Taylor Swift swept the recently-concluded 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards. The “Fortnight” singer was not in attendance for the awards ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on Monday.
Swift did send a message to her fans as she accepted the award for Tour of the Century, which was one of nine awards she took home in what turned out to be a historic night.
It wasn’t just Swift who was honored by iHeartRadio, though. Her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, was also a joint winner on the evening as the All-Pro tight end’s on-stage cameo at the London leg of Swift’s world-renowned “Eras Tour” won the Favorite Surprise Guest award.
On March 10, Kelce received another honor from iHeartRadio during the 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards in Austin, Texas. This came in the form of the Best Sports Podcast award for his show “New Heights” with his brother Jason Kelce.
Travis and Jason Kelce acknowledged the big news in Wednesday’s episode of their podcast as they sent a message of gratitude to their listeners.
“Let’s get to the biggest piece of new news, which is that we are once again an award-winning podcast,” Jason Kelce said. “That’s right. We are the iHeartRadio 2025 Best Sports Podcast award winners. “Wooooo,” Travis Kelce cheered, pumping his fists.
“Thanks a lot, iHeart,” Jason Kelce continued. “Yea,h baby. And most of all, thank you to all you 92%ers for tuning in each week and leading us to win this award.”
“92%ers you guys are the best,” Travis Kelce added. For context, the Kelce brothers refer to the fans of their show as “92%ers,” which originated from Jason Kelce’s reference to a popular football play called the QB sneak.
According to the show’s official merchandise website, “92%ers” became a term of endearment among fans: “They started calling themselves the ‘92%ers.’ It’s like their secret handshake but in words.” Jason Kelce went on to express his appreciation to the supporters, who choose to listen to their show regardless of their topics of discussion.
“This award is really just a representation of all you people who tune in each week to listen to us two idiots talk about nonsense,” Jason Kelce stated.
“Nonsense,” Travis Kelce emphasized. According to Jason Kelce, “New Heights” would not be where it is today had it not been for their ever-loyal supporters.
“The only reason we’re able to do it is because [of] all you guys listening, so very much appreciate it,” Jason Kelce said. “It’s an honor.” “New Heights,” which is produced by Wave Sports + Entertainment, was first launched in September 2022.
It has since found massive success, resulting in the podcast signing a massive deal with Amazon worth over $100 million.
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