Taylor Swift revealed her shut ties with Jay-Z whereas explaining why she turned down the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show throughout her look on “The Tonight Show.”

Taylor Swift addressed swirling Super Bowl rumors and gave a uncommon glimpse into her relationship with Jay-Z throughout a Monday evening look on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, revealing why she received’t be headlining the 2026 Halftime Show.

The Grammy-winning singer shut down hypothesis that she declined the NFL’s largest stage as a result of issues over efficiency footage.

When Fallon requested whether or not she “turned down the Super Bowl ‘because of performance footage,’” Swift replied bluntly, “No.”

She then elaborated, pointing to her long-standing rapport with Jay-Z, who oversees Halftime Show bookings by way of his partnership with Roc Nation and the NFL.

“Here’s the thing. Jay-Z has always been very good to me. Our teams are really close. They sometimes will call and say how does she feel about the Super Bowl and that’s not an official offer or a conference room conversation… We’re always able to tell him the truth, which is that I am in love with a guy who does that sport on that actual field,” she mentioned.

Swift, 35, is engaged to Travis Kelce, tight finish for the Kansas City Chiefs.

She described soccer as “violent chess” and mentioned she’s too centered on his season to juggle the calls for of a Halftime Show.

“Can you imagine if he’s out there every single week putting his life on the line, doing this hazardous, very high-pressure, high-intensity sport, and I’m like, ‘I wonder what my choreo should be. I think we should do two verses of ‘Shake It Off’ into ‘Blank Space’ into ‘Cruel Summer’ would be great,’” she mentioned.

Swift made it clear Kelce wasn’t the rationale for her choice.

“This is nothing to do with Travis; he would love for me to do it. I’m just too locked in,” she added.

The couple acquired engaged in August after courting for 2 years. The 2026 Super Bowl is scheduled for February 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

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