Taylor Swift gracefully showered her fiancé, Travis Kelce, with a heartfelt shoutout during her acceptance speech for Best Pop Album at the 2026 iHeart Radio Music Awards. Swift, 36, accepted the award for her 2025 album, The Life of a Showgirl, on Thursday, March 26th.
"If I were to list all her achievements and accolades, well, we would be here for at least a week," RAYE said while presenting Swift with the award. The "Fate of Ophelia" singer noted that she is a "massive fan" of RAYE, who opened for The Eras Tour in London in 2024.
Swift shared, "The album, The Life of a Showgirl, was truly inspired by the energy that I felt, like looking into crowds and seeing you guys and connecting with you every single night." She continued, "So the album came out with this energy of feeling really happy, strong, confident, and free. And so I want to say thank you to the fans for giving me that feeling."
She then gave a shoutout to Kelce, also 36. "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 too," she said to applause as the camera panned to the Kansas City Chiefs tight end. "So for thanks for all the vibes," Swift said in a nod to the lyrics of her iHeart Radio Music Awards-nominated track "The Fate of Ophelia."
Swift and Kelce posed for photos together inside the awards show, marking their first outing together at an awards ceremony. Later in the night, the pair were seen dancing to RAYE's hit song "WHERE IS MY HUSBAND?" as Swift jokingly stuck her left hand — featuring her engagement ring — in Kelce's face.
The pop star then thanked iHeart for making the song "the biggest hit" of her career. "I just loved my fans so much for giving me the ability to do this," Swift added. "I love what I do. I love that you've allowed me to do it for this long, and I just appreciate every day I get to do it."
Swift returned to the awards show for the first time in three years on Thursday, making for one exciting moment from the red carpet and beyond. The pop star, who was the most nominated artist this year, wore a striking seafoam green two-piece corset and skirt set, complete with dazzling bejeweled detailing and color-coordinated open-toed heels. The color of her red carpet look was a nod to Swift's "Opalite" music video and her whimsical fairy tale-like bodice, which appeared to reference her The Life of a Showgirl track "The Fate of Ophelia," which is nominated for Song of the Year, Pop Song of the Year, Favorite TikTok Dance, Best Lyrics, and Best Music Video.
