The 2024 Grammys, held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 4, turned the spotlight on musical excellence with dazzling history-making wins, introduction of exciting new categories, and stellar talent, affirming its status as music’s grandest night.
Guiding the award night’s festivities for the fourth consecutive time, the charming and witty Trevor Noah graced the 2024 Grammys stage, adding his signature humor to the evening. Among the standout winners were musical luminaries Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Boygenius, SZA, and Billie Eilish, each making their mark on the dazzling night.
Leading the pack with an impressive four trophies, Phoebe Bridgers, including three with her band, boygenius, emerged as a triumphant figure at the 2024 Grammys. Following closely were SZA, boygenius, Killer Mike, Victoria Monét, and the Barbie soundtrack, each securing three wins.
SZA, with an impressive nine nominations, stood as the most nominated artist, vying for coveted titles such as Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. Despite a history of 15 Grammy nominations, her solo win before this year’s gala was for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance in 2022 for “Kiss Me More.” However, the 2024 Grammys marked a turning point in her career, with notable wins, including Best R&B Song.
Not to be overshadowed, the awards spotlight shone brightly on Taylor Swift, who not only secured Album of the Year for “Midnights” but also triumphed in the Best Pop Vocal Album category, while surprising the audience with news of her next project, The Tortured Poets Department, slated for release on April 19. Swift also etched her name in the annals of Grammy history, becoming the first artist to clinch four Album of the Year prizes.
The night was filled with memorable moments – Tracy Chapman’s captivating performance of “Fast Car” alongside Luke Combs, Swift’s album announcement, and Joni Mitchell’s debut Grammy appearance.
The ceremony also unveiled three new Grammy categories – Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz Album, and Best Pop Dance Recording. These pioneering additions, part of a comprehensive update led by Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr., are aimed at making the GRAMMY Awards process “more fair, transparent and accurate”.
Check out the complete list of winners from the 2024 GRAMMYs.
RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Flowers,” Miley Cyrus
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“Midnights,” Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR
“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie,” Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Victoria Mone?t
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Jack Antonoff
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Theron Thomas
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Flowers,” Miley Cyrus
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“Ghost in the Machine,” SZA featuring Phoebe Bridgers
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
“Midnights,” Taylor Swift
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC RECORDING
“Rumble,” Skrillex, Fred again.. and Flowdan
BEST POP DANCE RECORDING
“Padam Padam,” Kylie Minogue
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC ALBUM
“Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022),” Fred again..
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
“Not Strong Enough,” boygenius
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
“72 Seasons,” Metallica
BEST ROCK SONG
“Not Strong Enough,” Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus, songwriters (boygenius)
BEST ROCK ALBUM
“This Is Why,” Paramore
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE
“This Is Why,” Paramore
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
“The Record,” boygenius
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“ICU,” Coco Jones
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
“Good Morning,” PJ Morton featuring Susan Carol
BEST R&B SONG
“Snooze,” Kenny B. Edmonds, Blair Ferguson, Khris Riddick-Tynes, Sola?na Rowe and Leon Thomas, songwriters (SZA)
BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM
“SOS,” SZA
BEST R&B ALBUM
“Jaguar II,” Victoria Mone?t
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
“Scientists & Engineers,” Killer Mike featuring Andre? 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane
BEST MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE
“All My Life,” Lil Durk featuring J. Cole
BEST RAP SONG
“Scientists & Engineers,” André Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore and Dion Wilson, songwriters (Killer Mike featuring Andre? 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane)
BEST RAP ALBUM
“Michael,” Killer Mike
BEST SPOKEN WORD POETRY ALBUM
“The Light Inside,” J. Ivy
BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE
“Tight,” Samara Joy
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
“How Love Begins,” Nicole Zuraitis
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
“The Winds of Change,” Billy Childs
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
“Basie Swings the Blues”, The Count Basie Orchestra directed by Scotty Barnhart
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
“El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2,” Miguel Zeno?n and Luis Perdomo
BEST ALTERNATIVE JAZZ ALBUM
“The Omnichord Real Book,” Meshell Ndegeocello
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
“Bewitched,” Laufey
BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
“As We Speak,” Be?la Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, featuring Rakesh Chaurasia
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
“Some Like It Hot,” Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks and NaTasha Yvette Williams, principal vocalists; Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Bryan Carter, Scott M. Riesett, Charlie Rosen and Marc Shaiman, producers; Scott Wittman, lyricist; Marc Shaiman, composer and lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
“White Horse,” Chris Stapleton
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“I Remember Everything,” Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves
BEST COUNTRY SONG
“White Horse,” Chris Stapleton and Dan Wilson, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
“Bell Bottom Country,” Lainey Wilson
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
“Eve Was Black,” Allison Russell
BEST AMERICANA PERFORMANCE
“Dear Insecurity,” Brandy Clark featuring Brandi Carlile
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
“Cast Iron Skillet,” Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit)
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
“Weathervanes,” Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
“City of Gold,” Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
“All My Love for You,” Bobby Rush
BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
“Blood Harmony,” Larkin Poe
BEST FOLK ALBUM
“Joni Mitchell at Newport (Live),” Joni Mitchell
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
“New Beginnings,” Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. and the Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band
“Live: Orpheum Theater Nola,” Lost Bayou Ramblers and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (tie)
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
“All Things,” Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG
“Your Power,” Lecrae and Tasha Cobbs Leonard
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
“All Things New: Live in Orlando,” Tye Tribbett
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
“Church Clothes 4,” Lecrae
BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
“Echoes of the South,” Blind Boys of Alabama
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
“X Mi? (Vol. 1),” Gaby Moreno
BEST MU?SICA URBANA ALBUM
“Mañana Será Bonito,” Karol G
BEST LATIN ROCK OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
“Vida Cotidiana,” Juanes
“De Todas Las Flores,” Natalia Lafourcade (tie)
BEST MU?SICA MEXICANA ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
“Génesis,” Peso Pluma
BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
“Siembra: 45° Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico, 14 de Mayo 2022),” Rube?n Blades con Roberto Delgado and Orquesta
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE
“Pashto,” Be?la Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain featuring Rakesh Chaurasia
BEST AFRICAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
“Water,” Tyla
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM
“This Moment,” Shakti
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
“Colors of Royal,” Julian Marley & Antaeus
BEST NEW AGE, AMBIENT OR CHANT ALBUM
“So She Howls,” Carla Patullo featuring Tonality and the Scorchio Quartet
BEST CHILDREN’S MUSIC ALBUM
“We Grow Together Preschool Songs,” 123 Andre?s
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
“What’s in a Name?”, Dave Chappelle
BEST AUDIOBOOK, NARRATION AND STORYTELLING RECORDING
“The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times,” Michelle Obama
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
“Barbie: The Album” (Various Artists)
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA (INCLUDES FILM AND TELEVISION)
“Oppenheimer,” Ludwig Go?ransson, composer
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VIDEO GAMES AND OTHER INTERACTIVE MEDIA
“Star Wars Jedi: Survivor,” Stephen Barton and Gordy Haab, composers
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie: The Album,” Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
“I’m Only Sleeping” (The Beatles), Em Cooper, video director; Jonathan Clyde, Sophie Hilton, Sue Loughlin and Laura Thomas, video producers
BEST MUSIC FILM
“Moonage Daydream” (David Bowie), Brett Morgen, video director; Brett Morgen, video producer
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
“Stumpwork,” Luke Brooks and James Theseus Buck, art directors (Dry Cleaning)
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
“For the Birds: The Birdsong Project,” Jeri Heiden and John Heiden, art directors (Various Artists)
Read our feature on “For the Birds.”
BEST ALBUM NOTES
“Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos,” Robert Gordon and Deanie Parker, album notes writers (Various Artists)
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
“Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos,” Robert Gordon, Deanie Parker, Cheryl Pawelski, Michele Smith and Mason Williams, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Michael Graves, restoration engineer (Various Artists)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
“Jaguar II,” John Kercy, Kyle Mann, Victoria Mone?t, Patrizio “Teezio” Pigliapoco, Neal H Pogue and Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer (Victoria Mone?t)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
“Contemporary American Composers,” David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti and Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Elaine Martone
BEST REMIXED RECORDING
“Wagging Tongue (Wet Leg Remix),” Wet Leg, remixers (Depeche Mode)
BEST IMMERSIVE AUDIO ALBUM
“The Diary of Alicia Keys,” George Massenburg and Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Alicia Keys and Ann Mincieli, immersive producers (Alicia Keys)
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
“Helena’s Theme,” John Williams, composer (John Williams)
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA
“Folsom Prison Blues,” John Carter Cash, Tommy Emmanuel, Markus Illko, Janet Robin and Roberto Luis Rodriguez, arrangers (The String Revolution featuring Tommy Emmanuel)
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS
“In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning,” Erin Bentlage, Jacob Collier, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye, Kendrick and Amanda Taylor, arrangers (sa?je Featuring Jacob Collier)
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
“Ade?s: Dante,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
BEST OPERA RECORDING
“Blanchard: Champion,” Yannick Ne?zet-Se?guin, conductor; Ryan Speedo Green, Latonia Moore and Eric Owens; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
“Saariaho: Reconnaissance,” Nils Schweckendiek, conductor (Uusinta Ensemble; Helsinki Chamber Choir)
BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
“Rough Magic,” Roomful of Teeth
BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
“The American Project,” Yuja Wang; Teddy Abrams, conductor (Louisville Orchestra)
BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUM
“Walking in the Dark,” Julia Bullock, soloist; Christian Reif, conductor (Philharmonia Orchestra)
BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
“Passion for Bach and Coltrane,” Alex Brown, Harlem Quartet, Imani Winds, Edward Perez, Neal Smith and A.B. Spellman; Silas Brown and Mark Dover, producers
BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
“Montgomery: Rounds,” Jessie Montgomery, composer (Awadagin Pratt, A Far Cry and Roomful of Teeth)
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