Taylor Swift and fiancé Travis Kelce make their awards show debut at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards months before wedding
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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 in Los Angeles together, where she picked up seven new trophies.
The duo, who are set to marry sometime this summer, skipped the red carpet but cozied up inside as they kissed, 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 in Los Angeles, 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 power couple shared a smooch inside
The appearance comes months ahead of their wedding this summer
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, the blonde beauty wore her sandy 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 pair couldn't keep their hands off each other
The signer and the football player skipped the red carpet but cozied up inside as they posed for photos
The Bad Blood hitmaker put on a very leggy display
The couple were pictured enjoying the show together
Kelce still towered over Swift, even in her heels
The singing sensation, known for dancing and having fun at events, appeared to be showing off her dance moves at one point
The couple were seen mingling with Sombr
The trio laughed it up
Swift was 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'
The star kicked off her speech to accept Artist of the Year to say that she was 'inspired' by Liu for her 'work and effort and, and love you have for what you do.'
Swift explained that she loves being an artist and her passion is in writing songs.
'I love writing songs more than anything in the world. And it, I didn't think I was an artist when I first started doing it. It was a hobby. And then it was my favorite hobby.'
She encouraged others to 'nurture' their dreams.
'I'm a firm believer that anything you feed your mind, it will internalize anything. Anything you feed the internet, it will attempt to kill. And I don't want that for your dreams.'
The performer added, 'So, just thank you for allowing me to turn my hobby into a love, into a passion, into a dream, into a career.
'Thank you for allowing me to have it this long, and I wish you the best with everything you do.'
The Grammy Award-winning singer has been enjoying a hiatus from the spotlight in recent months following the release of her album in October.
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 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
Later in the evening, Olympic gold medalist and U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu presented the award for Artist of the Year to Swift
The couple posed with Liu backstage
She also posed with country stars Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson
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.
The iHeartRadio Music Awards, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, were hosted by Ludacris, who was also honored with the iHeartRadio Landmark Award.
Elsewhere during the show, Alex Warren won the Breakthrough Artist of the Year award. He gained recognition for his 2025 track Ordinary. Warren also won Song of the Year for Ordinary, Best New Pop Artist and Favorite Debut Album.
Swift walked the red carpet solo
The Anti-Hero hitmaker, who is set to wed Kelce sometime this summer, 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
Pop Artist of the Year went to Sabrina Carpenter - although the Espresso hitmaker was not in attendance.
Miley Cyrus was 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.
Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami of HUNTR/X won the award for Duo/Group of the Year. The trio gained recognition for the track Golden from KPop Demon Hunters.
Country Song of the Year went to Shaboozey for his track titled Good News.
Morgan Wallen won for both Country Album of the Year and Country Artist of the Year.
The honor for Best New Country Artist went to Ella Langley.
John Mellencamp received the Icon Award, which was presented to him by his daughter Teddi Mellencamp.
Mellencamp and Warren both performed at the event. The show also saw TLC, Salt-N-Pepa, and En Vogue perform together for the first time.
Other performers included Lainey Wilson, Ludacris, RAYE, and Kehlani.
