Travis and Jason Kelce's "New Heights" podcast scored a major achievement thanks to Taylor Swift's episode, just hours before the couple announced their engagement. "NEW NEWS ... we're officially Guinness World Record holders ," the official New Heights account shared via X on Tuesday, August 26, alongside a link to an article from the official Guinness World Records website. The article, published on Tuesday, announced that "New Heights" achieved the world record for most concurrent views for a podcast on YouTube with 1.3 million for Swift's episode. At the time of publication, the episode has more than 20 million views. Hours after sharing the news, Swift and Travis, both 35, announced their engagement. Patrick Mahomes, 'New Heights' React to Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift Engagement "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married," the caption of the couple's joint Instagram post read, which was set to Swift's song "So High School," Swift's song written about her relationship with the football player. Travis and Swift's announcement included several photos from the romantic garden proposal. The first snap featured Travis on one knee, with the second showing the pair gazing lovingly into each other's eyes. Swift also included a photo of her engagement ring, an old mine brilliant cut designed by Kindred Lubeck at Artifex Fine Jewelry. Countless celebrities shared their excitement for Swift and Travis' engagement, including members of the couple's inner circle. Travis' teammate Patrick Mahomes reshared the news via social media, while his wife, Brittany Mahomes, posted a sweet tribute. "Two of the most genuine people meet & fall in love. Just so happy for these two. ," Brittany wrote via her Instagram Story. 'New Heights' Shares BTS of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Before Podcast Swift and Travis' love story began back in July 2023, when the Kansas City Chiefs tight end shared on his and Jason's podcast that he failed to give the singer a friendship bracelet with his phone number during her Kansas City, Missouri, Eras Tour concert. Swift opened up about the grand gesture during her "New Heights" appearance two years later. "It was such a wild romantic gesture to just be like, 'I want to date you!' At first when I looked at it, I was like, 'This dude didn't get a meet-and-greet and he's making it everyone's problem,'" she recalled. "He didn't even reach out to our management! When this podcast came out I was like, 'Did he ever reach out to be in the tents or did we know he was in the building?' He came with Patrick Mahomes and he thought that because he knows the elevator lady that he could just talk to her about getting [backstage]. That's how it works in 1973." After hearing Travis' romantic and bold declaration, Swift reached out to the Chiefs tight end. The couple have been by each other's sides since, supporting their respective career milestones from Super Bowls to sold out concerts.
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'New Heights' Broke Record With Taylor Swift Episode Before Engagement News
August 26, 2025
3 months ago
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