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Taylor Swift Wins Seven iHeartRadio Awards and Thanks Fiancé Travis Kelce

Her onstage thanks to fiancé Travis Kelce linked the album’s upbeat mood to their relationship.

Overview

  • Taylor Swift won seven trophies at the iHeartRadio Music Awards at Los AngelesDolby Theatre on Thursday, including Artist of the Year, Best Pop Album for The Life of a Showgirl, and Pop Song of the Year for The Fate of Ophelia.
  • In her acceptance speech, she thanked fiancé Travis Kelce and said the album feels happy, confident, and free because of him.
  • The night marked their first joint awards show appearance, with Kelce sitting beside her in the audience and resting a hand on her back.
  • Broadcast shots showed them dancing during RAYE’s performance, Swift holding up her engagement ring to him, and Kelce quietly mouthing “I love you.”
  • They skipped a joint red-carpet walk, and outlets from People to German publications framed the moment as both a trophy sweep and a very public show of their engagement, which they announced in August 2025.