Country superstar says chance meeting with Taylor Swift at Travis Kelce’s charity camp lit up collab hopes

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A country superstar has added his name to the list of millions of Swifties around the world. 

35-year-old country singer Luke Combs had the opportunity to cross paths with fellow artist Taylor Swift, also 35, during Travis Kelce’s yearly Tight End University event. Luke spoke highly of Swift following their encounter.

He shared that he had a wonderful encounter with her not long ago at Tight End U, as she happened to be in town then. He added that she was simply extraordinary, expressing this after receiving the ACM International Award during the 18th ACM Honors ceremony held in Nashville on Wednesday.

The hitmaker remarked that her music is so influential, you’d find it hard not to recognize and appreciate nearly every one of her songs.

In a recent interview, Combs expressed his desire to collaborate with Taylor, should she be open to the idea. This is in light of his winning the CMA Single of the Year award for his version of Tracy Chapman’s famous song “Fast Car.

‘It’d be fun,’ he said, ‘Yeah, that would be a good time.’

In Miami, the husband of “The Beautiful Crazy” singer attended Taylor Swift’s concert with his wife Nicole Hocking. He praised their team for being exceptionally kind to his wife and her companions, and expressed that they had an amazing time altogether.

Swiftly shared that her upcoming album titled ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ is set to drop on October 3rd. Incidentally, she was recently a guest on Travis Kelce’s podcast, ‘The Heights’, which he co-hosts alongside his brother, Jason.

Swift then revealed, as she sat alongside Travis, ‘I’d like to share something with you.’ She reached for a white case labeled ‘TS’ in bold orange letters.

With obvious pride, the chart-topper announced her fresh new album titled ‘The Life Of A Showgirl,’ as she showed off a vinyl copy of it.

On Thursday, it was announced that fans could expect two new vinyl choices, accompanied by a special cover as part of the Baby That’s Show Business collection.

The artist is producing several exclusive versions of her forthcoming album: these include The Shiny Bug Edition, as well as the Beautiful, Rapturous, and Frightening Limited Editions.

Swift said on the podcast she started working on the new songs while on her marathon Eras tour. 

She mentioned that she’d perform three consecutive shows, followed by a break of three days. After this, she’d travel to Sweden, rejoin the tour, and expressing her physical exhaustion at that stage of the tour, she added that despite feeling mentally stimulated and excited about the creative process.

With her long-time companions Max Martin and Shellback, Swift expressed that these new tracks are among the best songs she’s ever created.

Despite collaborating successfully on tracks like Shake It Off and We Are Never Getting Back Together, they had yet to create an entire album together.

She mentioned that it was only the three of them working on an intensely concentrated album, and she likened the whole process to capturing electricity in a jar, really.

As a lifestyle expert, I’d put it this way: Drawing inspiration from the vibrant energy of backstage during Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, the tracks on ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ resonate with an unbridled exuberance that mirrors the most ecstatic, wild, and dramatic phase of my life. This infectious joy has undeniably seeped into this album.

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2025-08-23 22:19