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Taylor Swift was roundly criticized Sunday for appearing to ignore Celine Dion as the Canadian icon presented her with the 2024 Album of the Year award at the Grammys.
Swift looked overwhelmed after the award was announced and focused on sharing the moment with her collaborators on Midnights, the record which sealed the singer’s history-making fourth win in the Grammys’ most prestigious category. Dion—who made a rare public appearance at the ceremony amid her ongoing health struggles with Stiff Person Syndrome—presented Swift with the award, but seemingly got blanked in the process.
Even at the moment that Dion, 55, handed over the Gramophone trophy, Swift appeared to be looking at other people behind them on the stage in the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. A picture of Swift and Dion embracing backstage came out soon after, suggesting there was no ill feeling over the snubbing, but the moment didn’t escape the attention of some viewers who lit up social media with their outrage.