- Indian musicians Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain’s fusion band ‘Shakti’ won the Grammy Award in the category of ‘Best Global Music Album’.
- The award was for his latest album ‘This Moment’. The album ‘This Moment’, which was released on June 30, 2023, has eight songs.
- Meanwhile, Zakir Hussain also bagged the ‘Best Global Music Performance’ Grammy for his contribution to ‘Pashto’ with Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer, which featured Rakesh Chaurasia – an excellent flutist.
- While Hussain won three Grammy Awards in a single night, Chawrasia received two.
- The 66th Annual Grammy Awards 2024 were held in Los Angeles.
- The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959.
- It is an award presented by the Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the music industry.
The winners of the 66th Grammy Awards :
| Category | Winners |
| Record of the Year | “Flowers”- Miley Cyrus |
| Album of the Year | “Midnights”- Taylor Swift |
| Song of the Year | “What Was I Made For?” [From “Barbie”]- Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish) |
| Best New Artist | Victoria Monét |
| Best Pop Vocal Album | “Midnights”- Taylor Swift |
| Best Pop Solo Performance | “Flowers”- Miley Cyrus |
| Best Rap Album | “Michael,”- Killer Mike |
| Best Rock Song | “Not Strong Enough,”- Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus, songwriters (boygenius) |
| Best R&B Song | “Snooze”- Kenny B. Edmonds, Blair Ferguson, Khris Riddick-Tynes, Solána Rowe & Leon Thomas, songwriters (SZA) |
| Best Country Album | “Bell Bottom Country”- Lainey Wilson |