TAYLOR'S GRAMMY RESPONSE TO KANYE

TAYLOR'S GRAMMY RESPONSE TO KANYE

Taylor Swift at last night's Grammy Awards

TAYLOR SWIFT used one of her acceptance speeches at last night's Grammy Awards to condemn those who "try to take credit for your accomplishments". Considered by many to be a thinly veiled criticism of Kanye West - who debuted his song Famous last week at his Yeezy show, revealing the lyric: "I might still have sex with Taylor. Why? I made that bitch famous" - Swift did not refer to anyone by name.

"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, 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," Swift said. "'But if you just focus on the work and you don't let those people sidetrack you, someday, when you get where you are going, you will look around and you will know that it was you and the people who love you who put you there. And that will be the greatest feeling in the world. Thank you for this moment."

Taylor Swift performs at last night's 
Grammy Awards


Swift's triumph in the Album of the Year category for her record 1989 was not her only success of the night. The 26-year-old also took home the Video of the Year prize for her epic Bad Blood video, and Best Pop Vocal Album also for 1989. She didn't have quite as successful a night as her Bad Blood collaborator, Kendrick Lamar, who scooped five awards; while Justin Bieber won his first Grammy for Best Dance Recording for Where Are Ű Now.


Taylor Swift with Selena Gomez 
at last night's Grammy Awards

Opening the show  by performing Out of the Woods, Swift appeared to have a vocal malfunction, which left her seemingly tearful, mouthing to friends, "I missed a note." Selena Gomez offered reassurance, but Swift could have looked to the stage for consolation since both Justin Bieber and Adele also suffered sound issues that impaired their performances. Both Rihanna and Lauryn Hill also cancelled performances on the night due to vocal issues of their own, the Daily Mail reports, with the former advised not to perform by on-site doctors due to a throat infection.