Travis Kelce Can’t Believe His Taylor Swift Eras Tour Cameo Is Nominated for an Award: ‘No Way!’
The competition won’t stop for Travis Kelce after the Super Bowl. A few weeks after the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles in February, the tight end will run against the likes of Chappell Roan, Cher and Selena Gomez for favorite surprise guest at the iHeartRadio Music Awards — something he can’t believe he’s nominated for once, much less twice.
On the latest episode of New Heights posted Wednesday (Jan. 29), Travis was shocked when older brother Jason Kelce shared that the Grotesquerie star’s viral cameo at one of Taylor Swift’s London Eras Tour shows in June had earned him a nod. “What? I’m up for an award?” Travis said, smiling wide. “No way!”
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When Jason went on to note that Travis is actually running against himself in the favorite surprise guest category — with his appearance alongside Patrick Mahomes at Morgan Wallen’s Kansas City concert in August also getting recognition — the Chiefs player’s excitement doubled. “Oh nice, I got two?” he responded.
“There’s an award for just showing up and having a f–king good time?” the retired Eagles center quipped, to which Travis responded, “Jason, don’t be mad ’cause you’re not in it.”
The brothers went on to highlight a few of the other nominees — one of whom, it turns out, they both have a particular love for. “Let’s go ahead and congratulate Travis and Taylor, up against Selena Gomez, Cher, Chap-pelle Roan –” Jason began before Travis jumped in to correct his pronunciation.
“Chappell Roan, yeah,” interjected the Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? host. “Shout-out to Selena and Chappell Roan. Shout out to Cher … The one song, man, will forever be one of my favorite songs. It’s so good.”
Travis then proceeded to sing the icon’s 1998 smash “Believe” — which spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — before his older brother pulled it up on his phone and started passionately dancing along. “This is the f–king song of Super Bowl LIX, baby!” Jason shouted, fired up, as the younger Kelce cackled. “Every time someone asks me who I’m rooting for, I’m going to say ‘I’m rooting for Cher.'”
Nominations for the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards went live Jan. 22, about two months before this year’s ceremony is set to take place March 17. Travis’ superstar girlfriend is also up for several other categories beyond the one they share, with Swift in the running for artist of the year, pop artist of the year, best music video for “Fortnight” and more.
The latest episode of New Heights marks the Kelce brothers’ first since the Chiefs won the AFC Championship Sunday (Jan. 26), meaning Kansas City will return to the Super Bowl — which this year is set for Feb. 9 — for a third year in a row. “I’m feeling great, man,” Travis said of the achievement. “Life is amazing.”
“I’ve had a lot of heartbreak,” he added. “I’ve had a lot of times where it hasn’t been this sweet, and right now I’m just riding the high of living this dream with my brothers and everybody in Kansas City.”
Watch the new episode of New Heights above.
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