Grammys 2024: Taylor Swift’s record-breaking “Album of the Year” feat; Check full winners list

The 66th Grammy Awards ceremony took place in downtown Los Angeles at the Crypto.com Arena with Taylor Swift making history by winning “Album Of The Year” award for “Midnights”. This is the fourth time the singer-songwriter won the award. Earlier, she won for “Fearless,” “1989” and “Folklore”.

Swift in her acceptance speech, acknowledge both her producer Jack Antonoff—who had already won the Grammy for “Producer of the Year” and collaborator Lana Del Rey, who was also nominated for “Album Of The Year for”. She called Antonoff “a once in a generation producer” and Del Rey “a legacy artist, a legend in her prime right now.”

“I would love to tell you that this is the best moment of my life, but I feel this happy when I finish a song, or when I crack to code to a bridge I love, or when I’m shortlisting a music video, or when I’m rehearsing with my dancers or my band, or getting ready to go to Tokyo to play a show. For me the award is the work. All I wanna do is keep being able to do this. I love it so much, it makes me so happy,” She added.

Other notable winners included Miley Cyrus, who took home “Record of the Year” for her hit song “Flowers,” Victoria Monét honored as the “New Artist of the Year,” and the song “What Was I Made For?” from the film “Barbie,” winning “Song of the Year” with credits to Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell.

Prior to the Primetime Ceremony, SZA, Boygenius, and Victoria Monét had already secured multiple wins, reflecting their exceptional contributions to the music industry.

This year, the Recording Academy introduced three new categories for the 2024 edition of the Grammys. These included African Music Performance, won by South African artist Tyla, Alternative Jazz Album, claimed by Meshell Ndegeocello, and Pop Dance Recording, awarded to Kylie Minogue.

Trevor Noah hosted the Primetime Ceremony, which was broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.

Here is full list of winners:
Album of the Year—“Midnights” — Taylor Swift
Record of the Year—“Flowers” — Miley Cyrus

New Artist—Victoria Monét
Song of the Year—“What Was I Made For?” [From “Barbie”] — Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
Pop Vocal Album—“Midnights” — Taylor Swift
R&B Song—“Snooze” — Kenny B. Edmonds, Blair Ferguson, Khris Riddick-Tynes, Solána Rowe & Leon Thomas, songwriters (SZA)
Country Album—“Bell Bottom Country” — Lainey Wilson
Música Urbana Album—“Mañana Será Bonito” — Karol G
Pop Solo Performance—“Flowers” — Miley Cyrus
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical—Jack Antonoff
Producer of the Year, Classical—Elaine Martone
Engineered Album, Classical—“Contemporary American Composers” — David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Bluegrass Album—“City of Gold” — Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
Contemporary Instrumental Album—“As We Speak” — Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia
Jazz Instrumental Album—“The Winds of Change” — Billy Child
Jazz Performance—“Tight” — Samara Joy
Progressive R&B Album—“SOS” — SZA
R&B Performance—“ICU” — Coco Jones
Contemporary Classical Composition—“Montgomery: Rounds” — Jessie Montgomery, composer (Awadagin Pratt, A Far Cry & Roomful of Teeth)
Classical Compendium—“Passion for Bach and Coltrane” — Alex Brown, Harlem Quartet, Imani Winds, Edward Perez, Neal Smith & A.B. Spellman; Silas Brown & Mark Dover, producers
Classical Solo Vocal Album—“Walking in the Dark” — Julia Bullock, soloist; Christian Reif, conductor (Philharmonia Orchestra)

Classical Instrumental Solo—“The American Project” — Yuja Wang; Teddy Abrams, conductor (Louisville Orchestra)
Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance—“Rough Magic” — Roomful of Teeth
Choral Performance—“Saariaho: Reconnaissance” — Nils Schweckendiek, conductor (Uusinta Ensemble; Helsinki Chamber Choir)
Opera Recording—“Blanchard: Champion” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Ryan Speedo Green, Latonia Moore & Eric Owens; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; the Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Orchestral Performance—“Adès: Dante” — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals—“In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning” — Erin Bentlage, Jacob Collier, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje Featuring Jacob Collier)
Regional Roots Music Album—“New Beginnings” — Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band
“Live: Orpheum Theater Nola” — Lost Bayou Ramblers & Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Folk Album—“Joni Mitchell at Newport [Live]” — Joni Mitchell
Country Duo/Group Performance—“I Remember Everything” — Zach Bryan Featuring Kacey Musgraves
Jazz Vocal Album—“How Love Begins” — Nicole Zuraitis
Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella—“Folsom Prison Blues” — John Carter Cash, Tommy Emmanuel, Markus Illko, Janet Robin & Roberto Luis Rodriguez, arrangers (The String Revolution Featuring Tommy Emmanuel)
Instrumental Composition—“Helena’s Theme” — John Williams, composer (John Williams)
Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording—“The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times” — Michelle Obama
Children’s Music Album—“We Grow Together Preschool Songs” — 123 Andrés
New Age, Ambient or Chant Album—“So She Howls” — Carla Patullo Featuring Tonality and the Scorchio Quartet
Reggae Album—“Colors of Royal” — Julian Marley & Antaeus
Latin Rock or Alternative Album—“Vida Cotidiana” — Juanes
“De Todas las Flores” — Natalia Lafourcade
Latin Pop Album—“X Mí (Vol. 1)” — Gaby Moreno
Alternative Jazz Album—“The Omnichord Real Book” — Meshell Ndegeocello
Latin Jazz Album—“El Arte del Bolero Vol. 2” — Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo
Large Jazz Ensemble Album—“Basie Swings the Blues” — The Count Basie Orchestra Directed by Scotty Barnhart
Historical Album—“Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos” — Robert Gordon, Deanie Parker, Cheryl Pawelski, Michele Smith & Mason Williams, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Michael Graves, restoration engineer (Various Artists)
Album Notes—“Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos” — Robert Gordon & Deanie Parker, album notes writers (Various Artists)
Boxed or Special Limited-Edition Package—“For the Birds: The Birdsong Project” — Jeri Heiden & John Heiden, art directors (Various Artists)
Recording Package—“Stumpwork” — Luke Brooks & James Theseus Buck, art directors (Dry Cleaning)
Comedy Album—“What’s in a Name?” — Dave Chappelle
Alternative Music Album—“The Record” — Boygenius
Alternative Music Performance—“This Is Why” — Paramore
Rock Album—“This Is Why” — Paramore
Rock Song—“Not Strong Enough” — Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers & Lucy Dacus, songwriters (Boygenius)
Metal Performance—“72 Seasons” — Metallica
Rock Performance—“Not Strong Enough” — boygenius
Musical Theater Album—“Some Like It Hot” — Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks & NaTasha Yvette Williams, principal vocalists; Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Bryan Carter, Scott M. Riesett, Charlie Rosen & Marc Shaiman, producers; Scott Wittman, lyricist; Marc Shaiman, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Traditional Pop Vocal Album—“Bewitched” — Laufey
Global Music Album—“This Moment” — Shakti
African Music Performance—“Water” — Tyla
Global Music Performance—“Pashto” — Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia
Spoken Word Poetry Album—“The Light Inside” — J. Ivy
Rap Album—“Michael” — Killer Mike
Rap Song—“Scientists & Engineers” — Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane)
Melodic Rap Performance—“All My Life” — Lil Durk Featuring J. Cole
Rap Performance—“Scientists & Engineers” — Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane
R&B Album—“Jaguar II” — Victoria Monét
Traditional R&B Performance—“Good Morning” — PJ Morton Featuring Susan Carol
Gospel Performance/Song—“All Things” — Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical—Theron Thomas
Roots Gospel Album—“Echoes of the South” — Blind Boys of Alabama
Contemporary Christian Music Album—“Church Clothes 4” — Lecrae
Gospel Album—“All Things New: Live in Orlando” — Tye Tribbett
Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song—“Your Power” — Lecrae & Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Contemporary Blues Album—“Blood Harmony” — Larkin Poe
Traditional Blues Album—“All My Love for You” — Bobby Rush
Americana Album—“Weathervanes” — Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
American Roots Song—“Cast Iron Skillet” — Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit)
Americana Performance—“Dear Insecurity” — Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile
American Roots Performance—“Eve Was Black” — Allison Russell
Country Song—“White Horse” — Chris Stapleton & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)
Country Solo Performance—“White Horse” — Chris Stapleton
Immersive Audio Album—“The Diary of Alicia Keys” — George Massenburg & Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Alicia Keys & Ann Mincieli, immersive producers (Alicia Keys)
Remixed Recording—“Wagging Tongue (Wet Leg Remix)” — Wet Leg, remixers (Depeche Mode)
Engineered Album, Non-Classical—“Jaguar II” — John Kercy, Kyle Mann, Victoria Monét, Patrizio “Teezio” Pigliapoco, Neal H. Pogue & Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer (Victoria Monét)
Music Film—“Moonage Daydream” — David Bowie; Brett Morgen, video director; Brett Morgen, video producer
Music Video—“I’m Only Sleeping” — The Beatles; Em Cooper, video director; Jonathan Clyde, Sophie Hilton, Sue Loughlin & Laura Thomas, video producers
Song Written for Visual Media—“What Was I Made For?” [From “Barbie: The Album”] — Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media—“Star Wars Jedi: Survivor” — Stephen Barton & Gordy Haab, composers
Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)—“Oppenheimer” — Ludwig Göransson, composer
Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media—“Barbie: The Album” — Various Artists
Tropical Latin Album—“Siembra: 45º Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico, 14 de Mayo 2022)” — Rubén Blades con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)—“Génesis — Peso Pluma
Pop Dance Recording—“Padam Padam” — Kylie Minogue
Dance/Electronic Music Album—“Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)” — Fred again..
Pop Duo/Group Performance—“Ghost in the Machine” — SZA Featuring Phoebe Bridgers
Dance/Electronic Recording—“Rumble” — Skrillex, Fred again.. & Flowdan

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