The Annual 66th Grammy Awards Ceremony was held on the 4th of February, 2024 and you know it had a lot of talks and look down on afrobeat but we’re not here to sulk but play you some songs that won awards! In no particular order! Let’s get into it!
Four: Flowers by Miley Cyrus
Marking it her first ever Grammy Award, Miley Cyrus won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance on her song “Flowers”. The official music video has garnered over 695M views on its official music video on YouTube and over 1.7B streams on Spotify. This song is off her 2023 album “Endless Summer Vacation”
About Artist: Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus born Destiny Hope Cyrus, November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her acting skills from the days of Hannah Montana and breaking out into the music industry with the song Wrecking Ball. Cyrus has won numerous accolades, including two Grammy Awards, a GLAAD Media Award, five Billboard Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, and eight Guinness World Records. Billboard ranked her as the ninth Greatest Billboard 200 Female Artist of All Time and one of the Greatest of All Time Artists.
Three: What was I made for by Billie Eilish
Used as one of the soundtracks for the movie Barbie, this song “What was I made for” earned Billie Eilish a Grammy Award for Song Of the Year. This song has garnered over 105M views on its official music video on YouTube and over 629M streams on Spotify. The song was written by Billie Eilish and her Brother Finneas.
About Artist: Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Conell (born December 18, 2001) is an American singer and songwriter. She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single Ocean Eyes written and produced by her brother Finneas O’Connell, with whom she collaborates on music and live shows. Eilish has received multiple accolades, including nine Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, two Guinness World Records, three MTV Video Music Awards, three Brit Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and an Academy Award. She is the first woman and the youngest artist in Grammy history to win all four general field categories—Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, as well as Best New Artist—in the same year.
Two: This Moment By Shakti
Winning the Grammy Award for Best Global music album, This Moment is the third studio album by world fusion band Shakti, released on 23 June 2023. The song “Shinri’s Dream” has garnered over 28k views on its official audio on YouTube.
About Artist: Shakti
Shakti is a Band which features founding member, guitarist John McLaughlin alongside percussionist Zakir Hussain, vocalist Shankar Mahadevan, violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan and percussionist Selvaganesh Vinayakram.
Bonus: Victoria Monet On my Mama
Victoria Monét converted one of her seven Grammy nominations into a win for best new artist. She also won the awards for Best R&B Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. “On My Mama” which she performed at the Grammys has garnered over 34M views on its official music video on YouTube.
About Artist: Victoria Monet
Victoria Monét McCants (born May 1, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Monét is a frequent collaborator of American singer Ariana Grande, having co-written songs for each of her studio albums beginning with her debut Yours Truly (2013) until her latest, Positions (2020). In 2019, Monét received three Grammy Award nominations (including Album of the Year) for her work on Grandes Thank U, Next.
One: Water by Tyla
Rising South African super star Tyla, came in overtaking other nominees by bagging the award for Best African Music Performance on her song “Water”. The official music video has garnered over 118M views on its official music video on YouTube and over 384M streams on Spotify. The song was released as the lead single from her debut studio album Tyla on 28 July 2023.
About Artist: Tyla
Tyla Laura Seethal (born 30 January 2002), known mononymously as Tyla, is a South African singer and songwriter, Born and raised in Johannesburg. Tyla rose to international fame with the release of her 2023 single Water which entered the top ten in sixteen countries including the United Kingdom and United States. Water was the first song by a South African soloist to enter the US Billboard Hot 100 in 55 years.
