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Taylor Swift made her awards-show debut with fiancé Travis Kelce on Thursday at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards, and the singer had a special callout just for him when she accepted the award for pop album of the year.
She noted of her album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” that the set came out “with this energy of just feeling really happy and strong and confident and free. And so I want to say thank you to the fans for giving me that feeling.”
“I think that this album probably also feels very happy and confident and free because that’s the way that I get to feel every single day of my life because of my fiancé, who’s here tonight,” Swift added, while on stage at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre.
Taylor Swift made her awards-show debut with fiancé Travis Kelce on Thursday at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Getty Images for iHeartRadio
She had special callout just for him when she accepted the award for pop album of the year. They’re pictured at the Los Angeles event above. John Salangsang/Shutterstock
Kelce, who kissed his fiancee before she took the stage and hyped up the crowd as her award was announced, enthusiastically clapped for Swift’s speech, giving her a big smile.
The couple had another swoon-worthy interaction during RAYE’s performance of her hit, “Where Is My Husband,” as the camera cut to them dancing in the audience.
Swift happily pumped her arms as RAYE sang the chorus with the lyrics, “Baby, where the hell is my husband?/What is taking him so long to find me?”
She noted that her album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” feels “very happy and confident and free because that’s the way that I get to feel every single day of my life because of my fiancé.” Getty Images
Swift was this year’s most nominated artist with nine total nods. She won seven. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio
Swift’s pop album of the year award was for “Life of a Showgirl.” She was this year’s most nominated artist with nine total nods, including artist of the year, pop artist of the year, favorite tour style (for the Eras Tour) and song of the year for “The Fate of Ophelia.”
She ultimately walked away with with seven wins, including the artist of the year title, pop album of the year, pop song of the year, best lyrics and best music video.
At the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, the songwriter also received the most nominations and took home the tour of the century accolade for her record-breaking Eras Tour, but didn’t attend that show.
Swift and Kelce, both 36, announced their engagement in summer of 2025 after two years of dating. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio
Swift has not attended the iHeartRadio Music Awards in person since 2023. Getty Images for iHeartRadio
Instead, she appeared in a pre-recorded video message to accept the honor.
Swift has, in fact, not attended the iHeartRadio Music Awards in person since 2023 when she was honored with the prestigious Innovator Award.
Swift and Kelce, both 36, announced their engagement in August 2025 after two years of dating.
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