The major winners of the 2024 Grammy Awards were Taylor Swift for her album Midnigths, Miley Cyrus for her record Flowers, Billie Eilish for her song What Was I Made for?, SZA for her R&B song Snooze and her duo with Phoebe Bridgers in Ghost in the Machine and Boygenius for the best rock song, The Record.
Mark Savage reports The highs and lows of Grammys 2024 for BBC News, and gives some insights into the world music awards par excellence.
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Below, you can watch the song "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eillish.