2024-02-05 14:10:55
At the 66th edition of the Grammys, Taylor Swift made history by winning the album of the year award for the fourth time in her career. At 22 years old, South African singer Tyla won first prize in the Best African Music Performance category.
Published on: 05/02/2024 – 15:10
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With this distinction attributed to the album Midnights, North American singer Taylor Swift enters the pantheon of the ceremony as the artist most awarded for her albums Fearlessem 2010, 1989in 2016, and Folklore, in 2021, and now Midnights. Taylor Swift is ahead of Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon.
“I would like to say that this is the best moment of my life, but I also feel happy when I finish a song,” reagiu Taylor Swift. “Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to do what I love so much!” The 34-year-old artist was recently named person of the year 2023 by Time magazine. Her tenth album, Midnights, allowed her to become the first artist to simultaneously occupy the top ten places on the most popular songs chart in the United States. Taylor Swift took the opportunity to announce the release of a new album, titled The Tortured Poets Department.
Tyla won first prize for Best African Musical Performance
South African singer Tyla made history at the Grammys by winning the award for Best African Music Performance, a category that debuted this year. With your worldwide hit “Water”Tyla won the first Grammy of her career.
“Oh my God, guys. This is crazy. I never thought I could say, ‘I won a Grammy at 22’. For those who don’t know me, my name is Tyla, I’m South African and last year God decided to change my whole life. my life. Thank you so much to God, thank you to my team, to my family. I know my mother is crying somewhere in the audience. Thank you to the Recording Academy for creating this category. It’s very important and I know I’m forgetting a few things, but I won a Grammy! Thank you, thank you.”Tyla stated.
The album “Water” It will be released on March 22nd.
66th edition of the Grammys was dominated by women
The Grammys ceremony celebrated the omnipresence of women in the North American music scene. “Can we savor, for a second, the fact that women dominated music this year?” asked South African comedian Trevor Noah, when launching the 66th edition of the Grammys. “Seven of the nominees for album of the year are women”he said to applause.
Miley Cyrus won the award for best pop solo performance with the hit Flowers. Phoebe Bridgers won four awards, shared the award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with SZA and won the other three as a member of boygenius, the group she shares with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus. Joni Mitchell won the award for Best Folk Album at the age of 80.
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