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Taylor Swift at the 2024 Grammy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles.
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Taylor Swift continues to be unstoppable.
As if the momentum behind the “Anti-Hero” singer couldn’t get any bigger, Swift announced that she’ll be releasing a new album in April titled “Tortured Poets Department” while accepting her 13th Grammy award on Sunday.
“I want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret that I’ve been keeping from you for the last two years, which is that my brand new album comes out April 19,” Swift said in between giggles, before sharing the aforementioned title of her next studio album, which will be her 11th.
Minutes after her acceptance speech – for best pop vocal album for her hit 2022 album “Midnights” – and huge surprise announcement, the ever-prolific Swift posted a photo of the new album cover on her Instagram page, writing in the caption, “All’s fair in love and poetry…”
Her tenth album “Midnights” debuted to massive success in October 2022 when Swift claimed all top ten slots of the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time with tracks from the album, according to the music charting website at the time.
Swift scored a total of six Grammy nominations this year, including album of the year, song of the year, record of the year, pop solo performance and pop duo/group performance.
The win and new album announcement comes as Swift has arguably the most prolific period of her career to date.
Following the success of “Midnights,” Swift embarked on her record-breaking “Eras Tour” and reinvigorated the movie theater industry with the October release of her “Eras Tour” concert film.
Swift is set to resume the international leg of her tour on February 7, when she begins a four-day run in Tokyo.
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Taylor Swift accepts the album of the year Grammy for "Midnights" on Sunday, February 4.
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Miley Cyrus celebrates after her song "Flowers" won record of the year.
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Actress Meryl Streep and her son-in-law, musician Mark Ronson, walk on stage to present the Grammy for record of the year.
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Billy Joel performs his first new single in 17 years, "Turn the Lights Back On."
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Victoria Monét accepts the Grammy for best new artist.
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Burna Boy performs with backup dancers during the show.
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Host Trevor Noah keeps everything moving along. This was his fourth straight year hosting the event.
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Rapper Travis Scott performs a medley of songs.
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Finneas and Billie Eilish embrace after they won the song of the year Grammy for "What Was I Made For?"
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Rapper Jay-Z, with his daughter Blue Ivy Carter, accepts the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award. He used his speech
to get some things off his chest, including the fact that his wife, Beyoncé, has never won album of the year despite having a record 32 Grammys.
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Fantasia Barrino performs "Proud Mary"
as a tribute to the late Tina Turner. Barrino was introduced by her mentor and one of Turner’s friends, Oprah Winfrey.
Winfrey referred to
Turner, who died in May at the age of 83, as “our forever goddess of rock 'n' roll."
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Annie Lennox gives an emotional performance of Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U."
O'Connor died in July at the age of 56.
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Stevie Wonder performs a tribute to
Tony Bennett during the annual In Memoriam segment.
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Jon Batiste pays tribute to the late music executive Clarence Avant as he sings two Bill Withers classics: "Lean on Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine."
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Swift accepts the Grammy for best pop vocal album ("Midnights"). During her acceptance speech,
she revealed that her next album, "The Tortured Poets Department," will be released in April.
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Olivia Rodrigo performs her Grammy-nominated song "Vampire."
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Jay-Z and Beyoncé kiss during the show.
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Lizzo, right, presents SZA with the Grammy for best R&B song ("Snooze"). “Lizzo and I have been friends since 2013, when we were both on a tiny Red Bull tour together,”
SZA explained. ”Opening up in small rooms for like a hundred people, and to be on the stage with her is so amazing. I’m so grateful.”
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Lainey Wilson accepts the Grammy for best country album ("Bell Bottom Country").
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Eilish and Finneas perform "What Was I Made For?" The song, from the "Barbie" soundtrack, later won the Grammy for song of the year.
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Karol G accepts the Grammy for best música urbana album ("Mañana Será Bonito").
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SZA performs "Snooze" and "Kill Bill" during the show.
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Swift enjoys the show from the audience. She was often seen dancing to the various performances.
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Cyrus, right, is embraced by Mariah Carey after winning the Grammy for best pop solo performance. Cyrus won for her song "Flowers." It was her first-ever Grammy win.
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Dua Lipa performs at the start of the live show.
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Noah
gives his opening monologue on the floor of the Crypto.com Arena. “Look at this room,” Noah said. “Look at these people. These people write the soundtrack to our life.”
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From left, Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus — aka the supergroup boygenius — accept the Grammy for best rock song ("Not Strong Enough") before the live show.
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Mitchell, center, accepts the Grammy for best folk album ("Joni Mitchell at Newport") before the live show. It was Mitchell's 10th Grammy win. She also has a lifetime achievement award.
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Killer Mike accepts the award for best rap album ("Michael") before the live show. He won three Grammys,
but he was also booked Sunday on a misdemeanor battery charge, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The department said he was detained and handcuffed for a physical altercation that took place on a block adjacent to the Crypto.com Arena where the Grammys were held. “There was some confusion around which door my team and I should enter,” the rapper said in a statement the next day. “We experienced an over-zealous security guard.” He expressed confidence that he would be cleared of wrongdoing.