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Remember when the Grammys used to suck every year? These days, nobody does. The Grammy ceremony has been on a historic roll ever since 2021, when they finally figured out how to stop doing a normal award show, and turn it into (as host Trevor Noah said) “a concert where we give out awards.” Grammy Night now has blown up into a ritual that really feels like a full-blast fan celebration. Last night’s excellent Grammy bash had no stupid comedy skits, no cringey presenter chit-chat — just memorable music moments, along…

Women owned the night at the 2024 Grammys as female acts took home all the night’s televised awards, including Taylor Swift — who became the first person to win album of the year four times — Billie Eilish for song of the year, Miley Cyrus for record of the year and Victoria Monét for best new artist. Phoebe Bridgers was the night’s top winner, picking up four honors: three with her band boygenius as well as best pop duo/group performance for “Ghost In the Machine” with SZA, who also won three honors.…

Women ruled the Grammys this year with Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, SZA and Miley Cyrus taking home the night’s major awards.Swift made history as the first artist to win album of the year for the fourth time, taking home the award for Midnights. She went up on stage with fellow nominee Lana Del Rey. “I would love to tell you this is the happiest moment of my life but I feel this happy when I’ve finished a song,” she said. “All I want to do is keep doing this.”Earlier in the night, while collecting best pop vocal album,…

While six-time Grammy nominees Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Miley Cyrus won multiple awards and, in the case of Swift, made history, at the 2024 Grammys, fellow six-time nominees and past Grammy winners Olivia Rodrigo and Jon Batiste each went home empty-handed despite their half-dozen nominations apiece. Batiste even won album of the year in 2022 and some prognosticators thought he could emerge victorious for the top prize despite the strong female presence among this year’s nominees and winners.…

Taylor Swift secured a historic fourth Album of the Year win, while Miley Cyrus and SZA enjoyed big nights of their own at the 2024 Grammy Awards. Swift’s world-conquering 2023 LP Midnights took home the night’s top prize, making her the first artist to win the award four times. She first won Album of the Year in 2010 for Fearless, then again in 2016 for 1989, and 2021 for Folklore. (Mixing and mastering engineers Tom Coyne, Serban Ghenea, and John Hanes previously won, though Swift is the first artist.)  “I…

Taylor Swift made history, SZA gave a moving speech, Miley Cyrus sounded incredible — and Tracy Chapman defined 'triumphant return' These days, the Grammy snoozefests of years past are just a distant memory. For a few years now, Music’s Biggest Night has felt like a show made by people who actually love music (imagine that!). This year’s ceremony fell in line with that trend, with more than three hours of heartstring-tugging, vocals-blazing moments from the biggest stars of…

Miley Cyrus won the most prestigious Grammy of her career when her hit “Flowers” was recognized as Record of the Year at the 2024 Grammys. Earlier in the night, the song took the Best Pop Solo Performance category, which meant Cyrus scored her first-ever Grammy. Mark Ronson and his mother-in-law Meryl Streep presented the award, bantering back and forth about what the Record of the Year award really means. Streep joked about being confused between the difference between Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and…

Annie Lennox called for a ceasefire in Gaza during her tribute to Sinéad O’Connor at the Grammys. After performing “Nothing Compares to U” on Sunday, the singer became the first artist to call for a ceasefire in Gaza at a major awards show this year. “Artists for a ceasefire. Peace in the world,” Lennox said with her fist in the air, as an image of O’Connor displayed in the background. Fans celebrated the Eurythmics icon for making the bold statement and honoring O’Connor in the “most meaningful and…

This year's most nominated artist tore through the SOS hits "Snooze" and "Kill Bill" Grammy night’s most nominated artist this year has arrived: SZA brought “Snooze” and “Kill Bill” to the 2024 awards ceremony. Performing at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the artist appeared onstage in a black hat and matching leather trench coat, backed by dumpsters full of fire and vintage trash cans. She slashed a dude looming behind her as “Snooze” wrapped, the perfect signal for “Kill Bill.” As…

It’s been 25 years since an album by a Black woman won the album of the year Grammy Award. The year was 1999 and Lauryn Hill’s heroic and artistic solo debut, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, took home the coveted prize. The win also marked the first time a rap-based project won the Grammys’ highest honor. Hill joined an elite club of Black women to win the award: Natalie Cole was the first to do so in 1992 with Unforgettable… with Love, an album in which she covered standards performed by her father…