{"id":34251,"date":"2021-05-17T16:00:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/featured\/taylor-swift-brit-awards\/"},"modified":"2023-09-16T22:22:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T22:22:34","slug":"taylor-swift-brit-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/taylor-swift-brit-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Wins Global Icon Award at the BRIT Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Taylor Swift<\/a> has done it again; the acclaimed singer\/songwriter has added another accolade to her list, winning the BRIT Award’s Global Icon award.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”26340″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Swift is the first non-British woman to win the award, following the likes of Sir Elton John, David Bowie and Robbie Williams. She received the award “in recognition of her immense impact on music across the world and incredible repertoire and achievements to date,” as Swift is is the first woman in the twenty-first century to have seven number one studio albums in the United Kingdom.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Fresh off a win for Album of the Year<\/a> at the Grammys for her surprise album “folklore,” Swift has been going in overdrive this year, dropping three albums in a span of ten months.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Upon accepting the award, Swift said “If you’re being met with resistance, that probably means that you’re doing something new. If you experience turbulence and pressure, that probably means you’re rising. And there might be times when you put your whole heart and soul into something and it’s met with cynicism or skepticism. You can’t let that crush you. You have to let that fuel you.”[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Watch the acceptance speech here![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PJkGURcetao”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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