It has been a few days since Taylor Swift
finally reclaimed what should have always been hers: the rights to all her master recordings. After a long, hard-fought battle, her triumph marks a defining moment not just in her career but in music history. The celebration refuses to cease. Besides the Swifties, who cannot express enough happiness after hearing the most fantastic news, congratulations for Swift have poured in from all quarters, friends, colleagues, and the broader music industry alike. But above all, Travis Kelce remains her biggest cheerleader. Among the earliest to celebrate Swift’s victory, the NFL star continues to be ecstatic about his girlfriend’s monumental achievement.
As the congratualtions pour in left and right, this time, the NFL quarterback is joined by none other than, NBA legend, Shaquille O’Neal.
Shaquille O’Neal and Travis Kelce express Taylor Swift-coded delight
Travis Kelce has recently given a special shoutout to Taylor Swift on his sports podcast, New Heights,
as seen in a trailer for its latest episode, with Shaquille O’Neal as the guest. In the clip, Neal played ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’ on his phone from Swift’s album ‘Red,’ which, as he revealed, is also his favorite song of singer of all time. As soon as the song ended and the Kelce brothers were done grooving to it, Kelce gave a quick response of “Shout out to Tay Tay. Just got that song back, too.”
Expressing his delight over her securing the rights to her master recordings, Kelce added, “just bought all her music back so it’s finally hers.”
Taylor Swift’s influence on the sports industry is undeniable. While she has changed the trajectory of the NFL in the last couple of years with just her mere appearance, her bejeweled persona has always dazzled sports figures like O’Neal for a long time now.
The history-making NBA player has had some sweet words for Taylor Swift not just this time but previously as well.
When Shaquille O’Neal was enchanted to meet Taylor Swift
Shaquille O’Neal and Taylor Swift had the privilege to meet each other at the Allegiant Stadium for the Super Bowl last year. Later, speaking about how enchanted he was to meet her, Neal told PEOPLE that “She was very nice.”
While he kept his meeting “very, very short,”
he did click a few pictures with her to show his children. It was all a wholesome experience for the player, who also met Swift’s parents.
Shaq talks about meeting Taylor at the Super Bowl pic.twitter.com/Cii2ZKRZxj
— 🏈👑 | fan acct. (@TayvisHaze) June 4, 2025
Taylor Swift was there to cheer on her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, but unfortunately, his team lost. Post that, the two lovebirds started living low-key, as legal troubles also surfaced in Swift’s life. But last week, Kelce gave a nod to Swift’s Instagram post of her master’s declaration
. Now, through his podcast, he has made the first comments, celebrating his girlfriend’s biggest life achievement and setting more serious couple goals.
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