She is not backing down.
Without directly calling out the public feud between Swift and her former music label, Big Machine Label Group, she sent a not-so-subtle signal with her song choice.
The singer performed a medley of her greatest hits in honor of being awarded Artist of the Decade and she kicked it off with "The Man" off her latest album, "Lover."
"I'm so sick of running/As fast as I can/Wondering if I'd get there quicker/If I was a man/I'd be the man," Swift sang.
Swift and music manager Scooter Braun have been in a dispute since he purchased Big Machine Label Group in June. Things escalated in recent weeks when Swift claimed the company was blocking her from performing her older music catalog at the AMAs.
But Braun and the label repeatedly denied doing so, with Big Machine telling CNN in a statement prior to the event, "Taylor Swift can 100% perform all of her catalog, past and present, on the AMAs. Big Machine has no issue with her performance going out on the live broadcast, because it recognizes it doesn't have the right to block her."
Swift did in fact perform several of her older hits, including, "Love Story," "I Knew You Were Trouble," and "Blank Space." She also sang "Shake It Off," with Halsey and Camila Cabello, and "Lover," with a special performance by dancer, Misty Copeland.
Carole King presented Swift with the award. The singer/songwriter took a moment to tell the world how much King's music meant to her and her family.
"I cannot believe that it's Carole King who gave me this award," Swift said. "My parents are here tonight and they would listen to all of your records in high school."
"The fact that this is an award that celebrate a decade of hard work and heart and of fun and memories," Swift continued. "All that matters to me is the memories that I have had with you guys, with you the fans over the years, because we have had some fun exhilarating, extraordinary times and may it continue."
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