New album, Travis Kelce relationship

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Watch: Taylor Swift seems in Travis and Jason Kelce's podcast 'New Heights'

It's a first in Taylor Swift's music profession.

The megastar made her podcast debut on Wednesday evening, showing on New Heights - hosted by boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce - the place she informed the world about her new album "The Lifetime of a Showgirl".

The American soccer star brothers supplied a heat welcome to Swift, calling her "Tay Tay" and operating by a listing of her many awards.

Teaser clips of the New Heights podcast had already gone viral earlier than the podcast aired, together with one video clip the place Swift unveils a briefcase with "TS" on it and pulls out her new twelfth studio album, which is obscured by blurring.

The report was concurrently made obtainable for pre-order on her web site - which additionally had a countdown clock to the second when she would seem on the podcast.

The pop famous person is infamous for not giving interviews, usually sharing updates on her life by tune lyrics which frenzied followers analyse and piece collectively.

Right here is a few of what we realized from the hour-long look.

Poking enjoyable at male sports activities followers

The episode begins with a screaming introduction from Jason, the previous Philadelphia Eagles participant, who runs by an extended record of his brother's girlfriend's accomplishments, together with being the one artist to win the album of the yr Grammy 4 instances.

Swift sat beside Travis, chuckling alongside earlier than thanking Jason for his enthusiasm.

She then went on to poke enjoyable at her showing on a podcast that usually caters to American soccer followers.

"As everyone knows, , you guys have lots of male sports activities followers that take heed to your podcast," she mentioned.

"I believe everyone knows that if there's one factor that male sports activities followers need of their areas and on their screens, it is extra of me," she deadpanned, wanting straight into the digicam.

Swift's look at Kansas Metropolis Chiefs video games triggered a frenzy through the years. In 2023 when the pair began relationship and he or she began making appearances, recreation cameras seemed for the singer within the stands - slicing to her greater than a dozen instances throughout some video games.

The NFL promoted her appearances at video games closely on social media, posting movies and tweets in regards to the singer and her celeb entourage that always accompanied her.

Some soccer followers weren't pleased with the brand new focus.

Swift was booed by NFL followers throughout her look on the jumbotron display screen on the Tremendous Bowl final February, which drew headlines and even social media posts by President Donald Trump.

However regardless of the criticism, Jason assured her that she has been the "most requested visitor on the podcast". Different latest visitors on the present embrace basketball stars Caitlin Clark, Shaquille O'Neal and LeBron James, and actors Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck, Invoice Murry and Adam Sandler.

What the quilt of her new album seems like

Taylor Swift publicizes new album throughout podcast

Because the countdown clock ran down on her web site and the podcast began, Swift's web site up to date with the quilt of her twelfth studio album.

The Lifetime of a Showgirl options Swift carrying a bralette emblazoned with diamonds mendacity in turquoise inexperienced.

She is seen submerged within the water, with solely her face above the floor.

The web site to pre-order the album began crashing as quickly because the podcast started, with customers receiving error messages.

Inside seconds of starting, almost a million individuals had began watching on YouTube. About half-hour into the episode, greater than 1.25 million have been tuning in.

Why did Taylor seem on a sports activities podcast?

Swift was requested why she selected to seem on the podcast, which caters primarily to sports activities followers.

"This podcast has performed rather a lot for me. This podcast received me a boyfriend," she mentioned, accusing Travis of utilizing the podcast as his "private relationship app" earlier than he met her.

Earlier than they began relationship - and even met - Travis famously gushed on the podcast about attending one in all Swift's live shows and being saddened after they could not meet. He talked about making her a beaded friendship bracelet, which have been in style throughout the Eras Tour, and mentioned he needed to offer her his cellphone quantity.

She mentioned the clip, which went viral, felt virtually like "he was standing outdoors of my condominium, holding growth field saying, 'I wish to go on a date with you'".

She mentioned this was precisely the second she had "been writing songs about, desirous to occur to me since I used to be a young person".

"It was wild, but it surely labored...He is the nice form of loopy," she mentioned, calling her boyfriend "a human exclamation level".

She mentioned she was circling again to the podcast present as a approach to say thanks.

Swift did not find out about soccer - till Travis

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"I did not know what a primary down was," or a "tight-end," (which is the place Travis performs), she mentioned.

She mentioned she appreciated Travis' persistence and understanding after they began relationship and introducing her to his world.

She's now discovered herself personally invested - citing an episode the place she discovered herself all for a latest participant commerce. She recalled considering to herself: "Who physique snatched me?"

Travis informed her that he can be "eternally grateful" that she dove totally into his world "wholeheartedly".

Whereas Swift has at instances been shy about discussing her relationship in public, Travis has been extra outspoken. Earlier than the podcast aired, he informed GQ in an interview, "I really like being the happiest man on the planet".

He additionally praised Swift for her athleticism, evaluating her three-hour lengthy live shows to his soccer video games.

"She's going to by no means inform anybody that she is an athlete. However I've seen what she goes by. I've seen the quantity of labor that she places on her physique, and it is mind-blowing," he mentioned.