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Born on 13th December 1989, in Pennsylvania, United States, Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She initially came out as a country singer but jumped into pop with her 1989 genre. She released her first self-titled album in 2006.
It is said that most of her songs are inspired by her personal life. Taylor Swift is an icon for all of her fans and still leads the music industry.
She has re-recorded her past albums and named them Taylor’s version. She is the only artist to release a re-recorded version of her song, All Too Well, 10 minutes long.
From having eight #1 on Billboard Hot 100 to having multiple award nominations, she is no stranger to the Recording academy Grammys.
She also has 30 Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100. Taylor Swift has 32 Recording academy Grammy nominations with 11 wins.
She won her first Grammy when she was just 20. In 2021, she became the first woman to win the Album of the year award three times with her album Folklore.
She has also received the woman of the Decade award at Billboard’s 2019 Women in Music Awards.
Over her time in the music industry, she has been nominated for more than 500 awards and has won nearly 324 awards.
Let’s have a look back at Taylor Swift’s Grammy nominations and her wins.
2008
In 2008 Taylor Swift received one Grammy nomination with no win. She also wrote a song by the name “Tim McGraw” to say that she admires him. Later on, she even Collaborated with him.
Grammy nominations: 1
- Best New Artist
Won: 0
2010
In the year 2010, she received eight Grammy nominations with major “Album of the Year,” “Record of the Year,” and “Song of the Year”.
The biggest three awards of the Grammy’s from her album “Fearless” took home four Grammys. She was only 20 here and won her first Grammy Awards. Her first Grammy was for Best female country vocal performance: “White Horse.”
Grammy Nominations: 8
- Album of the year: “Fearless.”
- Best country album: “Fearless.”
- Record of the year: “You Belong With Me.”
- Song of the year: “You Belong With Me.”
- Best female pop vocal performance: “You Belong With Me.”
- Best female country vocal performance: “White Horse.”
- Best country song: “White Horse.”
- Best pop collaboration with vocals: “Breathe” (featuring Colbie Caillat)
Won: 4
- Album of the year: “Fearless.”
- Best female country vocal performance: “You Belong With Me.”
- Best country song: “White Horse.”
- Best country album: “Fearless.”
With “Fearless,” Taylor won her first “Album of the year” at just 20 with her second studio album. Taylor Swift won and became the youngest solo artist to win that.
Upon winning her first Grammy, she said,
“I keep thinking back to like when you’re in second grade, and you sing at your talent show for the first time. People joke around, and they say, ‘Oh, maybe we’ll see you at the Grammys someday.’ But that seems like an impossible dream, and I feel like I’m standing here accepting an impossible dream right now, and I thank you so much for that.
2012
In 2012, Taylor Swift received three Grammy nominations for her “Speak Now” album. Her song “Mean” from her album “Speak Now” was nominated for a Grammy and two nominations for the album “Speak Now” itself.
She took home two Grammys with her.
Grammy nominations: 3
- Best country album: Speak Now
- Best country solo performance: “Mean.”
- Best country song: “Mean.”
Won: 2
- Best country solo performance: “Mean.”
- Best country song: “Mean.”
2013
In 2013, Taylor Swift received three Grammy award nominations with the major “Record of the Year award.” She took home one award.
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” was a major hit for Taylor Swift. It moved 72 spots in a single week and was also Billboard Hot 100 #1 for a total of nine weeks. The song also has a music video.
Grammy nominations: 3
- Record of the year: “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”
- Best country duo/group performance: “Safe & Sound” (featuring The Civil Wars)
- Best song written for visual media: “Safe & Sound” (featuring The Civil Wars)
Won: 1
- Best song written for visual media: “Safe & Sound” (featuring The Civil Wars)
The song “Safe & Sound” (featuring The Civil Wars) was written for the famous trilogy “Hunger Games.”
2014
In 2014, Taylor Swift received four Grammy Award nominations for her album “Red.” Red is considered as the heartbreak album as it consists of many breakup songs from her personal life experience.
Although she won zero Grammys that year and didn’t win the Album of the Year award with Red.
- Album of the year: Red
- Best country album: Red
- Best country song: “Begin Again.”
- Best country duo/group performance: “Highway Don’t Care” (with Tim McGraw and Keith Urban)
Won: 0
2015
In 2015, Taylor Swift received three Grammy Award nominations for her song “Shake It Off.” “Shake It Off” was the single from her first pop album, “1989“.
The song became #1 on Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks and became a Diamond Certified Single. “Shake It Off” was nominated for three Grammy awards and won a “People’sChoice Award.” It also has a music video.
Grammy nominations: 3
- Record of the year: “Shake It Off.”
- Song of the year: “Shake It Off.”
- Best pop solo performance: “Shake It Off.”
Won: 0
2016
In 2016, Taylor Swift received seven Grammy award nominations for her album “1989,” which was her jump into pop music and the year she was born.
Taylor Swift was known as the country girl, but with her album “1989,” she was widely known for writing about her exes. “Blank Space” was the second single on her album “1989”.
The song reached number one, Billboard Hot 100, and stayed there for seven weeks. The music video portrays Taylor Swift with her love affairs and her breakups.
The album received one major Grammy nomination for “Album of the Year” and even won it.
Another Taylor Swift song, “Bad Blood” (featuring Kendrick Lamar), was a song about betrayal and was written for singer “Katy Perry.” It was the fourth single on her first pop album, “1989″.
It peaked at #1 on Billboard Hot 100. The music video of “Bad Blood” has some major famous faces, including Selena Gomez, Gigi Hadid, Zendaya, Cara Delvigne, Ellie Golding, and many more.
“Bad blood” was the only one in the nominations to receive an award for the song itself.
Grammy nominations: 7
- Album of the year: “1989″
- Best pop vocal album: “1989″
- Record of the year: “Blank Space.”
- Song of the year: “Blank Space.”
- Best pop solo performance: “Blank Space.”
- Best pop duo/group performance: “Bad Blood” (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
- Best music video: “Bad Blood” (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
In 1989 she became a pop star and stayed a pop star, after that she never lost her country touch in her songs.
Upon winning album of the year, Swift became the first woman to win the Album of the Year award twice. She gave her acceptance speech as an answer to Kanye West as she said,
“As the first woman to win Album of the Year at the Grammys twice, I want to say to all the young women out there, and there will be people along the way who will try to undercut your success, Or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame.”
Won: 3
- Album of the year: “1989″
- Best pop vocal album: “1989″
- Best music video: “Bad Blood” (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
2018
In 2018 Taylor Swift received two Grammy nominations. One was for her song “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever,” which was the theme song “Fifty Shades Darker.” She won no Grammy that year, although the music video was made with Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik.
Grammy nominations: 2
- Best country song: “Better Man.”
- The best song written for visual media: “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” (with Zayn Malik)
Won: 0
2019
In 2017, Taylor Swift made a comeback with her album “Reputation.” She came back after taking a year break from music and made a strong comeback with her album “Reputation”.
“Reputation” was a completely different styled album for Taylor Swift. The album was for her haters who wanted her to fail and leave. It was considered the “Reputation Era.”
Track six from the album “Look What You Made Me Do” was the famous song for her comeback as it was a song directly for her haters. The song became #1 on Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks.
It is said that the diamonds used in the music video are all real. Taylor Swift became popular with this album as it was not promoted as it was the traditional way of releasing an album or any song.
Grammy nominations: 1
- Best pop vocal album: “Reputation.”
Won: 0
2020
“LOVER” was an album opposite to “Reputation.” She received three Grammy nominations for “Lover,” One of her songs was “You Need To Calm Down.” “You Need To Calm Down” was a song supporting the LGBTQ community and was her project to start her long-lost friendship with “Katy Perry”.
The music video has Taylor Swift and Katy Perry hugging at the end.
Grammy nominations: 3
- Song of the year: “Lover.”
- Best pop solo performance: “You Need to Calm Down.”
- Best pop vocal album: “Lover”
Won: 0
2021
In 2021 Taylor Swift received a nomination for her album “Folklore” and single “Cardigan.” “Cardigan” was the lead single for her 8th studio album and was released pandemic.
The song, along with its music video, has a fairy magical setting and is considered a song for her fans rather than her lover. The song landed on number 1 on Billboard Hot 100, and the album landed on number 1 on Billboard 200.
The song “Cardigan,” along with the album “Folklore,” received Grammy nominations with the major nominee as “Song of the Year” and “Album of the Year.”
With this, Taylor Swift became the first-ever artist to have both spots at number one at the same time. She took home the “Album of the Year” award for “Folklore.”
Grammy nominations: 6
- Song of the year: “Cardigan.“
- Best solo performance: “Cardigan.“
- Best pop duo/group performance: “Exile” (featuring Bon Iver)
- Best pop vocal album: “Folklore.”
- Best song written for visual media: “Beautiful Ghosts” from Cats
- Album of the year: Folklore
Won: 1
Album of the year: “Folklore.”
Despite “Cardigan” being nominated for “Best solo performance,” it didn’t get a win, although it is one of the most magical songs of Taylor Swift.
Other Major Awards Won by Taylor Swift.
Apart from having multiple Grammys under her name, Taylor Swift won other major awards throughout her career.
In the Country music awards, Taylor Swift is an important name. For 12 years, from 2007-to 2019, she has received 20 nominations and has taken home eight awards from Country music awards.
The major awards were “New Female Vocalist of the Year,” “Album of the Year,” “Entertainer of the Year,” and “Video of the Year.”
She is also the winner of 8 ACM awards out of 29 nominations. From the American Music Awards, she has had 23 American Music Awards till her 1989 album, which makes her the most awarded female artist in AMA history.
Taylor Swift has 39 nominations and 25 wins at Billboard music awards. She holds the record for having the most Billboard music awards. She has won as Top Female Artist.
Taylor Swift also has 10 iHeart Music Awards which makes her the second most awarded artist ever snd also the most awarded female artist in the history of the show.
Along with all of her success and fame, she is still loved by the recording academy and still has many more awards to win.
Taylor Swift has blessed her fans with so many beautiful songs that one can’t get enough of listening to her. Many of us have grown up listening to her songs, I believe.
She is one shining star.
I hope you are a Taylor Swift fan because there’s no one like her. And I hope you enjoyed reading this article as well.
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