Jason Kelce on Recording a Duet with Stevie Nicks
Jason Kelce raved about recording a duet with Stevie Nicks on the latest episode of his podcast New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce.
The retired Philadelphia Eagles center said, “The legendary Stevie Nicks came on and did a duet with me, which in itself is, like, pretty crazy to actually be on a track with Stevie Nicks … [She’s] probably the most legendary female singer, especially of her generation … [and so] the fact that I’m singing with her this legend, is pretty unreal.”
Jason’s brother, Travis, has had the chance to meeting Nicks before thanks to his pop megastar girlfriend Taylor Swift. When Travis asked, “Isn’t she just the best in person too?”, Jason concurred and said Nicks was “one of the nicest people I’ve ever talked to.”
Nicks’ duet with Jason is for his upcoming album A Philly Special Christmas Party, which is actually his third holiday release. Earlier this month, the New Heights Instagram account shared a photo of Jason with Nicks, and it was captioned, “The crossover we didn’t know we needed. Coming soon to a Christmas album near you.”
This unique pairing likely happened thanks to Swift, who is close friends with Nicks. On a previous episode of New Heights, Travis mentioned meeting Nicks and told his brother at that time, “You might be the only one in the family that hasn’t met her yet. Mom got to meet her down in Florida … and she is, I mean, every bit as what everyone makes her out to be.”
A Philly Special Christmas Party will be released on November 29.
Nicks and Her Admiration for Swift
Nicks has been vocal about her support of Swift and her songwriting. In May 2023, Nicks notably thanked Swift during a performance for writing “You’re On Your Own, Kid,” which she says helped her grieve the loss of her friend and Fleetwood Mac bandmate Christine McVie.
“You’re On Your Own, Kid” is featured on Swift’s 2022 album Midnights. The track peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number eight.
Nicks said to the crowd at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on May 22, “That is the sadness of how I feel. As long as Chris was, even on the other side of the world, we didn’t have to talk on the phone. We really weren’t phone buddies. Then we would go back to Fleetwood Mac, and we would walk in, and it would be like, ‘Little sister, how are you?’ It was like never a minute had passed, never an argument in our entire 47 years. Never.”
Nicks closed by saying, “So, when it was the two of us, the two of us were on our own, kids. We always were, and now, I’m having to learn to be on my own, kid, by myself. So, you helped me to do that. Thank you.”
