It was just one of two original studio albums that Swift recorded and released under quarantine conditions in 2020 with the help of producer/co-writers Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff. “Folklore” beat out albums by Dua Lipa, Post Malone, Jhene Aiko, Black Pumas, Coldplay, Jacob Collier and her friends in Haim to claim the top honor. Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with at least 33 playing time of the album, if other than Artist. NEW YORK - The Recording Academy has updated its rules for the album of the year Grammy, giving more producers and songwriters a better chance at winning the top award. To be eligible for GRAMMY Award consideration, an album must contain greater than 75 percent playing time of newly recorded (within five years of the release date), previously. When she triumphed with “Fearless,” she was the youngest artist ever to win album of the year, at 20, although Billie Eilish subsequently picked it up at an even younger age last year, when she was 18.Īlthough Swift enters very rarefied territory as one of only four performers ever to win album of the year three times, there are a number of producers and engineer/mixers who’ve also gone down as triple winners in the category, including David Foster, Daniel Lanois, Ryan Tedder and Phil Ramone. Taylor Swifts Folklore wins Album of The Year at the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards Telecast LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 14: (L-R) Taylor Swift.
Swift won in the category after having been shut out of nominations in the division for her two previous albums, “Reputation” and “Lover.” It took 40-plus album to get there but Herbie Hancock finally took home the award for Album of the Year at the Grammys with his 2007 album River: The Joni.