LAS VEGAS (AP) — With the run she’s having, how might Taylor Swift be on something aside from the successful aspect?
She embraced her boyfriend Travis Kelce and the couple locked lips on the sphere at Allegiant Stadium after his Kansas Metropolis Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 within the Tremendous Bowl.
Moments earlier, Swift smiled along with her eyes trying misty from tears as she stood subsequent to Kelce’s mom whereas he held aloft the Lombardi Trophy, shouting “Chiefs nation!” and bellowing a refrain of “Viva Las Vegas.”
Minutes earlier than that, she was smothered by celebrity suite mates, who at numerous factors included Blake Energetic, Ice Spice and Lana Del Rey, when the Chiefs scored the successful landing in extra time, arrange by a key reception by Kelce for a primary down.
It was the second straight Tremendous Bowl win for the Chiefs, however the first since Swift grew to become fan-in-chief. She and Kelce started relationship shortly earlier than the season began.
It completes an epic stretch for Swift, who gained album of the 12 months per week earlier for a report fourth time on the Grammys, the place she additionally introduced a brand new album dropping in April earlier than jetting off to Japan for a sequence of stadium exhibits.
Quickly after flying midway world wide to get to the sport, she strolled by means of safety to enter the stadium together with Energetic, Ice Spice and her mother, Andrea Swift. She cuddled with Energetic throughout Submit Malone’s efficiency of “America the Lovely” and gained what seemed to be a beer chugging contest, slamming her cup right down to an appreciative roar from the followers.
She was noticed speaking to Kelce’s brother, Philadelphia Eagles heart Jason Kelce, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in one of many non-public packing containers that reportedly price greater than $1 million. Del Rey joined the celeb-packed suite in time to catch Usher’s halftime present.
Swift flew on a non-public airplane throughout 9 time zones and the worldwide date line from the final of 4 exhibits on the Tokyo Dome to reach about two hours earlier than kickoff. The time change allowed her to land in Los Angeles and make the ultimate hop to Las Vegas.
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The 14-time Grammy winner walked in wearing a black outfit with a pink jacket slung over her shoulder, apparently getting the memo from Kelce and lots of the Chiefs. He wore a shimmering black swimsuit, quarterback Patrick Mahomes wore a pointy black swimsuit of his personal, and even Chiefs coach Andy Reid wore a black blazer because the Chiefs leaned into the function of the villains.
“Anti-Hero” additionally occurs to be the lead single from Swift’s Grammy-winning album, “Midnights.”
“She’s unbelievable. She’s rewriting the historical past books herself,” Kelce stated a day after the Grammys. “I advised her I’ll have to carry up my finish of the cut price and are available house with {hardware}, too.”
Swift started relationship Kelce after he stated on his “New Heights” podcast that he had tried and failed to offer her a friendship bracelet throughout her efficiency at Arrowhead Stadium. Kelce then invited her to look at him carry out on the house of the Chiefs, and he or she surprisingly confirmed up for his or her Week 2 sport towards Chicago.
Swift quickly grew to become an everyday at video games, each house and away, regularly sitting with Brittany Mahomes, the spouse of Kansas Metropolis quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Swift often introduced alongside pals, together with Energetic and her husband, Ryan Reynolds.
Taylor Swift and Blake Energetic embrace earlier than the NFL Tremendous Bowl 58 soccer sport between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. Ashley Avignone stands at left. (AP Photograph/Charlie Riedel)
“Having Taylor as a brand new Chiefs fan may be very distinctive,” Chiefs proprietor Clark Hunt stated throughout Tremendous Bowl week. “I don’t ever do an interview with out somebody asking me about it. I feel plenty of gamers and coaches on the crew are in the identical boat. An important factor is we’re comfortable for the 2 of them that they’ve discovered one another and have such a particular relationship.”
There was plenty of star power besides Swift for the NFL’s marquee night. Usher’s halftime show included guest performers Alicia Keys, Ludacris and Lil Jon. Reba McEntire sang the national anthem. Beyoncé, who was also at the game, appeared in a commercial and dropped a pair of new songs in the second half.
Few were under a brighter spotlight than Swift, though. Her dash from Tokyo, where she promised fans that “we’re all gonna go on a great adventure,” had Swifties around the world watching online flight trackers, while her boyfriend seemed to get as many questions about his relationship as the game during the run-up to kickoff.
Asked to explain the intense interest, Kelce replied: “I think the values we stand for and just who we are as people — we love to shine light on others, shine light on the people that help and support us, and on top of that, I think we both just love life.”
Kelce and Swift won’t have a whole lot of time together to celebrate. She is due back across the Pacific later this week. The international leg of her Eras Tour resumes Friday night in Australia with the first of three shows at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
“This week is truly the best kind of chaos,” she posted Wednesday on Instagram.
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AP Music Author Maria Sherman contributed to this report from Los Angeles.
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