Past and Present Musician-Athlete Couples, Featuring Shakira, Jennifer Lopez & More

The biggest pop culture tidal wave of 2023 might just have been when Taylor Swift showed up at a Kansas City Chiefs home game in September, seemingly confirming weeks of dating rumors between her and all-star tight end Travis Kelce.

Truly, the pop star’s attendance at Arrowhead Stadium took over the internet — not to mention the fact that she was filmed looking super close with Kelce’s mom, or how she left the stadium with Kelce at her side after the game. Fans just couldn’t get enough of the possibility that one of the biggest stars in sports might just be romancing one of the biggest stars in music, with the two of them potentially forming an absolute supernova of a power couple, which one person likened to “the closest thing america has to a royal couple.”

But before there was Taylor and Travis (Trav-lor? Tay-vis?), there were dozens of other famous love stories featuring crossovers between music and sports. Musicians have long been known to shoot and score with pro athletes, be they from the worlds of football, tennis, soccer or hockey. Whether or not all of them worked out, that’s another story – but some of the biggest celebrity pairings to ever link up have featured the likes of Shakira, Carrie Underwood and Enrique Iglesias with partners also known for electrifying arena and stadium audiences, in a very different way.

Sports and music may seem like totally different worlds, but hey. That’s why they say opposites attract. Keep reading to see some of the most famous musician-athlete couples below: