Grammys 2024 recap: Biggest moments from music's biggest night

The 66th Grammy Awards brought the biggest names in music together Sunday night.

Taylor Swift won album of the year for "Midnights" and Victoria Monét won best new artist.

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Billie Eilish took home the award for song of the year for "What Was I Made For?" from the "Barbie" movie and Miley Cyrus snagged the trophy for record of the year for "Flowers."

There were memorable performances by Dua Lipa, SZA and Olivia Rodrigo, while collaborations between Joni Mitchell, Brandi Carlile and more, as well as Luke Combs and Tracy Chapman, also stole the show.

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Comedian Trevor Noah hosted the awards show from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

See how music's biggest night unfolded below.


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Feb 4, 11:58 PM

Celine Dion presents album of the year to Taylor Swift

Celine Dion took the stage to present the Grammy for album of the year to Taylor Swift for "Midnights."

"When I say that I'm happy to be here, I really mean it from my heart," Dion said before presenting the award. "Those who have been blessed enough to be here at the Grammy Awards must never take for granted the tremendous love and joy that music brings to our lives and to people all around the world."

PHOTO: Celine Dion speaks onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles (Kevin Winter/Getty Images )
PHOTO: Celine Dion speaks onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles (Kevin Winter/Getty Images )

Taking the stage to accept the award, Swift said, "I would love to tell you that this is the best moment of my life, but I feel this happy when I finish a song, or when I crack the code to a bridge that I love, or when I'm shot-listing a music video, or when I'm rehearsing with my dancers or my band, or getting ready to go to Tokyo to play a show."

PHOTO: Taylor Swift accepts the Album Of The Year award for 'Midnights' during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Feb. 4, 2024.  (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)
PHOTO: Taylor Swift accepts the Album Of The Year award for 'Midnights' during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Feb. 4, 2024. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)


"For me, the award is the work," she continued. "All I want to do is keep being able to do this. I love it so much. It makes me so happy."

With this win, Swift becomes the first artist to win in the category four times. Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon have each won album of the year three times.

Other nominees in the category included Jon Batiste for "World Music Radio," boygenius for "The Record," Miley Cyrus for "Endless Summer Vacation," Lana Del Rey for "Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd," Janelle Monáe for "The Age of Pleasure," Olivia Rodrigo for "GUTS" and SZA for "SOS."


Feb 4, 11:34 PM

Billy Joel performs new song ‘Turns the Lights Back On’

Six-time Grammy Award winner Billy Joel performed his new song “Turn the Lights Back On” on Sunday night.



The song, which was released Feb. 1, is Joel’s first new single in years.

The performance earned the iconic musician a standing ovation.


Feb 4, 11:29 PM

Miley Cyrus wins record of the year

Miley Cyrus won the Grammy for record of the year for her song "Flowers."

Meryl Streep presented the award with her son-in-law Mark Ronson.

"Thank you all so much," Cyrus said while accepting the award. "This award is amazing, but I really hope that it doesn't change anything, because my life was beautiful yesterday. Not everyone in the world will get a Grammy, but everyone in this world is spectacular, so please don't think that this is important -- even though it's very important, right, guys?"

PHOTO: Miley Cyrus accepts the Record of the Year award for 'Flowers' during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Feb. 4, 2024. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)
PHOTO: Miley Cyrus accepts the Record of the Year award for 'Flowers' during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Feb. 4, 2024. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)

Cyrus also won the Grammy for best pop solo performance earlier this evening, for "Flowers."

Other nominees in the record of the year category included "Worship" by Jon Batiste, "Not Strong Enough" by boygenius, "What Was I Made For? by Billie Eilish, "On My Mama" by Victoria Monét, "Vampire" by Olivia Rodrigo, "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift and "Kill Bill" by SZA.


Feb 4, 11:22 PM

Victoria Monét wins best new artist

Victoria Monét won the Grammy for best new artist.

During her acceptance speech, the "On My Mama" singer thanked her mom and talked about her journey in the music industry.

"Thank you to my mom, a single mom raising this really bad girl," she said. "I just want to say to everybody who has a dream, I want you to look at this as an example. Thank you, God. "

"I feel like today I am sprouting, finally above ground," she added, comparing her journey to a plant, with roots growing underground previously. "I would like to thank my team of visionaries who could see through that soil."

PHOTO: Victoria Monet accepts the 'Best New Artist' award during the 66th GRAMMY Awards, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
PHOTO: Victoria Monet accepts the 'Best New Artist' award during the 66th GRAMMY Awards, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Monét won earlier this evening for best R&B album for "JAGUAR II" and best engineered album, non-classical, for "JAGUAR II."

Other artists nominated in the best new artist category included Gracie Abrams, Fred again.., Ice Spice, Jelly Roll, Coco Jones, Noah Kahan and The War and Treaty.


Feb 4, 11:10 PM

Burna Boy performs alongside 21 Savage, Brandy

Burna Boy delivered an electrifying performance at the Grammys, joining forces with 21 Savage and Brandy to perform his song "Sittin' on Top of the World."

PHOTO: Burna Boy performs onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Feb. 04, 2024. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
PHOTO: Burna Boy performs onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Feb. 04, 2024. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)


Heading into the evening, the singer was nominated for four Grammy Awards.


Feb 4, 10:48 PM

Travis Scott performs trio of songs from 'Utopia'

Travis Scott performed a trio of songs from his album "Utopia" at the Grammys, including "My Eyes," "I Know ?" and "Fe!n."

PHOTO: Travis Scott performs during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Feb. 4, 2024.  (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)
PHOTO: Travis Scott performs during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Feb. 4, 2024. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)

Scott was nominated for best rap album for "Utopia" heading into the night. The award ultimately went to "Michael" from Killer Mike.


Feb 4, 10:36 PM

Joni Mitchell performs at the Grammys for the first time

Joni Mitchell delivered her first-ever performance at the Grammys on Sunday night.

Brandi Carlile introduced the legendary musician and called her "one of the most influential and emotionally generous creators in human history."

Mitchell performed "Both Sides Now" alongside Carlile, Lucius, SistaStrings, Allison Russell, Blake Mills and Jacob Collier.

Earlier this evening, Mitchell won the Grammy for best folk album for "Joni Mitchell At Newport (Live)."

PHOTO: Joni Mitchell and Brandi Carlile perform onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
PHOTO: Joni Mitchell and Brandi Carlile perform onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)


Feb 4, 10:29 PM

Billie Eilish wins song of the year for 'What Was I Made For?'

Billie Eilish won the Grammy for song of the year for "What Was I Made For?" from the "Barbie" movie, accepting the award from presenter Lionel Richie.

A shocked Eilish thanked her brother and frequent collaborator Finneas in her acceptance speech, calling him "my best friend in the whole world" and crediting him with "[making] me the person I am today" as he stood next to her on the stage.

Eilish also shouted out her fellow nominees, calling them "incredible artists" who delivered "incredible music."

PHOTO: Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell accept the Song Of The Year award for 'What Was I Made For?' during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Feb. 4, 2024.  (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)
PHOTO: Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell accept the Song Of The Year award for 'What Was I Made For?' during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Feb. 4, 2024. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)

"We're so lucky," Finneas added. "We just continue to be just deeply, deeply privileged lucky people. It's hard to feel deserving ever, but we definitely don't right now. We feel very humbled, very grateful."

Other nominees in the category included "A&W" by Lana Del Rey, "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift, "Butterfly" by Jon Batiste, "Dance the Night" by Dua Lipa, "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus, "Kill Bill" by SZA and "Vampire" by Olivia Rodrigo.


Feb 4, 10:17 PM

Jay-Z accepts Dr. Dre Global Impact Award with Blue Ivy by his side

Jay-Z was awarded the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the Grammys and shared the moment with his daughter Blue Ivy Carter. This is only the second time the award has been handed out.

Blue Ivy stood by her father's side onstage as he accepted the award.

"I used to say this is a sippy cup for Blue, but Blue's grown up now. She doesn't take sippy cups, and she has her own Grammys," Jay-Z began before thanking Dr. Dre.

"Thank you, sir. All the doors that you opened ... showed us that we can all be rock stars," he added.

PHOTO: Jay-Z accepts the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award alongside his daughter Blue Ivy during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, Feb. 4, 2024.  (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)
PHOTO: Jay-Z accepts the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award alongside his daughter Blue Ivy during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, Feb. 4, 2024. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)


Feb 4, 10:05 PM

Tony Bennett, Sinead O'Connor, Tina Turner and more honored during In Memoriam segment

The Grammys honored some of the musical greats we lost in the past year during an emotional In Memoriam segment.

Stevie Wonder paid tribute to Tony Bennett, belting out "For Once in My Life" and "The Best Is Yet to Come," while Annie Lennox teamed with Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman to pay tribute to Sinead O'Connor by singing "Nothing Compares 2 U."

PHOTO: Stevie Wonder performs onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
PHOTO: Stevie Wonder performs onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)


PHOTO: Annie Lennox performs onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Feb. 04, 2024. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
PHOTO: Annie Lennox performs onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Feb. 04, 2024. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Jon Batiste and Lenny Kravitz joined forces to pay tribute to Clarence Avant, singing "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Lean On Me."

PHOTO: Jon Batiste and Ann Nesby perform during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Feb. 04, 2024. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
PHOTO: Jon Batiste and Ann Nesby perform during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Feb. 04, 2024. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Oprah Winfrey announced Fantasia Barrino's performance, which paid homage to Tina Turner. Joined by Adam Blackstone, the "American Idol" winner delivered an epic, energy-filled rendition of "Proud Mary."

PHOTO: Fantasia Barrino performs onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
PHOTO: Fantasia Barrino performs onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

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