Friends of friends! Taylor Swift It is Travis Kelcelong-time friends and colleagues – Jack Antonoff It is Patrick Mahomesrespectively – gathered for a photo opportunity during Thursday’s event TEMPO 100 Gala In New York City.
Antonoff posed between Mahomes and his wife, Brittany Mahomeswrapping his arms around the couple.
Mahomes, of course, is Kelce’s tight end quarterback on the Kansas City Chiefs, while Antonoff is a longtime musical collaborator of Swift’s. The pop singer, 34, was previously named TIME Person of the Year at the end of 2023.
Antonoff and Mahomes were honored among the 100 most influential people in the world on this year’s TIME 100 list.
In a tribute written by baseball legend Alex RodríguezMahomes is hailed as “one of the most respected athletes of all time, on and off the field.”
In turn, Antonoff was honored with a sincere synopsis by Maren Morris that illuminated his behavior as a producer and songwriter.
“I can count on one hand the people I feel safe with in the studio,” Morris revealed. “Jack Antonoff makes you feel like you can just be. Whether we’re tracking fingernail drumming, being existential, or doing some good old-fashioned soul-healing gossip, I always leave our sessions with a new perspective.”
Morris also acknowledged his outstanding work with his band, Bleachers.
“I don’t know of a producer with a more diverse range of work,” he added. “Yes, we all know the albums he produced and won multiple GRAMMYs for, but I always come back to the music he plays. When I listen to Bleachers, I hear subtle threads of his production ear that are present in his contributions to other artists’ projects, but it’s in his own art that he shines. And at live shows: holy shit.”
Following her Coachella performances, Antonoff is introduced as one of Swift’s main producers and co-songwriters on her 11th studio album, Department of Tortured Poets. The 31-track double album, which was also largely co-written and produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner, reportedly sold 14 million traditional copies on its first day alone and is on track for a historic first week.
On Monday, PTPD became Spotify’s most streamed album in a single week. The album has surpassed 1 billion streams since its release.
Mahomes shared his thoughts on his teammate’s high-profile relationship with Swift, who took center stage last season as the Chiefs fought for their third NFL championship in the last five years, in his profile interview with 2024 HOUR 100.
“(The Chiefs) went from a national team that was kind of global to a full-fledged world team. This came from Taylor’s fan base,” he shared.
“I’ve met a lot of famous people in my life,” reflected Mahomes, who grew up in the spotlight as his father, Pat Mahomes, played in Major League Baseball for more than a decade. “Taylor is probably the most down-to-earth person to have been on that stage in a long time.”
“She never stops working,” he continued. “Even when she’s in her free time, she’s working on something. Shooting a music video, singing a song or writing a song. You can see it in the way she talks. Even when she’s talking about football, when she’s learning , you can see her business mind putting it all together, it’s almost like she’s trying to become a coach. ‘Why can’t you try this, this and this?’ She’s asking the right questions.”
After his second consecutive Super Bowl winning season, Kelce took some time to relax and enjoy his growing relationship. He was spotted attending several stops on Swift’s Eras Tour, and the pair recently attended the Coachella Music Festival together, sharing plenty of sweet moments – and even a small PDA — during the weekend.
“Taylor and Travis were so excited to go to Coachella together,” a source told ET earlier this month. “They wanted to be there to support their friends and just have fun. They had so much fun at the festival and were in their own world even though there were so many people around them. of their lives, and it’s very sweet to see.”
So, in your New heights podcast, Kelce was excited to see Antonoff’s performance.
“It was fun to get there and see some new bands that I wasn’t really familiar with and I became absolutely in love with their music because of how they play and how they captivated the audience and got everyone involved,” he said. . “The Bleachers, that guy Jack Antonoff, absolutely killed it and I had so much fun watching him go crazy with the guitar and all his boys. They had two saxophonists, two drummers, two guitars, and they just killed it and it was a lot of fun.”
Earlier this week, a source told ET that Travis is among Taylor’s biggest champions amid her album release.
“Travis is very supportive of the entire album and loves being a part of Taylor’s story,” the source told ET. “He’s a Swiftie through and through and is so proud of her.”
Swifties speculated that among the heartbreak tracks, two of the Department of Tortured PoetsKelce’s love songs may have been written about Kelce. “Alchemy”, which includes a number of football references, was co-written by Swift and Antonoff, while “So, high school” it was co-written by Swift and Dessner.
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