Taylor Swift Makes Grammy History with Midnights

February 5, 2024

In a star-studded 2024 Grammy Awards ceremony held on Sunday in Los Angeles, Taylor Swift stole the spotlight, securing her fourth Album of the Year win for "Midnights." Swift, who also clinched the Best Pop Vocal Album award, made history with her unprecedented achievement, and further thrilled fans by announcing her upcoming album, "The Tortured Poets Department," set to release on April 19.

While Swift's triumph was a highlight, other notable winners included SZA, who entered the night with a leading nine nominations. Despite facing tough competition, SZA claimed victory in multiple categories, securing Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Progressive R&B Album, and Best R&B Song. Phoebe Bridgers and her band, Boygenius, also enjoyed success, taking home awards for Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song, and Best Alternative Music Album.

The ceremony, hosted by Trevor Noah for the fourth consecutive year, featured a stellar lineup of performers, including Joni Mitchell, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, and more. Miley Cyrus, a double winner on the night, celebrated her first two Grammy wins for Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.

The Grammy Awards also witnessed notable moments, with Killer Mike sweeping his rap nominations and folk legend Joni Mitchell winning her 10th Grammy for Best Folk Album with "Live at Newport." As the music industry celebrated its finest, the event showcased diverse talents and groundbreaking achievements, setting the stage for another memorable year in music.

See the full list of winners below:

Album of the Year - Taylor Swift “Midnights”

Best New Artist - Victoria Monét

Best Pop Solo Performance - Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Best Pop Vocal Album - Taylor Swift “Midnights”

Record of the Year - Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Song of the Year - Billie Eilish “What Was I Made For?”

Soundtracks and Visual Media:

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media - Various Artists “Barbie the Album”

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media - Stephen Barton & Gordy Haab “Star Wars Jedi: Survivor”

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television) - Ludwig Göransson “Oppenheimer”

Best Song Written for Visual Media - Billie Eilish “What Was I Made For?”

R&B:

Best Progressive R&B Album - SZA “SOS”

Best R&B Album - Victoria Monét “Jaguar II”

Best R&B Performance - Coco Jones “ICU”

Best R&B Song - SZA “Snooze”

Best Traditional R&B Performance - PJ Morton Featuring Susan Carol “Good Morning”

Pop and Dance:

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album - Fred Again.. “Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)”

Best Dance/Electronic Recording - Skrillex, Fred Again.. & Flowdan “Rumble”

Best Pop Dance Recording - Kylie Minogue “Padam Padam”

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - SZA Featuring Phoebe Bridgers “Ghost in the Machine”

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - Laufey “Bewitched”

Rock, Alt and Metal:

Best Alternative Music Album - Boygenius “The Record”

Best Alternative Music Performance - Paramore “This Is Why”

Best Metal Performance - Metallica “72 Seasons”

Best Rock Album - Paramore “This Is Why”

Best Rock Performance - Boygenius “Not Strong Enough”

Best Rock Song - Boygenius “Not Strong Enough”

Rap:
Best Melodic Rap Performance - Lil Durk Featuring J. Cole “All My Life”

Best Rap Album - Killer Mike “Michael”

Best Rap Performance - Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane “Scientists & Engineers”

Best Rap Song - Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane “Scientists & Engineers”

Blues, Folk and Country:

Best Contemporary Blues Album - Larkin Poe “Blood Harmony”

Best Country Album - Lainey Wilson “Bell Bottom Country”

Best Country Duo/Group Performance - Zach Bryan Featuring Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”

Best Country Song - Chris Stapleton “White Horse”

Best Country Solo Performance - Chris Stapleton “White Horse”

Best Folk Album - Joni Mitchell - Joni Mitchell at Newport (Live)

Best Traditional Blues Album - Bobby Rush “All My Love for You”

Production, Arrangement, Composition and Engineering:

Best Album Notes - Various Artists “Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos”

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella - The String Revolution Featuring Tommy Emmanuel “Folsom Prison Blues”

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals - Säje Featuring Jacob Collier “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning”

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package - Various Artists “For the Birds: The Birdsong Project”

Best Engineered Album, Classical - Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra “Contemporary American Composers”

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical - Victoria Monét “Jaguar II”

Best Instrumental Composition - John Williams “Helena’s Theme”

Best Recording Package - Dry Cleaning “Stumpwork”

Best Remixed Recording - Depeche Mode “Wagging Tongue (Wet Leg Remix)”

Producer of the Year, Classical - Elaine Martone

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical - Jack Antonoff

Jazz:

Best Alternative Jazz Album - Meshell Ndegeocello “The Omnichord Real Book”

Best Jazz Instrumental Album - Billy Childs “The Winds of Change”

Best Jazz Performance - Samara Joy “Tight”

Best Jazz Vocal Album - Nicole Zuraitis “How Love Begins”

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album - The Count Basie Orchestra Directed by Scotty Barnhart “Basie Swings the Blues”

Latin:
Best Latin Jazz Album - Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo “El Arte del Bolero Vol. 2”

Best Latin Pop Album - Gaby Moreno “X Mi (Vol. 1)”

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album - Juanes “Vida Cotidiana” AND Natalia Lafourcade “De Todas las Flores”

Best Tropical Latin Album - Rubén Blades con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta “Siembra: 45° Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico, 14 de Mayo 2022)”

Classical, Choral and Opera:

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance - Roomful of Teeth “Rough Magic”

Best Choral Performance - Uusinta Ensemble; Helsinki Chamber Choir “Saariaho: Reconnaissance”

Best Classical Compendium - Various Artists “Passion for Bach and Coltrane”

Best Classical Instrumental Solo - Louisville Orchestra “The American Project”

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album - Julia Bullock, soloist; Christian Reif, conductor (Philharmonia Orchestra) “Walking in the Dark”

Best Contemporary Classical Composition - Awadagin Pratt, A Far Cry & Roomful of Teeth “Montgomery: Rounds”

Best Opera Recording - The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus “Blanchard: Champion”

Best Orchestral Performance - Los Angeles Philharmonic “Adès: Dante”

Gospel and Religion:

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album - Lecrae “Church Clothes 4”

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song - Lecrae & Tasha Cobbs Leonard “Your Power”

Best Gospel Album - Tye Tribbett “All Things New: Live in Orlando”

Best Gospel Performance/Song - Kirk Franklin “All Things”

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical - Theron Thomas

Best Roots Gospel Album - Blind Boys of Alabama “Echoes of the South”

Roots:

Best Bluegrass Album - Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway “City of Gold”

Best Americana Album - Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit “Weathervanes”

Best Americana Performance - Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile “Dear Insecurity”

Best American Roots Performance - Allison Russell “Eve Was Black”

Best American Roots Song - Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit “Cast Iron Skillet”

Best Regional Roots Music Album - Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band “New Beginnings" AND Lost Bayou Ramblers & Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra “Live: Orpheum Theater Nola”

Non-Music Awards:

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording - Michelle Obama “The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times”

Best Comedy Album - Dave Chappelle “What’s in a Name?”

Best Immersive Audio Album - Alicia Keys “The Diary of Alicia Keys”

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album - J. Ivy “The Light Inside”

African and Global:
Best African Music Performance - Tyla “Water”

Best Global Music Album - Shakti “This Moment”

Best Global Music Performance - Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia “Pashto”

Video and Film:

Best Music Film - David Bowie “Moonage Daydream”

Best Music Video - The Beatles “I’m Only Sleeping”

Best Children’s Music Album - 123 Andrés “We Grow Together Preschool Songs”