Taylor Swift wins top Grammy Award, Kendrick Lamar wins five

Taylor Swift accepts the award for album of the year for "1989" at the 58th annual Grammy Awards on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in Los Angeles.

By Associated Press February 15, 2016 8 min read

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Ecumenical Service

Josh Kellam, right, anoints the Rev. John Antony of St. Joseph Catholic Church, from left, the Rev. John Atchison of St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church and the Rev. John Slavin of St. Gabriel’s Anglican Church with incense during an ecumenical prayer service at St. Gabriel’s in Springdale on Feb. 5.

The Rev. John Slavin, rector of St. Gabriel’s Anglican Church in Springdale, offers a prayer at the start of a Feb. 5 ecumenical prayer service as incense hangs in the air. The Have a Heart for Haiti fundraiser brought leaders of the Anglican Church, the Roman Catholic Church and the Antiochian Orthodox Church in Springdale together for the first time in Arkansas.

The Rev. John Antony, from left, of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fayetteville, the Rev. John Slavin of St. Gabriel’s Anglican Church in Springdale and the Rev. John Atchison of St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church in Springdale gather at the altar for the start of an ecumenical prayer service on Feb. 5. The special service at St. Gabriel’s offered prayers for the people of Haiti and collected donations for relief efforts.

The Rev. John Atchison of St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church in Springdale reads the Scripture as Josh Kellam assists.

Kendrick Lamar performs at the 58th annual Grammy Awards on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES – Taylor Swift’s official switch from country to pop with her multi-hit, best-selling “1989” album brought the singer her second Grammy Award win for album of the year.

Swift was shocked when she won the night’s top prize, beating out Kendrick Lamar, Chris Stapleton, Alabama Shakes and the Weeknd. Swift used her speech to encourage young women who feel defeated at times or discouraged by others.

“There will be people along the way that will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame. You just focus on the work and don’t let those people sidetrack you,” she said.

Her speech could be directed partly to Kanye West, who recently said in a new song that he made Swift famous after he stole her microphone at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.

Beyonce also seemed to make a statement when she presented the final award for the night, record of the year.