Taylor Swift shamed Kanye West without even uttering his name during her acceptance speech for Album of the Year at the 58th Grammy Awards on Monday night. Television Taylor Swift shames Kanye West in empowering Grammys speech But the three nominations ended up being exactly that. 2015: ‘Shake It Off’ makes a splashĪfter coming away from the 2014 Grammy Awards empty-handed, Swift managed to shake it off with her poppiest lead single yet, which scored nods for both record and song of the year.Ī marked departure from Swift’s country roots, “Shake It Off” also landed a nomination for pop solo performance, solidifying the artist’s transition to the genre. Standout “Red” tracks included “I Knew You Were Trouble,” “22” and “All Too Well,” which she performed a passionate piano rendition of during the Grammys ceremony. The songwriting machine’s country-pop crossover album scored a handful of nominations, including country song (“Begin Again”) and country album, but came up short of any wins. “Rrrrrandom Access Memories,” Daft Punk.’ And they really dragged out the ‘Rrrrra,’ and. “When they announced the album of the year winner, it was like, ‘And the album of the year goes to. And someone else very well did,” she told Grammy Pro in 2015. ![]() and I wish they wouldn’t do that because you don’t know if you’re gonna win. “Everybody comes up to you, and they’re like, ‘Oh, you got this. Swift was nominated for the top prize alongside Sara Bareilles, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Daft Punk. ![]() Swift was blue when “Red” lost the album of the year Grammy in 2014, admitting she skipped parties, went home and “cried a little bit” after the show. Swift also scored a 2013 nomination for record of the year with the snarky empowerment anthem “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” (like, ever). ![]() The haunting collaboration, “Safe & Sound,” collected a nomination for country duo/group performance as well as a win for song written for visual media. The odds were ever in Swift’s favor at the 2013 ceremony after she cowrote a song with the Civil Wars for the “Hunger Games” soundtrack. Though she nabbed a couple of wins - country song and solo performance for “Mean” - and a nomination for country album, her third straight studio smash, “Speak Now,” was completely shut out of the major categories, despite its chart-topping success and glowing reviews.Īmong the fan-favorite “Speak Now” earworms that received no love from Grammy voters were “Mine,” “Sparks Fly,” “Enchanted” and “Back to December.” 2013: Swift gets a boost from ‘The Hunger Games’ We’d like to think Swift was addressing the Recording Academy directly when she sang, “Someday I’ll be living in a big, old city / And all you’re ever gonna be is mean,” onstage at the 2012 Grammy Awards.
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