The 66th 2024 Grammys was held yesterday, 4th February 2024. SZA has the most nominations with a total of nine, followed by Phoebe Bridgers, recording engineer Serban Ghenea, and Victoria Monét, who each have seven. Jack Antonoff, Jon Batiste, Brandy Clark, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, and Taylor Swift have six nominations each.
The Recording Academy added three new categories for the 2024 edition. These categories are African music performance, alternative jazz album, and pop dance recording.
Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido continues his search for his first Grammy award after losing out on all three nominations at the 66th Grammy Awards.
Davido was nominated in three categories: Best Global Music Performance, Best Global Music Album and Best African Music Performance but lost all three on Sunday night.
In the same vein, none of the four other Nigerian artists nominated — Burna Boy, Olamide, Ayra Starr and Asake — nicked an award during the ceremony.
Meanwhile, South Africa’s Tyla went home with her first Grammy Award as she won the Best Global Music Performance category at the Grammys.
Tyla who had her breakthrough with the hit song ‘Water’ in 2023 defeated a line-up of Nigerian artistes that includes Davido, Burna Boy, Asake and Ayra Starr.
Before the Grammy ceremony, Davido had expressed optimism about winning his first Grammy.
In an interview with Billboard’s Tetris Kelly, Davido said he would go into a wild celebration if he clinches the award for the Best African Music Performance category.
Speaking further, Davido said an African music category at the premier global music award was long overdue.
“I feel good being a nominee for the first time and getting three nominations. But the Best African Music Performance category feels long overdue for African music to be celebrated. I’m talking about generations way before mine, Fela Kuti, King Sunny Ade… Sunny Ade has been nominated, I believe, but now there is an African category.
“If there was an African category years ago, a lot of people would have had the opportunity to be recognised by the Grammy. Finally, at least it is happening now”, Davido said.
See below the full list of Grammy award winners:
Best Music Video
WINNER: The Beatles – “I’m Only Sleeping”
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For?”
Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out”
Troye Sivan – “Rush”
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice featuring Aqua – “Barbie World”
Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night”
Ryan Gosling – “I’m Just Ken”
Rihanna – “Lift Me Up”
WINNER: Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For?”
Best Country Song
Brandy Clark & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters, Brandy Clark – “Buried”
WINNER: Chris Stapleton & Dan Wilson, songwriters, Chris Stapleton – “White Horse”
John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Jacob Kasher Hindlin & Ryan Vojtesak, songwriters, Morgan Wallen – “Last Night”
Tyler Childers & Geno Seale, songwriters, Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
Zach Bryan & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters, Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves – “I Remember Everything”
Best Pop Dance Recording:
David Guetta, Anne-Marie, Coi Leray – “Baby Don’t Hurt Me”
Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding – “Miracle”
WINNER: Kylie Minogue – “Padam Padam”
Bebe Rexha and David Guetta – “One In a Million”
Best Country Solo Performance:
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
Brandy Clark – “Buried”
Luke Combs – “Fast Car”
Dolly Parton – “The Last Thing On My Mind”
WINNER: Chris Stapleton – “White Horse”
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano):
Ana Bárbara – Bordado a Mano
Lila Downs – La Sánchez
Flor de Toloache – Motherflower
Lupita Infante – Amor Como en las Películas de Antes
WINNER: Peso Pluma – Génesis
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television):
Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt – Barbie
Ludwig Göransson – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
John Williams – The Fabelmans
John Williams – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
WINNER: Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer
Best Dance/Electronic Recording:
Aphex Twin – “Blackbox Life Recorder 21F”
James Blake – “Loading”
Disclosure – “Higher Than Ever Before”
Romy & Fred again. – “Strong”
WINNER: Skrillex, Fred again. & Flowdan – “Rumble”
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album:
James Blake – Playing Robots Into Heaven
The Chemical Brothers – For That Beautiful Feeling
WINNER: Fred again… – Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)
Kx5 – Kx5
Skrillex – Quest for Fire
Best American Roots Performance:
Jon Batiste – “Butterfly”
Blind Boys of Alabama – “Heaven Help Us All”
Madison Cunningham – “Inventing the Wheel”
Rhiannon Giddens – “You Louisiana Man”
WINNER: Allison Russell – “Eve Was Black”
Best American Roots Song:
The War and Treaty – “Blank Page”
Billy Strings ft. Willie Nelson – “California Sober”
WINNER: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – “Cast Iron Skillet”
Brandy Clark ft. Brandi Carlile – “Dear Insecurity”
Allison Russell – “The Returner”
Best Americana Album:
Brandy Clark – Brandy Clark
Rodney Crowell – The Chicago Sessions
Rhiannon Giddens – You’re the One
WINNER: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Weathervanes
Allison Russell – The Returner
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media:
Daisy Jones & The Six – Aurora
WINNER: Various Artists – Barbie The Album
Various Artists – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By
Various Artists – Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3: Awesome Mix, Vol. 3
Weird Al Yankovic – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Best Music Film:
WINNER: Moonage Daydream
How I’m Feeling Now
Live From Paris, The Big Steppers Tour
I Am Everything
Dear Mama
Best Remixed Recording:
WINNER: Depeche Mode – “Wagging Tongue (Wet Leg Remix)”
Gorillas ft. Tame Impala & Booty Brown – “New Gold (Dom Dolla Remix)”
Lane 8 – “Reviver (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Remix)”
Mariah Carey – “Workin’ Hard (Terry Hunter Remix)”
Turnstile and Badbadnotgood ft. Blood Orange – “Alien Love Call”
Best Immersive Audio Album:
WINNER: Alicia Keys – The Diary of Alicia Keys
Bear McCreary – God of War Ragnarok
George Strait – Blue Clear Sky
Madison Beer – Silence Between Songs
Ryan Ylyate – Act 3 (Immersive Edition)
Best Gospel Performance/Song:
Stanley Brown ft. Hezekiah Walker, Kierra Sheard & Karen Clark Sheard – “God Is Good”
Erica Campbell – “Feel Alright (Blessed)”
Zacardi Cortez – “Lord Do It For Me (Live)”
Melvin Crispell III – “God Is”
WINNER: Kirk Franklin – “All Things”
Beat Rap Performance:
Baby Keem ft. Kendrick Lamar – “The Hillbillies”
Black Thought – “Love Letter”
Coi Leray – “Players”
Drake & 21 Savage – “Rich Flex”
WINNER: Killer Mike ft. André 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane – “Scientists & Engineers”
Best Global Music Performance:
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily – “Shadow Forces”
Burna Boy – “Alone”
Davido – “Feel”
Silvana Estrada – “Milagro Y Disastre”
Falu & Gaurav Shah (ft. PM Narendra Modi) – “Abundance In Millets”
WINNER: Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain ft. Rakesh Chaurasia – “Pashto”
Ibrahim Maalouf ft. Cimafunk & Tank and the Bangas – “Todo Colores”
Best African Music Performance:
Asake and Olamide – “Amapiano”
Burna Boy – “City Boys”
Davido featuring Musa Keys – “Unavailable”
Ayra Starr – “Rush”
WINNER: Tyla – “Water”
Best Global Music Album:
Susana Baca- Epifanías
Bokanté – History
Burna Boy – I Told Them…
Davido – Timeless
WINNER: Shakti – This Moment
Best Music Film:
WINNER: Moonage Daydream
How I’m Feeling Now
Live From Paris, The Big Steppers Tour
I Am Everything
Dear Mama
Best Comedy Album:
Trevor Noah – I Wish You Would
Wanda Sykes – I’m An Entertainer
Chris Rock – Selective Outrage
Sarah Silverman – Someone You Love
WINNER: Dave Chappelle – What’s In A Name?
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:
ADDA Simfònica, Josep Vicent, Emilio Solla – The Chick Corea Symphony Tribute – Ritmo
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society – Dynamic Maximum Tension
WINNER: The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart – Basie Swings The Blues
Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest – Olympians
Mingus Big Band – The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions
Best Instrumental Composition:
Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia – “Motion”
WINNER: John Williams – “Helena’s Theme”
Lakecia Benjamin ft. Angela Davis – “Amerikkan Skin”
Ludwig Göransson – “Can You Hear the Music”
Quartet San Francisco Featuring Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band – “Cutey And The Dragon”
Best Choral Performance:
The Clarion Choir – “Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil”
The Crossing – “Carols After a Plague”
Miró Quartet; Conspirare – “The House Of Belonging”
San Francisco Symphony Chorus – “Ligeti: Lux Aeterna”
WINNER: Uusinta Ensemble; Helsinki Chamber Choir – “Saariaho: Reconnaissance”.
