Taylor Swift caps dominant year with record-breaking Grammy win
- Pop powerhouse Taylor Swift is the first singer to win album of the year four times
- Women swept the top four prizes at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday
Taylor Swift captured the Grammy Award for album of the year on Sunday, capping off one of the most successful years in pop culture history by becoming the first singer to win the music industry’s top prize four times.
Swift’s album Midnights took home the honour, adding to her previous wins for Fearless, 1989 and Folklore.
Swift had previously been tied with Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder for the most wins in the category.
Album of the year was one of two prizes for Swift on the night, who used her acceptance speech for best pop vocal album to announce a new album due out in April. Titled The Tortured Poets Department, she finished the album while also mounting the bestselling tour in music history.
“I would love to tell you this is the best moment of my life, but I feel this joy when I finish a song,” Swift said after winning the prize. “For me, the award is the work.”