Besides album and song of the year, she was also nominated for record of the year for “You Belong With Me” and country album.
“To be recognized by the Grammys is the ultimate honor, and all I know is that when I write about this in my journal tonight it will be in all capital letters and underlined four times, and there will be lots of exclamation points in this entry because I never imagined I’d get to write this kind of journal entry,” she gushed.
Swift may be in shock, but her nominations are not a big surprise to many: She was the year’s best-selling artist outside of Michael Jackson, and her “Fearless” CD, released late last year, has sold more than 4.5 million copies. She is not just a country superstar, but a pop one as well.
Just last month, Swift won five American Music Awards, including artist of the year. She’s also won top honors at the Academy of Country Music Awards, the Country Music Association Awards and won an MTV Video Music Award (which was infamously snatched away by Kanye West).
But Swift, who has been nominated for a Grammy before, says winning one would be her dream triumph: “The thought of that absolutely is something that you daydream about.”
Swift was in Los Angeles to do a concert and to do some work on her upcoming movie “Valentine’s Day”; she had an early call on the set Thursday morning.
When asked how she planned to celebrate her nominations, she said: “I’m just gonna call a bunch of people and tell them that I love them.”
The Grammys will be presented on Jan. 31 in Los Angeles. (AP)