Super Bowl 2024: Taylor Swift cheers on boyfriend Travis Kelce at the NFL game

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Taylor Swift strolled into Allegiant Stadium for power Surrounded by celebrity friends. She hugged Blake Lively during Post Malone's performance of “America the Beautiful” and apparently won Beer drinking contestclinks her glass to a roar of appreciation from the crowd.

The pop star flew halfway around the world to see her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs Travis Kelce, and his team play the San Francisco 49ers. The defending Super Bowl champions struggled through a sloppy, foul-strewn first half before taking their first lead with a touchdown in the third quarter – To Swift's delight — only for the Niners to regain a three-point advantage early in the fourth period.

Swift completed her journey from the Tokyo Dome to Allegiant Stadium to watch the game, passing through security with Lively, Ice Spice, and her mother, Andrea Swift. She was later seen speaking to Kelce's brother, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at one of the private boxes said to cost more than $1 million. Singer Lana Del Rey joined the celeb-packed group at just the right time Usher's halftime show.

Swift, who has been dating Kelsey since the first few weeks of the NFL season, He flew on a private plane across nine time zones The international date line of the last of the four shows at the Tokyo Dome in Japan arrives about two hours before kickoff. The time change allowed her to land in Los Angeles and make the final hop to Las Vegas.

The 14-time Grammy Award winner entered He wears a black uniform With a red jacket slung over her shoulder, it looks like she got the memo from Kelsey and several bosses. He wore a sparkling black suit, quarterback Patrick Mahomes wore a sharp black suit of his own, and even Chiefs coach Andy Reid donned a black jacket as the Chiefs leaned into the role of villains.

“Anti-Hero” also happens to be the lead single from Swift's Grammy-winning album “Midnights.”

“She is unbelievable. She is rewriting the history books herself. Kelsey said one day after the Grammys last Sunday. “I told her I would have to fulfill my side of the bargain and go home with the devices as well.”

Swift began Kelsey dating yet He said on his podcast New Heights that he tried and failed to give her a friendship bracelet during her performance at Arrowhead Stadium. Kelce then invited her to watch him perform at the Chiefs' home, and she made a surprise appearance in the Week 2 game against Chicago.

Swift quickly became a regular at games, both at home and away, where she would often sit down with Brittany Mahomes, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Swift sometimes brought friends, including Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds.

“Having Taylor as a new Chiefs fan is pretty unique,” ​​Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said during Super Bowl week. “I never give an interview without someone asking me about it. I think a lot of the players and coaches in the team are in the same boat. The most important thing is that we are happy for them that they have found each other and that they have a special relationship.

there was Lots of star power alongside Swift at NFL marquee night. Usher's halftime show included guest artists Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Lil Jon. Reba McEntire sang the national anthem.

Few have been under brighter lights than Swift. Her dash from the Tokyo Dome, where she promised fans that “we're all going to go on a great adventure”, had Swifties around the world watching their flight trackers online, while her boyfriend appeared to receive as many questions about his relationship as the game during the lead-up to kick-off.

When asked to explain this intense interest, Kelsey responded: “I think the values ​​that we stand for and who we are as people — we love to shine a light on other people, highlight the people who help us and support us, on top of that.” “I think we both just love life.”

Kelce and Swift won't have much time together, no matter how the game goes.

After the victory of A The record-breaking fourth album of the year award At the Grammy Awards for “Midnights” — where she announced that her next album will be released in April — Swift is scheduled to return across the Pacific later this week. The international leg of the Eras Tour resumes on Friday night in Australia with the first of three shows at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

“This week is truly the best kind of chaos,” she said. Published Wednesday On Instagram.

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AP Music Writer Maria Sherman contributed to this report from Los Angeles.

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