Taylor Swift made history this Sunday by winning her fourth award in the Album of the Year Queen category at the 66th Grammy Awards, this time with ‘Midnights’; Thus, she left behind names such as Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder. those connected so far.
“I would love to say that this is the best moment of my life, but when I finish a song (…) or rehearse with my dancers (…) I am so happy that all I want is Swift, Céline Dion from Canada, who is not in the spotlight due to her neurological disease.” While accepting his award from , he said: “I can keep doing this.”
Miley Cyrus received the record of the year award thanks to her media hit ‘Flowers’, and hours ago she won the first gramophone of her career in the best pop solo performance category with this song.
“I hope this doesn’t change anything because my life was amazing yesterday. Everyone in this world is amazing so please don’t think it’s a big deal,” Cyrus said.
Billie Eilish, ‘What Am I Made For?’ He managed to bring the ‘Barbie’ phenomenon to the Grammys with his song. A piece from the soundtrack of this film, which won the song of the year and best song written for visual media categories.
“It’s crazy, I saw everyone’s faces and I thought I had no chance of winning among that incredible list of artists (…) Thank you Greta Gerwig for making the best movie of the year,” Eilish said as she took the stage.
The prestigious award for the best new artist was given to American Victoria Monét, who participated in these awards for the first time with this gramophone and two other gramophones with her work ‘Jaguar II’.
Phoebe Bridgers, most awarded artist
Phoebe Bridgers was the singer who collected the most gramophones during the premiere: one with SZA in best pop duo performance for ‘Ghost in the Machine’ and three with her band Boygenius. Particularly in the best rock song, best rock performance and best alternative music album sections for ‘The Record’.
But SZA, who started as the big favorite of the night, won only three of the nine awards she was nominated for, including best R&B song for ‘Snooze’.
The US Recording Academy’s 66th awards ceremony was marked by competitive controversy among women (women dominated all of the night’s major categories) in the shadow of serious sexual misconduct allegations against former Recording Academy president Neil Portnow. his predecessor, Michael Greene.
Dua Lipa and U2 gave stellar performances at the premiere
Dua Lipa kicked off the ceremony with an explosive show, performing her new album ‘Training Season’ and unreleased songs called ‘Houdini’, while U2 performed live from the band’s technological ‘Sphere’ (‘Sphere’, in Spanish). Las Vegas is the iconic ‘Atomic City’.
Master artists such as Joni Mitchell, who performed the first performance of her career at these awards, or Billy Joel, who performed his last single ‘Turn The Lights Back On’ after 17 years, also graced the Grammy tables.
Similarly, singers who died last year were honored with performances that rekindled the energy of the so-called “Queen of Rock & Roll,” like Stevie Wonder honoring Tony Bennett or Fantasia Barrino paying tribute to Tina Turner.
There were moments of tension off camera when rapper Killer Mike, who won three Grammy Awards in the rap categories, unexpectedly left the celebration in handcuffs due to an unspecified but detailed misdemeanor that he did not have to see. No events were held during these awards.
At the end of the gala, where a group of Palestinian and Israeli musicians performed together, US Recording Academy President Harvey Mason Jr. gave a message of “awareness” and “empathy”.
But he only condemned Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, followed by the Jewish State’s attack on the Gaza Strip: “Music should always be our safe space,” he concluded.