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Los Angeles, USA
Celine Dion, singer:
»And the Grammy goes to Taylor Swift.«
Record win for Taylor Swift. For the fourth time, the pop singer received a Grammy award in the important “Album of the Year” category. This means she has overtaken music greats such as Frank Sinatra and Stevie Wonder.
The award was presented to her by Canadian singer Celine Dion. But this moment of all things caused outrage on Platform X.
The alleged scandal: Swift is said to have not properly greeted and acknowledged Dion on stage. At least that's how the critics feel.
Background: Celine Dion, who won five Grammys in her career, is seriously ill. The 55-year-old suffers from the rare stiff person syndrome and rarely appears in public anymore.
“Swifties,” as Taylor Swift fans call themselves, defend themselves against criticism of the pop singer on X. Swift paid Dion due respect at this and previous award shows, including a standing ovation.
The rapper Jay-Z had a very personal concern: He criticized the jury for the fact that his wife Beyoncé has never received an award in the “best album of the year” category.
Despite all the criticism, there were also many beautiful moments on Sunday evening: among others, the singers Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish and SZA were happy to receive the important music prize.