GRAMMYs_ Taylor Swift and Celine Dion Share Sweet Backstage Embrace

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00:00 (upbeat music)

00:02 - Taylor Swift embracing Celine Dion backstage

00:06 at the Grammys.

00:07 - Taylor Swift.

00:08 (crowd cheering)

00:11 - After she accepted her Album of the Year award

00:18 from the music icon, who made a surprise appearance

00:21 amid her battle with stiff person syndrome.

00:23 - Life imposes things on you.

00:25 You have no choice, you have to deal with them.

00:27 - Another surprise?

00:28 Well, some fans were left scratching their heads

00:31 after Tay seemed to hug everyone on the award show stage,

00:34 everyone but the Power of Love singer.

00:37 ♪ I'm your lady ♪

00:39 - Now I'm not mad at Taylor Swift at all,

00:43 but she did walk up on that stage

00:45 and hug everybody except Celine.

00:48 - Fans, including Shamar Moore, were concerned

00:50 Tay didn't pay Queen Celine her dues on stage.

00:54 - Just watch the Grammys.

00:55 I'm a little bit caught off guard.

00:59 What are we doing?

01:00 Oh, and the excitement, she didn't realize we were, no.

01:03 - But we're gonna chalk it up to Tay being lost

01:06 in the live TV moment.

01:07 - Thank you all.

01:08 (crowd cheering)

01:10 I love you right back.

01:12 - See, it was a one-two punch of a shock.

01:15 First, Celine's appearance wasn't announced

01:17 until she hit the stage, her first major public appearance

01:20 since announcing her diagnosis.

01:23 And second, Taylor made history in the moment,

01:25 becoming the first four-time winner

01:27 of the Grammys top honor.

01:29 - All I wanna do is keep being able to do this.

01:32 I love it so much.

01:34 - And how about history repeating itself here?

01:36 Rewind to 2013, Celine and Taylor

01:39 at the Billboard Music Awards,

01:41 handing over Tay's Artist of the Year trophy.

01:43 Yep, this time an onstage hug included.

01:47 - That's always really fun when award shows

01:48 turn into more of like a girls' night situation.

01:51 - But back to this Sunday, ET learned Celine

01:54 wanted to be part of music's biggest night

01:57 and was feeling good amid her struggle

01:59 with a neurological disorder.

02:00 - When I say that I'm happy to be here,

02:04 I really mean it.

02:08 - And it's worth pointing out another theory,

02:10 some Swifties suggesting Taylor wanted to play it safe

02:13 on stage out of concern for the ailing singer.

02:17 - Those who have been blessed enough to be here

02:21 at the Grammy Awards must never take for granted

02:26 the tremendous love and joy that music brings to our lives.

02:31 - I'm doing everything that I can to recuperate.

02:37 - Celine first shared her diagnosis over a year ago.

02:41 - People can die from complications from the disease.

02:44 It's serious.

02:45 - Dr. Tara Zier, who isn't treating Celine

02:48 but has stiff person syndrome herself,

02:50 told ET Celine is potentially facing

02:53 debilitating side effects.

02:55 - Many people with this condition

02:57 have difficulty with mobility

03:00 and require assisted aids for mobility

03:03 like walkers, wheelchairs.

03:06 Some people are bedridden.

03:08 They can have spasms so severe that they break bones,

03:12 dislocate joints, result in life-threatening

03:15 breathing problems.

03:16 - What we do know, Celine's appearance Sunday

03:18 earned roaring applause, a standing ovation,

03:22 and a joyful smile from her fellow songstress.

03:25 - I'm alive.

03:26 We have to live one day at a time.

03:29 (upbeat music)

03:31 (upbeat music)

03:34 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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