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| Taylor Swift wins Album of the year -- credit: Reuters |
Taylor Swift's 1989 wins the album of the year award at this year's Grammys in Los Angeles.
Swift was surprised at winning the top honor. Her album, which was released in 2014, came out too late to be eligible for last year's awards so was finally recognized at this year's ceremony.
She gave a powerful acceptance speech saying: "As the first woman to win album of the year at the Grammys twice, I want to say to young women: There are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame.
"But if you focus on your work and don't let those people sidetrack you, someday when you get where you're going, you'll look around and you'll know it was you and the people that love you that put you there. And that will be the greatest feeling in the world."
Rapper Kendrick Lamar won the most prizes on the night with five awards.
British singer Ed Sheeran also won his first two Grammys for song of the year and best pop solo performance for his number one hit Thinking Out Loud.
A surprised Sheeran beat Lamar, Swift, country group Little Big Town and Wiz Khalifa to the song of the year accolade.
"We wrote [the song] on a couch in my house. Thanks to my parents who've flown to the Grammys every year for the last four years and every time I lose I say 'maybe next year'," he said as he collected the award.
"If you'd told my 11-year-old self I would receive an award from Stevie Wonder I'd be chuffed."
Source: BBc
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