Emily Allgair, Editor

On Sunday, Feb. 4, Taylor Swift walked home from the Grammy Awards with more than the two trophies she had won that night – she walked home breaking Grammy’s history. 

This Grammy’s cycle, Swift was nominated for six awards, including Album, Pop Vocal Album, Song, Record, Pop Duo/Group Performance and Pop Solo Performance of the Year. When the night concluded, she left with two new trophies to add to her collection, winning Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year for her latest new material, “Midnights.” 

Before this night, Swift was in a four-way tie with legends Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder for earning three Album of the Year awards throughout their careers. In earning her fourteenth Grammy overall, Swift broke this record when her name was called by none other than Celine Dion.

A few days after her record-breaking win, two of Frank Sinatra’s children, Nancy and Tina, took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to congratulate Swift, writing, “Congratulations @taylorswift on your Album of the Year win and breaking our dad’s record. You’re a champion for artists everywhere, and doing it your way.”

These wins come in the midst of backlash the singer-songwriter has been facing online. Many people are outraged that Swift has yet to use her large platform to speak out against the Israel-Palestine conflict, as well as her large contributions of CO2 emissions via the frequent use of her private jet. Although most Swifties are maintaining their loyalty, some have begun to turn against Swift, especially following the creation of Jack Sweeney’s several social media accounts that monitor her private jet usage and the lawsuit that is possibly soon to follow. 

When Swift accepted her award for Pop Vocal Album of the Year, she recognized it being her thirteenth Grammy. Because of the significance surrounding this number to Swift and consequently her fanbase, she announced her eleventh studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.”

On Feb. 6, Swift released the tracklist for the new album, revealing features with both Post Malone and Florence + the Machine. With songs titles “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” and “So Long, London,” many fans are anticipating “The Tortured Poets Department” to be a breakup album with many call-outs towards ex-longtime-boyfriend, Joe Alwyn.

This was an exciting night for Swifties across the world – not only did their favorite superstar win her thirteenth (and fourteenth) Grammy, breaking Grammy history, she announced a new album and looked amazing doing so.