Jenna Bush Hager Complains On ‘Today’ About Taylor Swift Announcing Her Album At Midnight: “Why Can’t They Drop It At 12 p.m.?”
Today‘s Jenna Bush Hager may be a devoted Taylor Swift fan, but she is also an infamously early riser, which means she sadly missed the news about Swift’s 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl when it dropped at midnight Aug. 11.
Bush Hager and Today guest host Erin Andrews gushed about the news during Tuesday’s broadcast. While Bush Hager was thrilled about the news – and to see Swift on her boyfriend Travis Kelce‘s podcast – she also had some minor complaints about the announcement.
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“You know I’m a Swiftie, but why does she have to drop everything at midnight?” Bush Hager asked. When Andrews launched into a silly rendition of Swift’s “Midnights,” Bush Hager said, “No, I get it. I get it.”
“It’s her thing!” Andrews said. “It’s too late for you.”
“I think everybody drops things at midnight. Why can’t she drop it at 12 p.m.?” Bush Hager wondered.
But Andrews defended the midnight release, which has become increasingly popular for artists in the streaming era. “It’s her thing! It’s what makes her so magical. I love it so much,” Andrews said.
Bush Hager later pointed out that Andrews is also quite “friendly” with Swift and Kelce. The sports journalist went on a snowy getaway with them back in March, and she only had good things to say about the couple.
“What do you think about the fact that she announced it on his podcast?” Bush Hager asked Andrews. “I think for them to announce it on his podcast confirms everything that all of us Swifties would hope, which is that they’ve got something really great going on.”
Andrews admitted that the sneak peek into Swift’s upcoming appearance on the New Heights podcast, which airs Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET, had her “squealing like a little girl.”
“They are so fun to be around,” Andrews said. “Everybody already knows his personality. He’s hilarious, he’s super swaggy, he’s so fun. She is hysterical, so witty… I’m so excited for this podcast to drop tomorrow.”
But Andrews played coy when Bush Hager asked if she could see them “walking down the aisle soon.”
“I don’t know,” Andrews said. “I hope so, I hope so! I love love and it’s fun to be around them.”
Today with Jenna & Friends airs on weekdays at 10/9c on NBC.
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