The Television Academy handed out 94 Grammy Awards this year and a majority of those were announced during a 3-hour ceremony before the main CBS telecast. Despite many of the winners waiting to show up to Staples, er, Crypto.com Arena for the main ceremony, three Oscar nominees, Billie Eilish, Finneas, and Ludwig Göransson took home big Grammy wins in the pre-ceremony across the street at the Peacock Theater. Oh, and The Beatles won a Grammy in 2024 for Best Music Video while Kylie Minogue won her second Grammy for “Padam Padam” in the Pop Dance Recording category.
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As expected, Eilish and Finneas won the Best Song for Visual Media for “What Was I Made For?” from the “Barbie” soundtrack. If the duo wins the Oscar for Best Original Song next month, they will be the only artists to win a Grammy before an Oscar for a composition not once, but twice. Due to a pandemic release date change, this previously occurred for the Grammy and Oscar-winning “No Time To Die.”
During the main ceremony and in an insanely competitive field, the pair took the prestigious Grammy for Song of the Year. Now, if “What Was I Made For?” wins it will be the 10th Song of the Year winner to win Best Original Song alongside “Moon River,” “Days of Wine and Roses,” “The Shadow of Your Smile,” “The Way We Were,” “You Light Up My Life,” “Evergreen (Love Theme From ‘A Star Is Born’)” “A Whole New World,” “Streets of Philadelphia,” and “My Heart Will Go On.”
“Barbie” also took home the Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media.
Göransson won his fourth Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media for “Oppenheimer.” The composer and songwriter is also up for Best Original Score for Christopher Nolan‘s Best Picture frontrunner at the Oscars. In something of an upset, however, John Williams won Best Instrumental Theme for “Helena’s Theme” from “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” over Göransson’s “Can You Hear The Music” from “Oppenheimer.”
In other categories, Best New Artist went to Victoria Monet, while Record of the Year and Pop Solo Performance went to “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus. Taylor Swift’s “Midnights” won Album of the Year.
This post will be updated with the main category winners later this evening. Here’s a look at some nominees and winners so far.
Record of the Year
“Worship,” Jon Batiste
“Not Strong Enough,” boygenius
“Flowers,” Miley Cyrus – ***WINNER***
“What Was I Made For?” [From The Motion Picture Barbie], Billie Eilish
“On My Mama,” Victoria Monét
“vampire,” Olivia Rodrigo
“Anti-Hero,” Taylor Swift
“Kill Bill,” SZA
Album of the Year
World Music Radio, Jon Batiste
the record, boygenius
Endless Summer Vacation, Miley Cyrus
Did you know that there‘s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd, Lana Del Rey
The Age of Pleasure, Janelle Monae
GUTS, Olivia Rodrigo
Midnights, Taylor Swift – ***WINNER***
SOS, SZA
Best New Artist
Gracie Abrams
Fred again..
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Coco Jones
Noah Kahan
Victoria Monet – ***WINNER***
The War and Treaty
Best New Artist
Gracie Abrams
Fred again..
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Coco Jones
Noah Kahan
Victoria Monet
The War and Treaty
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
Big Tree
Meryl Streep
Boldly Go: Reflections On A Life Of Awe And Wonder
William Shatner
The Creative Act: A Way Of Being
Rick Rubin
It’s Ok To Be Angry About Capitalism
Senator Bernie Sanders
The Light We Carry: Overcoming In Uncertain Times – ***WINNER***
Michelle Obama
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
AURORA
Brandon Davis, Pete Ganbarg, Joseph Khoury & Blake Mills, compilation producers; Frankie Pine, music supervisor
(Daisy Jones & The Six)
Barbie The Album – ***WINNER***
Brandon Davis, Mark Ronson & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers; George Drakoulias, music supervisor
(Various Artists)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From And Inspired By
Ryan Coogler, Archie Davis & Ludwig Göransson, compilation producers; Dave Jordan, music supervisor
(Various Artists)
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3: Awesome Mix, Vol. 3
Kevin Feige, James Gunn & Dave Jordan, compilation producers; Dave Jordan, music supervisor
(Various Artists)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Leo Birenberg, Zach Robinson & Al Yankovic, compilation producers; Suzanne Coffman, music supervisor
Weird Al Yankovic
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Barbie
Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, composers
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Ludwig Göransson, composer
The Fabelmans
John Williams, composer
Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny
John Williams, composer
Oppenheimer – ***WINNER***
Ludwig Göransson, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Barbie World [From “Barbie The Album”]
Naija Gaston, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr. & Onika Maraj, songwriters (Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice Featuring Aqua)
Dance The Night [From “Barbie The Album”]
Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Dua Lipa)
I’m Just Ken [From “Barbie The Album”]
Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Ryan Gosling)
Lift Me Up [From “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From And Inspired By”]
Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Robyn Fenty & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Rihanna)
What Was I Made For? [From “Barbie The Album”] – ***WINNER***
Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
Best Instrumental Composition
Amerikkan Skin
Lakecia Benjamin, composer (Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Angela Davis)
Can You Hear The Music
Ludwig Göransson, composer (Ludwig Göransson)
Cutey And The Dragon
Gordon Goodwin & Raymond Scott, composers (Quartet San Francisco Featuring Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
Helena’s Theme – ***WINNER***
John Williams, composer (John Williams)
Motion
Edgar Meyer, composer (Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia)
Best Pop Solo Performance
Flowers – ***WINNER***
Miley Cyrus
Paint The Town Red
Doja Cat
What Was I Made For? [From The Motion Picture “Barbie”]
Billie Eilish
Vampire
Olivia Rodrigo
Anti-Hero
