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Taylor Swift Debuts 'The Life of a Showgirl' on New Heights as Stream Glitches

Drawing unprecedented live viewers, generating mixed PDA reactions, the episode exposed stream fragility in a landmark pop-culture crossover moment.

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Overview

  • Swift used the Kelce brothers’ New Heights podcast to announce her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, revealing its cover art, track list and an Oct. 3 release date.
  • The live YouTube premiere peaked at roughly 1.3 million concurrent viewers before a technical glitch cut the video feed to black near the episode’s end.
  • On-camera PDA between Swift and Travis Kelce prompted praise from many fans and ‘cringe’ criticism from others, highlighting sharply divided audience reactions.
  • Following the broadcast, New Heights saw a surge in visibility and subscriptions, underscoring the podcast’s growing status as a cross-industry promotional platform.
  • Off air, Donna Kelce confirmed that Travis Kelce slimmed down and intensified offseason speed and agility training in preparation for the 2025 NFL season.