After a week of controversy and Twitter battles, Taylor Swift took the stage at the American Music Awards to perform a career-spanning medley of hits, from 2008’s Fearless (Love Story) to 2019’s Lover title track.
The singer/songwriter was also named Artist of the Decade at the award ceremony.
“All any of the artists, or really anyone in this room, wants is to create something that will last ... I’m so lucky to get to do this,” the country star turned pop music icon said as she accepted the award at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
The 29-year-old, began her performance in a white shirt with the names of her album titles on it, singing one of her latest releases, The Man that was followed by Love Story, one of her oldest hits, before transitioning to I Knew You Were Trouble.
She then performed Blank Space and Shake It Off, from her breakthrough 1989 album. Fans were left in complete awe when Halsey and Camila Cabello unexpectedly joined Swift on stage to perform parts of Shake It Off. Ending the night with the title track of her 2019 album, Lover, Taylor wore a cascading pink cape and seated at an ornate piano.
Earlier on during the ceremony, Swift won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album for Lover, giving her 24 AMAs during her career, tying her with Michael Jackson for most all-time. Her Artist of the Decade award gave her sole possession of the all-time mark.