Taylor Swift did what she does greatest this week by breaking the web with the announcement of a brand new album. However this time she did it with the assistance of Kansas Metropolis Chiefs star Travis Kelce, her boyfriend of almost two years. The music famous person appeared on “New Heights,” the podcast Kelce does together with his brother, Super Bowl champion and retired Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce.
The looks of a “particular visitor” for Wednesday’s episode was teased for days. And as Swifties do, they instantly started to analyze, in search of any clue to substantiate that this visitor was Swift herself. That affirmation got here Tuesday. After which at 12:12 a.m. Wednesday morning, the information of her new album — title and all — was confirmed with a preview of the episode, which included an excited response from Jason upon seeing the album’s cowl for the primary time.
The teasing of the album particulars solely elevated the anticipation for the premiere of the total episode Wednesday evening. And Jason’s introduction of Swift on the episode matched that power degree.
Carrying a shirt together with her face on it, Jason rattled off a few of her greatest accomplishments, together with being the one artist to win the Grammy for Album of the 12 months 4 instances. He additionally made certain to incorporate her stats as a Chiefs fan.
“As a fan of that man on the Chiefs, she has 19 wins, two AFC titles and a Super Bowl,” Jason stated.
Taylor Swift pronounces new album on Travis Kelce’s ‘New Heights’ podcast, her first interview since 2023
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Swift quipped in regards to the complaints directed her manner over the past two NFL seasons, joking about those that complain they see her on the display screen an excessive amount of when she attends Travis’ video games.
“You guys have numerous male sports activities followers that take heed to your podcast and I believe everyone knows that if there’s one factor male sports activities followers need to see of their areas and on their screens it is extra of me,” Swift stated, smirking.
This is a full breakdown of what was mentioned on the podcast, from how Swift started a relationship with Travis, to studying soccer, touring and her new album.
How did Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce meet?
For these unfamiliar with the again story, the brief model of Kelce first expressing his curiosity in Swift entails making friendship bracelets together with his cellphone quantity on them, wanting to satisfy the singer at her Kansas Metropolis present after which complaining on “New Heights” that they by no means met.
Swift credited the podcast with quite a bit.
“This podcast has achieved quite a bit for me, I owe quite a bit to this podcast. This podcast acquired me a private boyfriend ever since Travis determined to make use of it as his private courting app about two years in the past,” Swift joked.
She stated she has by no means seen the unique friendship bracelets and laughed at Kelce’s try to satisfy her. Swift stated Kelce by no means contacted her administration group and thought as a result of he is aware of the girl who runs the elevator at Arrowhead Stadium, he’d be capable to get down there to see her.
“It was such a wild romantic gesture to simply be like, ‘I need to date you,'” she stated, imitating how Travis was on the podcast after the Eras Tour present. “This dude did not get a meet and greet and he is making it everybody’s drawback. If this man is not loopy, which is an enormous ‘if,’ that is kind of what I have been writing songs about desirous to occur to me since I used to be a youngster… It was wild but it surely labored.”
Swift stated Kelce is “the nice form of loopy” and each relayed how instantaneous their connection was.
“I had by no means skilled one thing so mesmerizing on stage after which so actual and so stunning in particular person,” Kelce stated.
Taylor Swift ‘fell in love’ with soccer
On their first date, Swift requested Kelce what it was wish to play within the Super Bowl in opposition to the Eagles and see his brother throughout the road of scrimmage proper in entrance of him.
“Did not occur,” Jason, who performed on the offensive line and would by no means be on the sector similtaneously Travis, chimed in.
“I now know what an insane query that was,” Swift stated, however famous that Travis’ nonjudgmental response to her lack of soccer data was one of many first “inexperienced flags” she noticed from him.
“I believed everybody was on the sector on the identical time … I did not know what a primary down was. I did not know what the chains have been,” Swift stated. “I did not know what a decent finish was.”
Travis thanked her for “diving into the soccer world wholeheartedly,” one thing he noticed firsthand throughout Swift’s first NFL Draft expertise as a Chiefs fan.
“I fell in love with [football], I turned obsessive about it,” Swift stated. “I turned like an individual who was working by way of the halls of my home screaming ‘WE DRAFTED XAVIER WORTHY’ and my mates are like … ‘what do you imply?'”
Give her 16 months and Swift joked she’d be able to go within the broadcast sales space.
Taylor Swift remembers her first Chiefs sport
When you have been at Swift’s first Chiefs sport in opposition to the Chicago Bears, you will have walked in together with her and did not understand it. She stated she went by way of basic admission with hundreds of different followers, carrying a hat and a masks and surrounded by Kelce’s mates.
“There have been rumors that we had been seeing one another however I believe individuals have been like, ‘What would they discuss?’ Truthful,” Swift stated.
This was one of many first “inexperienced flags” Kelce noticed in Swift, as a result of it confirmed how rapidly she was able to dive into being a member of Chiefs Kingdom. Jason even joked that he did not consider Travis when his youthful brother first informed him about their relationship.
Taylor Swift on Andy Reid: ‘He is humorous, he is cheeky’
Chiefs coach Andy Reid has been mates with Swift’s father Scott for some time and even put in an excellent phrase for Kelce when he first confirmed curiosity in Swift.
Swift stated Reid has been coming to exhibits for years, however she “did not actually know what the sports activities have been that he was doing … I now know that he’s actually probably the most iconic, legendary coach of all time.”
She’s seen one other layer to Reid by way of courting Kelce.
“The way in which that you just discuss him, his management model, I respect it a lot, as a result of I really feel prefer it’s achieved with out aggression or elevating your voice or dropping your composure, it is all very composed and targeted,” she stated, with Kelce including in that Reid will “rip you aside for certain.”
“It isn’t overdone,” she added about Reid’s model of working a group.
“When you get it from him, you already know you deserve it and also you gotta form up. That is what I heard from [Travis],” Swift stated.
“There’s numerous coronary heart, he is humorous, he is cheeky,” Swift stated, saying that he coaches and lives in a really intentional manner. She famous that she has all the time tried to maintain composure in her life and calls Reid an important function mannequin to that strategy, saying he is very targeted on doing the proper factor in the proper second.
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce discovered parallels between their jobs
At face worth, singers and soccer gamers might not appear to have comparable jobs, however as they got here out to assist one another, Swift and Kelce discovered simply how alike their routines have been.
“I am not getting hit by 300 pounders, however the heels for that lengthy …” Swift stated when evaluating her tour to when Kelce is in season and the toll it takes on you mentally and bodily.
“The similarities have been loopy, I used to be like ‘Oh my gosh, she does greater than I do,'” Kelce stated. “We associated on how a lot torture we put our our bodies by way of.”
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Swift was rapidly capable of evaluate the pressures she faces with what athletes endure.
“I like this new world that Travis has proven me. It is so enjoyable, it is so thrilling. There’s a lot stress on these gamers … the stress on sports activities is simply such a distinct sort [than music] that I’ve a lot respect for everybody,” Swift stated.
They associated on the extent of dedication it takes to succeed at their respective craft as a result of it is one thing that begins from a younger age.
“On paper we even have a really comparable job. Our job is to entertain individuals for three-plus hours in NFL stadiums,” Swift stated. “After I’m there it is referred to as a dressing room. When Travis is there it is referred to as a locker room. For me it is referred to as a rehearsal, for him it is referred to as a follow. For him it is referred to as his coach, for me it is my mother.”
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce pleased to create new NFL followers
There are numerous opinions on their relationship, however Swift and Kelce do not give attention to that. Being within the highlight for therefore lengthy, Swift has turn out to be accustomed to ignoring the adverse feedback and the hate and is instructing Kelce to do the identical. Swift famous that they are too busy having an “precise relationship” to speak in regards to the public notion of them as a pair.
“My title will be within the precise headline and it will probably nonetheless be none of my enterprise,” Swift stated.
Swift and Kelce have been each shocked by the inflow of followers their relationship dropped at the NFL and have loved seeing new followers, particularly younger ladies, be taught to like the sport.
“I believe numerous the ladies and ladies perhaps they watched one sport to see me cheer on my boyfriend, but when they stayed, which is what persons are saying primarily based on the numbers, that is as a result of the sport is so nice and it is such an incredible attention-grabbing factor to study,” she stated.
Travis Kelce evaluations Taylor Swift’s new album
On the finish of the episode, Swift revealed the quilt and observe itemizing for her new album, “The Lifetime of a Showgirl,” which she wrote whereas on tour in Europe.
Kelce was astonished that she was capable of write and file a complete new venture whereas on the street. He gave it a rave assessment, saying it’s “simply superior.”
Jason Kelce was unaware they wished to disclose the album on the podcast, so it got here as a shock to him. The older Kelce stated he needs to listen to the album earlier than its launch date, however they do not suppose he’ll be capable to hold it a secret.
“It is a lot enjoyable. I have been lucky sufficient to listen to each single music on right here, so I do know it is all 12 bangers,” Travis stated. “It is much more upbeat and it is much more enjoyable, pop, pleasure and I believe it is a full 180 from numerous the songs on Tortured Poets for certain.”
