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Taylor Swift Rejects Retirement Rumors, Explains Passing on 2026 Super Bowl Halftime

She emphasizes career continuity, choosing support for Travis Kelce’s season over a Super Bowl stage.

Overview

  • In a Monday Tonight Show interview, Swift said she opted not to pursue Super Bowl LX, calling football “violent chess” and saying she is “too locked in” on Kelce’s games to plan a halftime set.
  • She refuted a rumor that she declined over performance‑footage rights and noted any halftime conversations with Jay‑Z’s Roc Nation were informal rather than a formal offer.
  • Earlier on BBC Radio 2, Swift called theories she’ll stop releasing music after marriage “shockingly offensive” and stressed that Kelce fully supports her continuing to make records.
  • The Life of a Showgirl, released Oct. 3, set day‑one marks including Spotify’s most‑streamed album in a single day this year, with Billboard reporting about 2.7 million U.S. sales in 24 hours.
  • Listeners are parsing relationship‑coded lyrics such as “Wi$h Li$t,” and with her Aug. 26 engagement public, speculation about a halftime turn has ended with Bad Bunny confirmed for 2026.