Taylor Swift wins Taylor Swift award

'If they had chosen someone else to give the Taylor Swift Award to, I'd be kind of bummed about it'

Taylor Swift kissing her Taylor Swift award at the BMI awards 2016 (Getty)

Every other week, Taylor Swift picks up some new award.

Despite having not released an album since 2014, the “Bad Blood” singer has won numerous trophies in 2016 and is nominated for Billboard’s Top Album award once again for 1989; she took home the exact same award last year for the exact same album.

Call me pessimistic, but it is almost like Swift is being nominated for these awards just to get her to attend the ceremony. Whatever the case, her latest achievement is by far the most ridiculous.

At the BMI pop awards in Los Angeles, Swift took home the Taylor Swift award, given to the 26-year-old in recognition of her "artistic talent and influence”.

Addressing the audience, she said while collecting get award: "If they had chosen someone else to give the Taylor Swift Award to, I'd be kind of bummed about it.”

The BMI - short for Broadcast Music, Inc - has only created an award dedicated to a singer once before, honouring Michael Jackson with the Michael Jackson Award in 1990. By that stage, Jackson had released Off The Wall, Thriller, and Bad.

Explaining why they decided to honour Swift, BMI vice president Barbara Cane described how the singer had "transformed pop culture”.

"She has had a profound impact, not only musically, but also through her personal conviction and commitment to create a standard that values and respects music for everyone.”

Other artists recognised at the awards included Mark Ronson, Jason Derulo and Flo Rida. Meanwhile, Swift was named as the highest earning musician of 2015 and is rumoured to cameo in the upcoming X-Men film.