66th Annual Grammy Awards 2024 - Preparation For All

The 66th Annual Grammy Awards 2024 took place in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 4, 2024, (February 5, in India).

The best recordings, compositions, and artists from October 1, 2022, to September 15, 2023, were chosen by the members of The Recording Academy for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards 2024.

» Taylor Swift won Album of the Year for ‘Midnights’, making her the first person to win this category four times. She also won Best Pop Vocal Album.

» Meanwhile, Miley Cyrus won her first Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance for ‘Flowers’. She won her second Grammy hours later, for Record of the Year.

Indian Winners: 66th Annual Grammy Awards 2024

» Musicians Ustad Zakir Hussain, Rakesh Chaurasia, Shankar Mahadevan, Selvaganesh V and Ganesh Rajagopalan won the Grammy Awards 2024.

Category	Winners	Work
Best Global Music Performance	Zakir Hussain and Rakesh Chaurasia	Pashto
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album	Zakir Hussain and Rakesh Chaurasia	As We Speak
Best Global Music Album	Shakti (Zakir Hussain, V. Selvaganesh, Ganesh Rajagopalan, and Shankar Mahadevan)	This Moment

» The band ‘Shakti’, a fusion music group, has won the prestigious award for ‘This Moment’. The album features the four Indians as well as its founding member, the legendary British guitarist John McLaughlin.

66th Annual Grammy Awards 2024 Winners:

General Field

Record of the Year:

“Flowers” – Miley Cyrus

- Kid Harpoon & Tyler Johnson, producers; Michael Pollack, Brian Rajaratnam & Mark “Spike” Stent, engineers/mixers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer

Album of the Year:

Midnights – Taylor Swift

- Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift, producers; Jack Antonoff, Zem Audu, Serban Ghenea, David Hart, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Ken Lewis, Michael Riddleberger, Laura Sisk & Evan Smith, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

Song of the Year:

“What Was I Made For?”

- Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

Best New Artist:

Victoria Monét

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:

Jack Antonoff

- Being Funny in a Foreign Language (The 1975) (A)
- Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (Lana Del Rey) (A)
- Midnights (Taylor Swift) (A)

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical:

Theron Thomas

- “All My Life” (Lil Durk Featuring J. Cole) (S)
- “Been Thinking” (Tyla) (S)
- “Cheatback” (Chlöe & Future) (T)
- “How We Roll” (Ciara & Chris Brown) (S)
- “Make Up Your Mind” (Cordae) (S)
- “Pretty Girls Walk” (Big Boss Vette) (S)
- “Seven” (Jung Kook & Latto) (S)
- “Told Ya” (Chlöe & Missy Elliott) (T)
- “You and I” (Sekou) (T)

Field 1: Pop & Dance/Electronic Music

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 & Flowdan

- Beam, Elley Duhé, Fred Again & Skrillex, producers; Skrillex, mixer

Best Pop Dance Recording:

“Padam Padam” – Kylie Minogue

- Lostboy, producer; Guy Massey, mixer

Best Dance/Electronic Album:

Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022) – Fred Again

Field 2: Rock, Metal & Alternative Music

Best Rock Performance:

“Not Strong Enough” – Boygenius

Best Metal Performance:

“72 Seasons” – Metallica

Best Rock Song:

“Not Strong Enough” – Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers & 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

Field 3: R&B, Rap & Spoken Word Poetry

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, Solána Rowe & Leon Thomas, songwriters (SZA)

Best Progressive R&B Album:

“SOS” – SZA

Best R&B Album:

“Jaguar II”– Victoria Monét

Best Rap Performance:

“Scientists & Engineers” – Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane

Best Melodic Rap Performance:

“All My Life” – Lil Durk featuring J. Cole

Best 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)

Best Rap Album:

“Michael” – Killer Mike

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album:

“The Light Inside” – J. Ivy

Field 4: Jazz, Traditional Pop, Contemporary Instrumental & Musical Theater

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 Zenón & 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” – Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer featuring Rakesh Chaurasia

Best 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)

Field 5: Country & American Roots Music

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 & 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” – Joni Mitchell

Best 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

Field 6: Gospel & Contemporary Christian Music

Best Gospel Performance/Song:

“All Things” – Kirk Franklin

- Kirk Franklin, songwriter

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song:

“Your Power” – Lecrae & 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

Field 7: Latin, Global, Reggae & New Age, Ambient, or Chant

Best Latin Pop Album:

“X Mí (Vol. 1)” – Gaby Moreno

Best Música Urbana Album:

“Mañana Será Bonito” – Karol G

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album:

“Vida Cotidiana” – Juanes
“De Todas las Flores” – Natalia Lafourcade

Best Música 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)” – Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado & Orquesta

Best Global Music Performance:

“Pashto” – Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & 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

Field 8: Children’s, Comedy, Audio Books, Visual Media & Music Video/Film

Best Children’s Album:

“123 Andrés” – We Grow Together Preschool Songs

Best Comedy Album:

“What’s In a Name?”– Dave Chappelle

Best Audio Book, Narration & 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 Göransson

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media:

“Star Wars Jedi: Survivor” – Stephen Barton and Gordy Haab

Best Song Written for Visual Media:

“What Was I Made For?” (from Barbie)

- Billie Eilish O’Connell & 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 and video producer

Field 9: Package, Notes & Historical

Best 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)

Best Album Notes:

“Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos”

- Robert Gordon & Deanie Parker, album notes writers (Various Artists)

Best Recording Package:

“Stumpwork”

- Luke Brooks & James Theseus Buck, art directors (Dry Cleaning)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package:

“For The Birds: The Birdsong Project”

- Jeri Heiden & John Heiden, art directors (Various Artists)

Field 10: Production, Engineering, Composition & Arrangement

Producer of the Year, Classical:

“Elaine Martone”

1. Ascenso (Santiago Cañón-Valencia) (A)
2. Berg: Three Pieces From Lyric Suite; Strauss: Suite From Der Rosenkavalier (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
3. Between Breaths (Third Coast Percussion) (A)
4. Difficult Grace (Seth Parker Woods) (A)
5. Man Up / Man Down (Constellation Men’s Ensemble) (A)
6. Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
7. Rachmaninoff & Gershwin: Transcriptions By Earl Wild (John Wilson) (A)
8. Sirventés – Music From The Iranian Female Composers Association (Brian Thornton, Katherine Bormann, Alicia Koelz, Eleisha Nelson, Amahl Arulanadam & Nathan Petipas) (A)
9. Walker: Antifonys; Lilacs; Sinfonias Nos. 4 & 5 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical:

“Wagging Tongue” (Wet Leg Remix)

- Wet Leg, remixers (Depeche Mode)

Best 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)

Best Instrumental Composition:

“Helena’s Theme”

- John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Best Engineered Album, Classical:

“Contemporary American Composers”

- David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

Best 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)

Best 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)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental 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)

Field 11: Classical

Best Orchestral Performance:

“Adès: Dante”

- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Best 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)

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 Vocal Solo:

“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 & A.B. Spellman; Silas Brown & Mark Dover, producers

Best Contemporary Classical Composition:

“Montgomery: Rounds” – Jessie Montgomery, composer (Awadagin Pratt, A Far Cry & Roomful of Teeth)

About Award:

The Grammy Awards (originally named Gramophone Award) are presented by the Recording Academy. The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on 04 May 1959.