American Music Awards: Taylor Swift gets early win after ‘tumultuous week’

Taylor Swift won the first of five possible American Music Awards on Sunday, setting up a night she is expected to dominate after making headlines for the past week because of a bitter feud with her old record label, Reuters reported.

Swift, 29, took home the award for best pop/rock album for her recent release “Lover.”

“This album really felt like a new beginning,” Swift said, thanking her fans.

Going into the fan-voted awards show, Swift had five nods, including artist of the year. She needs to win only one more of her nominations on Sunday to surpass Michael Jackson’s all-time American Music Awards record of 24 wins.

Swift will also receive a special honor, as artist of the decade, but her appearance has been overshadowed by her public spat with record industry executive Scooter Braun over whether she could sing her old hits when she performs later on Sunday.