Taylor Swift accepts the album of the year Grammy for "Midnights" on Sunday, February 4.
Celine Dion, whose performing career remains on hold as she lives with stiff person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder, presents the Grammy for album of the year. “When I say that I’m happy to be here, I really mean it from my heart,” Dion said after she took to the stage to roaring applause.
Miley Cyrus celebrates after her song "Flowers" won record of the year.
Actress Meryl Streep and her son-in-law, musician Mark Ronson, walk on stage to present the Grammy for record of the year.
Billy Joel performs his first new single in 17 years, "Turn the Lights Back On."
Victoria Monét accepts the Grammy for best new artist.
Burna Boy performs with backup dancers during the show.
Host Trevor Noah keeps everything moving along. This was his fourth straight year hosting the event.
Rapper Travis Scott performs a medley of songs.
Legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, center, performs "Both Sides, Now." It was the first time ever that Mitchell had performed at the Grammys.
Finneas and Billie Eilish embrace after they won the song of the year Grammy for "What Was I Made For?"
Rapper Jay-Z, with his daughter Blue Ivy Carter, accepts the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award. He used his speech to get some things off his chest, including the fact that his wife, Beyoncé, has never won album of the year despite having a record 32 Grammys.
Fantasia Barrino performs "Proud Mary" as a tribute to the late Tina Turner. Barrino was introduced by her mentor and one of Turner’s friends, Oprah Winfrey.
Winfrey referred to Turner, who died in May at the age of 83, as “our forever goddess of rock 'n' roll."
Annie Lennox gives an emotional performance of Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U." O'Connor died in July at the age of 56.
Stevie Wonder performs a tribute to Tony Bennett during the annual In Memoriam segment.
Jon Batiste pays tribute to the late music executive Clarence Avant as he sings two Bill Withers classics: "Lean on Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine."
Swift accepts the Grammy for best pop vocal album ("Midnights"). During her acceptance speech, she revealed that her next album, "The Tortured Poets Department," will be released in April.
Olivia Rodrigo performs her Grammy-nominated song "Vampire."
Jay-Z and Beyoncé kiss during the show.
Lizzo, right, presents SZA with the Grammy for best R&B song ("Snooze"). “Lizzo and I have been friends since 2013, when we were both on a tiny Red Bull tour together,” SZA explained. ”Opening up in small rooms for like a hundred people, and to be on the stage with her is so amazing. I’m so grateful.”
Lainey Wilson accepts the Grammy for best country album ("Bell Bottom Country").
Eilish and Finneas perform "What Was I Made For?" The song, from the "Barbie" soundtrack, later won the Grammy for song of the year.
Cyrus performs "Flowers" on stage. Earlier in the night, she won her first-ever Grammy.
Karol G accepts the Grammy for best música urbana album ("Mañana Será Bonito").
SZA performs "Snooze" and "Kill Bill" during the show.
Swift enjoys the show from the audience. She was often seen dancing to the various performances.
Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs perform Chapman's classic song "Fast Car" together. Chapman closed the 1989 show with the song.
Cyrus, right, is embraced by Mariah Carey after winning the Grammy for best pop solo performance. Cyrus won for her song "Flowers." It was her first-ever Grammy win.
Dua Lipa performs at the start of the live show.
Noah gives his opening monologue on the floor of the Crypto.com Arena. “Look at this room,” Noah said. “Look at these people. These people write the soundtrack to our life.”
From left, Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus — aka the supergroup boygenius — accept the Grammy for best rock song ("Not Strong Enough") before the live show.
Mitchell, center, accepts the Grammy for best folk album ("Joni Mitchell at Newport") before the live show. It was Mitchell's 10th Grammy win. She also has a lifetime achievement award.
Killer Mike accepts the award for best rap album ("Michael") before the live show. He won three Grammys, but he was also booked Sunday on a misdemeanor battery charge, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The department said he was detained and handcuffed for a physical altercation that took place on a block adjacent to the Crypto.comArena where the Grammys were held. “There was some confusion around which door my team and I should enter,” the rapper said in a statement the next day. “We experienced an over-zealous security guard.” He expressed confidence that he would be cleared of wrongdoing.
In pictures: The 2024 Grammy Awards
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Taylor Swift made history, SZA brought tears and hugs to the stage, while Fantasia had people on their feet at the 66th Grammy Awards on Sunday.
Recording Academy voters, the organization behind the Grammys, recognized a range of top artists with golden gramophone trophies in the top four awards; Swift became the first artist to win the Grammy for album of the year four times with “Midnights,” Miley Cyrus won for record of the year for “Flowers,” Billie Eilish won for song of the year for “What Was I Made For?” and R&B singer/songwriter Victoria Monét won best new artist.
The nominees in several top fields can be found below. Winners are indicated in bold, with the full list of winners in all 94 Grammy categories found here.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Boygenius - “The Record”
Janelle Monáe - “The Age of Pleasure”
Jon Batiste - “World Music Radio”
Lana Del Rey - “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd”
Miley Cyrus - “Endless Summer Vacation”
Olivia Rodrigo - “Guts”
SZA - “SOS”
Taylor Swift - “Midnights” - *WINNER
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Billie Eilish - “What Was I Made For?”
Boygenius - “Not Strong Enough”
Jon Batiste - “Worship”
Miley Cyrus - “Flowers” - *WINNER
Olivia Rodrigo - “Vampire”
SZA - “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift - “Anti-Hero”
Victoria Monét - “On My Mama”
SONG OF THE YEAR
Billie Eilish - “What Was I Made For?” - *WINNER
Dua Lipa - “Dance the Night”
Jon Batiste - “Butterfly”
Lana Del Rey - “A&W”
Miley Cyrus - “Flowers”
Olivia Rodrigo - “Vampire”
SZA - “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift - “Anti-Hero”
BEST NEW ARTIST
Victoria Monét - *WINNER
Gracie Abrams.
Fred again..
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Coco Jones
Noah Kahan
The War and Treaty
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Kelly Clarkson, “Chemistry”
Miley Cyrus, “Endless Summer Vacation”
Olivia Rodrigo, “GUTS”
Ed Sheeran, - (Subtract)
Taylor Swift, “Midnights” - *WINNER
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Billie Eilish - “What Was I Made For?”
Doja Cat - “Paint the Town Red”
Miley Cyrus - “Flowers” - *WINNER
Olivia Rodrigo - “Vampire”
Taylor Swift - “Anti-Hero”
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Labrinth Featuring Billie Eilish - “Never Felt So Alone”
Lana Del Rey Featuring Jon Batiste - “Candy Necklace”
Miley Cyrus Featuring Brandi Carlile - “Thousand Miles”
SZA Featuring Phoebe Bridgers - “Ghost in the Machine” - *WINNER
Taylor Swift Featuring Ice Spice - “Karma”
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Jack Antonoff - *WINNER
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II,
Hit Boy
Metro Boomin
Daniel Nigro
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Shane McAnally
Theron Thomas - *WINNER
Justin Tranter
BEST RAP ALBUM
Drake & 21 Savage - “Her Loss”
Killer Mike - “Michael” - *WINNER
Metro Boomin - “Heroes & Villains”
Nas - “King’s Disease III”
Travis Scott - “Utopia”
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
Baby Keem ft. Kendrick Lamar - “The Hillbillies”
Black Thought - “Love Letter”
Coi Leray - “Players”
Drake & 21 Savage - “Rich Flex”
Killer Mike ft. André 3000 - “Scientists & Engineers” - *WINNER
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Brothers Osborne - “Brothers Osborne”
Kelsea Ballerini - “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat”
Lainey Wilson - “Bell Bottom Country” - *WINNER
Tyler Childers - “Rustin’ in the Rain”
Zach Bryan - “Zach Bryan”
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Brandy Clark - “Buried”
Chris Stapleton - “White Horse” - *WINNER
Dolly Parton - “The Last Thing on My Mind”
Luke Combs - “Fast Car”
Tyler Childers - “In Your Love”
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Foo Fighters - “But Here We Are”
Greta Van Fleet - “Starcatcher”
Metallica - “72 Seasons”
Paramore - “This Is Why” - *WINNER
Queens of the Stone Age - “In Times New Roman…”
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Arctic Monkeys - “Sculptures of Anything Goes”
Black Pumas - “More Than a Love Song”
Boygenius - “Not Strong Enough”- *WINNER
Foo Fighters - “Rescued”
Metallica - “Lux Æterna”
BEST R&B ALBUM
Babyface - “Girls Night Out”
Coco Jones - “What I Didn’t Tell You”
Emily King - “Special Occasion”
Summer Walker - “Clear 2: Soft Life EP”
Victoria Monét - “Jaguar II” - *WINNER
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Chris Brown - “Summer Too Hot”
Coco Jones - “ICU”- *WINNER
Robert Glasper Featuring Sir & Alex Isley - “Back to Love”
SZA - “Kill Bill”
Victoria Monét - “How Does It Make You Feel”
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Arctic Monkeys - “The Car”
Boygenius - “The Record” - *WINNER
Gorillaz - “Cracker Island”
Lana Del Rey - “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd”
PJ Harvey - “I Inside the Old Year Dying”
BEST AFRICAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
ASAKE & Olamide, “Amapiano”
Burns Boy, “City Boys”
David Featuring Must Keys, “UNAVAILABLE”
Ayra Starr, “Rush”
Tyla, “Water”- *WINNER
BEST SCORE OR SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA (Includes Film and Televison)
“Barbie,” Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, composers
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Ludwig Göransson, composer
“The Fabelmans,” John Williams, composer
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” John Williams, composer
“Oppenheimer,” Ludwig Göransson, composer - *WINNER
