Taylor Swift sent a special shoutout to her fiancé, Travis Kelce, after winning the Pop Album of the Year award at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
After her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, was named the winner, she immediately turned to her partner and kissed her, before exchanging several hugs with those around her.
In her acceptance speech, she said that the album “came out with an energy of feeling really happy and strong and confident and free. So I want to thank my fans for giving me that feeling.”
Swift added on stage at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles: “I think this album is probably also about feeling so happy and confident and free because I feel that way every day of my life because of my fiancé who’s here tonight.”
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end enthusiastically applauded Swift, giving him a big smile.
The couple had another breathtaking exchange as the camera caught them dancing in the audience while RAYE performed her hit song “Where Is My Husband.”
Swift happily threw her arms up as RAYE sang the chorus, “Baby, where the hell is my husband?/What’s taking you so long to find me?”
Swift was the most nominated artist of the year, receiving nine nominations including artist of the year, pop artist of the year, favorite touring style (Ellas Tour), and song of the year for “The Fate of Ophelia.”
She ultimately earned seven wins, including the title of Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year, Pop Song of the Year, Best Lyrics, and Best Music Video.
Although they have never walked the red carpet together, this is the first time Kelce has attended an awards show with Swift.
The songwriter also received the most nominations at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, winning Tour of the Century for his record-breaking Elas Tour, but did not attend the show.
Instead, she appeared in a prerecorded video message to accept the honor.
In fact, Swift hasn’t attended the iHeartRadio Music Awards in person since 2023, when she won the prestigious Innovator Award.
Swift and Kelsey, both 36, announced their engagement in August 2025 after two years of dating.
