The Grammys is an award ceremony dedicated to music achievements over the years by the Recording Academy. The ceremony first started on May 4th, 1959, and it has occurred yearly since then. This year, on February 5th marked the 66th annual awards of the 2024 Grammys.
The 2024 Grammys consisted of 98 categories. Following Pop, Rock, Metal, Country, Latin, R&B, Jazz, Gospel, Classical, and many more. These are a few of the nominees, winners, performances and albums of the year:
- Album of the Year:
“Midnights” Taylor Swift – Winner
“SOS” SZA
“Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd” Lana Del Rey
“Age of Pleasure” Janelle Monáe
“The Record” Boygenius
“Guts” Olivia Rodrigo
“World Music Radio” Jon Batiste
“Endless Summer Vacation” Miley Cyrus
“Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to do what I love so much!” Taylor Swift exclaimed.
- Celine Dion made a rare appearance at the Grammys announcing Taylor Swift’s award.
- Along with Taylor winning Album of the Year, Taylor also announced a new album called “The Tortured Poets Department,” coming out on April 19th, 2024.
- This year marked Taylor winning her 4th grammy in a row, surpassing Frank Sinatra, who had 3 Album of the Year awards.
- Record of the Year:
“Flowers” Miley Cyrus – Winner
“What Was I Made For?” Billie Eilish
“Vampire” Olivia Rodrigo
“Anti-Hero” Taylor Swift
“Worship” Jon Batiste
“On My Mama” Victoria Monét
“Not Strong Enough” Boygenius
“Kill Bill” SZA
“I want to thank everyone who was standing on the stage, Tom, Tyler, Michael, Greg. Our teams, Crush, Columbia, my mommy, my sister, my love,” Miley Cyrus said.
- Mariah Carey also made an appearance at the Grammys to announce Miley’s award for Record of the Year
- Song of the Year:
“What Was I Made For?” Billie Eilish – Winner
“Kill Bill” SZA
“Anti-Hero” Taylor Swift
“Dance the Night” Dua Lipa
“Flowers” Miley Cyrus
“Butterfly” Jon Batiste
“Vampire” Olivia Rodrigo
“A&W” Lana Del Rey
“Thank you to my brother who is my best friend in the world and makes me the person I am today,” Billie Eilish said.
- Best New Artist:
Victoria Monét – Winner
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Gracie Abrams
Coco Jones
Fred Again..
The War and Treaty
Noah Kahan
“I would like to thank my team of visionaries who could see through that soil,” Monét said.
- Best Pop Solo Performance:
“Flowers” Miley Cyrus – Winner
“Vampire” Olivia Rodrigo
“What Was I Made For?” Billie Eilish
“Anti-Hero” Taylor Swift
“Paint the Town Red” Doja Cat
“This song ‘Flowers’ is my butterfly. Thank you.” Miley Cyrus said.
- Olivia Rodrigo preformed “Vampire” live at the 66th annual awards.
- Best Pop Group/Duo Performance:
“Ghost in the Machine” SZA featuring Phoebe Bridgers – Winner
“Karma” Taylor Swift featuring Ice Spice
“Candy Necklace” Lana Del Rey featuring Jon Batiste
“Never Felt So Alone” Labrinth featuring Billie Eilish
“Thousand Miles” Miley Cyrus featuring Brandi Carlile
“I would like to thank my parents, my mom and my dad,” SZA said.
- Producer of the Year, non-classical:
Jack Antonoff – Winner
Daniel Nigro
Hit Boy
Metro Boomin
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
“I love all you guys and this means a lot to me,” Jack Antonoff said.
- Best R&B Album:
“Jaguar II” Victoria Monét – Winner
“Clear 2: Soft Life EP” Summer Walker
“What I Didn’t Tell You” Coco Jones
“Girls Night Out” Babyface
“Special Occasion” Emily King
- Best R&B Performance:
“ICU” Coco Jones – Winner
“How Does It Make You Feel” Victoria Monét
“Kill Bill” SZA
“Summer Too Hot” Chris Brown
“Back to Love” Rober Glasper Featuring Sir & Alex Isley
“I’m really soaking it in right now looking at this award thinking about my vision board,” Coco Jones said backstage.
- Best Rap Album:
“Michael” Killer Mike – Winner
“Heroes & Villans” Metro Boomin
“Her Loss” Drake & 21 Savage
“Utopia” Travis Scott
“King’s Disease III” Nas
- Best Rap Performance:
“Scientists & Engineers” Killer Mike Feat. André 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane – Winner
“Players” Coi Leray
“The Hillbillies” Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Love Letter” Black Thought
“Rich Flex” Drake and 21 Savage
“I want to thank LMA, Vista, Adam, Tom, Todd, Ryan, all of you guys,” Kiler Mike said.
- Best Rock Album:
“This is Why” Paramore – Winner
“72 Seasons” Metallica
“But Here We Are” Foo Fighters
“In Times New Roman…” Queens of the Stone Age
“Starcatcher” Greta Van Fleet
- Best Rock Performance:
“Not Strong Enough” Boygenius – Winner
“Rescued” Foo Fighters
“Sculptures of Anything Goes” Artic Monkeys
“Lux Æterna” Metallica
“More Than a Love Song” Black Pumas
“Thank you to our band, thank you to everyone that contributed to the record, I just want to say that well, music saved my life,” Lucy Dacus said.
- Best Country Album:
“Bell Bottom Country” Lainey Wilson – Winner
“Zach Bryan” Zach Bryan
“Rolling Up the Welcome Mat” Kelsea Ballerini
“Brothers Osborne” Brothers Osborne
“Rustin’ in the Rain” Tyler Childers
“God bless every single one of y’all, thank you Jesus, thank you to the recording community, and thank you to my fans,” Lainey Wilson said.
- Best Country Solo Performance:
“White Horse” Chris Stapelton – Winner
“Fast Car” Luke Combs
“Buried” Brandy Clark
“In Your Love” Tyler Childers
“The Last Thing on My Mind” Dolly Parton
- Best Alternative Album:
“The Record” Boygenius – Winner
“Cracker Island” Gorillaz
“The Car” Artic Monkeys
“I Inside the Old Year Dying” PJ Harvey
“Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd” Lana Del Rey
“Mom, thank you for everything, I love you,” Phoebe Bridgers said.
- Best Música Urbana Album
“MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO” Karol G – Winner
“DATA” Tainy
“SATURNO” Rauw Alejandro
“Thank you so much, I promise you to give you my best always,” Karol G says.
- Some other interesting things that happened at the Grammys include:
-Jay Z going up on stage along with his daughter Blue Ivy to accept the award for the Dr. Dre Global Impact. “Thank you to the Black music collective for all the work you guys do,” Jay Z applauded.
-Billie Joel preformed his first written song, “Turn The Lights Back On”
-Joni Mitchel performed at the Grammy’s for the first time this year.
There were surprises, and meaningful moments that left the crowd in tears, resulting in a successful ceremony.
