Taylor Swift is now the artist with the most wins for album of the year as she picks up her fourth trophy, thanks to Midnight.
On Sunday, the Eras tour singer took the stage to celebrate the accolade. It has now won the Grammy for album of the Year for LP Fearless in 2010, 1989 in 2016, Folklore in 2021 and now, Midnight in 2024.
Swift took the stage, accompanied by her producer and “one of my best friends” Jack Antonoff, describing him as a “once in a generation producer” as she accepted the award and thanked her collaborators. (Céline Dion presented Swift with the award.)
“Lana Del Rey was hiding, but I think so many female artists wouldn't be where they are and wouldn't have the inspiration they have if it wasn't for the work she's done. I think he's a legacy artist, a legend,” Swift said. “I'm so lucky to know you and to be your friend.”
“I would love to tell you that this is the best time of my life, but I feel so happy when I finish a song or when I break the code on a bridge that I love or when I shoot a music video or when I rehearse with my dancers or my band or when I'm getting ready to go to Tokyo to play a show,” Swift continued. “For me the prize is the project. All I want to do is keep doing this. I love it so much. It makes me so happy.”
Swift was previously tied for the most album of the year wins with Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder and Frank Sinatra, who each had three wins.
The singer won the awards for Best Pop Vocal album earlier in the evening and announced her upcoming album, Department of Tormented Poets. He now has 14 Grammys.
The singer was also nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance and Record and Song of the Year for “Anti-Hero” and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Karma” with Ice Spice.
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Swift released her 10th album Midnight in October 2022, with the Del Rey collaboration “Snow on the Beach”. The LP includes the singles “Lavender Haze”, “Maroon” and “Mastermind”.
“Like many of her purely 'pop' releases in the past, Midnight lets more and more reveal itself beneath the purple-blue synth haze on the surface,” read one Rolling rock review of the project. “And maybe that's part of her plan to begin with.”
Last year, Harry Styles won the trophy for Harry's house.
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