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

See how the night unfolded.

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.

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.

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

See how music's biggest night unfolded below.


0

Trevor Noah delivers opening monologue

Trevor Noah took the Grammys stage to welcome everybody to the 66th annual awards show following Dua Lipa's opening performance.

Just as the comedian was noting how women dominated this year in music, Taylor Swift made her way through the audience.

"Are you seeing what's happening right now? As Taylor Swift moves through the room, the local economy around those tables improves," Noah joked. "Can you see that? Look at this magic right now. Look at this magic. Lionel Richie? Now Lionel Wealthy."

Noah also commented on Universal Music Group pulling its music off TikTok amid a licensing dispute.

"So, right now the CEO of TikTok is sitting at home, watching this show, eating ice cream [and] crying, seeing all his exes in one room," he said.


Miley Cyrus wins best pop solo performance

Miley Cyrus won the Grammy for best pop solo performance for her song "Flowers."

The award was presented by singer Mariah Carey.

“This MC is gonna stand by this MC because this is so iconic,” Cyrus said, referring to Carey. “Oh, my god, I just got stuck in the rain and traffic and thought I was going to miss this moment, and I could have missed the award, that's fine, but not Mariah Carey!”

Other nominees in the category included "Paint the Town Red" by Doja Cat, "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish, "Vampire" by Olivia Rodrigo and "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift.


Dua Lipa opens the show with a medley of ‘Training Season,’ 'Dance the Night,' ‘Houdini’

The Grammys kicked off with an electrifying performance by Dua Lipa.

The singer sang a snippet of her unreleased song, “Training Season,” along with "Dance the Night" and “Houdini.”

"Training Season" is out Feb. 15.


Michelle Obama wins Grammy for 'The Light We Carry'

Former first lady Michelle Obama won the Grammy for best audio book, narration, and storytelling recording for her book "The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times," released in November 2022.

The win was announced Sunday during the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony.

Obama is already a Grammy winner, having previously won for her 2018 memoir "Becoming."


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."

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."

"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."