and will receive the first MTV VMA Artist Director Honors.
The Artist Director Honors is “a new award recognizing groundbreaking musical artists whose work behind the camera has expanded the possibilities of music video and advanced the art of visual storytelling,” according to a press release.
It’s a big night for the “Fate of Ophelia” singer as she will also premiere the music video for her new single “Patient Zero” – featuring longtime friend Dakota Johnson and actor Colin Farrell – at the ceremony.
She previously teased the video with a 13-second preview that aired Thursday on “CBS Mornings,” giving Swifties their first glimpse of the A-listers alongside her.
The clip came after Swift surprised fans with the track’s announcement on Instagram on Tuesday, writing, “I’ve been waiting with bated breath to tell you that my brand new single ‘Patient Zero’ is coming out September 25th (!!!!!!!!!!!!).”
She later revealed that “Patient Zero” was one of four new songs on the deluxe edition of her 2025 album, “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,” released Friday.
The additional tracks were “Cleveland!” », “Pink Clouding” and “Babylon”.
“About a year ago you did something truly unfathomable. Something that completely blew my mind… You gave ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ the biggest debut week for an album in history,” the “Shake It Off” singer wrote via Instagram on Wednesday.
She concluded the post by writing that the bonus tracks were “born out of pure gratitude for your exuberance and celebration of the album we made.”
Kelce and Swift — who tied the knot in an extravagant, star-studded wedding in July — made their debut as engaged at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards in March.
Although the now-husband and wife didn’t walk the red carpet together, Kelce was photographed sitting alongside Swift in the audience throughout the ceremony.
Swift was the most nominated artist of the night and won pop album of the year for “The Life of a Showgirl,” giving Kelce a sweet shoutout during her acceptance speech.
When her name was announced, Swift turned to her pal for a kiss as he exalted the crowd and encouraged them to stand up for her.
“I think this album is probably also very happy and confident and free because that’s what I feel every day of my life thanks to my fiancé, who is here tonight,” she said.
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