Taylor Swift kisses Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs after the Super Bowl game in Las Vegas on Sunday, February 11, 2024. The Chiefs defeated the 49ers 25-22.
Las Vegas (AP) — How can Taylor Swift be anything other than a winner when she's accomplished so much?
After the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in the Super Bowl, she hugged her boyfriend Travis Kelce and their lips locked on the field at Allegiant Stadium.
Moments earlier, Swift stood next to Kelce's mother as she held the Lombardi Trophy aloft, shouting “Emirati!” and smiling, her eyes misty with tears. And a big chorus of “Viva Las Vegas.”
Minutes earlier, celebrity suitemates including Blake Lively, Ice Spice and Lana Del Rey as the Chiefs scored the winning touchdown with a key reception by Kelce in overtime. I was suffocated many times.
It was the Chiefs' second consecutive Super Bowl victory, but their first since Swift became Chief Fan. She and Kelsey began dating just before the season began.
It caps an epic journey for Swift, who won her record-breaking fourth Album of the Year award at the Grammys a week ago, before jetting off to Japan for a series of stadium shows in April. They also announced that they will be releasing a new album.
Shortly after flying halfway around the world for the game, she walked through security and into the stadium with Lively, Ice Spice and her mother, Andrea Swift. She snuggled up to Lively during a performance of Post Malone's “America the Beautiful,” winning a beer chugging contest of sorts, slamming the cup to cheers of appreciation from her fans.
She was seen talking with Kelce's brother, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in one of the private boxes, which reportedly cost more than $1 million. . Del Rey joined the celeb-filled suite in time for Usher's halftime show.
Swift flew through nine time zones and the international date line on a private plane for the last of her four performances at Tokyo Dome, arriving about two hours before kickoff. The time change allowed her to land in Los Angeles and make her final hop to Las Vegas.
The 14-time Grammy winner was dressed in black with a red jacket slung over her shoulders, and apparently got a memo from Kelsey and many of the Chiefs. He wore a sparkly black suit, quarterback Patrick Mahomes wore a sharp black suit of his own, and even Chiefs coach Andy Reid wore a black blazer, revealing that the Chiefs are the villains. was leaning toward
“Anti-Hero” is also the lead single from Swift's Grammy-winning album “Midnights.”
“She's unbelievable. She's rewriting the history books herself,” Kelsey said the day after the Grammys. “I told her I had to hold out for the end of the bargain and go home with her hardware as well.”
Swift began dating Kelsea after she said on the New Heights podcast that he tried unsuccessfully to give her a friendship bracelet during a performance at Arrowhead Stadium. Kelce then invited her to watch the Chiefs' performance at home, and she surprisingly showed up for her Week 2 game against Chicago.
Swift quickly became a fixture at games both home and away, often sitting in with Brittany Mahomes, wife of Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Swift sometimes brought her friends, including Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds.
“It's very unique to welcome Taylor as a new Chiefs fan,” Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said during Super Bowl week. “I never do an interview without someone asking me questions, and I think a lot of the players and coaches on the team feel the same way. The most important thing is that the two found each other and built a special relationship. That makes us happy.”
There was plenty of star power besides Swift on the NFL's notable night. Usher's halftime show featured guest appearances by Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Lil Jon. Reba McIntyre sang the national anthem. Beyoncé was also at the game, appearing in a commercial and performing two new songs in the second half.
But few were in the spotlight as bright as Swift. On the dash from Tokyo, where she promised fans that “we're all going on a big adventure,” while Swifties around the world monitored their online flight tracks, her boyfriend revealed as much about their relationship as he did during the game. It seemed like he had been asked a question. Run-up until kickoff.
Asked to explain his strong interest, Kelce replied: “I think it's the values that we stand for and who we are as people. We love to shine a light on others and shine a light on those who help and support us. I love it, and on top of that, I think we both just love life.”
Kelce and Swift probably won't have much time to celebrate together. She is scheduled to return across the Pacific Ocean later this week. The international leg of her Eras tour resumes in Australia on Friday night, with the first of her three performances at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
