The Grammy Awards 2024 was a night to remember as it saw some surprises and few firsts. To begin with, Indian singer and music composer Shankar Mahadevan from Shakti clinched the award for Best Global Music Album at the Grammys, recognizing the album “This Moment." The three time Grammy winner Indian composer Ricky Kej shared the news on X and wrote- “Through this album 4 brilliant Indian musicians win Grammys!! Just amazing. India is shining in every direction. Shankar Mahadevan, Selvaganesh Vinayakram, Ganesh Rajagopalan, Ustad Zakhir Hussain. Ustad Zakhir Hussain won a second Grammy along with virtuoso flute player Rakesh Chaurasia. Brilliant!!!! "
Mahadevan also shared some pictures all the way from the ceremony on his Instagram:
Miley Cyrus won her first ever Grammy for “Flowers.” Mariah Carey presented the award for best pop solo performance at the 66th Grammy Awards. Here are the winners for the evening: Best pop vocal album Taylor Swift – Midnights Best R&B song SZA – Snooze Best country album Lainey Wilson – Bell Bottom Country Best música urbana album Karol G – Mañana Será Bonito Best pop solo performance Miley Cyrus – Flowers Best progressive R&B album SZA – SOS Best R&B performance Coco Jones – ICU Best rap performance Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane – Scientists & Engineers – WINNER Best melodic rap performance Burna Boy featuring 21 Savage – Sittin’ on Top of the World Doja Cat – Attention Drake and 21 Savage – Spin Bout U Lil Durk featuring J Cole – All My Life – WINNER SZA – Low Best rap song Doja Cat – Attention Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice featuring Aqua – Barbie World from Barbie: The Album Lil Uzi Vert – Just Wanna Rock Drake and 21 Savage – Rich Flex Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane – Scientists & Engineers – WINNER Best rap album Killer Mike – Michael – WINNER Best country solo performance Chris Stapleton – White Horse – WINNER Best country song Chris Stapleton – White Horse – WINNER Best song written for visual media What Was I Made For? from Barbie the Album, Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish) — WINNER Best comedy album Dave Chappelle – What’s in a Name? – WINNER Best global music album Shakti – This Moment – WINNER Best African music performance Tyla – Water – WINNER Best musical theater album Some Like It Hot – WINNER Best alternative music album boygenius – The Record – WINNER Best alternative music performance Paramore – This Is Why – WINNER Best rock album Paramore – This Is Why Best rock song boygenius – Not Strong Enough Best metal performance Metallica – 72 Seasons Best rock performance boygenius – Not Strong Enough – WINNER Best country duo/group performance Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves – I Remember Everything