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Taylor Swift's Grammy Backlash

Singer gets roasted on Internet, breaks a Grammy.

You'd think that winning four Grammys meant you were a well-liked musician, but music fans are taking to the Internet with articles, tweets, and Facebook groups dedicated to lambasting Taylor Swift for what they see as a particularly undeserved win (Swift's Fearless bested Beyoncé's I Am…Sasha Fierce and Lady Gaga's The Fame for Album of the Year at Sunday's 52nd Annual Grammy Awards). Gaga's "Little Monsters" took to Facebook to create a group with almost 1,500 members who used Kanye West's infamous interruption to tell Swift that Gaga had the best album: "Yo Taylor, ima let you finish, but Lady Gaga had the best album of the year." Another group was titled "Taylor Swift is unworthy of even Stevie Nicks' presence." Some fans are pointing to the fact that Swift's live performances have been lackluster at best, ranging from her awkward duet with Nicks to her earlier SNL performance that some are calling a flop. Swift appeared so shocked during her acceptance speech that she did not even acknowledge Gaga, Beyonce, or any other nominees. And to make matters worse, when posing with her armful of Grammys after the show, Swift let one statuette fall from her clutch and shatter into pieces on the floor. But according to MTV's James Montgomery, Swift will improve with age: "Keep in mind she is still just 20 years old," he writes. "I get the feeling there's genuine greatness in her future—she's just got to get through this part, and let it all come out."