Is Taylor Swift about to drop major news on Travis Kelce's podcast? Here are all the clues pointi...

Baby, let the games begin. Is Taylor Swift about to drop major news on Travis Kelce's podcast? Here are all the clues pointing to her 'next era'

Baby, let the games begin.

Is Taylor Swift about to drop major news on Travis Kelce's podcast? Here are all the clues pointing to her 'next era'

Baby, let the games begin.

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Lauren Huff

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Baby, let the games begin.

Swifties everywhere were sent into quite the tizzy Monday, after the Taylor Swift-affiliated social media account Taylor Nation shared an Instagram post with the caption, "Thinking about when she said 'See you next era…' ❤️‍🔥." Suspiciously, this occurred right around the same time the *New Heights* podcast — which is hosted by Swift's boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and his brother, Jason — announced a surprise episode with "a VERY special guest" slated for Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET.

Why are fans convinced this guest is none other than Swift herself? For starters, the episode is releasing on Wednesday, which is the 13th — a very special number in Swiftian lore (for the uninitiated, she was born on the 13th of December and considers it her lucky number). The promo photo for the episode has a blacked-out outline of someone who appears to have a profile and haircut very similar to the pop star, as well.

There's also the fact that both Travis and Jason appear to be wearing official Swift merch in the pic. The background of the photo is also sparkly and orange, much like all of the Eras Tour outfits Swift is shown wearing in each photo of the aforementioned Taylor Nation post. It's also notable that this episode is going up in primetime, as opposed to its usual early-morning release, which would suggest someone *big*.

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Swifties are not just convinced that their queen is going to be on the podcast though — they have major reason to believe that she's going to drop some big news during the visit.

But what could she be announcing? The invisible strings seem to be pointing hardest to new music, specifically her 12th studio album. After all, she seems to have been hinting it was coming for a while now. Back in May, when Swift announced that she had officially bought back the masters to all of her work, a letter on her website explaining the news used 12 of the letter "i" in one line that read, "All the times I was thiiiiiiiiiiiis close."

Taylor Swift on May 9, 2024 in Paris, France.

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And, in an Instagram Stories caption celebrating friend Selena Gomez's album *I Said I Love You First*, Swift similarly used 12 of the letter "d," writing, "OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDD." Eagle-eyed fans noticed that the singer's earrings at the Grammys earlier this year had 12 red rubies in them. All of this led Swifties to believe a 12th studio album was imminent, and now with all of this, they're practically convinced.

After all, if Swift was just going on the podcast for fun — and this would hypothetically be her first time doing so, by the way — why would Taylor Nation be posting around the same time about whatever her "next era" might be? And why would her label, Republic Records, be commenting on that post using the same heart-on-fire emoji, above? (Side note: Whatever this next possible era is, does it have something to do with flames, burning, or hearts on fire?)

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce on Jan. 26, 2025 in Kansas City.

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It all feels rather cryptic and Machiavellian from the "Mastermind" singer herself, but of course, "next era" could mean anything, or nothing. She could be in her feature film directorial debut era, finally. She could be releasing vault tracks from *Reputation*, or the re-recorded version of her debut album, which she's threatened to someday possibly do. She could be teasing some sort of filmed project, like the Eras Tour concert film. She could be in her engagement era (a joint reveal with Travis and his brother on their own podcast *would* be really sweet and personal).

Or, she could still be in her vacation era, and simply wanted to have some fun. Guess we'll all just have to tune in to *New Heights* at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday to find out what, if any, "Vigilante S---" Swift is up to.**

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