Taylor Swift wins top Grammy but Lamar steals show

Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift and Alabama Shakes were the biggest winners at a Grammy Awards ceremony on Feb 15. Swift made history as the first woman to win the top Grammy twiceTaylor Swift made history on Feb. 15 as the first woman to win the top Grammy twice, but rapper Kendrick Lamar took home five awards and delivered an electrifying, politically charged performance that rocked the gala.

The top prizes on the music industry's biggest night mainly went to mainstream chart-toppers, with Swift taking the album of the year prize for "1989" and the retro party anthem "Uptown Funk" winning record of the year.

Swift, who has transformed from country prodigy to pop superstar, won three prizes on the night, all for work off "1989," which was one of the best-selling U.S. albums of the past decade.

The 26-year-old, who has fashioned herself as a feminist campaigner, spoke to her legions of girl fans as she accepted her second album of the year award.

"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," Swift said. "But if you just focus on the work and you don't let those people sidetrack you, someday when you get where you are going, you will look around, and you will know that it was you and the people who love you who put you there."

In 2010, Swift also accomplished a major feat when she won album of the year for "Fearless," becoming the youngest artist to take the prize as she recorded it when she was 20.

Swift has also created waves in the music industry by becoming the pre-eminent foe of Spotify, the leading streaming service, which she charges is unfair by allowing a free...