Grammys 2024 Winners and key takeaways from a dramatic evening
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The 66th annual Grammy Awards took place last night, and if you thought the drama was contained to the movie awards season, you were very much mistaken. It was a big night for female artists, with SZA starting the evening with the most nominations (nine), and Victoria Monét and Phoebe Bridgers close behind (seven nods each). Ultimately, Taylor Swift triumphed in Best Pop Vocal Album and a win for Album of the Year for 'Midnights', making history in the process. More on that in a bit. SZA was also a big winner, taking home Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Progressive R&B Album, and Best R&B Song. Phoebe Bridgers and her supergroup boygenius had a great evening, too, winning Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song, and Best Alternative Music Album. Elsewhere, Miley Cyrus won Record of the Year for ' Flowers ' , her first ever Grammy; Victoria Monét won Best New Artist; Karol G made Grammy history becoming the first female performer to win Best Música Urbana Album for her blockbuster 'Mañana Será Bonito' record; and Billie Eilish won Song of the Year for the Barbie hit, 'What Was I Made For?'. And for you country fans out there, best country album went to Lainey Wilson for 'Bell Bottom Country' - her very first Grammy. Scroll down for the full list of winners. Here are the key takeaways from a very, very busy evening: Taylor Swift triumphs and announces a new album TayTay (all day) won album of the year for 'Midnights', breaking the record for most wins in the category with four. She beats Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon, who had three. That’s all very well and good, but the big news for Swifties came earlier in the night, when she finally endorsed President Biden for this year’s election thereby sending Conservatives into a nuclear meltdo- No, that’s not it. Instead, Swift used her 13th Grammy win to announce her new album, 'The Tortured Poets Department'. “I know that the way that the Recording Academy voted is a direct reflection of the passion of the fans,” she said while accepting the best pop vocal album award. “So, I want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret that I’ve been keeping from you for the last two years which is that my brand-new album comes out April 19. It’s called ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’ I'm gonna go and post the cover right now backstage.” True to her word, Swift posted a black-and-white image of her reclining across some comfy looking pillows. The top half of her face is cut off in the low-contrast image. Check it out for yourself: “All’s fair in love and poetry...” her caption read. You can imagine that the internet went into full meltdown mode, and in a little over an hour, the Instagram post alone had amassed nearly 7 million likes. “And so I enter into evidence / My tarnished coat of arms / My muses, acquired like bruises / My talismans and charms / The tick, tick, tick of love bombs / My veins of pitch black ink,” read handwritten lyrics posted after the album cover. ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ will be Swift's 11th studio album, not counting her re-recordings. Her last original album was 'Midnights', released in October 2022. Since then, she's launched the billion-dollar Eras Tour, which is heading to Europe. And we'll be there to keep you up to speed with what actually goes on at a Taylor Swift concert. Swift later picked up Album of the Year, the show's final award, for 'Midnights’. “I would love to tell you 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 shortlisting a music video, or when I’m working with my dancers,” she said after accepting her Album of the Year award. She was presented album of the year by... Céline Dion graces the stage The award for album of the year was presented by the one, the only Céline Dion, who surprised everyone with her appearance. The celebrated artist had recently stopped performing due to Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS). She was diagnosed in 2022 and this led to the cancellation of her world tour in May 2023. She received a standing ovation. “When I say that I’m happy to be here, I really mean it from my heart,” she said. Last week, Dion announced the release of an upcoming documentary that hopes to raise awareness about her rare neurological disorder. In a statement, Dion said: “As the road to resuming my performing career continues, I have realized how much I have missed it, of being able to see my fans. During this absence, I decided I wanted to document this part of my life to help others who share this diagnosis.” Big performances Trevor Noah hosted the main Grammys ceremony for the fourth consecutive year. Noah greeted an excited crowd, starting things off with a kiss on the cheek from Meryl Streep. That was already an impressive start, but the performances that followed made the evening one for the books. Performers during the show included SZA, Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Travis Scott ...