What You May Have Missed During Taylor Swift's Grammys Performance
Taylor Swift has returned to the Grammy stage after nearly five years away and fans couldn't be more excited. The 31-year-old, who ties for second place with Dua Lipa for most nominations this year, is up for six awards. She is nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Cardigan," Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Folklore, Best Song Written for Visual Media for "Beautiful Ghosts" from Cats, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Exile" (per the Recording Academy).
While those nominations are exciting for fans, with ten Grammys to her name already, they couldn't wait for the performance. The last time Swift performed, it was during her 1989 era, when she won Album of the Year (per Us Weekly). There was hype around her performance in the days beforehand, but Swift wasn't giving much away.
"One thing I can tell you about my GRAMMY performance that's not highly confidential is that my GRAMMY performance includes my collaborators Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff," she told ET. "Which is really exciting, because this has been an adventure that the three of us have gone on since the very beginning of quarantine and lockdown."
The executive producer of the Grammys was even hyped
Ben Winston, executive producer of the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, teased the performance himself. He told ET, "It's an amazing performance. It's genuinely like, magical. I was grinning ear to ear. Her and her team have got the most ambitious concept for her performance, but it's brilliant and it's beautiful and I think it's gonna be one of the moments of the night, no doubt."
Taylor Swift did not disappoint when the camera shot began on her face and panned out to a whimsical woodland that fans have grown to associate with the Folklore/Evermore era. She performed "Cardigan," "Willow," and "August." The ambiance had fans lamenting the tour that could have been and many hope still can be. "Taylor Swift's performance just got me hungry for what the set and ambiance will be like for her next tour," one fan tweeted.
Other fans noticed smaller Easter eggs. For example, many fans noted that she was barefoot throughout the performance, making her seem even more at home and herself than in any era before. Some noticed a twirl during "Willow" that reminded them of Speak Now. There's no doubt eagle-eyed Swifties will be analyzing the performance frame-for-frame for more little tidbits in the days ahead.