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Every major update from Taylor Swift\u2019s first appearance on the Kelces\u2019 \u2018New Heights\u2019 podcast<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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NEW YORK (AP) \u2014\u00a0Taylor Swift\u2019s\u00a0latest era is almost upon us. The superstar isn\u2019t just releasing her 12th album in October \u2014 she also appeared Wednesday on \u201cNew Heights\u201d for the first time to discuss it at length.<\/p>\n

Part of the rollout for Tuesday\u2019s announcement of \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl\u201d involved the popular, typically football-focused podcast hosted by Travis Kelce \u2014\u00a0Swift\u2019s boyfriend\u00a0and\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs tight end\u00a0\u2014 and his brother, Jason Kelce, the former Philadelphia Eagles center. Her episode, which ran just over two hours on audio streaming and an hour and 45 minutes via YouTube, was particularly revealing.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s everything you need to know about Swift\u2019s episode.<\/p>\n

The big Taylor Swift takeaways arrived … swiftly<\/h2>\n

1.Swift partially announced her\u00a0new album \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl\u201d\u00a0on the podcast, originally shared Tuesday in a preview clip. Swift told the Kelce brothers she wanted to show them something, revealing a mint-green briefcase that featured her initials in orange. Jason Kelce asked what\u2019s in it, prompting her to pull out a vinyl record. \u201cThis is my brand new album, \u2018The Life of a Showgirl,\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

2. In the full episode, Swift revealed she worked on the album in Europe while she was on the \u201cEras Tour\u201d \u2014 flying between dates to record, truly embodying the album\u2019s title, \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl.\u201d Then she read the track list. The entire album was completed in Sweden with producers Max Martin and Shellback.<\/p>\n

3. Why orange? The color embodies \u201cwhat was going on in my inner life during this tour,\u201d she said, before referring to Martin as her \u201cmentor.\u201d \u201cThese guys, they\u2019re just geniuses,\u201d she said of Martin and Shellback.<\/p>\n

4. \u201cBangers,\u201d is how she describes the album. She also said, \u201cThere aren\u2019t other ones coming,\u201d referring to a surprising double album like in the case of 2024\u2019s \u201cThe Tortured Poets Department.\u201d The release is 12 tracks \u2014 that\u2019s it. And it arrives Oct. 3. \u201cI care about this record more than I can even overstate,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot more upbeat,\u201d Travis Kelce said, describing it as a \u201c180 from \u2018Tortured Poets.\u2019\u201d Swift agreed, adding, \u201cLife is more upbeat.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

5. The album\u2019s theme? \u201cEverything that was going on behind the curtain,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

6. The album\u2019s goal? Infectious melodies and vivid lyrics, she explained.<\/p>\n

7. The album\u2019s cover? Themed after \u201cthe end of my day,\u201d she said. \u201cMy day ends with me in a bathtub.\u201d<\/p>\n

8. She also shared personal information on \u201cNew Heights,\u201d arguably in a way she hasn\u2019t in years. For example: Her mom \u201cgot a new knee,\u201d she said. And her dad had quintuple bypass surgery this summer. He had \u201cfive blockages in his heart\u201d discovered through a stress test. \u201cThis was the summer of my parental upgrades,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

9. She spent considerable time in Florida with Travis Kelce. She also said \u201cour jobs are very similar,\u201d it is \u201cto entertain people for three hours in NFL stadiums.\u201d<\/p>\n

10. Jason Kelce asked his brother and Swift how they handle online chatter about their relationship. \u201cWe don\u2019t, really. I don\u2019t see a lot of things,\u201d she said. \u201cMy name can be in the actual headline, and it\u2019s none of my business.\u201d<\/p>\n

11. She shared her favorite segments from \u201cNew Heights,\u201d her self-described \u201cfavorite podcast.\u201d That is \u201cnew news.\u201d She credited the podcast as getting her \u201ca boyfriend,\u201d and discussed how the pair started dating via friendship bracelet exchange. \u201cIf this guy isn\u2019t crazy,\u201d she joked, he\u2019s the kind of guy she\u2019s \u201cbeen writing songs about.\u201d<\/p>\n

12. Swift also discussed the \u201cEras Tour,\u201d which Travis Kelce described as a catalyst for his interest in Swift. She mentioned exiting through an orange door at the last date of the tour, a \u201csubliminal hint that I may be leaving the \u2018Eras Tour\u2019 era,\u201d she said. It was an Easter egg for \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl.\u201d<\/p>\n

13. Swift is known for teasing her fans with Easter eggs. Her favorite use? Getting\u00a0an honorary degree from NYU\u00a0in 2022 and littering her speech with references to her\u00a0then yet-to-be-announced \u201cMidnights\u201d album.\u00a0\u201cFans were like, \u2018the whole speech was an easter egg!\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

14. Swift listed her hobbies, which still include baking. Her current obsession? Making sourdough bread, specifically blueberry lemon, cinnamon swirl and Funfetti variations. She offered a few bread-related puns referencing her discography: \u201cAre you bread-y for it?\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s a loaf story, baby just say yeast,\u201d and \u201cLoafing him was bread,\u201d among them.<\/p>\n

15. Swift discussed regaining control over her entire body of work. In May, it was announced that the popstar purchased her catalog of recordings \u2014 originally released through\u00a0Big Machine Records \u2014\u00a0from their most recent owner, the private equity firm Shamrock Capital. She did not disclose the amount.<\/p>\n

16. Swift said she loves all the rerecorded albums, but \u201cRed (Taylor\u2019s Version)\u201d is particularly special \u2014 for the fan-favorite \u201cAll Too Well\u201d vault track, which spans ten minutes.<\/p>\n

How to watch \u2014 or listen to \u2014 Taylor Swift on the \u2018New Heights\u2019 podcast<\/h2>\n

Swift\u2019s episode of the \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast premiered at 7 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday night. It is available to stream on YouTube.<\/p>\n

Fans who prefer to listen to the show instead can do so via most podcast-streaming platforms: Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Audible, Spotify and Wondery, which produces the show.<\/p>\n

The audio recording of the podcast is about 20 minutes longer in duration than YouTube and includes a rapid-fire question section, where the Kelce brothers and Swift discuss cats, pop tarts, Bad Bunny in\u00a0\u201cHappy Gilmore 2,\u201d hiding in a cleaning cart at the \u201cEras Tour\u201d and more.<\/p>\n

The road to Taylor Swift\u2019s episode<\/h2>\n

Little was known about Swift\u2019s episode ahead of its airing.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday and Wednesday morning, the podcast shared clips teasing the forthcoming episode.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we all know, you know, you guys have a lot of male sports fans that listen to your podcast,\u201d Swift joked in one cut. \u201cI think we all know that if there\u2019s one thing that male sports fans want to see in their spaces and on their screens it\u2019s more of me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chiefs coach Andy Reid was supportive, though, saying Wednesday that he was happy for the pair.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth of them like each other, and what a plus that is. They care about each other, and I think that\u2019s the most important thing,\u201d he said. \u201cThe older you get, you want these guys to have somebody they can settle down with and that whole deal. And so I think it\u2019s a neat deal for them \u2013 both of them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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