Taylor Swift's new album, 'Error 321' and historic Grammy win: Everything you need to know

Taylor Swift made history Sunday night when she won her 13th and 14th Grammy for her 2023 album "Midnights." Fans went wild, particularly since 13 is Swift's lucky number. The Grammy Awards had everyone thinking, "Today Was a Fairytale."

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Celine Dion made a surprise appearance shortly after being diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, Entertainment Tonight reports. This follows news of her upcoming documentary, "I Am: Celine Dion," which doesn't have a release date.

All eyes were on Dion as she announced Taylor Swift's "Midnights" as Album of the Year. This is the fourth time Swift has won the award, making history.

The "Midnights" singer was dressed in a white gown with long, sleek black gloves. Diamond necklaces draped around her neck along with a black jeweled choker with a watch in the center. Swift wore her hair down with a single braid.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 04: Taylor Swift accepts the Best Pop Vocal Album award for “Midnights” onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) ORG XMIT: 776091483 ORIG FILE ID: 1986514177
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 04: Taylor Swift accepts the Best Pop Vocal Album award for “Midnights” onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) ORG XMIT: 776091483 ORIG FILE ID: 1986514177

“I would love to tell you that this is the best moment of my life," Swift said, holding the statue for album of the year, "but I feel this happy when I finish a song, or when I crack the code to a bridge that I love, or when I’m shot listing a music video or when I’m rehearsing with my dancers or my band or getting ready to go to Tokyo to play a show."

Swift also won Best Pop Vocal Album for "Midnights." It was Swift's second win in that category; she was nominated once before for "1989."

But the "Karma" singer had another surprise for us.

In her acceptance speech, mastermind Swift announced she'd been busy creating a new album, to be released later this year.

What is the name of Taylor Swift's new album?

"The Tortured Poets Department" will be Swift's 11th album.

When is Taylor Swift's new album being released?

Swift had all the answers ready as she accepted her 13th Grammy.

"I want to say thank you to the fans," Swift said, holding her Grammy, "by telling you a secret that I've been keeping from you for the past two years, which is that my brand-new album comes out April 19."

The artwork for the new album is a black-and-white photo of Swift lying on a bed. According to Swift's website, her 11th record will include 16 tracks plus bonus track “The Manuscript.”

In the tweet she sent out shortly after her acceptance speech, a photo shows a folder open to a page with Swift's handwriting:

"And so I enter into evidence / My tarnished coat of arms / My muses, acquired like bruises / My talismans and charms / The tick, tick, tick of love bombs / My veins of pitch black ink / All's fair in love and poetry... Sincerely, The Chairman of The Tortured Poets Department."

Taylor Swift website crashes: 'Error 321'

Hours before the 66th annual Grammys, Swift's website "crashed," with the message: "Error 321 Backend fetch failed." Error 321 is a communication error that would appear on a fax machine with a poor telephone line connection. There was also a random line in bold: hneriergrd. Online sleuths have unscrambled it to get "red herring." A red herring is "a clue or piece of information that is, or is intended to be, misleading or distracting."

More: 'Error 321' Taylor Swift website crashes, sending fans on frantic hunt for 'red herring'

This prompted the internet to look into the coding of the website, where one coder noticed multiple words in different languages translated to "chairman," "bruises," "veins," "cadence," "apple cake," "talisman," "love bombs," "muse," "ink," "evidence" and "fake."

These words correspond to the aesthetic of the new album, which feels like a black-and-white, 1950s police detective show. The internet will continue to unravel Easter eggs as Swift heads to Japan for the first leg of the 2024 Eras Tour.

How many Grammy Awards does Taylor Swift have?

Swift has won a total of 14 Grammy Awards to date.

Who has the most Grammys? The top Grammy Award winners of all time.

What was Taylor Swift's first Grammy?

Though Swift was nominated in 2008 for Best New Artist, she didn't receive an award until 2010. Her song "White Horse" won Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance, and the song's album "Fearless" won Best Country Album and Album of the Year.

— USA TODAY reporter Bryan West contributed to this report.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Taylor Swift makes history, announces new album at 2024 Grammys

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