Here’s Who Does (and Doesn’t) Get a Grammy For Taylor Swift’s Album of the Year Win
Taylor Swift made historical past on the 2024 Grammys as her album Midnights received essentially the most prestigious award of the evening. But which of her collaborators additionally took residence a golden gramophone?
After selecting up her thirteenth win and saying her brand-new album The Tortured Poets Department on stage, the “Bejeweled” singer made historical past as she took residence album of the 12 months for the fourth time, breaking a document beforehand held by Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder.
In addition to thanking her followers for his or her help, she additionally made certain to offer a shoutout to her pals and collaborators who labored on the album, together with Jack Antonoff and Lana Del Rey who stood along with her onstage.
The chart-topping album featured an array of co-writers, together with Zoë Kravitz, Aaron Dessner and her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, who labored on the album below the pseudonym William Bowery — his third album receiving a writing credit score on Swift’s work.
Though Alwyn beforehand took a Grammy residence for Folklore’s album of the 12 months win in 2021, a current rule change means he and different co-writers received’t obtain an award for Midnights’ win.
Here’s all the things to learn about who does (and would not) win a Grammy for Midnights.
Who wrote songs for Taylor Swift’s Midnights?
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Swift and Antonoff wrote nearly all of the songs on Midnights, nonetheless, they did have a number of co-writers.
After engaged on Swift’s albums Folklore and Evermore, Alwyn penned one other tune together with his then-girlfriend for her tenth album Midnights. Under the pseudonym William Bowery, he’s credited for co-writing the love ballad “Sweet Nothing” with Swift.
Meanwhile, Zoë Kravitz, Mark Spears, Jahaan Sweet and Sam Dew helped pen "Lavender Haze" alongside Swift and Antonoff. Spears, Sweet and Keanu Torres additionally co-wrote "Karma" with Swift and Antonoff, whereas Del Rey, who was featured on "Snow on the Beach," co-wrote the observe with Swift and Antonoff.
Why do not Joe Alwyn, Zoë Kravitz and Lana Del Rey get Grammys for Midnights’ album of the 12 months win?
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From 2021 to 2023, the Recording Academy said that “all credited artists (together with featured artists), songwriters of recent materials, producers, recording engineers, mixers, and mastering engineers” have been eligible to be Grammy nominees and recipients within the album of the 12 months class.
However, that rule was later tweaked in June 2023. In addition to stating that solely “human creators” could be eligible to be submitted for consideration (to safeguard towards AI contributions), additionally they said that to be able to earn a nomination, artists, featured artists, songwriters, producers, engineers, mixers, and mastering engineers should be credited with 20 % of the album’s taking part in time.
Seeing that Alwyn, Del Rey and Kravitz solely wrote one tune every on the album, and due to this fact lower than 20 % of the album’s taking part in time, they will not obtain Grammys for album of the 12 months.
Who does get a Grammy for Midnights’ album of the 12 months win?
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Per the Grammys official web site, these credited with engaged on 20 % of the album’s taking part in time and due to this fact taking residence Grammys for Midnights’ album of the 12 months embody: Swift, Antonoff, Laura Sisk, Zem Audu, Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea, David Hart, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Ken Lewis, Michael Riddleberger, Evan Smith and Randy Merrill.
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