Taylor Swift said making history as the most decorated artist at the Billboard Music Awards was the “nicest early birthday present”.The US pop superstar scooped 10 awards, including for top artist and top Billboard 200 album for The Tortured Poets Department, bringing her total haul to 49.“This is like the nicest early birthday present you could have given me, so thank you very much,” Swift said in a pre-recorded acceptance speech ahead of her 35th birthday on Friday.“I love it. It’s exactly what I wanted.”
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00:00Hello. I just wanted to say hi and thank you. Thank you to the Billboard Awards.
00:05Thank you to the fans because Billboard is counting your stuff. They're counting what you
00:10listen to, the albums that you're passionate about. And so I count these as like fan-voted
00:16awards because you guys are the ones who care about our albums and come see us in concert. And
00:23everything that's happened with the Heirs Tour and the Torture Post department,
00:26I just have to say thank you. It means the world to me that you guys have embraced
00:32the things I've made and the fact that you've cared so much about my music.
00:37This is like the nicest early birthday present you could have given me.
00:41So thank you very much. I love it. It's exactly what I wanted.