Joe Alwyn Just Won His First Grammy Award

Taylor Swift won album of the year for her eighth studio album, Folklore, at the 2021 Grammy Awards, making her the first artist ever to win the accolade three times. Now, she and her boyfriend, Joe Alwyn, have another win to celebrate. According to People, Alwyn was recently added to the list of winners of the iconic trophy. Obviously, putting together an album is a team effort and Swift already shared the award with producers Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff, among others.

But why would Swift’s British actor boyfriend of five years get a spot on the list? Back in July 2020, fans began speculating that a certain collaborator on the album, William Bowery, was actually a pseudonym for Alwyn. Swift later confirmed the rumor during her Disney+ concert documentary Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions. “So William Bowery is Joe, as we know,” Swift said. “And Joe plays piano beautifully and he’s always just playing and making things up and kind of creating things.” Alwyn is actually credited with co-writing “Exile” and “Betty,” as well as co-producing “Exile,” Betty,” “My Tears Ricochet,” “August,” “This Is Me Trying,” and “Illicit Affairs,” according to People. And their collaboration didn’t end there. On her surprise ninth album, Evermore, Alwyn is credited on “Champagne Problems,” “Coney Island,” and “Evermore.”

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