That's a wrap!
With a final number from Billy Joel, that’s a wrap on the 2024 Grammys – a long, at times moving, often entertaining and overall smooth awards ceremony dominated by female artists. Almost all of the televised awards were won by women, including best pop solo performance and record of the year by Miley Cyrus, song of the year by Billie Eilish, best R&B song by SZA, best música urbana album by Karol G, best new artist by Victoria Monét and best country album by Lainey Wilson.
The night’s biggest story, as it has so often been lately, was Taylor Swift, who won best pop vocal album and album of the year for Midnights – and announced a new original album, The Tortured Poets Department, to boot. (Beyoncé was there in support of Jay-Z’s global icon award but said and gave nothing, as is her right.) Jay-Z made a point to note that Beyoncé has somehow never won album of the year. Swift, meanwhile, is now the only artist to have won album of the year four times.
The night’s performance highlights included a first-ever Grammy performance by the 80-year-old Joni Mitchell, the first single in 17 years from Billy Joel and a moving duet of Fast Car by Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs. And there was a surprise, much-needed appearance from the one and only Celine Dion, who has been missing from public life in recent years owing to her having stiff person syndrome.
That’s all from us! Thanks for tuning in and see you next year.
Updated
My colleague Benjamin Lee has a nice summary of tonight’s female-dominated events:
