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\n\tThe topic of the pop superstar first came up as the British musician was talking about the highest decibel level he\u2019s ever had an audience reach. \u201cWe brought on Eminem, and that was the loudest I\u2019ve ever heard a crowd \u2014 like, anywhere in the world,\u201d Sheeran told Kelce of a 2023 performance in the rapper\u2019s home city of Detroit. <\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThere\u2019s never been a louder crowd than that,\u201d he continued. \u201cBut I will say it\u2019s because I brought Eminem on stage in Detroit. That\u2019s the cheat code.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tWhen Sheeran asked Kelce which artist would be the \u201ccheat code\u201d for Philadelphia crowds, the former field hockey player said that it would have to be her brother-in-law\u2019s ultra famous girlfriend. \u201cI mean, I think Taylor, just because it\u2019s home,\u201d Kelce told the four-time Grammy winner, referring to the fact that Swift was born and raised in West Reading, Penn., before moving to Nashville as a teenager. <\/p>\n
\n\tSheeran replied, \u201cI kind of think Taylor anywhere, though.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tBoth Kelce and Sheeran have first-hand experience with the high-volume crowds Swift draws. The former \u2014 who is married to retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce \u2014 has known the \u201cFortnight\u201d singer since 2023, when Swift first started dating Jason\u2019s younger brother, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Sheeran, meanwhile, has performed on stage with Swift a number of times, including countless nights more than a decade ago on her Red Tour, for which he served as an opening act.<\/p>\n
\n\tSpeaking of the Red trek, Sheeran revealed to Kylie how traveling with Swift turned him into an NFL fan. \u201cI moved to Nashville for Taylor\u2019s Red Tour in 2013, and I got a place there,\u201d he said. \u201cI went to Walmart to buy bits to move in, and I just bought some pajamas. And then when I got home, I was wearing the pajamas, and when someone was around, they were like, \u2018Oh, you\u2019re a Titans fan.\u2019 I was like, \u2018Guess I am.’\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tThe interview comes as Sheeran is gearing up to release his new album, Play, <\/em>in September. So far, he\u2019s shared three tracks from the LP \u2014 \u201cAzizam,\u201d \u201cOld Phone\u201d and \u201cSapphire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\tHis chat with Kylie isn\u2019t the first time he\u2019s spoken about Swift in the lead-up to Play<\/em>. While guesting on Alex Cooper\u2019s Call Her Daddy <\/em>podcast in April, he opened up<\/a> about his friendship with his former tourmate, telling listeners, \u201cI see her when I see her \u2026 Like, instead of catching up the whole time, we have a proper sit-down, six-hour catchups, and I think that\u2019s like a really nice way to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\tListen to Sheeran\u2019s full conversation with Kylie below.<\/p>\n\n
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