Grammys 2024
Women dominated the 66th edition of the Grammys, which was held once again at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles while being aired live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
In recent years, the Grammys have been criticized for overlooking female artists, but change seems to finally be taking root with this year’s focus on women in music.
Notable highlights include Taylor Swift’s 4th win for ‘Album of the Year’ for her album “Midnights,” where she became the first artist to win in this category four times–beating out Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, and Paul Simon, who had 3 each. She used this opportunity to announce the debut of her newest album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” which will be released on April 19th, 2024.
Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell won ‘Song of the Year’ for “What Was I Made For?”, their hit song off Greta Gerwig’s Barbie soundtrack also winning Best Song Written for Visual Media. On the whole, the Barbie soundtrack took home the win for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. In a similar vein, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer won Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.
Miley Cyrus won her first Grammy for her song “Flowers”, taking home the award for ‘Best Pop Solo Performance’, and Jay-Z called out the Grammys for not honoring his wife with Album of the Year, despite her 32 awards, while accepting the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award. The performances this year were done by SZA, Eilish, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, Burna Boy, and even long-time legends Joni Mitchell and Tracy Chapman.
The R&B singer and songwriter Victoria Monét won three prizes, including ‘Best New Artist’, while boygenius, an indie-rock supergroup that sold out venues like Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl, won three awards, with one of its members, Phoebe Bridgers, notably taking home a fourth, which was more than any other artist at this year’s ceremony. The Grammy’s also added a new category, Best African Music Performance, with its inaugural winner being Tyla for the song ‘Water.’
Find the full winners list here.
Sources: The New York Times, CBS News
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Women dominated the 66th edition of the Grammys, which was held once again at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles while being aired live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
In recent years, the Grammys have been criticized for overlooking female artists, but change seems to finally be taking root with this year’s focus on women in music.
Notable highlights include Taylor Swift’s 4th win for ‘Album of the Year’ for her album “Midnights,” where she became the first artist to win in this category four times–beating out Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, and Paul Simon, who had 3 each. She used this opportunity to announce the debut of her newest album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” which will be released on April 19th, 2024.
Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell won ‘Song of the Year’ for “What Was I Made For?”, their hit song off Greta Gerwig’s Barbie soundtrack also winning Best Song Written for Visual Media. On the whole, the Barbie soundtrack took home the win for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. In a similar vein, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer won Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.
Miley Cyrus won her first Grammy for her song “Flowers”, taking home the award for ‘Best Pop Solo Performance’, and Jay-Z called out the Grammys for not honoring his wife with Album of the Year, despite her 32 awards, while accepting the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award. The performances this year were done by SZA, Eilish, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, Burna Boy, and even long-time legends Joni Mitchell and Tracy Chapman.
The R&B singer and songwriter Victoria Monét won three prizes, including ‘Best New Artist’, while boygenius, an indie-rock supergroup that sold out venues like Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl, won three awards, with one of its members, Phoebe Bridgers, notably taking home a fourth, which was more than any other artist at this year’s ceremony. The Grammy’s also added a new category, Best African Music Performance, with its inaugural winner being Tyla for the song ‘Water.’
Find the full winners list here.
Sources: The New York Times, CBS News
