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Taylor Swift joins Kelce brothers on “New Heights” podcast as she reveals upcoming album art
Taylor Swift appeared on the popular “New Heights” podcast alongside her boyfriend and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and opened up about their relationship, buying back the master recordings of her first six albums, Easter eggs and her upcoming album, “The Life of a Showgirl.”
Swift appeared on the prerecorded podcast released Wednesday, which is hosted by Travis Kelce and his brother, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce. The episode marks the couple’s first comprehensive media appearance.
“This podcast did a lot for me,” Swift said. “It gave me a boyfriend!”
Kelce attended Swift’s Eras Tour stop at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2023. At the time, Kelce shared on the podcast, he tried to give her a friendship bracelet with his phone number; however, she never received it.
Swift said Wednesday that the gesture made her feel “like I was in an ’80s John Hughes movie, and he was just like, standing outside of my window with a boom box being like, ‘I want to date you.'”
Swift also spoke about buying back the master recordings from her first six studio albums. Swift described how she had wanted to own all her music after signing a record deal at age 15. She revealed that she sent her mother and brother to Los Angeles to talk with private equity company Shamrock Capital, which owned the masters at the time, about buying them.
“A couple months after the Super Bowl in Kansas City, I get a call from my mom,” Swift said. “She’s like, ‘You got your music.’ I very dramatically hit the floor for real. Bawling my eyes out, weeping, like ‘Really!?’ I said to myself, ‘Go tell Travis in a normal way,’ he was playing video games, and he put his headset down. I was like, ‘I got my music back!’ And I was heaving crying. This changed my life.”
“I just started crying, too,” Kelce said. “I was just so happy for you.”
Swift announced her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” on 12:12 a.m. Tuesday, after putting out the word on her website. She revealed the cover art on Wednesday and that the album will be released on Oct. 3.
Since Swift began releasing music at the age of 15, she has snuck hidden messages, or Easter eggs, into her work, social media posts and videos that fans try and decipher online. Swift said Wednesday that she is “never going to plant an Easter egg that ties back to my personal life.”
“I have parameters. There’s do’s and dont’s,” Swift said. “It points to my music… It’s something you don’t know why I’m saying for a specific reason, but then you’ll look back and go, ‘Oh my God.'”
Swift revealed a recent Easter egg on the podcast about the descending orange door that appeared as a visual on the Eras Tour after the finale song, “Karma.”
“I would leave the stage every night going down the elevator, lift,” Swift said. “That’s how every single Eras show ended — except for the last one, where I exited through a door, an orange door, to be specific. And that actually was an Easter egg. Basically the reason why I chose to exit that way is because I kind of wanted to give a little subliminal hint to the fans that I may be leaving the Eras Tour era, but I was also entering a new era.”
Swift said her upcoming album “was something that I was working on while I was in Europe on the Eras Tour.”
“Literally living the life of a showgirl!” Travis Kelce added.
Entertainment
Prince Harry corrects blunder before peace with King Charles suffers again
Prince Harry appeared to have to made an interesting choice of words which seemed to have landed him trouble with his father King Charles, especially amid talks for a truce.
During his four-day visit to Australia where he took on several engagements in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney. Harry spoke about parenting during an event hosted by Movember charity which sounded like it was he was taking a dig at his cancer-stricken father amid strained relationship.
Harry had said that as parenting is evolving over time, the children are an “upgrade” of their own parents.
“Not to say that I upgraded my dad or that my kids upgraded me, but the kids that we bring up in today’s world need to be upgraded,” he quickly added.
“There’s no judgment, there’s no blame, there’s no pointing the finger. The reality is that – however you are parenting – that is a personal experience to you, you are going to want to improve on that.”
Even though there had been a lot of backlash for Harry, royal expert Jennie Bond explained that it was not a “deliberate comparison” between himself and King Charles. Hence, he cleared the air immediately “knowing that some people might seize on them as a criticism”.
Bond claimed that Harry’s language was a “tad clumsy” but it was not a snub to Charles.
“I think he just meant that he wants to be the best father possible and to equip his children for this fast moving, fast changing modern world,” she pointed out.
“It’s pretty much what every parent wants for their offspring, and I think the King would have understood what Harry meant.”
Entertainment
Charlize Theron reflects on traumatic family tragedy from teenage years

Charlize Theron talked openly about one of the most painful memories of her life.
The star shared details about the night when her mother shot and killed her father in self defence when she was just 15 years old.
In a recent interview with The New York Times, Charlize described the moment in simple but emotional words, sharing that she still remembers it very clearly even after so many years.
The actress and producer continued saying that the night started like any normal evening when she and her mother returned home from a movie, only to find their house locked with heavy steel doors because of the violent environment they were living in at the time.
She recalled how fear was already part of their daily life and how things felt different that night.
While driving back home, the 50-year-old star even told her mother she felt they should leave, something she never said before.
The Monster actress went on to add that her father later broke into the house and began firing shots through the doors, creating a terrifying situation.
She and her mother hid in a bedroom, holding the door shut as bullets hit around them but somehow they were not injured.
She shared that her mother made a split second decision to protect them, which led to the tragic outcome.
Charlize said speaking about it helps her heal and also helps others feel less alone.
Entertainment
Netflix star targeted by imposters after suspicious social media activity
Tim Matheson, who plays Doc Mullins in Virgin River, has warned fans about fake accounts pretending to be him on social media.
The 78 year old actor said people are using his name online and creating imposter profiles that are not real.
Tim recently got a lot of new attention because Virgin River is still very popular, now in its seventh season and already renewed for an eighth.
His character has become a fan favourite, which also brought more attention to him outside the show.
All of his fans, however, started noticing something odd when they saw changes and unusual activity linked to his social media.
Some even asked him about it directly, thinking something was wrong.
Matheson later cleared it up and explained that there are fake accounts using his name and he has been reporting them as they appear.
After the star’s message, fans felt relieved and continued sharing their love for his role in the series.
Tim Matheson has been in the industry for many years, starting as a child actor and later working in well known films and shows like Animal House and The West Wing.
Now, even with all the attention, he is reminding fans to be careful online and only trust real accounts.
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