Taylor Swift's 10th album, midnight, won the 2024 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Celine Dion, who made a surprise appearance at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, where the ceremony was held, presented her with the award.
The record was nominated alongside Boygenius registerJanelle Monae The era of pleasureJohn Baptiste World Music RadioLana Del Rey Did you know there is a tunnel under Ocean BlvdMiley Cyrus Endless summer vacationOlivia Rodrigo bowelsand SZA SOS.
Swift made Grammy history as the artist with the most wins for Album of the Year, bringing her total to four. She was previously tied with Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder and Frank Sinatra, who each have three wins.
During her acceptance speech, Swift thanked her longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff, whom she called a “once-in-a-generation” product, her engineer Laura Sisk, and Sam Dew. She also praised fellow nominee Lana Del Rey who appeared midnight“Snow on the Beach” as a “legacy artist” and “a legend in its prime now.”
“I'd love to tell you this is the best moment of my life, but I'm happiest when I finish a song or when I can decipher a bridge that I love or when I'm inserting a music video. Or when I'm rehearsing with my dancers or my band or when I'm getting ready to go,” Swift said. To Tokyo to perform.” “For me, the prize is the work. All I want to do is continue to be able to do this. I like it very much. “It makes me so happy.” “It makes me incredibly amazed because it makes some people happy who voted for this award too. All I want to do is keep doing it. So, thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to do what I love so much… I'm blown away.”
Swift was nominated in five additional categories at tonight's ceremony, earning nods for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance for “Anti-Hero.” She also won the Best Pop Vocal Album award and announced her new album, Section of tortured poetsWhile receiving the award. Swift now has a total of 14 Grammy Awards.
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– The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 5, 2024