Gracie Abrams Recounts How Travis Kelce Hilariously Reassured Her Before Taylor Swift’s London Show

Taylor SwiftThe Wembley Stadium show in London was packed with stars on June 23, with Travis Kelce Surprise appearance on stage before the song “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” and Gracie Abrams She surprised the audience with her live debut of her song “Us”, in collaboration with Swift.

Abrams joined SiriusXM to discuss the performance, revealing that the Kansas City Chiefs player jokingly reassured her before she went on stage. “Before we went on stage together, we were in the tent, and he said he came on right before me, like, two songs in or something,” she recalled. “And he said, ‘I’m going to mess this up so it sounds really good.’”

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“The truth is, it’s just a community of really supportive people,” the singer added of the Eras Tour. “Really, everyone, whether you’re in the tent or in the top row of the stadium, it’s like everyone is there because there’s a deep joy and emotion that’s connected to all the music that I’ve made over the last 18 years, and I don’t know. It’s just magical.”

“Us” appears on Abram’s 13-track sophomore album. our secretwhich was released a few days ago. The night the duo wrote it will be hard to forget, as the songwriting session ended in flamesA candle caused a small fire in the kitchen. Swift managed to pull herself out. With fire extinguisher.

Abrams, 24, spent the summer opening for Swift’s show. Tour of the Agesa role she will perform again on select North American dates later this fall. She will also be on her own tour of large venues across the United States, starting September 5 in Portland.

our secret The album features the previously released singles “Risk” and “Close to You,” which debuted at No. 49 on the Billboard Hot 100, and is the follow-up to Abrams’ debut album. Good riddance, Which arrived in February 2023, peaking at number 52 on the Billboard 200.

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