Taylor Swift on Kelce’s “New Heights”: Football Highlights

  • August 14, 2025

Jason and Travis Kelce’s “New Heights” audio program hosted possibly its most celebrated personality on Wednesday: Taylor Swift.

The presentation marked the luminary’s initial engagement on the broadcast — an occasion of absolute culmination following Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce initially communicated curiosity in Swift throughout a July 2023 transmission subsequent to her Kansas City “Eras Tour” engagement. Swift and Kelce affirmed their connection as a pair in September 2023.

A count-down apparatus manifested on Swift’s digital location Monday, arranged to conclude at 12:12 a.m. ET on Tuesday. Upon reaching cessation, a “New Heights” Instagram preliminary glance unveiled the designation of her fresh compilation, “The Life of a Showgirl.”

On the audio program Wednesday, Swift imparted even greater insights, spanning from the arrangement of tunes to a Texas Longhorns salutation, potentially even interrupting web services.

Here’s the information extracted from “New Heights.”

Album reveal: Palette and playlist

“The Life of a Showgirl,” Swift’s 12th studio album, is set for release Oct. 3. The cover art, which was revealed on the show, features the color orange, which Swift explained after being prompted by retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce.

“I’ve just always liked [the color orange], Jason,” Swift said. “It feels like kind of energetically how my life has felt. And this album is about what was going on behind the scenes in my inner life during this tour, which was so exuberant and electric and vibrant.”

The album includes 12 tracks, with the final, titular song featuring pop star Sabrina Carpenter.

Spectator to superfan

Through the years, Swift has not merely observed Kelce and the Chiefs. She has transitioned into an enthusiastic admirer of the NFL.

“Oh my god, I fell in love with it,” Swift said. “I became obsessed with it. I became a person who was running through the halls of my house screaming, ‘We drafted Xavier Worthy!’ And my friends were like, ‘Who body-snatched you? What do you mean we drafted Xavier Worthy?’ I was screeching. I couldn’t believe it.”

The All-Pro tight end confirmed she was the first to tell him that Kansas City drafted the fastest man in the class — Texas Longhorn alum Xavier Worthy, who set the 40-yard dash record at the 2024 NFL combine with a time of 4.21 seconds.

“… I couldn’t believe it either,” Kelce said. “I was like, ‘Is she right? I’m gonna have to look this up. Did she get the wrong information here?’ But yeah, we traded up.”

Swift continued to flex her growing NFL knowledge by calling out defensive schemes. Later in the conversation, she and Kelce discussed the physical demands of their careers and swapped recovery stories.

‘New Heights’: Podcast or dating app?

Swift recognized the contribution the Kelce brothers’ presentation played in her association with Travis, expressing: “This audio program accomplished a great deal for me. I am significantly indebted to this audio program. This audio program acquired a romantic partner for me.”

Kelce initially revealed his interest publicly in July 2023, articulating disappointment that he could not encounter Swift at her Kansas City “Eras Tour” stop.

“I was disappointed that she doesn’t talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs she sings,” Kelce said at the time. “If you’re up on Taylor Swift concerts, there are friendship bracelets and I had received a bunch of them, but I wanted to give Taylor Swift [a friendship bracelet] with my number on it.”

The unconventional move worked, though Swift admitted it caught her off guard.

“This dude didn’t get a meet and greet, and he’s making it everyone’s problem,” she said. “That’s what I thought at first.”

The singer also admitted that she has “never seen the original” friendship bracelet.

Swift and the Jason Kelce experience

Swift’s introduction to the Eagles’ longtime center was a memorable one.

“I’ll always remember meeting you for the first time, Jason,” she said.

As a response, Jason asked, “What was that first impression like? Did you know I was told to be on my best behavior?”

She described one of her first experiences with Jason while cheering on Travis at the AFC Championship game in January 2024. Jason being on his “best behavior” included jumping shirtless out of a suite window at Highmark Stadium.

Did the Swifties break the internet? Jason’s ‘numerology’ says yes

While Swift was discussing her new album, the podcast feed on YouTube ended abruptly after around 1 hour and 45 minutes of conversation. The show’s account acknowledged the blip on X.

More than a million listeners had tuned in, likely contributing to the hiccup. Among them: Indiana Fever star and noted Swiftie Caitlin Clark, who was happy to play her part in “breaking the internet.”

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