Popsugar Entertainment Award Season Reactions to Taylor Swift 2018 AMAs Performance The Internet Was Basically Gasping For Breath After Taylor Swift's AMAs Performance 10 October 2018 by Victoria Messina Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter Taylor Swift did NOT come to play at the American Music Awards. The 28-year-old singer opened the show with a fierce performance of her hit song "I Did Something Bad," and lit the stage on fire in the process (no, literally — there were actual flames involved). Needless to say, viewers all but lost their sh*t during Taylor's electric performance, and understandably so. It was her first time singing at an award show in nearly three years, after all. Ahead, see all the on-point reactions to TSwift's frenzy-inducing performance, and then check out all the glamorous details about her disco ball-like red carpet dress. Taylor just showed the world that:-she can sing-she can dance-she’s owning the snake insult -she doesn’t give a single fuck #TaylorSwiftAMAs #AMAs #IDidSomethingBad— Rachel 🥀 (@13swift1989) October 10, 2018 1 / 22 This was one of Taylor's career defining performances. She is a true entertainer and she tonight she showed everyone why her tour is the biggest of the year. #AMAs— nino 🌃 (@tayloredswift) October 10, 2018 2 / 22 ENDED THE ENTIRE MALE SPECIES ALONGSIDE MY ENTIRE EXISTENCE. #AMAs pic.twitter.com/FaZ523jb1F— Farheen Sikandar (@farheensik) October 10, 2018 3 / 22 Are you sill alive out there, Taylor Nation?! O. M. G. 🐍🐍🐍 #AMAs #TaylorSwiftAMAs pic.twitter.com/3KBgx90qUa— TT4Taylor (@TT4Taylor) October 10, 2018 4 / 22 SHE FUCKING SLAYED THE FUCK OUT OF THAT PERFORMANCE I AM SO DEAD WIGLESS #TaylorAMAs #AMAs pic.twitter.com/lHZ3ED9Fkk— Maia 🖤 (TayMila) (@CamilaxXxZayn) October 10, 2018 5 / 22 TAYLOR SWIFT HAD A COMEBACK PERFORMANCE OF A LIFETIME AND ENDED THE MALE SPECIES IN THE PROGRESS I LOVE HER I LOVE HER I LOVE HER #TaylorSwiftAMAS #AMAs pic.twitter.com/F1V103205p— lucy💛rep tour perth&syd (@starbeamswift) October 10, 2018 6 / 22 God is a snake and the name is Taylor Swift #AMAs pic.twitter.com/HcxqpKhapS— Grace 🐍💚 (@state__of_grace) October 10, 2018 7 / 22 BYE HATERS #AMAS @taylorswift13 pic.twitter.com/QnvA6Gt65T— Carly Heading (@carlyylalaa) October 10, 2018 8 / 22 Taylor Swift after ending men who talk shit, 2018 #AMAs pic.twitter.com/BRtv4qYZGs— nino 🌃 (@tayloredswift) October 10, 2018 9 / 22 OMFG TAYLOOORRR SWWIIIFT 🐍 #AMAs pic.twitter.com/hAAQi5j6TY— Shaira Mariz 💋 (@shaimue) October 10, 2018 10 / 22 my favourite thing to do on a tuesday night is watch taylor swift end the male population pic.twitter.com/E4Y7xKzdFZ— yasmin (@yasminhaydi) October 10, 2018 11 / 22 Karyn you are doing amazing sweetie #TaylorSwiftAMAs@taylorswift13 #AMAs pic.twitter.com/YzZFXbL9Ox— Carly Heading (@carlyylalaa) October 10, 2018 12 / 22 SHE ACTUALLY SWORE AND THEY BLEEPED IT OUT. I NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS WOULD’VE THOUGHT TAYLOR SWIFT WOULD BE BLEEPED ON LIVE TV LOL #TaylorSwiftAMAs #IDidSomethingBad pic.twitter.com/n6FrTDMDQG— B 🍾 (@NewRomantic1999) October 10, 2018 13 / 22 “can you believe Taylor Swift ended trash men in just 3 minutes and 57 seconds?” — my mom, and also me pic.twitter.com/AGL8vWb4yR— Kristin Harris (@KristinHarris) October 10, 2018 14 / 22 I’m so emotional rn.. @taylorswift13 did not come to play— Martha Hunt (@MarthaHunt) October 10, 2018 15 / 22 IM SO HYPED FOR THE #AMAS LIKE YOU HAVE NO IDEA!!! #TAYLORSWIFT THESE VOCALS ARE INSANE ALREADY AND IM DYING AHHHHH pic.twitter.com/AUrXLiUdqd— ZuzyLoll (@shadyzap1) October 10, 2018 16 / 22 Taylor Swift deserves the Artist Of The Decade award for this performance alone!!! Now only if she'd make #IDidSomethingBad the next single! #AMAs pic.twitter.com/kGFpiF8N8Q— Shivam Murari (@Shivam_Murari) October 10, 2018 17 / 22 Taylor Swift gave the best performance of her life tonight #AMAs pic.twitter.com/6chvEsJFms— 🍒 (@visionsofdanis) October 10, 2018 18 / 22 Taylor Swift just ended all the trash men in the planet pic.twitter.com/arvAtaXkOI— aryan did something bad (@RoarlikeSwift) October 10, 2018 19 / 22 I. AM. DEAD.TAYLOR SWIFT IS OUR FUCKING QUEEN #Amas pic.twitter.com/Q6hmGaisvX— zlata_swiftie (@zlata_swiftie) October 10, 2018 20 / 22 i cant believe she made the snake appear while singing light me up i literally want her to set me on fire i deserve it— tayliberal swift (@jesshakeitoff) October 10, 2018 21 / 22 This performance was honestly everything. Just a few years ago Taylor was taunted by the entire world and repeatedly called a snake, tonight when Karyn rosed so did Taylor and her confidence #TaylorAMAs #AMAs pic.twitter.com/ZNxHQKEFDt— chynna “awww you’re so cute” (@chynnaluvtaylor) October 10, 2018 22 / 22 Award SeasonTwitter ReactionsAmerican Music AwardsTaylor Swift