Taylor Swift Wins Favorite Pop Album, Fans Say It’s Not Pop

Taylor Swift won big at the American Music Awards last night!

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She picked up the win for Favorite Female Pop Artist of 2021.

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She also picked up the win for Favorite Pop Album for her 2020 album “evermore.”

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Many fans both celebrated and questioned the win.

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“evermore” is a mix of alternative rock, folk-pop, and chamber pop.

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The experimental sound is not what most would expect from a pop album.

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Most thought that the win would go to Olivia Rodrigo’s “SOUR.”

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Instead, Rodrigo picked up the win for Best New Artist of the Year.

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Both artists missed out on the award for Artist Of The Year, which went to BTS.

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