Taylor Swift’s new period “is almost upon us,” because the pop famous person introduced Tuesday that she isn’t simply releasing a brand new album, which is known as “The Life of a Showgirl.” She additionally promoted her look Wednesday on “New Heights,” the often football-themed podcast hosted by her NFL star boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and his brother, Jason Kelce, a former participant for the Philadelphia Eagles.
In a single day Wednesday, three clips selling Swift’s look on the podcast have dropped, gone viral and “nearly broken the internet,” as TMZ stated. Her followers count on that the episode itself may shatter podcast information and stated they hope the producers have “backup servers to handle the traffic.”
Talking of Trump, the truth that there’s been a lot frenzy round Swift occurring a podcast appears to counter his declaration in Might that she’s “no longer hot,” as Billboard reported. On Reality Social on Might 16, Trump raged: “Has noticed that, since I said ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,’ she’s no longer ‘HOT?’”
Trump may have been speaking about Swift’s appears to be like, though he revealed in an interview, printed in a June 2024 e book, that he discovered her to be “unusually beautiful” — even when she’s “liberal,” Billboard additionally reported.
By way of Swiftness being “hot,” Trump was most definitely speaking about her as a pressure in nationwide tradition. And he modified his tune about her attraction in September 2024 after the “Reputation” singer endorsed Kamala Harris, his Democratic rival within the 2024 election. Swift’s extremely anticipated endorsement of the vp got here shortly after Trump and Harris completed their one and solely debate.
Swift additionally took difficulty with Trump earlier utilizing AI photos of her to painting her as a MAGA supporter. “The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth,” Swift stated.
In response, Trump stated: “I was not a Taylor Swift fan. It was just a question of time … She’s a very liberal person, she seems to always endorse a Democrat and she’ll probably pay a price for it in the marketplace.” A number of days later, Trump posted an all-caps declaration on Reality Social: “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”
Trump received to brag after he and Swift attended the 2025 Tremendous Bowl, and Travis Kelce’s Kansas Metropolis Chiefs misplaced to the Philadelphia Eagles. At one level, some individuals within the crowd booed when Swift’s face appeared on the enormous screens on the stadium. Trump used the boos to contend that Swift’s cultural affect was on the wane as a result of she didn’t endorse him.
“The only one that had a tougher night than the Kansas City Chiefs was Taylor Swift,” Trump posted on Reality Social. “She got BOOED out of the Stadium. MAGA is very unforgiving!”
Since Swift introduced her new album in a clip selling the “New Heights” episode, her followers have speculated that her new album may include diss tracks about Trump, in keeping with the Every day Mail. TMZ additionally stated she may write concerning the reported finish of her friendship with Blake Full of life, from whom she reportedly grew to become estranged after Full of life dragged her into Full of life’s messy authorized battle towards Justin Baldoni.
Total, little is understood about Swift’s look on the podcast. In one of many clips, she informed the Kelce brothers she wished to point out them one thing, revealing a mint-green briefcase that featured her initials in orange. She then pulled out a vinyl document with a blurred cowl.
“This is my brand new album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’” she shared.
In one other teaser, Swift took a playful swipe at “male sports fans.” She stated to the Kelce brothers: “As we all know, you guys have a lot of male sports fans that listen to your podcast. I think we all know that if there’s one thing that male sports fans want to see in their spaces and on their screens — it’s more of me.”
Swift’s joke performed off the backlash she has obtained from soccer followers for being proven too many instances on TV screens throughout video games. This identical clip additionally had Jason Kelce jubilantly introducing Swift by shouting out many accomplishments, which may once more counter Trump’s view that she’s not a cultural pressure.
“She is the most awarded artist in the history of the American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and I Heart Radio Music Awards,” Jason Kelce declared. “Fourteen Grammy Awards, and is the only artist in the history of the awards to win album of the year four times. Last December, she wrapped up (her) Eras Tour, which spanned 149 shows across 51 cities, five continents. It was the most attended tour of all time. Her last album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ set a record with 1.76 billion streams within the first week alone.”
In the meantime, Swift’s episode of the “New Heights” podcast premieres 7 p.m Pacific time. It will likely be out there to stream in full on YouTube. Followers who would favor to hearken to the present, as an alternative, can achieve this by way of most podcast-streaming platforms: Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Audible, Spotify and Wondery, which produces the present.
Initially Revealed: August 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM PDT
