Eric Church Reveals Why Taylor Swift Gave Him Her First Gold Record

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During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the country singer revealed why Taylor Swift gifted him her first gold record. At the time, Swift was brought on to replace Church on Rascal Flatts’ Me and My Gang Tour. “My first major arena tour, I was invited to no longer be a part of,” Church explained on the late night show. “She was like, ‘Hey, hope there’s no, um…’ I guess I’d say bad blood,” Church said, alluding to Swift’s song “Bad Blood,” which came out in 2014. “So, she’s like ‘Hope there’s no bad blood.