Taylor Swift and Celine Dion hug after awkward 2024 Grammy moment
Celine Dion and Taylor Swift
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording AcademyTaylor Swift keeps her side of the street clean when it counts Celine Dion.
The women caused a stir after they were captured backstage in a warm embrace at the 2024 Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 4. The moment took place after Dion presented Swift with the Album of the Year award for her 2022 record. Midnights.
In the sweet moment, Swift, 34, pulled Dion, 55, in for a hug and blushed as the “My Heart Will Go On” singer smiled at the camera.
The adorable embrace came just minutes after fans took to social media to question the pair's onstage exchange before Swift's acceptance speech. As the pop star reached the stage, she laughed and smiled with her staff, but apparently passed Dion as she picked up her award and addressed the crowd.
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“Taylor Swift completely ignores Celine Dion, as well as the disrespect even Celine had… Que?” one person wrote via
Others, however, knew that the moment was likely due to Swift being overwhelmed by receiving the biggest honor of the night.
Céline Dion, Taylor Swift and Rene-Charles Angelil.
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy“This is really sweet,” someone said of Swift and Dion's backstage hug. “It is an honor that THE Celine Dion is the one to present you with AOTY.” Another added: “Ladies and gentlemen, these are two legends of the music world, a valuable common framework.”
“My Roman Empire,” shouted a third.
Dion's appearance at the 66th annual awards ceremony was a surprise, as she was not initially listed as a presenter. The legendary singer revealed in December 2022 that she is struggling with stiff person syndrome.
“I have been dealing with issues with my health for a long time and it has been very difficult for me to face these challenges and talk about everything I have been through,” she told her fans via an Instagram video on at the time, saying the “very rare neurological condition” caused her to have “cramps” and affected her vocal cords and other muscles.
“I work hard every day with my sports medicine doctor to build my strength and my ability to perform again, but I have to admit it has been a struggle,” she said.
Sunday's awards ceremony marks the second time Dion has been spotted recently. She and her three children, son René-Charles, 23, and twins Nelson and Eddy, 13, went to watch the Vegas Golden Knights take on the Montreal Canadiens in October 2023. (Dion shared her three children with her late husband René Angelilwho died of throat cancer in January 2016 at the age of 73.)
Two months later, Dion's sister, Claudette Dion, provided an update on her condition. “She works hard, but she has no control over her muscles,” Claudette told the Canadian magazine 7 Days in an interview published in December 2023. “What hurts me is that she has always been disciplined. She has always worked hard. My mom always told her, 'You're going to do this right, you're going to do this right.'”
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Although Dion has been nominated for 16 Grammys throughout her career and took home five wins, Swift made history on Sunday as the first person to receive AOTY four times. The 'Anti-Hero' singer, who was nominated for a total of six awards this year, also took home best pop vocal album for Midnights.
“I'd love to tell you that this is the best moment of my life, but I feel so happy when I write a song, or crack the code to a song I love, or when I get shot down offering a music video or when I'm practicing with my band or rehearsing with my dancers or getting ready to fly to Tokyo to perform,” Swift said during her AOTY acceptance speech. “For me, the reward is the work.”