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[Truth | [Reporter Jeong Byeong-geun] 'Queen of country music' Taylor Swift sets first Grammy record. This is the 4th 'Album of the Year' award.
The 66th Grammy Awards was held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, USA on the 5th (KST). Taylor Swift won the 'Album of the Year' award with her 10th regular album 'Midnights', released in October 2022. With this, he achieved a great feat by becoming the first Grammy Award winner for the fifth time 4 wins in this category.
The musicians who previously won 'Album of the Year' at the 'Grammy Awards' the most were Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon. Taylor Swift surpassed the legendary musician by winning 4 awards.
Taylor Swift, who won two awards including 'Best Pop Vocal Album', said: "It was work I did with my best friends. I'm so grateful. This was the greatest moment for me. I believe this award will allow me to do that." to continue my work in the future." "I'm very happy," he said. They also surprisingly announced the release of a new album in April.
'Midnights' achieved huge success upon its release. Not only is this the best-selling album of 2022, but immediately after its release, it swept every position from No. 1 to No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time in pop music history. It was also the most streamed album in a single day on Spotify and Apple Music, and the most streamed pop album on its first day of release.
Another star of the '66th Grammy Awards' is Billie Eilish. Last year, he received 'Song of the Year' and 'Best Visual Media Composition Award' for 'What Was I Made For?', the theme song of 'Barbie', a movie extremely famous.
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The 'Grammy Awards', which began in 1958 and celebrate their 66th anniversary this year, are the most prestigious awards ceremony in the recording industry organized by the American Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Among K-pop singers, BTS were nominated in the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category in 2021 and 2022, respectively, but did not win the award.