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Pop superstar Taylor Swift officially revealed the cover art for her upcoming album, The Life of a Showgirl, set to be released on October 3 and joked that the first New Heights podcast "got me a boyfriend" during her first appearance alongside Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his brother, retired former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, released on Wednesday (August 13).
"This podcast has done a lot for me, I owe a lot to this podcast. This podcast got me a boyfriend ever since Travis decided to use it as his personal dating app about two years ago," Swift said, referencing Kelce saying he attempted to give her a friendship bracelet when he attended her her 'Eras Tour' concert at Arrowhead Stadium, the home of the Chiefs, prior to their relationship.
Swift then revealed that Kelce "didn't even reach out to our management" when he and quarterback Patrick Mahomes attended the concert.
"He came with Pat and he thought that cause he knows the elevator lady that he could talk to her about just getting down to my dressing room," Swift said.
"Yeah, that's how it works, you just go," Jason joked before laughing.
"That's how it works in 1973," Swift responded. "But yeah, he really was just like, 'yeah, I know a guy, I can figure this out.'"
Swift was officially announced as New Heights' mystery guest Monday (August 12) night in a clip where she excitedly says, "We're about to do a f**king podcast," to Travis.
The singer also officially announced her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, in a clip teasing the episode, which had the cover art blurred out before Wednesday's episode.
"This is my brand new album, The Life of a Showgirl," Swift said while revealing a blurred out image to Jason during a clip from the upcoming interview shared on New Heights' social media accounts early Tuesday (August 12) morning.
New Heights previously shared a graphic teasing its next episode set to be released on Wednesday, which featured a silhouette resembling Swift, as well as an orange background, which fans have connected to potential upcoming music. Several Instagram users also acknowledged that Travis appeared to be sitting next to the mystery guest while Jason was wearing a Taylor Swift shirt in the graphic.
"Episode on the 13th, Jason’s eras shirt, same orange background as Taylor Nation’s post…..," one fan wrote in response to the New Heights Instagram post.
Kelce famously revealed that he attempted to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number when he attended her concert at Arrowhead Stadium prior to their relationship in 2023.
Swift later said that Kelce "very adorably put me on blast" when he acknowledged the situation on his podcast, which she said "was metal as hell" while being featured as Time Magazine's 'Person of the Year' in December 2023. Kelce, who mulled retirement this past offseason, will return for his 13th NFL season months removed from the Chiefs falling short of what would've been the first Super Bowl three-peat in NFL history, having won three of the last five.