The Grammy Awards this year concluded with some controversies, notably the surprise of prominent figures leaving empty-handed.
Echoing sentiments from Jay-Z’s Grammy speech, where he mentioned, “Some of you may get robbed. Some of you don’t belong in the category,” several artists, including African talents like Asake, Davido, and Burna Boy, did not secure victories in their nominated categories.

The new category, Best African Music Performance, featuring Asake, Olamide, Ayra Starr, Burna Boy, Davido, and Musa Keys, saw South African artist Tyla taking the prize for “Water.”

Despite being nominated in multiple categories, Davido and Burna Boy went without winning, but Burna Boy made history as the first African artist to perform on the live show, introduced by Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. Trevor Noah hosted the event.

Here’s the complete list of notable winners with nominees and their nominated songs from the 2024 Grammy Awards:

Best African Music Performance:

• Winner: Tyla – “Water”
  • Asake & Olamide – “Amapiano”
  • Ayra Starr – “Rush”
  • Burna Boy – “City Boys”
  • Davido Featuring Musa Keys – “UNAVAILABLE”

Album of the Year:

• Winner: Taylor Swift – “Midnights”
  • Boygenius – “The Record”
  • Janelle Monáe – “The Age of Pleasure”
  • Jon Batiste – “World Music Radio”
  • Lana Del Rey – “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd”

Record of the Year:

• Winner: Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
  • Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For?”
  • Boygenius – “Not Strong Enough”
  • Jon Batiste – “Worship”
  • Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”

Song of the Year:

• Winner: Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For?”
  • Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night”
  • Jon Batiste – “Butterfly”
  • Lana Del Rey – “A&W”
  • Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
  • Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
  • SZA – “Kill Bill”
  • Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

Best New Artist:

• Winner: Victoria Monét
  • Coco Jones – “ICU”
  • Gracie Abrams
  • Fred Again
  • Ice Spice
  • Jelly Roll
  • Noah Kahan
  • The War and Treaty

Best Country Solo Performance:

• Winner: Chris Stapleton – “White Horse”
  • Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
  • Brandy Clark – “Buried”
  • Luke Combs – “Fast Car”
  • Dolly Parton – “The Last Thing On My Mind”

Best Rap Album:

• Winner: Killer Mike – “Michael”
  • Drake & 21 Savage – “Her Loss”
  • Metro Boomin – “Heroes & Villains”
  • Nas – “King’s Disease III”
  • Travis Scott – “Utopia”

Best R&B Performance:

• Winner: Coco Jones – “ICU”
  • Chris Brown – “Summer Too Hot”
  • Robert Glasper featuring Sir and Alex Haley – “Back to Love”
  • Victoria Monet – “How Does It Make You Feel”
  • SZA – “Kill Bill”

Best Pop Solo Performance:

• Winner: Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
  • Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For?” (“Barbie”)
  • Doja Cat – “Paint the Town Red”
  • Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
  • Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:

• Winner: SZA Featuring Phoebe Bridgers – “Ghost in the Machine”
  • Labrinth Featuring Billie Eilish – “Never Felt So Alone”
  • Lana Del Rey Featuring Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace”
  • Miley Cyrus Featuring Brandi Carlile – “Thousand Miles”
  • Taylor Swift Featuring Ice Spice – “Karma”

Songwriter of the Year, Non-classical:

• Winner: Theron Thomas
• Other Nominees: Edgar Barrera, Jessie Jo Dillion, Shane McAnally, Justin Tranter

Producer of the Year, non-classical:

• Winner: Jack Antonoff
• Other Nominees: Dernst D’Mile Memile II, Hit boy, Metro Boomin’, Daniel Nigro

Best Pop Vocal Album:

• Winner: Taylor Swift – “Midnights”
• Nominees: Olivia Rodrigo – “Guts”, Miley Cyrus – “Endless Summer Vacation”, Kelly Clarkson – “Chemistry”, Ed Sheeran – “-“

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:

• Winner: Laufey – “Bewitched”
• Nominees: Liz Callaway – “To Steve With Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim”, Rickie Lee Jones – “Pieces of Treasure”, Pentatonix – “Holidays Around the World”, Bruce Springsteen – “Only the Strong Survive”, Various – “Sondheim Unplugged (The NYC Sessions), Vol. 3”

Best Folk Album:

• Winner: Joni Mitchell – “Joni Mitchell At Newport (Live)”
• Nominees: Dom Flemons – “Traveling Wildfire”, The Milk Carton Kids – “I Only See The Moon”, Nickel Creek – “Celebrants”, Old Crow Medicine Show – “Jubilee”, Paul Simon – “Seven Psalms”, Rufus Wainwright – “Folkocracy”

Best Comedy Album:

• Winner: Dave Chappelle – “What’s In A Name?”
• Nominees: Trevor Noah – “I Wish You Would”, Wanda Sykes – “I’m An Entertainer”, Chris Rock – “Selective Outrage”, Sarah Silverman – “Someone You Love”

Best Latin Pop Album:

• Winner: Gaby Moreno – “X Mí (Vol. 1)”
• Nominees: Pablo Alboran – “La Cuarta Hoja”, Alemor – “Beautiful HUmans, Vol. 1”, Paula Areanas – “A Ciegas”, Pedro Capo – “La Neta”, Maluma – “Don Juan”