Taylor Swift shocks with 2 versions of Love Story hitting 1 billion streams on Spotify, Mahomes and Travis Kelce joke about ‘Retiring To Sing’.

Texas Tech evened up the finals of the Women’s College World Series on Thursday night with one of the Red Raiders’ biggest supporters on hand.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and former Texas Tech signal caller Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany, cheered on the Red Raiders, who hung on to beat Texas 4-3 in Game 2 of the series behind the solid pitching of NiJaree Canady, forcing a decisive third game on Friday night.

Both teams will be trying to win their first national championship.

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“Come on!!! Let’s go!” Mahomes posted on social media during the game, which started 50 minutes late because of storms.

Mahomes and his wife were animated and seemingly in full “sports fan” mode throughout the game. He appeared to be as involved in the game as he was in all his Super Bowl appearances, standing, clapping, yelling and encouraging the Red Raiders, hanging on every pitch.

Prior to Game 1 on Wednesday, Mahomes gifted each Texas Tech player with a letterman-style jacket and a pair of shoes in Texas Tech Colors.

“First off, I love Texas Tech and everything Texas Tech’s about,” Mahomes told ESPN from an extension of the press box at Devon Park. “To have Nija here along with the other girls has been fun to watch. I’ve always loved softball and watching it. I’m happy it’s been back in the Olympics and happy to have them here in Oklahoma City.”

Swift has her name etched alongside other giants of modern music.

Taylor Swift is celebrating a new milestone in her successful career.LAPRESSE

It’s been a whirlwind two weeks for 35-year-old Taylor Swift, and the music world still can’t stop talking. After her emotional announcement last Friday that she now officially owns all her masters, the pop titan has just shattered yet another record-this time on Spotify.

Leading with her signature track “Love Story,” Swift has become the first artist ever to have two solo versions of the same song each surpass one billion streams on the platform.

That’s right: both the 2008 original and “Love Story (Taylor’s Version)” have now passed the billion-stream milestone, cementing her place as one of the most dominant forces in music history.

And she did it all without releasing a single new song in 2025.

Fans celebrated Tay Tay’s victory in a big way

The announcement of her full masters ownership came via a heartfelt Instagram post and an open letter to fans on her website:

“All of the music I’ve ever made now belongs… to me. All my music videos. All the closet films. The memories and photography. The unreleased songs. Every little bit… My entire life’s work.”

That emotional declaration ignited a Swiftie streaming surge, sending her back catalog soaring on both Spotify and iTunes. It also marks the culmination of a years-long battle that began when Swift’s original label, Big Machine, sold her first six albums’ masters to a third party-without her consent.

Fans were quick to celebrate the latest milestone. “Biggest hitmaker of all time!” one fan posted. Another chimed in, “Only Taylor could have 2 versions of the same song hit 1 billion streams.”

Swift is at the peak of popularity

The historic streaming feat comes just months after her Eras Tour wrapped up in December 2024, following a record-shattering 149 shows across nearly two years. Despite her relatively quiet start to 2025, Swift was spotted this week dining with Selena Gomez and later alongside boyfriend Travis Kelce.

While fans continue to beg for new music, she recently confirmed that her re-recording of her 2006 debut album “Taylor Swift” is finally complete-meaning the vault is likely about to reopen soon.

Until then, Swifties have one more reason to keep Love Story on repeat.