iHeart Jingle Ball 2019: Taylor Swift celebrates 30th birthday with giant cat cake and songs like 'Blank Space' and 'Me!'
The star-studded music festival in New York, the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2019 spread Christmas cheer with grand performances by 12 celebrities including Lizzo, Camila Cabello, Jonas Brothers and birthday girl Taylor Swift at Madison Square Garden. The highlight of the festival was Swift, who rang in her 30th birthday with hit tracks such as 'Blank Space' and 'Me!'
She confessed: “I had a choice: Where would I want to spend my 30th birthday? The answer is, you’re looking at it! This is the first show of my 30th year of life.” To surprise the singer, Z100’s Elvis Duran came with a giant cat cake and told the singer, "You've gone from country sweetheart to team queen and now you're a full-blown international superstar. And the cool thing is we've been with you for the whole ride."
The crowd cheered in glee and Duran led the 20,000-person rendition of the 'Happy Birthday' song for her. Joyfully, she said, "That was the most beautiful song I’ve ever heard."
A 2.38-minute clip of the celebration was shared on YouTube and fans can't stop talking about it. Pointing at how Swift was concerned if all her cats were on the cake, one fan wrote, "I love how when she saw her cats on the cake she then asked, 'Is it all of them?'" and another posted, "She was like where's Dibbles? She sounded sad because she thought Olivia wasn't there." One comment read: "Look at her searching for her middle child, Olivia. Lol, a true cat mom."
Every year, the Jingle Ball Tour gives back to the community to celebrate the holiday season. This year's official charity for the Jingle Ball Tour is the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. $1 from each ticket sold will be donated to the non-profit organization, which is dedicated to inspiring today's youth through entertainment and education focused initiatives.