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Taylor Swift Broke A Major Record For Winning Album Of The Year At The Grammys

Maria Serra

It’s Grammys night and new music records have just been set! Along with announcing a new project, Taylor Swift won Album Of The Year For Midnights. And, ICYMI, it’s actually a huge deal. 

Swift is the first person to win four times in the category. Previously, she was tied with the likes of Paul Simon, Frank Sinatra, and Stevie Wonder for having three AOTY Grammys. Previously, Fearless, 1989, and Folklore all were awarded Album Of The Year. 

Aside from breaking records, Swift also broke the internet. When accepting the award for Best Pop Vocal Album, she announced her forthcoming new record. The Tortured Poets Department, an LP she has kept secret for two years.

Swift brought up friend and producer Jack Antonoff, who won Producer Of The Year earlier in the evening, as well as friend and fellow Album Of The Year nominee Lana Del Rey. 

Swift used her stage time to praise Lana Del Rey. “I think so many female artists would not be where they are and would not have the inspiration they have if it weren’t for the work that she’s done. I think she’s a legacy artist, a legend in her prime right now. I’m so lucky to know you and to be your friend,” she said.

She continued, “I would love to tell you that 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 shot-listing a music video, or when I’m rehearsing with my dancers or my band, or getting ready to go to Tokyo to play a show. For me, the award is the work.”

Now, with this win in her arsenal, Swift is looking ahead to the second leg of the Eras Tour, a Super Bowl watching her BF Travis Kelce, and a new album. What a way to start the year, am I right?

Maria Serra is the SEO editor at Her Campus Media, providing updates to evergreen content across all brands including Her Campus, College Fashionista, and Spoon University. She also writes new fashion content for College Fashionista, foodie finds and shopping tips for Spoon U readers, and sex and wellness stories for the HC girlies. As a certified emo girl, it’s no surprise that her previous work includes a wide array of music stories. In the recent past, she served as the assistant editor of Alternative Press magazine where she interviewed her favorite groups including The Aces and The Maine. She also worked with music PR firms including 2bEntertainment, and served on campaigns for rockers such as My Chemical Romance and Mod Sun. Currently, she works as a freelance writer with idobi Radio where she shares music and alternative news with fellow pop-punk lovers. She is planning to expand her work into the freelance world with everything from modern rock tunes all the way to more sex and wellness works. After all, she does have a minor in human sexuality and is quite proud to have that necessary and cool academic background. In her free time, she is a stand-up comedian, sketch performer, and improviser in the Cleveland area working primarily with Imposters Theater. Additionally, she is a dog mother to a perfectly round chihuahua-pug named Bobbie who has four teeth but is still a delightful companion nonetheless. She is debating on whether or not Bobbie needs her own TikTok account… we’ll see. mariaserra@hercampus.com