Taylor Swift announces new album on 'New Heights' podcast. Latest updates
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his brother, Jason, will welcome Taylor Swift to their "New Heights" podcast. Swift and Travis started dating two years ago and have become the NFL's most popular celebrity couple. For the first time in their relationship, Swift will appear on the show.
"New Heights" teased a surprise show this week with a new guest. Many speculated that it would be Swift and the show confirmed those rumors with a clip from the upcoming episode.
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If Swifties needed another reason to tune in, they got one. At 12:12 a.m. ET on Aug. 12, the show posted a clip from the upcoming episode in which Swift shows her new album "The Life of a Showgirl."
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That's more than enough reason to tune in this week. Here's everything to know ahead of Swift's appearance on "New Heights" this week:
New Heights podcast, Taylor Swift live updates: What to know
When does the New Heights Taylor Swift episode come out?
The special "New Heights" podcast episode with Taylor Swift releases Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. ET.
Where to watch the New Heights podcast
You can catch the "New Heights" in both podcast and video format. It's the top show on Apple Music and also available on Spotify. In video form, it's available on YouTube.
Will Taylor Swift announce her new album on the podcast?
Yes, a clip from the upcoming episode shows Swift unveiling her new album "The Life of a Showgirl." It's her 12th studio album and the second in as many years after 2024's "The Tortured Poets Department."
Has Taylor Swift been on Travis Kelce's podcast before?
No, this is the artist's first appearance on the show but she's been mentioned many times over the last two years.
Travis first talked about going to one of her concerts on an episode in July 2023.
"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 so I was a little butthurt I didn't get to hand her one of the bracelets I made her," Travis said. "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 one with my number on it."
Two months later, the two were officially dating.
What is the New Heights podcast?
The show premiered on Sept. 7, 2022 when both brothers were active players in the NFL. Jason was entering his 12th and penultimate season with the Philadelphia Eagles as their starting center. He retired following the 2023 NFL season after earning his sixth career first-team All-Pro honor.
Jason's career with the Eagles and Travis' with the Chiefs means prominent people from both franchises have appeared on the show. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, general manager Howie Roseman, coach Nick Sirianni and running back Saquon Barkley have all appeared at least once on the podcast. Same goes for Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, defensive tackle Chris Jones and coach Andy Reid.
The podcast grew in popularity enough over the following two years that Wondery, Amazon's podcast platform, paid more than $100 million for the ad sales and distribution rights for the show.
New Heights guests history
Swift is one of the highest-profile guests the brothers have had on the show but she's not alone. Here are some of the more notable non-football guests to appear on "New Heights":
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