Taylor Swift appeared on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Wednesday while promoting her upcoming docuseries. She spoke about her life after the Eras Tour, her favorite songs from her catalogue and who she turns to for advice.

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Taylor Swift made an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote her six-part docuseries, 'Behind the Scenes of the Eras Tour,' which begins streaming on Disney+. During the interview, Swift reflected on the challenges and achievements of her two-year Eras Tour, highlighting the dedication of her fans and the significance of the experience.

Swift also discussed personal milestones, including her engagement to NFL star Travis Kelce and regaining the master recordings of her first six albums. She revealed 'All Too Well (Ten Minute Version)' as her favorite song and showcased her storytelling abilities by sharing a novel idea during the interview. The first episodes of her docuseries and a concert film from her final Vancouver show are set for release ahead of her 36th birthday.

Taylor Swift talks life after Eras Tour, reveals her favorite songs

This is a big, big week for Taylor Swift. Her highly-anticipated end-of-an-era docuseries starts streaming tomorrow on Disney+. I hear it's good. The superstar has been hard at work promoting it. She visited The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS last night. It was so good, they talked about life after the heiress tour, her favorite songs from her catalog, and who does she turn to for advice? Our resident Swifty, that's Jolene Kent, stayed up late to watch. Please welcome to The Late Show, Taylor Swift. Decked out in a red velvet mini dress, Taylor Swift was living the life of a showgirl as she walked out to a standing ovation on the set of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night. Aren't they pleasant people? In her first appearance on the show since 2021, Swift talked about her grueling two-year heiress tour and how she stayed motivated to keep going in sickness and in health. It's also about knowing that there is something bigger than you. These people have saved up their money, they have rearranged their schedules, they have created costumes. I'm doing the show. We have done something that no one has ever done. The singer is promoting the upcoming release of her six-part docuseries, Behind the Scenes of the Heiress Tour. Okay, so, don't, like, this is so much pressure. And she was left nearly speechless when Colbert asked what her top five favorite songs are by Taylor Swift. I think number one is All Too Well, the ten-minute version. ♪ I remember it all too well Colbert congratulated the singer-songwriter on her recent engagement to NFL star Travis Kelce, whom she named as one of three people she turns to for advice on handling fame. My third favorite person, and it's not in any order, is Travis. I can talk to him about any of this. Colbert also celebrated Swift buying back the master recordings of her first six albums this year. Plus, you got your master's back this year. Yes, I did. So, pretty good year. It's a really, that's a good year. Like, getting engaged to the love of my life, getting all my music back, both those things could have just never arrived in my life. And I'm so grateful for both of those things happening. Lot of good news for Taylor Swift this year. And the first two episodes of her docuseries will drop at midnight Pacific time here in Los Angeles, 3 a.m. Eastern tomorrow. By the way, that's one day before Taylor Swift's 36th birthday. And also out tomorrow, Taylor Swift, the heiress to her, that final show. It's the concert film of the final Vancouver show that includes that Tortured Poets Department set, so good, and a new acoustic set, Nate. All right, well, get some rest, Jolyne, because I know that you were up all night to stay up for Colbert. Me too, Jolyne, I stayed up to watch it too because me too, I stayed up, I wanted to see it in real time, so I totally understand. They were so good together, Stephen and Taylor, and you could tell they had a great, weren't they great? And you could really tell her storytelling because she said, if I was gonna write a book, this is what I would write about. If I was Stephen Colbert, I would write the book that she suggested. So good, her storytelling in full effect last night. Really nice. Full effect, that's right. Bye, Jolyne. Bye, Jolyne. Bye, Jolyne. What was the book idea? She has a whole novel about what she would do, what she wants to read, it's betrayal, there's infidelity, there's drama, there's a little ghost. It was really good, really good. Then she was just spouting right off the cuff, and Stephen was there taking notes, he said, if I write it, I'll give you something. Someone's writing it, someone's putting it in AI right now. I know, exactly. They got 10 versions. Tony, you're right. No doubt about it.

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