Taylor Swift Breaks Grammy Record With Her 4th Album Of The Year
Taylor Swift accepts the Album Of The Year award for “Midnights” onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
Taylor Swift made Grammy Award history Sunday night (February 4). The singer-songwriter won her 14th Grammy for Album of the Year for her Midnights album. Other nominees in the category included Olivia Rodrigo and Miley Cyrus. All artists have had a great year in music, but Swift has come out on top.
With Swift’s fourth win in the category, she surpasses previous three-time Album of the Year winners Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, and Paul Simon. Swift’s previous three wins were for her albums Fearless, 1989, and Folklore. Celine Dion presented the award, making her first appearance in years amidst her rare disease, Stiff Person Syndrome. Swift brought her friend and artist Lana Del Rey with her on stage to celebrate the special moment. Del Rey was also nominated in the category, but was one of Swift’s collaborators on Midnights.
During her acceptance speech, Swift evoked how special the award meant to her. She told the audience, “I would love to tell you this is the best moment of my life, but I feel this happy when I finish a song, or when I crack the code to a bridge that I love, or when I’m shortlisting a music video, or when I’m working with my dancers.” She added that for her, “the award is the work.” She also thanked “once-in-a-generation” producer, Jack Antonoff, who worked with her on Midnights. Clearly excited and still surprised by her win, Swift finished her speech by exclaiming, “Mind blown! Thank you so much!”
As we reported, Swift unveiled her newest album is coming soon. With her 13th Grammy win, Swift revealed the title of the album is The Tortured Poets Department. This will be Swift’s 11th studio album. She wrote on her social media accounts: “All’s fair in love and poetry… New album, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Out April 19 [white heart emoji].” The album is available for pre-order now in digital and physical CD and vinyl copies. There is a bonus track titled “Manuscript,” according to Swift’s website.
8 Hottest Looks And Biggest Disasters At The 2024 Grammys
The 2024 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 66th GRAMMY Awards, airs live at 8 pm ET. Hosted by Trevor Noah, who’s hosting for the fourth consecutive year, “Music’s Biggest Night” broadcasts live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs). New GRAMMY category Best Pop Dance Recording will debut. The awards ceremony will feature performances from SZA, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, Travis Scott, Burna Boy, Luke Combs, Billy Joel, U2, Joni Mitchell, and many more. Dua Lipa opened the awards ceremony with her performance of “Training Season,” “Dance the Night Away,” and “Houdini,” rocking a leather bodysuit and harnesses.
Billie Eilish is up for six awards this year. Her Barbie track, “What Was I Made For?” is up for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Music Video, and Best Song Written for Visual Media. The singer-songwriter is also nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for the Labrinth collaboration “Never Felt So Alone.” Olivia Rodrigo has six nominations as well: Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Guts; Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance for “Vampire”; and Best Rock Song for “Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl.” Also for her Barbie soundtrack contribution, Dua Lipa has two nods for her track, “Dance the Night” for Song of the Year and Best Song Written for Visual Media.
Take a look below at the five best dressed pop artists at the 66th Grammy Awards:
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