Popsugar Entertainment Award Season Taylor Swift Will Perform at the American Music Awards 2018 Taylor Swift Is Opening the American Music Awards, and Swifties Are Losing Their Cool 2 October 2018 by Kelsie Gibson Image Source: Getty / Gareth Cattermole / TAS18 The American Music Awards just got even more exciting! On Tuesday, Taylor Swift announced that she is opening the award show with a special performance of "I Did Something Bad." While her cat Meredith didn't seem too impressed with the news, Swifties on the other hand couldn't contain their cool as they reacted on Twitter. Not only is Swift up for a handful of awards, including artist of the year, favourite female artist, and favourite tour of the year, but it will also mark her first AMAs performance in three years. The last time she performed at the AMAs was in 2014, when she sang "Blank Space" from her 1989 album. Needless to say, we are so . . . ready for this performance. See some of the best reactions to the surprise announcement ahead before the show airs on Oct. 9. View this post on Instagram I’m opening up the American Music Awards with a performance of “I Did Something Bad.” Meredith is not excited, but I am. #AMAs A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Oct 2, 2018 at 5:33am PDT 1 / 15 OMGGSJDFH I JUST WOKE UP TO THE NEWS THAT TAYLOR IS PERFORMING I DID SOMETHING BAD at the AMAS #TaylorSwiftAMAs pic.twitter.com/Z07nSY35ZW— Sebb Argo (@SebbArgo) October 2, 2018 2 / 15 WHAT THE ACTUAL FLIP FLOP IS GOING ON I CANNOT BREATHE #TaylorSwiftAMAs pic.twitter.com/UYIQlUOcd1— laura sees t.s. in twenty-four days (@fearless_laura) October 2, 2018 3 / 15 PEOPLE WILL HEAR LIVE THIS POWERFUL LINE #TaylorSwiftAMAs pic.twitter.com/4C4Uf61SeL— veronica 🍁 (@soitfuckingoes) October 2, 2018 4 / 15 Taylor after performing I did something bad at the AMAs #TaylorSwiftAMAs pic.twitter.com/9jZ6d5xHBW— Jehlé🍁//"Thank you for everything" (@mustlikeme4me) October 2, 2018 5 / 15 When @taylorswift13 tells us she is performing I DID SOMETHING BAD which means it is probably the next single #TaylorSwiftAMAs @taylornation13 pic.twitter.com/nUDDTpSlR5— Erika Van (@Manxita) October 2, 2018 6 / 15 Me flying to NYC: pic.twitter.com/7rQbrIr5Uo— Mook(Taurus) ♉🐍🇹🇭 (@MooKswiftie13) October 2, 2018 7 / 15 I DONT IVE EVER BEEN MORE EXCITED FOR AN AWARD SHOW PERFORMANCE @taylorswift13 @taylornation13 #TaylorSwiftAMAs pic.twitter.com/ywcWrZTOF4— chynna “awww you’re so cute” (@chynnaluvtaylor) October 2, 2018 8 / 15 “Hey do you have plans next Tuesday?”“Taylor Swift is opening the AMAs with what is sure to be the most iconic performance of any award show in the history of time, so yes I HAVE PLANS” #TaylorSwiftAMAs— Brandon “LOOK AT YOUUUUU!” (@brando_swift) October 2, 2018 9 / 15 Taylor Swift performing at an awards show? 2018 loves a good twist. 🙌— Alex Goldschmidt (@alexandergold) October 2, 2018 10 / 15 Taylor Swift is performing I Did Something Bad at an award show, meaning Taylor Swift is ATTENDING an award show, meaning I get to hear her chant IF A MAN TALKS SHIT THEN I OWE HIM NOTHING on national television, crops everywhere are flourishing and my brand is thriving— Tyler 🐍 (@tswiftie850) October 2, 2018 11 / 15 WE ARE GETTING ANOTHER RED CARPET LOOK. FROM TAYLOR SWIFT. IN 2018. HOLD ME😭 pic.twitter.com/EKQsSKl9UV— destiny|Rep tour Sydney (@peachybutera) October 2, 2018 12 / 15 i can’t wait for the “if a man talks shit then i owe him nothing” it will be ICONIC #TaylorSwiftAMAs 💥💥 pic.twitter.com/hIxFJVprz5— ana (@selena_swifts) October 2, 2018 13 / 15 THE WORLD ISNT READY #TaylorSwiftAMAs— hannah “hi honey!!!” 🍯 (@deIicatehannah) October 2, 2018 14 / 15 We are going to get to witness Taylor Swift say, "if a man talks shit then I owe him nothing." in front of the whole world. NOTHING ELSE MATTERS #TaylorSwiftAMAs— Rachel 🥀 (@13swift1989) October 2, 2018 15 / 15 Award SeasonAmerican Music AwardsTaylor SwiftMusicTV