Why Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson Skipped the 2018 American Music Awards

From ELLE

Ariana Grande has one American Music Awards nomination for best social artist this year, but that wasn't enough to compel her to attend the award ceremony tonight. Neither she nor her fiancé Pete Davidson were on the red carpet at the Los Angeles show venue-and that's because they're 2,400+ miles away in New York City. The couple was shot twice by paparazzi while going out.

Grande also shared a selfie of herself in her Chelsea apartment nine hours ago:

The singer has been active on her Instagram story, encouraging her fans and, really, anyone who hasn't to register to vote:

Grande was last at the AMAs in 2016, and she walked the carpet alone in a lace crop top and white pants:

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