Taylor Swift and fiancé Travis Kelce make their awards show debut at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards months before wedding
Taylor Swift and fiancé Travis Kelce finally made their awards show debut on Thursday.
The superstar, 36, and the football player, 36, cut a glamorous pair while attending the star-studded 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards together, where she picked up seven new trophies.
The duo, who are set to marry sometime this year, skipped the red carpet but cozied up inside as they held hands and posed for photos.
The Love Story hitmaker wowed onlookers in a leggy mint green look that featured a fitted miniskirt and a low-cut corset top with sparkly pink embroidery with fringe.
Meanwhile, the Kansas City Chiefs tight – who popped the question to Swift in August after two years of dating – looked handsome in a brown leather jacket paired with a matching button up shirt and pants.
The iHeartRadio Music Awards celebrate the year’s most-streamed hits and artists across the iHeartRadio app and the network’s vast radio stations, with winners chosen based on chart performance and fan voting in select categories.
Taylor Swift, 36, and fiancé Travis Kelce, 36, finally made their awards show debut on Thursday
The superstar and the football player cut a glamorous pair while attending the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards, where she picked up seven new trophies
The couple were seen holding hands inside
Swift was the most-nominated artist this year with a total of nine nods. She publicly thanked Kelce after winning Pop Album of the Year for her 2025 album The Life of a Showgirl, before also going on to win the Artist of the Year award.
‘This album probably also feels very happy and confident and free because that’s the way that I get to feel every single day of my life because of my fiancé, who’s here tonight,’ she told the audience while accepting the award.
Fans were beside themselves over the pair’s appearance, calling them ‘THE IT COUPLE.’
‘Husband and Wife! They look so good together.’
‘This is insane,’ someone else commented. ‘They look stunning together,’ another wrote.
Later in the evening, Olympic gold medalist and U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu presented the award for Artist of the Year to Swift.
‘And now presenting this next icon with the award for Artist of the Year is an incredibly huge honor for me,’ Liu shared to the audience.
‘With 34 iHeartRadio Music Awards – the most in history – she is the goat of music.’
Liu then revealed that along with Pop Album of the Year and Artist of the Year, the singer also won Album of the Year, Pop Song of the Year, Favorite Tour Style (Eras Tour), Best Lyrics and Best Music Video for The Fate Of Ophelia.
The Grammy Award-winning singer has been enjoying a hiatus from the spotlight in recent months following the release of her album in October.
The power couple shared a smooch inside
The appearance comes months ahead of their wedding
Swift wowed onlookers in a leggy mint green look that featured a fitted miniskirt and a low-cut corset top with sparkly pink embroidery with fringe
As for her glam, Swift wore her sandy blonde hair in an effortless half up, half down style
Meanwhile the athlete looked handsome in a brown leather jacket paired with a brown button up and matching pants
The couple made their way to their seats
The signer and the football player skipped the red carpet but cozied up inside as they posed for photos
Swift put on a very leggy display
They were pictured enjoying the show together
Kelce still towered over Swift, even in her heels
Swift appeared to be dancing at one point
They were seen mingling with Sombr
The trio laughed it up
Swift is the most-nominated artist this year with a total of nine nods, including Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for The Fate of Ophelia
Kelce was ever the supportive partner at the event
Fans were beside themselves over the pair’s appearance, calling them ‘THE IT COUPLE’
But Swift looked as comfortable as ever under the red carpet lights as she arrived just minutes before the ceremony commenced.
The Anti-Hero hitmaker made sure to show off the massive diamond engagement ring on her left hand.
She completed her outfit with strappy heels and elegant silver jewelry, including crystal earrings.
As for her glam, Swift wore her sandy blonde hair in an effortless half up, half down style and opted for natural makeup.
Her blue eyes were framed with brown eyeshadow and mascara while her pout was painted a glossy pink shade.
While on the red carpet she also posed with iHeartMedia’s top management, including Rich Bressler, John Sykes, Bob Pittman, and Ashley Tabor-King.
Once the red carpet wrapped, Swift met up with soon-to-be-husband Kelce and they took their seats inside the Dolby Theatre.
The couple cheered on the many musical acts who took the stage and they also posed for photos with Sombr. Swift later mingled with country stars Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson inside.
She also posed with country stars Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson
The star was the most-nominated artist this year with a total of nine nods. She publicly thanked Kelce after winning Pop Album of the Year for her 2025 album The Life of a Showgirl
‘This album probably also feels very happy and confident and free because that’s the way that I get to feel every single day of my life because of my fiancé, who’s here tonight,’ she told the audience while accepting the award
It is a fitting coincidence that Swift’s first awards show outing of the year falls on the ceremony’s 13th anniversary, with fans speculating that the superstar might again use her lucky number to drop a major announcement.
She famously announced her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, during her 13th Grammy win back in 2024.
The iHeartRadio Music Awards, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, is hosted by Ludacris, who is also set to be honored with the iHeartRadio Landmark Award.
Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny and Alex Warren follow Swift with eight nominations each. Warren is also set to receive the Breakthrough Artist of the Year award.
Other nominated artists include Lady Gaga, Benson Boone, BLACKPINK, Chris Brown, Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll, Kendrick Lamar, Leon Thomas, LISA, Morgan Wallen, RAYE, SZA, GloRilla and Tate McRae.
Miley Cyrus will be honored with the Innovator Award. The prestigious honor is given to those who have made a significant impact on both the music industry and global culture through their career.
The show will see TLC, Salt-N-Pepa, and En Vogue perform together for the first time.
Other performers include Warren, Lainey Wilson, Ludacris, RAYE, Kehlani and John Mellencamp.
The Hurts So Good hitmaker will also receive the 2026 iHeartRadio Icon Award and will perform ahead of his upcoming Dancing Words Tour.
Swift walked the red carpet solo
The Anti-Hero hitmaker, who is set to wed Kelce sometime this year, made sure to show off the massive diamond engagement ring on her left hand
Swift opted for natural makeup
Along with her engagement ring, Swift accessorized with dangly crystal earrings
She also posed with iHeartMedia’s top management, including Rich Bressler, John Sykes, Bob Pittman, and Ashley Tabor-King
The iHeartRadio Icon Award celebrates an artist’s enduring legacy in the music industry.
His daughter, Teddi Mellencamp, is set to present him with the honor.
Fan voting will decide the winners in a number of categories, including Favorite Broadway Debut, TikTok Dance, Debut Album, and Best Lyrics.
The show will feature special appearances by Alysa Liu, Ne-Yo, Nicole Scherzinger, Nikki Glaser, sombr, Weezer and more.
‘This is an annual awards show made exclusively for fans, celebrating the biggest songs and artists they’ve loved listening to on iHeartRadio stations and our iHeartRadio app all year long,’ said John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises, and Tom Poleman, Chief Programming Officer of iHeartMedia.
‘FOX viewers will also get an exclusive preview of some of the songs they’ll be listening to in the Summer of ’26.’
The show kicks off at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT on FOX. The event will also be heard on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app.
