This morning, the 66th Grammy Awards is taking place at Crypto.com Stadium in Los Angeles, USA with the participation of a series of famous stars. Grammy is considered the world's most prestigious music award to honor outstanding works and artists of the year. The 2024 Grammy Awards is predicted to be the rise of a series of female stars, when only male singer Lon Batiste received 6 or more nominations.
Opening the 2024 Grammy Awards this morning, female singer Miley Cyrus won her first win at the 2024 Grammy Awards, the best pop performance award for the song "Flowers". At this year's Grammys, the former Disney star also received 6 nominations, of which she was present in most of the most important categories such as Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year. In the Best Individual Pop Performance category, Miley Cyrus won with the song "Flowers", beating colleagues such as Doja Cat, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, and Taylor Swift.
At the moment of receiving the award, singer Miley Cyrus emotionally shared: "Oh my God, I was caught in the rain and traffic and thought I might have to miss this moment, miss this important award. But luckily I was here. I think it was seat number 3 that brought me this luck. Thank for all".
One of the 4 most important awards "Recording of the Year" also belongs to "Flowers".
The second of four important awards - "Song of the Year" was awarded to singer Billie Eilish with the song "What Was I Made For?" - soundtrack "Barbie". This song was co-written by Billie Eilish and her brother, talking about reflections on the purpose of life.
Billie Eilish happily shared: “Oh my God, I can't believe it. I just want to say that all the artists nominated in this category are so famous and amazing that I never thought I could get my hands on this award. I was completely shocked and couldn't think of anything. I thank my brother, my best friend. I also want to thank director Greta Gerwig for the wonderful film. I thank my parents, I love my parents, I love you, my fans for supporting me and giving me the opportunity to be here."
Taylor Swift won the "Best Pop Album" award. The singer was honored with the album "Midnight". When her name was announced, the whole hall exploded with a series of applause and cheers. She thanked the Academy and fans. This is this female singer's 13th Grammy award.
The "Best R&B Song" award was given to singer SZA for the song "Snooze". The R&B star's hit song topped the Billboard charts for 12 consecutive weeks. The Best R&B Song award marks SZA's third win.
Victoria Monét won New Artist of the Year. She was born in 1989, 35 years old, is an independent artist. She collaborated with Ariana Grande for many years, composing many songs for Grande. Last year, she released many attention-grabbing songs such as Smoke, On My Mama, Party Girls.
2024 marks the fourth consecutive time that Trevor Noah returns as host of the Grammy Awards. This year, the Academy has made changes in category nominations to match the spirit of diverse music. Three new awards were also added: Best Pop Dance Performance, Best African Music Performance and Best Alternative Jazz Album.