Queen Latifah shares true feelings about Taylor Swift ahead of AMAs
Queen Latifah is excited to emcee the 2026 American Music Awards, which Taylor Swift leads with 8 nominations.
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Queen Latifah shares true feelings about Taylor Swift ahead of AMAs
Queen Latifah is excited to emcee the 2026 American Music Awards, which Taylor Swift leads with 8 nominations.
Ahead of the event on Monday Night (May 25), the hip-hop symbol and starlet opened up to Variety about returning to the AMAs platform nearly three decades after first hosting in 1995. And while Swift won’t be attending this year’s program, Queen Latifah made it clear she’s image firmly in the symbol’s corner.
“I don’t know if I call myself a Swiftie, but I’m a supporter of Taylor Swift, for sure,” Latifah said. “I always have been. I think she makes great songs. She makes really great, catchy songs that we love.”
The Emmy-winning starlet said the pop notable’s rise never surprised her, pointing to Swift’s ability to connect with audiences from the very beginning of her career.
“She was able to get those records played on the radio. That’s step one. Can you get your record played?” Latifah explained. “When she got her records played, there were a bunch of girls who looked approval her who connected to those songs.”
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