Taylor Swift Says She Collapsed Into Travis Kelce's Arms When She Learned She Got Her Masters Back, ‘Bawling My Eyes Out'
In the episode posted Wednesday (Aug. 13), the pop star teared up while recalling how she collapsed into her boyfriend's arms after receiving the news, which the world would only learn in May when Swift announced that she'd purchased the rights to her first six albums from Shamrock Holdings in a letter on her website. It was a big moment for both the star and her fanbase, as the 14-time Grammy winner had been vocal about her devastation with the initial sale of her masters to Scooter Braun in 2019 — which she said 'ripped my heart out of my chest' on New Heights — shortly after which it changed hands again to Shamrock.
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'Since I was a teenager, I've been saving up money to buy my music back,' she recalled on the podcast as the tight end rubbed her hand affectionately. 'I thought about not owning my music every day … it was like an intrusive thought.'
According to Swift, it wasn't members of her team who negotiated the deal with Shamrock — it was her mom, Andrea, and her brother, Austin. Andrea was also the one who broke the news that they'd closed the deal with the investment company in an emotional phone call with her daughter.
'She was like, 'You got your music,' and I literally hit the floor,' Swift said. 'Bawling my eyes out, just weeping.'
At first unable to believe that the news was real, the 14-time Grammy winner says she eventually went into another room, where Kelce was obliviously playing video games. 'I'm like, 'Just go tell Travis in a normal way,'' she said, cracking up at the memory of how her voice broke as soon as she started speaking to the Kansas City Chiefs star, despite trying to keep her composure.
Swift added that her boyfriend immediately ditched his console and wrapped her in his arms, at which point she started 'absolutely heaving.'
Kelce admitted that he was also 'weeping' in the moment, noting that his superstar girlfriend was 'just dead weight' in his arms.
Elsewhere on the podcast, Swift shared more details about her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, which she announced Tuesday (Aug. 12) via a teaser clip from her guest New Heights episode. Arriving Oct. 3, the LP will mark her first full-length since reclaiming her masters three months ago.
Though fans are hopeful that they'll still get a re-release for Swift's debut album — and possibly even Vault tracks for the never-finished Reputation (Taylor's Version) — the purchase of her masters also marked something of an end to her yearslong re-recording project. Over the past six years, the musician has released revamped versions of Fearless, Speak Now, Red and 1989, which Swift said on New Heights was a process she 'defiantly' decided to embark on.
While re-recording her albums, Swift said on New Heights that she was able to fall back in love with one of them. 'Red was very special,' she said, noting that Vault track 'All Too Well (10 Minute Version)' is 'maybe my favorite song I've ever written.'
'I've always loved Fearless and 1989 in a very pure way,' she added. 'Red I've always gone back and forth … but the re-record really made me love that album.'
Watch Swift's episode of New Heights below.
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