Taylor Swift offered rare personal insights and revealed details about her upcoming album during an appearance on the New Heights podcast, hosted by her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, and his brother Jason Kelce.
The singer announced that her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, will be released on 3 October. She described writing the record while on her Eras Tour, often traveling to Sweden between European shows to record. The album’s cover features Swift in a diamond-covered dress submerged in turquoise water. Travis called the work “upbeat,” contrasting it with her previous album, The Tortured Poets Department. One track will feature Sabrina Carpenter.
Swift discussed her use of “Easter eggs” in music, saying they always connect to her work rather than her personal life. She highlighted her fondness for numbers, noting the significance of 13 (her favorite) and 87 (Travis’s jersey number), and joked about complex hidden messages crafted “upside down” or “in Braille.”
She also grew emotional recounting her decade-long effort to acquire the master recordings for her first six albums, describing the music as her “handwritten diary entries.” She credited fans for supporting her re-recorded “Taylor’s Versions,” saying their attendance at the Eras Tour enabled her to repurchase the catalog.
Turning to her personal life, Swift credited the podcast for sparking her romance with Travis, referencing a viral 2023 clip where he expressed interest in meeting her. She called him “the good kind of crazy” and joked that he is “a human exclamation point.” She admitted knowing little about football before dating him but now follows the sport closely. The couple also share a hobby of baking sourdough bread—humorously noting the occasional presence of cat or chest hair.
The episode drew more than 1.3 million live viewers, with Swift playfully teasing male sports fans and sharing behind-the-scenes stories from her career and relationship.
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