Dawes and other superstars such as John Legend, Brad Paisley, Sheryl Crow, Brittany Howard, and St. Vincent opened The 67th Grammy Awards playing the song I Love L.A. setting the tone for the night at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sun, Feb. 9. Because of the most recent tragic wildfires, the Grammys asked all night for support and donations to help the cause of rebuilding the cities that were affected. This was a night of celebration for the city and the year’s most loved music.
This time around, Trevor Noah has gotten comfortable with the celebrity-filled room. In his normal opening monologue, he used a few jokes about Colombia and immigrants that didn’t hit as he thought they would, receiving side eyes from some of the nominees like Chappell Roan and Doechii.
The show had some outstanding performances:
Sabrina Carpenter showed off her singing and dancing skills whilst playing under a jazz mix of her very popular songs Espresso and Please Please Please.
Billie Eilish performed her hit song Birds of a Feather with her brother Finneas on guitar and background vocals.
The Weeknd was a surprise guest at the Grammys. There was controversy that followed when he called for the Grammys to have more transparency due to not receiving a single nomination in 2020 for his album After Hours. Still, he returned and rocked two songs from his brand new album Hurry Up Tomorrow, Cry For Me and Timeless with Playboi Carti.
Doechii performed her songs Catfish and Denial Is A River from her now Grammy-winning album Alligator Bites Never Heal. Her stage presence was breathtaking and overall her performance was clearly a favorite throughout the crowd that night.
Janelle Monae performed Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough during a tribute to Quincy Jones. The song was originally recorded by Michael Jackson and produced by Jones.
Chappell Roan saddled up on a huge pink pony to perform Pink Pony Club from her album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.
Cynthia Erivo, well known for her work as Elphaba in the Oscar nominated film Wicked: Part One, performed Fly Me To The Moon with Herbie Hancock as part of the tribute to Quincy Jones. Jones arranged this song for Frank Sinatra to cover it in 1964.
During the final performance of the night, Charli XCX performed her songs Von Dutch and Guess from her album Brat and really turned the night upside down with her unique hyperpop project.
To most people’s surprise, Taylor Swift took home zero awards and Billie Eilish also left with zero.
Sabrina Carpenter won Best Pop Vocal Album for her hit album Short N’ Sweet. Her nominations came right before she closed the U.S. leg of her massive Short N’ Sweet Tour.
Chappell Roan won for Best New Artist. 2024 was a huge year for Roan being she had some of the biggest crowds ever in attendance at festivals around the country and easily became one of the biggest stars of this generation.
Doechii won for Best Rap Album for her new album Alligator Bites Never Heal. This was the first award announced during the mainstream of the Grammys making the award even more special for her.
Kendrick Lamar even swept 5 of his 7 nominations, 4 of which are in the bigger categories like Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Rap Song and Best Music Video.
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance went to Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars for their chart-topping song Die With A Smile. Lady Gaga used the time she had to talk on stage to speak about transgender rights. “Trans people are not invisible. Trans people deserve love. The queer community deserves to be lifted up.” Gaga said.
Beyonce took home Country Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter, Best Country Duo/Group Performance for her song with Miley Cyrus, II Most Wanted, and Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter as well. She made history with this award becoming the first black woman to win a country award ever and she joined Charley Pride and Darius Rucker as the only black soloists in history to win a Grammy in a country category. Winning these awards also made history naming Beyonce the first woman in history to win across five different genres at the Grammys (Pop, R&B, Rap, Dance/Electronic and Country).
Overall, the night was filled with a lot of love for L.A. and the world took to social media to share their thoughts on who deserved what. The 67th Grammys will go down in history as a night full of history.
