Taylor Swift on 'New Heights' live updates: Best Kelce moments, highlights
The "New Heights" podcast featuring brothers Jason and Travis Kelce will have one of its highest-profile guests in its history today: Grammy Award-winning artist Taylor Swift.
Swift and Travis Kelce have been a couple since September 2023. He went to one of Swift's shows at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium – home of his Kansas City Chiefs – that summer and the two started dating shortly afterward.
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The Kelce brothers started the "New Heights" podcast in September 2022 and it's grown into one of the most popular podcasts on streaming platforms. Amazon's streaming platform Wondery bought the distribution and ad sales rights to the show for $100 million in August 2024.
The podcast teased her appearance earlier this week with multiple clips. One in particular is of key interest for Swifties: her announcing the release of her new album "The Life of a Showgirl."
Posted at 12:12 on the 12th. ❤️🔥 Tay's 12th album is called…………pre pre-order now at https://t.co/oGYV230otf pic.twitter.com/gUAIEEDZmm
The podcast goes live tonight on YouTube and other streaming platforms. Follow along here for all of the live updates of Swift's first appearance on "New Heights":
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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 episode shows Swift revealing her new album. "The Life of a Showgirl" is the award-winning artist's 12th studio album following "The Tortured Poets Department" released last year.
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Has Taylor Swift been on Travis Kelce's podcast before?
This is the first time Swift is appearing on the "New Heights" podcast but she's been mentioned by name before.
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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