Taylor Swift, who was nominated for six Grammys on Sunday’s show, presented a medley of three songs from her two pandemic albums, “Folklore” and “Evermore”, at the top – and then inside – of a makeshift hut in a magical forest.
Swift was accompanied by the discreet interpretations of his two main collaborators in the composition and production of these albums, Aaron Dessner of National and Jack Antonoff, going through shortened versions of “Cardigan”, “August” and “Willow”.
“Folklore”, released as a surprise in July, was responsible for five of Swift’s six nominations tonight – she was also competing for a song she wrote for the movie “Cats”, but lost to Billie Eilish at the pre-show event – and would bring Swift, her third career album, victory of the year, in case she ends up victorious. “Cardigan”, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, was also nominated as the song of the year.
The song “Willow” came from Swift’s second surprise pandemic album, “Evermore”, which was released in December, well after the August 31 Grammy deadline, and would be eligible for next year’s show.