Taylor Swift Wins 4th Album of the Year at 2024 Grammys
- The big win made her the first person to ever win the top prize four times
- Killer Mike was the top male winner, taking home three rap trophies
Pop superstar Taylor Swift set another record on Sunday 4th /February, winning the Grammy award for album of the year for an unprecedented fourth time
Grammy Awards are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry.
This 66th edition ,Swift was presented the top honor at the end of the night for her album Midnights in a surprise appearance by music icon Celine Dion at the star-studded event which took place at the Crypto .com Arena In Los Angeles .
The 34-year-old won album of the year for "Midnights," eclipsing music legends Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder, who each claimed the prize three times.
The big win made her the first person to ever win the top prize four times as she was previously tied with Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra, and Paul Simon for the record.
“I would love to tell you that this is the best moment of my life," Swift said holding the statue for album of the year, "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."
That was not the only award Swift won. Earlier she took home the golden gramophone for Best Pop Vocal Album for Midnights and announced that she has a new album dubbed “The Tortured Poets Department” which will be released on April/ 19th.
Over the course of Swift’s career, she’s been nominated for 52 Grammy awards, and her record-breaking Album of the Year statue marks her 14th win.
Miley Cyrus and Billie Eilish took the other top awards at Sunday's ceremony. R&B stars SZA and Victoria Monét and all-female indie supergroup Boygenius also picked up multiple awards. Killer Mike was the top male winner, taking home three rap trophies
Below is the list of winners.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Midnights, Taylor Swift
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Flowers, Miley Cyrus
SONG OF THE YEAR
What Was I Made For?, Billie Eilish (from the motion picture Barbie); Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell, songwriters
BEST NEW ARTIST
Victoria Monet
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Midnights, Taylor Swift
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Flowers, Miley Cyrus
BEST MUSICA URBANA ALBUM
Manana Sera Bonito, Karol G
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Bell Bottom Country, Lainey Wilson
BEST R&B SONG
Snooze, by SZA; Kenny B Edmonds, Blair Ferguson, Khris Riddick-Tynes, Solana Rowe and Leon Thomas, songwriters
THE DR DRE GLOBAL IMPACT AWARD
Jay-Z
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Ghost in the Machine, SZA featuring Phoebe Bridgers
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
The Record, Boygenius
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Theron Thomas
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Jack Antonoff
BEST R&B ALBUM
Jaguar II, Victoria Monet
BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUMSOS, SZA
BEST AUDIO BOOK, NARRATION AND STORYTELLING RECORDING
The Light We Carry: Overcoming In Uncertain Times, Michelle Obama
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
Colors of Royal, Julian Marley and Antaeus
BEST LATIN ROCK OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM (tie)
Vida Cotidiana, Juanes and De Todas Las Flores, Natalia Lafourcade
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
X Mi (Vol 1), Gaby Moreno
BEST RAP ALBUM
Michael, Killer Mike
BEST RAP SONG
Scientists & Engineers, Killer Mike ft Andre 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
White Horse, Chris Stapleton
BEST COUNTRY SONG
White Horse, Chris Stapleton
BEST FOLK ALBUM
Joni Mitchell at Newport (Live), Joni Mitchell
BEST POP DANCE RECORDING
Padam Padam, Kylie Minogue
BEST ROCK ALBUM
This Is Why, Paramore
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Not Strong Enough, Boygenius
BEST ROCK SONG
Not Strong Enough, Boygenius
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Weathervanes, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
72 Seasons, Metallica
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
The Winds of Change, Billy Childs
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
How Love Begins, Nicole Zuraitis
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
What’s in a Name?, Dave Chappelle
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Barbie The Album, various artists
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
What Was I Made For?, Billie Eilish
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Oppenheimer, Ludwig Goransson
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
I’m Only Sleeping, The Beatles
BEST MUSIC FILM
Moonage Daydream
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
Some Like It Hot
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
All Things New: Live in Orlando, Tye Tribbett
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
Church Clothes 4, Lecrae
BEST AFRICAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
Water, Tyla