The move appeared to be inspired by a scandal from January’s Golden Globe Awards ceremony, when Taylor was glimpsed chatting with her longtime pal Selena Gomez.

A forensic lip reader later told DailyMail.com that the two singers were gossiping about Selena’s fears about potentially ‘upsetting’ Kylie Jenner by asking her boyfriend — and Selena’s former costar — Timothée Chalamet for a joint selfie.

Taylor Swift seems to be more cautious than ever after she was seen covering her lips while chatting with her friends and collaborators Lana Del Rey and Jack Antonoff on Sunday at the 2024 Grammy Awards

The 34-year-old pop superstar held up a black folding fan over her face while carrying on a discreet conversation with the Bleachers musician at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles

The move appeared to be inspired by a scandal from January’s Golden Globe Awards ceremony, when Taylor was glimpsed chatting with her longtime pal Selena Gomez

Taylor — who was among the evening’s best-dressed stars — wasn’t taking any chances this time around, and her fans were quick to spot the reference and shared some hilarious reactions to the secretive move on social media.

During the Grammys broadcast, Taylor — who has lately been the subject of deranged right-wing conspiracy theories — was seen unfolding an elegant black fan.

It’s unclear if she brought it along to poke fun at the previous lip-reading intrigue, or if it was merely an accessory for her stunning white Schiaparelli corset dress, which she contrasted with black gloves reaching to her upper arms.

The Anti-Hero singer was complemented by her friend — and occasional duet partner Lana Del Rey — who also carried a black fan.

The two singer–songwriters were seen holding up the fans in front of their faces as they chatted during some downtime between awards presentations.

Lana was dressed in a sheer black dress and also had on short sheer black gloves, which complemented the lacy black fans.

Taylor was also seated near her regular producer and co-songwriter Jack Antonoff, who went tie-free with a black tux and eyeglasses with large frames.

He leaned in to hear the Folklore singer better, and Taylor held the fan out over her mouth to obscure whatever she was saying.

Although she wasn’t leaving anything to chance, it didn’t appear to have dampened Taylor’s mood at all, as she could be seen beaming ear to ear in the audience.

During the Grammys broadcast, Taylor — who has lately been the subject of deranged right-wing conspiracy theories — was seen unfolding an elegant black fan

Taylor was also seated near her regular producer and co-songwriter Jack Antonoff, who went tie-free with a black tux and eyeglasses with large frames

He leaned in to hear the Folklore singer better, and Taylor held the fan out over her mouth to obscure whatever she was saying

Her previous awards show gossip snafu began when her good friend Selena Gomez was seen gossiping with her at the Golden Globe Awards in January

Forensic lipreader Jeremy Freeman has exclusively uncovered the trio’s conversation for DailyMail.com. He alleged that Selena, 31, was denied a photo with Timothée Chalamet, 28, and claimed she feared ‘upsetting’ him and Kylie Jenner, 26

Grammy Awards 2024 winners: AT A GLANCE

Album Of The Year: Taylor Swift – Midnights

Record Of The Year: Miley Cyrus – Flowers

Song Of The Year: Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For?

Taylor Swift made history as she earned her fourth Album Of The Year award at the Grammy Awards 2024

 

Best New Artist: Victoria Monet

Best Pop Solo Performance: Miley Cyrus – Flowers

Best Pop Vocal Album: Taylor Swift – Midnights

Best R&B Song: SZA – Snooze

Best Country Albim: Lainey Wilson – Bell Bottom Country

Best Música Urbana Album: Karol G – Mañana Será Bonito

 

Her previous awards show gossip snafu began when her good friend Selena Gomez was seen gossiping with her at the Golden Globe Awards in January.

Forensic lipreader Jeremy Freeman has exclusively uncovered the trio’s conversation for DailyMail.com. He alleged that Selena, 31, was denied a photo with Timothée Chalamet, 28, and claimed she feared ‘upsetting’ him and Kylie Jenner, 26.

Freeman said Selena dished to Taylor and Keleigh: ‘He didn’t want a picture with me, he said no’ with Keleigh responding: ‘Timothée?’

Taylor then whispered in Selena’s ear, with the Only Murders In The Building actress allegedly saying: ‘I tried, I couldn’t, it’ll upset ’em.’

Selena and Timothee previously starred as love interests in Woody Allen’s film A Rainy Day In New York back in 2018.

Fans quickly began to analyze the clip and claimed Selena was detailing how she asked the Wonka star for a photo — but Kylie allegedly said no.

DailyMail.com contacted representatives for Gomez and Jenner for comment at the time.

After Taylor’s latest display, fans were ready to poke fun at the secretive look on social media.

One person shared a photo of Anne Hathaway laughing maniacally while holding a similar black fan, captioning it ‘Taylor at the #grammys.’

Another person suggested one should ‘bring a large fan’ if planning to ‘talk s***’ in public.

Another user joked that Taylor was a ‘whole other level of famous’ if she required a fan to gossip

After Taylor’s latest display, fans were ready to poke fun at the secretive look on social media. One person shared a photo of Anne Hathaway laughing maniacally while holding a similar black fan, captioning it ‘Taylor at the #grammys’

Another person suggested one should ‘bring a large fan’ if planning to ‘talk s***’ in public

Another user joked that Taylor was a ‘whole other level of famous’ if she required a fan to gossip

Another person suggested trying to pass notes

‘I’m surprised they aren’t passing notes so nobody tries reading their lips!’ added one user of X (formerly Twitter).

Taylor has lately been a fixture on the broadcasts of several of her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s football games with the Kansas City Chiefs, and a fan joked that ‘She’s learning from NFL playcallers.’

One user declared that Taylor ‘said no lip syncing trolls tonight.’

Another joked that ‘it’s over for the lip readers’ after the latest escalation.

According to one fan, the reason the folding fan was even necessary was ‘bc yall dont let her LIVE.’

One commenter marveled that Taylor is ‘always full of tricks.’

‘NO LIP READING TONIGHT!!!’ gloated one of her supporters. ‘Tay Tays got the fan tonight!’

Another person dubbed the black fan ‘#thefanofsecrets,’ as if it was a relic from a fantasy novel.

Later in the evening, Taylor won her 13th Grammy for best pop vocal album for her hit LP Midnights.

During her acceptance speech, she revealed that a new album is on the way, shocking her fans.

‘I want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret that I have been keeping from you for the last two years, which is that my brand-new album comes out April 19th,’ she shared.

‘It’s called The Tortured Poet’s Department. I’m going to go and post the cover right now backstage.’

The cover featured a sultry black-and-white photo of Taylor lying on a fluffy white pillow while wearing a sheer black cropped tank top and black shorts.

The 2024 Grammy Awards are honoring music’s brightest stars at the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles.

Hosted by Trevor Noah, this year’s celebration airs live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and its streaming service Paramount+.

SZA tops the nominations with a total of nine nods, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song Of The Year. Taylor Swift follows close behind with six nominations, and will also be competing against SZA in the three aforementioned categories.

The majority of Swift’s nominations were for her acclaimed album Midnights and its single Anti-Hero, which earned some of the best reviews of her career.

Later in the evening, Taylor won her 13th Grammy for best pop vocal album for her hit LP Midnights. During her acceptance speech, she revealed that a new album is on the way, shocking her fans

‘I want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret that I have been keeping from you for the last two years, which is that my brand-new album comes out April 19th. It’s called The Tortured Poet’s Department. I’m going to go and post the cover right now backstage’

Taylor has lately been a fixture on the broadcasts of several of her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s football games with the Kansas City Chiefs, and a fan joked that ‘She’s learning from NFL playcallers’

One user declared that Taylor ‘said no lip syncing trolls tonight’

Another joked that ‘it’s over for the lip readers’ after the latest escalation

According to one fan, the reason the folding fan was even necessary was ‘bc yall dont let her LIVE’

That track is up for Record of the Year, a category that honors the artists who recorded the song and its producers and engineers, as well as for the Song of the Year category, which honors songwriters. SZA’s track Kill Bill has also been nominated in both categories.

Swift has already made history in the Album of the Year category, currently tied for three previous wins with music legends Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder.

However, she is now poised to become the first-ever person to win the category four times if Midnights ends up victorious this year.

Billie Eilish and Miley Cyrus are also both up for six awards. Eilish’s nominations include Song and Record of the Year for her hit single from the Barbie soundtrack, What Was I Made For?

Cyrus has the chance to win her first ever Grammy this year with her nominations.

Her track Flowers is up for Record and Song of the Year, while her album Endless Summer Vacation has been nominated for Album of the Year.

Olivia Rodrigo is another major name in competition for a trophy.

Olivia — who has already won three Grammys — has been nominated for six awards this year, including Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year.

Other major nominees include jazz crossover artist Jon Batiste, the trio Boygenius (made up of Phoebe Bridges, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker), Lana Del Rey, Janelle Monáe and Victoria Monét, who was nominated for Best New Artist and multiple awards for her album Jaguar II and its singles.

One commenter marveled that Taylor is ‘always full of tricks’

‘NO LIP READING TONIGHT!!!’ gloated one of her supporters. ‘Tay Tays got the fan tonight!’

Another person dubbed the black fan ‘#thefanofsecrets,’ as if it was a relic from a fantasy novel

Some fans noted that Taylor’s mouth obscurer perfectly matched her ensemble

In addition to the big names celebrating career achievements, a host of celebrities are set to be presenting at the show.

Christina Aguilera, Lenny Kravitz, Lionel Richie, Mark Ronson, Maluma, Meryl Steep, Samara Joy, Taylor Tomlinson and Oprah Winfrey have all been announced as presenters.

Audience members and viewers alike will also be treated to an array of incredible performances, with Billie Eilish, Billy Joel, Burna Boy, Dua Lipa, Luke Combs, Olivia Rodrigo, SZA, Travis Scott and U2 slated to perform.

Folk music icon Joni Mitchell will also be performing for the first time ever at the Grammy awards this year. She too is up for an award for Best Folk Album Category for Joni Mitchel AT Newport [Live].