OWhere will it stop? The Grammy Awards once again crowned singer Taylor Swift on the night of Sunday to Monday in Los Angeles. Rewarded at the beginning of the evening with the award for the best pop album midnightTaylor Swift won album of the year for the fourth time.
The pop star took the opportunity to pull off a major marketing coup by announcing the release of a new album on April 19, titled The Tortured Poets Department.
The 34-year-old singer enters the Grammy Hall of Fame, surpassing legends Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder, who have won the award three times. To present him with his historic award, there was another big surprise that evening: the presence of Céline Dion.
“I want to tell you that this is the best moment of my life, but I’m also happy when I finish a song,” Taylor Swift responded. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to do what I love so much. I’m blown away! »
The Queen of Pop was chosen by the magazine as Personality of the Year 2023 Time. Almost 20 years after it started, nothing seems to be able to stop it. His Eras Tour is expected to bring in total sales of $2 billion, having already surpassed the symbolic $1 billion mark last year, a first in music history.
With her hundreds of millions of subscribers on social networks and her base of committed “Swifties,” she can easily shift the scale of opinion to such an extent that politicians speculate about her possible influence on the presidential election. November American.
A list that gives pride of place to female artists
Billie Eilish won the Song of the Year award with her introspective track “What Was I Made For?” written for the film’s soundtrack Barbie. R&B and pop singer Victoria Monét won the prestigious Revelation of the Year award in Los Angeles.
ALSO READ Grammy Awards 2024: Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish… The winners of the 66th editionAt the beginning of the evening, Miley Cyrus won the gramophone for best pop solo performance for her hit “Flowers,” which she performed fiery on stage. All-female trio Boygenius took home three trophies in the rock categories at the pre-ceremony, where most of the more than 90 Grammys are awarded.
Tracy Chapman applauded
The first moments of the evening were marked by a standing ovation for Tracy Chapman, who performed her hit “Fast Car” in a duet with Luke Combs, during a very rare stage appearance by the American legend. The country singer covered this song, which she released in 1988, which earned her a nomination that year.
Behind the scenes of the ceremony was also the arrest of rapper Killer Mike. He was handcuffed by police in the hallways of the Crypto Arena moments after being rewarded with three gramophones, including best rap album for his work Michael.
Joni Mitchell, a great figure of the Woodstock generation, was also honored at the Grammy Awards. At the age of 80, the Canadian performed on the ceremonial stage for the first time and won the award for best folk album.
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