--- description: During her first public appearance since August, Selena Gomez delivered a speech at the AMAs that was met with acclaim by her fellow stars. title: Lady Gaga Supports Selena Gomez After Emotional AMAs Speech image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga React to Selena Gomez's Emotional AMAs Speech  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Nov 21, 2016 7:38 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Nov 21, 2016 7:38 PM CUT During her first high-profile appearance since announcing that she planned to “[take some time off](http://people.com/celebrity/selena-gomez-taking-a-break-after-lupus-complications/ "undefined")” in August, [Selena Gomez delivered a speech](http://time.com/4578313/selena-gomez-american-music-awards-speech-transcript/ "undefined") at Sunday’s [American Music Awards](http://time.com/4578079/american-music-awards-2016-drake-green-day-bruno-mars/ "undefined") that was met with acclaim by her fellow stars. The 24-year-old singer’s acceptance speech for Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist — which touted the importance of mental health — earned praise from many in the audience, including [Lady Gaga](http://time.com/4545657/lady-gaga-james-corden-carpool-karaoke/ "undefined") and [Ariana Grande](http://www.etonline.com/awards/203322%5Fariana%5Fgrande%5Fgushes%5Fover%5Fprincess%5Fselena%5Fgomez%5Ffirst%5Fpublic%5Fappearance%5Fsince%5Ftaking%5Ftime%5Foff/ "undefined"). Gaga took to Instagram to show her support for Gomez, posting a photo of the two embracing backstage. “So dope I got to hang with the biggest rockstar of the night. (Ya,know besides Sting and Green Day),” [she wrote](https://www.instagram.com/p/BND6LnijZnr/ "undefined"). “The girl with the biggest prize of all a BIG Heart that she shares with the world.” Even Taylor Swift — who didn’t attend the awards show — shared a video of herself cheering on her longtime friend. > [](https://twitter.com/SelenaGomezNews/status/800549501278814213) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4578833/selena-gomez-amas-speech-lady-gaga-taylor-swift/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4578833/selena-gomez-amas-speech-lady-gaga-taylor-swift/"},"headline":"Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga React to Selena Gomez's Emotional AMAs Speech","datePublished":"2016-11-21T19:38:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:38:52.256Z","description":"\"The girl with the biggest prize of all a BIG Heart that she shares with the world\"","url":"https://time.com/4578833/selena-gomez-amas-speech-lady-gaga-taylor-swift/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Music","Taylor Swift","Selena Gomez","Lady Gaga"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4578833/selena-gomez-amas-speech-lady-gaga-taylor-swift/","name":"Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga React to Selena Gomez's Emotional AMAs Speech"}}]}] ```