\n\tTaylor Swift<\/a> and Travis Kelce<\/a> have made their official awards<\/a> show debut as a couple at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards<\/a>. <\/p>\n \n\tThe Grammy winner and NFL star were both in attendance at Thursday night\u2019s show, which was held at Los Angeles\u2019 Dolby Theatre. They did not make their highly anticipated red carpet debut, as Swift walked solo, though they were seated inside the theater together. <\/p>\n \n\tSwift took the stage to accept the award for pop album of the year, and sung praise toward her fianc\u00e9 in her speech. She ended up being the top winner of the iHeartRadio Music<\/a> Awards, walking away with seven wins. (See the full winners list here<\/a>.) <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThe album The Life of a Showgirl<\/em> was really inspired by the energy that I felt looking into crowds and seeing you guys and connecting with you every single night. And so the album came out with this energy of just feeling really happy and strong and confident and free, and so I wanna say thank you to the fans for for giving me that feeling,\u201d she said. \u201cThis album probably also feels very happy and confident and free because that\u2019s the way that I get to feel every single day of my life, because of my fianc\u00e9, who\u2019s here tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tShe also thanked iHeart and her fans who enjoyed her song \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia,\u201d noting that \u201cyou made that into the biggest hit of my career, which is crazy at this point.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tSwift\u2019s attendance at the ceremony was confirmed ahead of the show, marking her sole appearance at an awards show in 2026. She walked the carpet in a mint-green mini skirt and corset ensemble that was adorned with sparkly embellishments.<\/p>\n \n\tSwift and Kelce announced their engagement<\/a> in August 2025, after first being romantically connected in the late summer of\u00a02023. While they may have not walked the red carpet as a duo quite yet, Swift regularly attends<\/a> the Kansas City Chiefs player\u2019s NFL games, as he has attended many stops of Swift\u2019s Eras Tour. During her 2024 London show, Kelce himself made a surprise on-stage cameo<\/a> during her performance of \u201cI Can Do It With a Broken Heart.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe \u201cOpalite\u201d singer was the most nominated artist at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards, leading the nominees with a total of nine nods. Swift was up for some of the night\u2019s tops honors, including song of the year (for \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d), best music video (for the same track) and artist of the year, of which she all won. <\/p>\n \n\tElsewhere, Alex Warren, Sabrina Carpenter and Bad Bunny topped the nominees list with eight noms each. Carpenter and Bad Bunny were up for the coveted title of artist of the year alongside Swift, Benson Boone, Chris Brown, Jelly Roll, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen and Tate McRae.<\/p>\n \n\tThe awards ceremony took place live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday night, where Ludacris served as host. He was recognized with the the iHeartRadio Landmark Award, while John Mellencamp was presented with the the iHeartRadio Icon Award. Miley Cyrus also received the iHeartRadio Innovator Award and Warren with the iHeartRadio Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award.<\/p>\n
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