LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Pop singer Miley Cyrus and indie rock band Voygenius took home some of the early awards at Sunday's Grammy Awards, as the music industry bestows its top honors.
Cyrus won best solo pop performance for her empowerment anthem “Flowers,” and was handed a gold trophy by Mariah Carey. Cyrus was stuck in traffic during heavy rain in Los Angeles and almost missed the moment when his name was called.
“I may have missed out on an award, which is fine, but not Mariah Carey!” Cyrus said while standing on stage.
Comedian Trevor Noah, who is hosting the show for the fourth time, joked at the beginning of his CBS show that it was “the only concert that starts on time.”
In the first performance of the night, country singer Luke Combs performed with Tracy Chapman on her hit song “Fast Car,” which she released in 1988 and which Combs remade last year and became a huge country hit. performed a duet. Taylor Swift, Jelly Roll and other nominees stood in the audience and swayed to the music.
Swift, 34, in the midst of the world's highest-grossing tour, was competing for an unprecedented fourth album of the year trophy with “Midnight.”
No other artist in the 66-year history of the Grammy Awards has won the coveted honor four times. Music legends Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder each won three times.
She was up against a female-led field that included SZA, the night's most nominated artist, and Voygenious, an indie rock band formed by indie rock stars Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker. faced.
The trio won a Grammy Award for Rock Performance, Rock Song, and Alternative Music Album for “The Record.”
“All I wanted to do in life was be in a band. Music was the language I used to find my family,” Baker said as the group won its second Grammy on stage in downtown Los Angeles. He spoke on the occasion.
When Boygenius was named the winner of the trophy for the third year in a row, Bridgers exclaimed, “What the hell?”
“This is truly incredible. We're screaming behind the scenes,” she said.
Women will feature prominently at the 2024 Grammy Awards. Of the eight nominees for Best Album, only one was chosen, Jon Batiste. Other candidates include Olivia Rodrigo and Lana Del Rey.
The music for the hit movie “Barbie” was nominated for 11 awards, including Record of the Year for Billie Eilish's ballad “What Was I Made for?”
Nominees in the Best New Artist category include rapper Ice Spice, country singer Jelly Roll, R&B and pop singer Victoria Mone, singer-songwriter Coco Jones, and folk-pop singer Noah Kahan. Listed names.
The winners were selected by the musicians, producers, engineers, and others who make up the Recording Academy. The organization has worked to diversify its membership in recent years by inviting more women and people of color to its ranks.
