THIS IS THE REAL SWIFT! Grammys 2016: Taylor Swift becomes first woman to win album of the year twice… and makes dig at Kanye West in speech

Pop star Taylor Swift has become the very first woman to win album of the year twice in the Grammy Awards – and appeared to work with the stage to react to rapper Kanye West’s claims which he made her famed.

A tune on West’s new album The Life of Pablo includes lyrics that claim he propelled Swift into the limelight after he upstaged her win in the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009 to maintain Beyonce was the rightful winner of her prize.

After her record 1989 was named album of the year at the 58th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Swift took to the stage along with her many collaborators and said: “As the first woman to win album of the year at the Grammys twice, I want to say to all the young women out there: there are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame, but if you just focus on the work and don’t let those people sidetrack you, some day when you get where you’re going you will look around and know it was you and the people who love you who put you there, and that will be the greatest feeling in the world.”