Taylor Swift on the brink of making Grammy Awards history ahead of star-studded ceremony

Taylor will not perform at the Grammys as she’s keen to keep laser-focused on her upcoming gigs

TAYLOR Swift’s domination of the music industry shows no sign of slowing down.

The singer stands on the brink of making history as she arrived at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles tonight.

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Taylor Swift is set to make Grammy history as she is most nominated artist ever for Song of the YearCredit: Getty

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The 2021 ceremony saw Folklore bag Album of the YearCredit: EPA
Taylor is nominated for six gongs, including Album of the Year ,for her chart-topping collection Midnights.

This nod alone puts her within touching distance of becoming the first artist to win the prize for a fourth time.

She first won Album of the Year — seen as the event’s most celebrated award — in 2010 for second release Fearless, then again in 2016 with 1989.

The 2021 ceremony saw Folklore — her eighth collection — bag the title.

Despite never yet being victorious in the Song of the Year category, Taylor’s nomination for her mega-hit Anti-Hero also gave her another historic marker.

She is the most nominated artist ever in the category with seven nods.

Due to her relentless work ethic, Taylor missed out on music producer Clive Davis’s annual pre-Grammys bash at the Beverly Hilton.

She was rehearsing for the upcoming leg of her Eras Tour, in Tokyo, Japan.

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Taylor first picked up Album of the Year in 2010Credit: AFP

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And she pulled it off for a second time in 2016Credit: Getty
However, girl-power is well and truly on the menu, with Charli XCX, Ellie Goulding and Dua Lipa all glamming up for the night.

Kylie Minogue was spinning around in excitement as she bumped into country legend Shania Twain on the red carpet.

Kylie has been on cloud nine for months after bagging her first Grammy nomination in two decades thanks to mega-hit Padam Padam.

Despite countless rumours, Taylor will not perform at the Grammys with the singer keen to keep laser-focused on her upcoming gigs.

A source said: “The bottom line is Taylor’s schedule is already superhuman.

“She has four back-to-back shows in Tokyo in the coming days and has to protect her voice and also her health.

“A performance would have been too much of a gamble.”

But Dua Lipa is due to Dance The Night away.

She is set to perform her latest hit Houdini, as well as debut upcoming single Training Season.

Proving yet again it’s still the biggest night in music, the great and the good are lined up to dish out gongs during the star-studded evening, including Hollywood star Meryl Streep and singers Christina Aguilera, Lionel Richie and Lenny Kravitz.

Dua Lipa shows that it was all girl-power at the GrammysCredit: Getty

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Kylie Minogue bonds with country legend Shania TwainCredit: Getty

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Ellie Goulding stuns in white at the GrammysCredit: Getty