The 67th <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/grammys" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grammy Awards</a> raised millions of dollars for fire relief efforts in Southern California while the ratings saw a drop in viewership from 2024.
The CBS telecast of Sunday’s music awards show scored 15.4 million viewers, according to same-day ratings from Nielsen, according to The <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/grammy-awards-tv-ratings-feb-2-2025-1236126284/">Hollywood Reporter</a>. That’s down from the 17 million who tuned in for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards last year. While Sunday’s numbers were down compared to last year, it was the third largest show since 2020, the outlet noted.
Since the pandemic, the Grammy Awards have seen a rollercoaster of viewership, with an average of under 10 million viewers in 2021 and 2022 tuning in to see if their favorite singer would take home the Grammy. In 2023, the show had a slight bounce back to pre-pandemic numbers with 12.55 million watching, before the 17 million number the show brought in last year.
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Despite Beyoncé, Sabrina Carpenter and Kendrick Lamar, ratings for the Grammys fall <a href="https://t.co/OeuEb4PXad">https://t.co/OeuEb4PXad</a>
— The Associated Press (@AP) <a href="https://twitter.com/AP/status/1886842169148703186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2025</a></blockquote>
To put those numbers into context, the 2020 Grammys &#8212; which took place before the pandemic and lockdowns &#8212; scored 18.69 million viewers.
During Sunday night’s show, the fires and communities destroyed in the multiple wildfires were top of mind as host Trevor Noah announced the academy would accept donations throughout the evening to help with recovery efforts.
CBS and the recording academy announced that the awards show helped raise $9 million for fire relief efforts in Los Angeles and the academy and MusiCares brought in $24 million in charitable giving, THR noted. In addition, FireAid benefit concerts in LA helped raise more than $100 million to support ongoing recovery efforts, the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/fireaid-benefit-concerts-raised-100-million-los-angeles-1236127036/">outlet</a> noted.
Despite the Sunday show celebrating the efforts by firefighters tackling insane blazes for weeks, the night’s host comedian Trevor Noah turned things political with a jab at President Donald Trump in his opening monologue.
“There’s been a few changes in Washington. I’m going to enjoy tonight because this may be the last time I get to host anything in this country,” Noah told the room.
Several other artists attempted to make the night about political issues as well, with acceptance speeches about DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion), transgender issues, and illegal immigrants, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ricky-gervais-torches-grammy-winners-political-speeches">reported</a>.
Shakira was honored for Best Latin pop album and said, “I want to dedicate this award to all of my immigrant brothers and sisters in this country. You are loved, you’re worth it, and I will always fight for you.” Her comment was in reaction to Trump’s crackdown on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/illegal-immigration">illegal immigration</a>.
Near the end of the show, singer Alicia Keys was honored with the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award, and claimed that DEI “is not a threat, it’s a gift. And the more voices, the more powerful the sound.” Trump and numerous corporations across the country have opted to get rid of their <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-rolls-back-dei-joining-other-major-companies-like-walmart-meta">DEI programs</a>.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ricky-gervais-torches-grammy-winners-political-speeches" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ricky Gervais Torches Grammy Winners’ Political Speeches</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ricky-gervais">Ricky Gervais</a> torched the winners of the 67th Grammy Awards who used their time on the show to give political speeches about things like DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion), transgender issues, and illegal immigrants. 
In the post on <a href="https://x.com/rickygervais/status/1886361303268094204">X</a> on Monday, the 63-year-old comedian and actor shared a screenshot of the message he gave celebrities in January of 2020 — when he last hosted the Golden Globes — and told stars,  “You’re in no position to lecture the public about anything.”
He captioned his post, “They’re still not listening.”
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The producer and director later shared a <a href="https://x.com/gervaisclips/status/1885438197577941012">clip</a> from that unforgettable and brutal NSFW monologue he gave at his final turn hosting the Golden Globes. The monologue ended up going viral after he took a verbal sledgehammer to celebrities and big tech companies for their hypocrisy. In total, the “After Life” star has hosted the Globes five times.
To open the show, Gervais said it would be the last time he planned to host the Golden Globes or any other awards shows, sharing that he doesn’t “care anymore. I’m joking. I never did. NBC clearly don’t care either — fifth time. I mean, Kevin Hart was fired from the Oscars because of some offensive tweets — hello?”
He closed out the segment by telling stars not to use the platform to “make a political speech” noting that they weren’t in any position to “lecture the public about anything. You know nothing about the real world. Most of you spent less time in school than Greta Thunberg.”
“So if you win, come up, accept your little award, thank your agent, and your God, and f*** off, OK?” Gervais added.
At the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/lady-gaga-trans-people-not-invisible-2025-grammys-trump-1236125567/">Grammy Awards</a> on Sunday, host Trevor Noah took a jab at President Donald Trump and said, “There’s been a few changes in Washington. I’m going to enjoy tonight because this may be the last time I get to host anything in this country.”
When Lady Gaga went up to accept the award for Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for her “Die With a Smile” duet with Bruno Mars, she spoke about <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-signs-executive-order-protecting-kids-from-irreversible-gender-transition-procedures" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transgender issues</a> following Trump’s signing of an Executive Order that makes it crystal clear, the United States only recognizes two genders, a male and female.
“Trans people are not invisible. Trans people deserve love,” the singer said. “The queer community deserves to be lifted up. <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/music/">Music</a> is love.”
Shakira was honored for Best Latin pop album and said, “I want to dedicate this award to all of my immigrant brothers and sisters in this country. You are loved, you’re worth it and I will always fight for you.&#8221; Her comment was in reaction to Trump&#8217;s crackdown on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/illegal-immigration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">illegal immigration</a>.
Near the end of the show, singer Alicia Keys was honored with the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award, and claimed that &#8220;DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) &#8220;is not a threat, it’s a gift. And the more voices, the more powerful the sound.” Trump and numerous corporations across the country have opted to get rid of their <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-rolls-back-dei-joining-other-major-companies-like-walmart-meta" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DEI programs</a>.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ricky-gervais-hits-back-at-outrage-over-his-latest-netflix-special" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ricky Gervais Hits Back At Outrage Over His Latest Netflix Special</a>

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Ricky Gervais Torches Grammy Winners’ Political Speeches

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Female rapper Doechii praised God numerous times during an emotional acceptance speech when she won her first ever Grammy Award for Best Rap Album during the 67th <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/grammys" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grammy</a> Awards <a href="https://x.com/ComplexMusic/status/1886228660551884867">show</a> held in Los Angeles.
On Sunday night, the 26-year-old rapper &#8212; born Jaylah Ji&#8217;mya Hickmon &#8212; took the stage after rapper Cardi B called out her name for Best Rap Album for “Alligator Bites Never Heal.” She held back tears as she promised not to make her speech long before talking about the glory of God.
“But this category was introduced in 1989, and two women have won … three women have won — Lauryn Hill, Cardi B, and Doechii,” the rapper said. “I put my heart and my soul into this mixtape. I’ve bared my life.”
“I went through so much. I dedicated myself to sobriety and God told me that I would be rewarded and that he would show me just how good it can get,” she added as she got emotional. “And I have to thank God. I need to thank my beautiful mother for coaching me.”
She went on to thank her label, her fans, and she said &#8220;to the swamp,&#8221; before she explained that she’s the Swamp Princess, because it&#8217;s where she comes from.
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Doechii’s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Grammys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Grammys</a> acceptance speech for winning Best Rap Album 🤎 <a href="https://t.co/N1Hy9Dhx1y">pic.twitter.com/N1Hy9Dhx1y</a>
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) <a href="https://twitter.com/ComplexMusic/status/1886228660551884867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
“There’s so many people out there who probably don’t know who I am. I call myself the Swamp Princess because I’m from Tampa, Florida,” the rapper said. “Tampa has so much talent … labels, go to Tampa, there’s talent there.”
“The last thing I want to say is … I know that there is some black girl out there, so many black women out there that are watching me right now and I want to tell you: You can do it. Anything is possible,” Doechii said. “Anything is possible.” 
“Don’t allow anybody to project any stereotypes on you, that tell you that you can’t be here, that you’re too dark or that you’re not smart enough or that you’re too dramatic or you’re too loud,” she added. “You are exactly who you need to be, to be right where you are, and I am a testimony. Praise God!”
The comments definitely moved the crowd as the stars and performers in the room cheered and gave the young rapper a standing ovation.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/country-music-star-talks-dark-days-before-career-exploded" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Country Music Star Talks ‘Dark Days’ Before Career Exploded</a>

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Female Rapper Praises God For Sobriety After Winning First Ever Grammy Award

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Country music star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/country-star-lainey-wilson-says-long-line-of-farmers-taught-her-work-ethic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lainey Wilson</a> opened up about what she called the “dark days” she went through before her music career finally took off.
Speaking to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/lainey-wilson-interview-whirlwind-9659b6919f25ff037f732e42a4ef0c74" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>, the 32-year-old country singer talked about living in a bumper-pull camper trailer off her mentor’s studio for three years and freezing during the winters before one of her songs hit number one, 13 years after moving to Nashville to make her dream a reality.
&#8220;It’s been a journey,&#8221; Wilson said. &#8220;I’ve been in Nashville for 13 years and I tell people I’m like, it feels like I got there yesterday, but I also feel like I’ve been there my whole life.&#8221;
&#8220;I had always heard that Nashville was a 10-year town,” she added. “And I believe ‘Things a Man Oughta Know’ went No. 1, like, 10 years and a day after being there.”
&#8220;I should have had moments where I should have packed it up and went home,” Wilson continued. “I should have went back to Louisiana. But I never had those feelings. I think there’s something really beautiful about being naive. And, since I was a little girl, I’ve always had stars in my eyes.&#8221;
Speaking to “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrecteS0lcs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Good Morning America</a>” in 2022, Wilson said returning to that parking lot where she lived in a trailer brought her a “sense of hopefulness,” but also a “little sadness.”
“There were a lot of dark days for me,” Wilson said at the time. “I was very lonely. I didn&#8217;t know hardly anybody in town.&#8221;
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&#8220;The winters were cold. I had to sleep in three or four jackets, three pairs of socks just to stay warm,&#8221; she added. &#8220;When I look back, honestly, if I had known it was going to be this hard, I don&#8217;t know if I would go and do it again. And that sounds crazy, but it has been hard, but this is my only option.”
On Friday, she released her fifth studio album, titled “Whirlwind,” and said she’s gone through a lot after making that trip from her small hometown of Baskin, Louisiana, to becoming a country star. In February, she took home her first Grammy.
&#8220;The word that I could use to describe the last couple of years is ‘whirlwind,'&#8221; Wilson told the AP. &#8220;I feel like my life has changed a whole lot. But I still feel like the same old girl trying to keep one foot on the ground.&#8221;
&#8220;And so, I think it’s just about grasping on to those things that truly make me, me and the artist where I can tell stories to relate to folks.&#8221;
The country singer previously told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/country-star-lainey-wilson-career-took-off-after-dark-days-nashville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> that she’s convinced all the adversity she went through was just part of her “story.”
“And I think the Lord kind of wanted me to live a little bit more life, so I could have more stories to tell, so I could relate to more people,&#8221; Wilson said. &#8220;That&#8217;s what it&#8217;s about when you kind of zoom out and you think about all of this. It&#8217;s important to remember and realize, why are we doing this? And what are we doing this for?&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s just because we all want to feel something. And, I think, because of that rejection, I think people can relate to some of my stories,” she added.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rap-artist-killer-mike-arrested-at-grammy-awards-after-winning-3-categories" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rap artist Killer Mike</a> won’t face charges after the rapper was arrested at the 2024 Grammy Awards following his victories in several categories in the pre-awards ceremony.
Prosecutors with the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office said charges will not be filed against the rapper — whose real name is Michael Santiago Render — the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/rapper-killer-mike-not-face-charges-grammys-arrest-1235933428/">Hollywood Reporter</a> reported. In February, Render was arrested at the pre-show ceremony and charged with misdemeanor battery in connection with an alleged <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/assault">physical altercation</a> between him and a security guard, the outlet noted.
“Mr. Render has successfully completed the Office’s Hearing process, including a community service requirement that was imposed,” per Ivor Pine, a spokesperson for the L.A. City Attorney’s Office said. “We have no further comment at this time.&#8221;
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— WKRN News 2 (@WKRN) <a href="https://twitter.com/WKRN/status/1806414158272848236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2024</a></blockquote>
On February 4, the outlet <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/killer-mike-detained-2024-grammys-1235815271/">reported</a> Render’s arrest and posted a video on X showing the rapper being escorted away from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, where the Grammys were taking place. The rap artist was led away in handcuffs. A person can be heard shouting, “Free Mike!” as police escort the rapper from the scene, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rap-artist-killer-mike-arrested-at-grammy-awards-after-winning-3-categories">reported</a>.
Per <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/02/04/killer-mike-alleged-physical-altercation-grammy-awards-detained/">TMZ</a>, the arrest had to do with Render allegedly becoming physically aggressive with a security officer. He stands accused of knocking the guard down when that individual did not move out of Render’s way quickly enough.
Two days later, the rap artist released a statement saying his arrest had been a result of an “over-zealous” security guard, the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/local-news/killer-mike-reacts-grammys-arrest-over-zealous-security-1235817097/">outlet</a> noted.
“As you can imagine, there was a lot going and there was some confusion around which door my team and I should enter,” the statement read. “We experienced an over-zealous security guard, but my team and I have the upmost [sic] confidence that I will ultimately be cleared of all wrongdoing,” 
When he later went on “<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/killer-mike-grammys-arrest-what-happened-1235822848/">The View</a>,&#8221; he talked to co-host Sunny Hostin about the arrest and incident.
“Backstage was overcrowded, the winners were exuberant, and I think security got a little overzealous. It’s water under the bridge for me,” Mike said. “All of my heroes have been in handcuffs — [Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Medgar Evers].”
“I walked out with the same dignity and respect that I walked in with, and I would implore people to just take that from it,” he added. “Don’t dwell on the bad stuff.”
The night of the Grammy Awards, Render won Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for his track “Scientists &amp; Engineers,” which features fellow recording artists Andre 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane. He also won Best Rap Album for “Michael.” 
His last win was for “The Whole World,” a collaboration with Outkast, in 2003.
Amanda Harding contributed to this piece.

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Rap Artist Killer Mike Won’t Face Charges After Grammys Arrest

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Montana Tucker, the TikTok star who famously wore a dress at the Grammys emblazoned with a message to save the Israeli hostages held by Hamas, spoke with Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro on “The Ben Shapiro Show,” telling him that celebrities who were afraid to publicly take her stand had thanked her for doing so.
Shapiro began by asking Tucker how the Grammys were for her.
“You know, I&#8217;m a little disappointed you weren&#8217;t there, given you were number one on the charts,” Tucker quipped, referring to Shapiro and Tom MacDonald&#8217;s rap song ‘Facts.’ I feel like you should have been at the Grammys, don&#8217;t you think?”
“I did ask Nicki Minaj to hook a homie up, but that actually did not happen, unfortunately,” Shapiro joked, then asked, “You wore this kind of shockingly political dress at the Grammys. What was the reaction when you did that?”
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“It&#8217;s so interesting that you say political as well, because I don&#8217;t find it to be political,” Tucker replied. “I think that that is something that people are saying and that is something that needs to be taken away from it because it isn&#8217;t political to bring the hostages home. I think that&#8217;s something people are forgetting. There are people there, not just Israelis, former hostages, there are Americans. There are different races. There are different religions of innocent people that are still over there. And when I got the invite to go to the Grammys to walk the carpet, it was obviously a huge deal for me as an artist to have that opportunity. I knew I had to do something. I knew that no one else was going to do it.”
“I was super nervous about wearing the dress,” she confessed. “To be honest, I didn&#8217;t know what the reaction was going to be, but I knew I had to do it. I knew there was no other option. I couldn&#8217;t just go and wear a glamorous dress. I had to go and stand for what I believe in. If I have the opportunity to have the platform of people seeing this, I had to take it.”
Tucker spoke of the initial resistance she received from Grammy officials:  “At first when I first walked the carpet, somebody from the Recording Academy, I don&#8217;t know who they were, came up to me and said Comms had an issue with my dress and they said it was too political and they said they don&#8217;t do politics at the Grammys and that my dress was too political.”
“I said I don&#8217;t think this is political at all, actually. Do you know what this ribbon stands for?” she recalled, adding that Harvey Mason Jr. “came up to me, saw me on the carpet and came up to me and said, ‘Thank you for wearing that. I love your dress. Let&#8217;s take a picture.’”
“It is somewhat hilarious to me that the Grammys would suggest that people don&#8217;t do politics at the Grammys, which is like, have you seen the Grammys ever?” Shapiro pointed out. “Like, ever. And then Annie Lennox calls for the cease-fire in the middle of the In Memoriam section &#8230; she was supposed to be there paying tribute to the people who died this year. And then she randomly starts doing Hamas propaganda on the stage calling for a cease-fire. Absolutely astonishing.”
“So how has the feedback been since the Grammys? Have you gotten blowback for having worn the dress?” Shapiro asked.
“You know what? While I was there, I was having so much anxiety, I couldn&#8217;t believe that I did this. This is something that I&#8217;ve never done, a big move like this. And I sat in my seat and all of a sudden my phone started blowing up and I didn&#8217;t even post a picture,&#8221; Tucker said. “My phone just started blowing up like crazy because it was getting posted everywhere from the Getty Images photos. The amount of support I have received has just been overwhelming and so incredible. I&#8217;m shocked at the lack of negative response that I got from it. People reaching out like crazy, people sharing it like crazy.”
“I think a lot of people want to do something like this and they&#8217;re just scared. I think that a lot of people that I&#8217;ve talked to, I think they want to &#8211; they don&#8217;t know how to do it,” she stated. “I&#8217;ve had people come up to me that are on such a different level than me in their careers, and they&#8217;re like, ‘Thank you so much for taking one for the team. Thank you for everything you&#8217;re doing,’ because they don&#8217;t want to post. They&#8217;re too scared. They don&#8217;t want to lose business, don’t want to lose their jobs, their career. They&#8217;re nervous to just share what they truly believe in because they don&#8217;t want the blowback.”
“So I think if we&#8217;re not standing for something, what are we doing? If we work this hard and we are fortunate enough to have platforms and we don&#8217;t use them for what we believe in, what&#8217;s the point? That&#8217;s how I feel,” she said. “That&#8217;s all it was for. It&#8217;s to remind people. &#8230;More and more, the misinformation and everything that keeps coming out every single day, people are forgetting what the real reason is here and why people like myself are fighting so hard. And these are innocent people with innocent family members. And they need to be home.”

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The 2024 Grammy Awards saw a huge bump in viewership for the first time since the COVID pandemic struck four years earlier.
CBS scored 17 million viewers in final same-day ratings for Sunday&#8217;s broadcast of the 66th annual awards show, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/grammys-tv-ratings-sunday-feb-4-2024-1235816395/">according</a> to The Hollywood Reporter. It was an increase of 36% over the number of viewers who tuned in to watch the biggest night in music in 2023 when the show attracted 12.55 million viewers.
The awards show was also up by 40% in the coveted 18-49 age demographic compared to last year, the outlet noted.
The numbers on CBS don&#8217;t include those who streamed the show on Paramount+, with live viewership up 173% over last year, the network noted in a <a href="https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-66th-annual-grammy-awards/releases/?view=109207-the-66th-annual-grammy-awards-up-34-from-last-year-averaging-169-million-viewers-its-largest-audience-since-2020">press release</a>.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GRAMMYs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GRAMMYs</a> Ratings Surge For CBS With Big Win For Taylor Swift, Big Performances By Tracy Chapman &amp; Joni Mitchell <a href="https://t.co/r73x8We40F">https://t.co/r73x8We40F</a>
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) <a href="https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1754603760230515164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2024</a></blockquote>
On Sunday, the night was filled with one surprise after another, including <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-tracy-chapmans-unforgettable-grammys-performance-singing-fast-car-with-luke-combs">Tracy Chapman</a> returning to the spotlight for the first time in more than a decade to sing her hit song &#8220;Fast Car&#8221; with country singer Luke Combs, whose more gritty version of the song blew up the charts in 2023.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/miley-cyrus-has-huge-night-wins-her-first-two-grammys-ever">Miley Cyrus</a> scored not only her first Grammy Award ever but her second as well for her song &#8220;Flowers.&#8221; It took home Best Pop Solo Performance and then Record of the Year, beating out the likes of Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, and SZA, The <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/grammys-2024-winners-list-1235809522/">Hollywood Reporter</a> noted.
There was also a surprise appearance from Grammy-winner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/celine-dion-shocks-grammy-audience-with-surprise-appearance">Celine Dion,</a> who cut her world tour short last year after being diagnosed with Stiff-Person Syndrome (SPS).
The 55-year-old <a href="https://x.com/THR/status/1754361909116076264?s=20">singer,</a> whose rare neurological disease forced her to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-not-giving-up-celine-dion-cancels-entire-world-tour-amid-disorder-battle">cancel</a> the remaining tour dates, walked onto the stage to a standing ovation.
&#8220;When I say that I&#8217;m happy to be here, I really mean it from my heart,&#8221; Dion said as she thanked the audience, calling the reception &#8220;beautiful.&#8221;
&#8220;Those who have been blessed enough to be here at the Grammy Awards must never take for granted the tremendous love and joy that music brings to our lives and to people all around the world,&#8221; she added. &#8220;And now it gives me great joy to present a Grammy Award that two legends, Diana Ross and Sting, presented to me twenty-seven years ago.&#8221;
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History was also made when Taylor Swift became the first artist to win <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taylor-swift-makes-history-at-grammys-announces-new-album">Album of the Year</a> four times, this time for &#8220;Midnights,&#8221; which also won Best Pop Vocal Album.
The jump in Grammy Awards viewership followed that of the 2024 Golden Globes, which also experienced its first spike in the ratings game since 2020, with a 50% increase over last year.

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Actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bob-saget">Bob Saget</a>’s widow made her first public appearance with her new boyfriend two years after her husband’s death.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Kelly Rizzo</a>, 44, attended the 2024 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/grammys">Grammy Awards</a> with actor Breckin Meyer, 49, per <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/1394493/kelly-rizzo-dating-breckin-meyer-2-years-after-husband-bob-sagets-death">E! News</a>. She spoke with the outlet about how she believes Saget would have approved of her moving on.
&#8220;It took a while to get to the point where I&#8217;m like, ‘OK, I think [Bob would] be happy with it,'&#8221; Rizzo told the outlet. 
She previously <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bob-sagets-daughters-gave-widow-kelly-rizzo-blessing-date-again-couldnt-ask-greater-gift">spoke</a> to Fox News Digital about how Saget’s kids reacted to the idea of her dating again. 
&#8220;It’s meant everything,&#8221; Rizzo said during an interview in December. &#8220;Even though it’s something that you don’t think you need permission for, it meant everything to me to have their blessing and just knowing that they want me to be happy and that they love me.&#8221;
She continued, &#8220;And the two of them saying that Bob would want me to be happy meant everything because they’re his kids. They knew him best.&#8221;
&#8220;I’d love to think that Bob would want me to be happy, too, but to hear it from them is just a totally different level,&#8221; Rizzo said. &#8220;And it meant the world just to hear, ‘Hey, we trust you. We love you. We know you’re going to do what’s right, and we want you to be happy.&#8217; To continually have their support – I couldn’t ask for a greater gift.&#8221;
Rizzo was married to Saget from 2018 until he died in 2022. Saget had three daughters with his first wife, Sherri Kramer, to whom he was married from 1982 until 1997.
Saget died in a hotel room in January 2022 at the age of 65 from blunt head trauma believed to be caused by a fall. 
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Rizzo launched the podcast “Comfort Food with Kelly Rizzo” as a means of processing her feelings about losing her husband.
&#8220;I had never lost anybody before,&#8221; she told Fox News. &#8220;So I was new to this world&#8230; And having conversations about grief can still be a little taboo. Nobody really wants to talk about it because it’s not the most fun topic. But I thought, ‘How can I make this more comforting and palatable, no pun intended?’ So, I thought, I’ll discuss grief with my guest’s favorite comfort food.&#8221;
Rizzo said she wanted to keep things from getting too heavy, though.
&#8220;I also wanted to make sure that a lot of my guests would be comedians,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I wanted to bring in a different type of angle to the topic. I wanted to talk about grief in a more lighthearted way… Humor can be healing. It allows us to really talk about the topic, but also learn how to get through it.&#8221;

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Miley Cyrus had a huge night at the 2024 Grammy Awards on Sunday, winning not just her first ever Grammy — for her song &#8220;Flowers&#8221; — but a second one as well.
During the 66th annual award ceremony, the 31-year-old <a href="https://x.com/PageSix/status/1754525650893799542?s=20">singer/actress</a> took the stage after winning the award for Best Pop Solo Performance for her hit &#8220;Flowers.&#8221; 
Near the end of the show, Cyrus accepted her second Grammy when she won Record of the Year for &#8220;Flowers,&#8221; beating out the likes of Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, and SZA, the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/grammys-2024-winners-list-1235809522/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hollywood Reporter</a> noted.
&#8220;This award is amazing,&#8221; Cyrus said to the audience. &#8220;But I really hope that it doesn&#8217;t change anything because my life was beautiful yesterday.&#8221;
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&#8220;Not everyone in the world will get a Grammy, but everyone in this world is spectacular,&#8221; she added. &#8220;So please don&#8217;t think that this is important, even though it&#8217;s very important, right guys?&#8221;
&#8220;We&#8217;re very excited to put this on the piano,&#8221; Cyrus continued, before thanking people like those on her team, her mom Tish Cyrus, and her sister. She then turned around and asked the team if she had forgotten anyone else.
The &#8220;Used to Be Young&#8221; hitmaker did not mention her dad singer Billy Ray in her acceptance speeches and it has led many to believe that the two are feuding, <a href="https://people.com/grammys-2024-miley-cyrus-flowers-record-of-the-year-8557079?hid=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;did=11846495-20240205&amp;utm_source=ppl&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=people-news_newsletter&amp;utm_content=020524&amp;lctg=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc">People magazine</a> noted.
Hours later, Cyrus took to social media and listed all the people she wanted to thank, including her team and her mom, again. Her father was not named among them all.
&#8220;To my mommy [Tish Cyrus] I love you more than anything in the entire universe, my family, [Brandi Cyrus] thank you for being there like always, my godmother [Dolly Parton]- I felt your fairy dust everywhere (I put a little extra in my hair, could you tell?!),&#8221; Cyrus wrote on <a href="https://x.com/MileyCyrus/status/1754580968080650456?s=20">X</a>.
&#8220;I celebrate my fans above all else,&#8221; she <a href="https://x.com/MileyCyrus/status/1754580973768098152?s=20">added</a>. &#8220;No award means as much to me as the years we&#8217;ve spent together. You SAW me before this recognition. I never needed it because I HAVE YOU. A day doesn&#8217;t pass that I don’t spend at least a moment thanking heaven for sending me such supportive earth angels. I love you with my entire heart. To many more years together.&#8221;
After accepting her first Grammy, the former &#8220;Disney&#8221; star took the stage to sing her song &#8220;Flowers&#8221; as she danced around in an energetic performance.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/celine-dions-family-says-they-are-praying-for-a-miracle-amid-singers-health-battle">Celine Dion</a> absolutely shocked the 2024 Grammy audience on Sunday when she made a surprise appearance after being diagnosed with Stiff-Person Syndrome (SPS) in December 2022.
The 55-year-old <a href="https://x.com/THR/status/1754361909116076264?s=20">singer,</a> whose rare neurological disease forced her to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-not-giving-up-celine-dion-cancels-entire-world-tour-amid-disorder-battle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cancel</a> the remaining tour dates last year, walked onto the stage to a standing ovation.
&#8220;When I say that I&#8217;m happy to be here, I really mean it from my heart,&#8221; Dion said as she thanked the audience, calling the reception &#8220;beautiful.&#8221;
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Celine Dion makes a surprise appearance to present Album of the Year at the 2024 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Grammys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Grammys</a> <a href="https://t.co/oNT4zmBTyk">pic.twitter.com/oNT4zmBTyk</a>
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&#8220;Those who have been blessed enough to be here at the Grammy Awards must never take for granted the tremendous love and joy that music brings to our lives and to people all around the world,&#8221; she added. &#8220;And now it gives me great joy to present a Grammy Award that two legends, Diana Ross and Sting, presented to me twenty-seven years ago.&#8221;
The singer then listed the nominees for Album of the Year and announced the winner was Taylor Swift for her &#8220;Midnights&#8221; album.
Last year, Dion&#8217;s sister, Claudette Dion, spoke to <a href="https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/health-and-fitness/501397/celine-dion-sister-health-update-stiff-person-syndrome-recovery/">Hello! Canada</a> about Celine&#8217;s SPS diagnosis. 
&#8220;She&#8217;s doing everything to recover,&#8221; Claudette said. &#8220;She&#8217;s a strong woman.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s an illness we know so little about,&#8221; she added. &#8220;There are spasms – they&#8217;re impossible to control. You know [how] people often jump up in the night because of a cramp in the leg or the calf? It&#8217;s a bit like that, but in all muscles. There&#8217;s little we can do to support her, to alleviate her pain.&#8221; 
&#8220;We&#8217;re crossing our fingers that researchers will find a remedy for this awful illness,&#8221; Claudette continued. &#8220;And she knows fans feel the same way, too.&#8221;
In 2022, the &#8220;All By Myself&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/celine-dion-reveals-heartbreaking-news-about-her-health">singer</a> and mother of three revealed her diagnosis after canceling several of her concerts.
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&#8220;Hello, everyone,&#8221; Dion said. &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry it&#8217;s taken me so long to reach out to you. I miss you all so much and can&#8217;t wait to be on stage talking to you in person. As you know I&#8217;ve always been an open book and I wasn&#8217;t ready to say anything before but I&#8217;m ready now.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;ve been dealing with problems with my health for a long time and it&#8217;s been really difficult for me to face my challenges and to talk about everything that I&#8217;ve been going through,&#8221; she added. 
&#8220;Recently I&#8217;ve been diagnosed with a very rare neurological disorder called the stiff-person syndrome which affects one in a million people.&#8221;
SPS has been described as a progressive disease that leaves its victims as “human statues” who cannot walk or talk, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11516313/Celine-Dion-diagnosed-incurable-neurological-disease-Stiff-Person-Syndrome.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Daily Mail.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-not-giving-up-celine-dion-cancels-entire-world-tour-amid-disorder-battle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;I&#8217;m Not Giving Up&#8217;: Celine Dion Cancels Entire World Tour Amid Disorder Battle</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tracy-chapman-to-perform-fast-car-with-luke-combs-at-grammys-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tracy Chapman</a> made a rare appearance at the 2024 Grammys on Sunday, where she surprised fans when she joined <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-makes-me-sick-luke-combs-apologizes-to-fan-sued-for-making-merch-bearing-his-likeness" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Luke Combs</a> on stage to sing an acoustic version of her song, &#8220;Fast Car.&#8221;
During the 66th annual awards show, <a href="https://x.com/gavinoconnor/status/1754433221888979053?s=20">Chapman</a> sang a few lines of her 1988 hit before the 33-year-old country singer joined in with his more gritty version that blew up the music charts last year.
Chapman, 59, sounded as beautiful as ever as the two took turns with the verses in a duet that wowed the star-studded audience in the room and viewers at home.
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I can’t remember being this moved by a performance. The peerless Tracy Chapman performs Fast Car with Luke Combs for the first time in years at the Grammys. This is very special. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TracyChapman?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TracyChapman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GRAMMYs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GRAMMYs</a> 
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At one point, the camera cut away to the audience, showing superstar singers like Taylor Swift and Jelly Roll standing and singing along with Chapman and Combs.
At home, the performance was received just as well, with people reposting clips of the performance on social media and describing the duet as the highlight of the night.
&#8220;Watching Tracy Chapman perform &#8216;Fast Car&#8217; with Luke Combs made me very happy,&#8221; one account posted. &#8220;I love how respectful he&#8217;s been of her work and her legacy.&#8221;
Another added, &#8220;Okay America needed this moment! THEE Tracy Chapman performing Fast Car with Luke Combs #GRAMMY&#8221;
While a third wrote, &#8220;I can&#8217;t remember being this moved by a performance. The peerless Tracy Chapman performs Fast Car with Luke Combs for the first time in years at the Grammys. This is very special.&#8221;
At the end of the song, the stars in the room cheered and gave Chapman and Combs a standing ovation. 
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Combs&#8217; version of &#8220;Fast Car&#8221; made him a crossover hit over the summer, topping Billboard&#8217;s Radio Songs chart for four weeks, <a href="https://variety.com/2024/music/news/tracy-chapman-luke-combs-grammys-perform-1235891995/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety</a> noted.
It made it to the number one spot on the adult pop and country charts for two weeks each, and No. 6 on Top 40 radio and No. 2 on the Hot 100, the outlet noted. <a href="https://holler.country/news/breaking/luke-combs-earns-first-ever-uk-top-40-hit-with-fast-car/">Combs</a> also broke into the U.K. Top 40 for the first time with the Chapman cover.
Chapman, who has only performed in public three times since the conclusion of her tour in 2009, peaked at No. 6 on the Hot 100 in the U.S. in 1988 and hit the fifth spot in the U.K. two times, once in 1988 and then again 23 years later in 2011, the outlet noted.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tracy-chapman-to-perform-fast-car-with-luke-combs-at-grammys-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tracy Chapman To Perform &#8216;Fast Car&#8217; With Luke Combs At Grammys: Report</a>

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WATCH: Tracy Chapman's Unforgettable Grammys Performance Singing 'Fast Car' With Luke Combs

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jay-z">Jay-Z</a> used his time onstage at the 2024 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/grammys">Grammy Awards</a> ceremony to chastise the Recording Academy for never giving his wife, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/beyonce">Beyoncé</a>, the coveted Album of the Year Award.
The 54-year-old hip hop artist made the remarks while accepting the 2nd annual Dr. Dre Global Impact Award, per a report from <a href="https://people.com/2024-grammys-jay-z-calls-out-grammys-dr-dre-global-impact-award-8558640">People</a>. 
&#8220;We want y&#8217;all to get it right. At least getting close to right. And obviously it&#8217;s subjective. Y&#8217;all don&#8217;t gotta clap at everything. Obviously it&#8217;s subjective because, you know, it&#8217;s music and it&#8217;s opinion-based,&#8221; Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, stated.
&#8220;But, you know, some things — I don&#8217;t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than everyone and never won Album of the Year. So even by your own metrics, that doesn&#8217;t work. Think about that. The most <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">Grammys</a>, never won Album of the Year. That doesn&#8217;t work,&#8221; he continued.
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Though Carter did not clarify which “young lady” he was referring to, fans understood him to be complaining about Beyoncé. The publication noted that Beyoncé was nominated for Album of the Year four times and never won. The singer currently holds the record for the most Grammy wins in history with 32.
The “Break My Soul” singer lost out in Album of the Year in 2010 to Taylor Swift, again in 2015 to Beck, in 2017 to Adele, and in 2023 she lost to Harry Styles. This year, Swift won Album of the Year for “Midnights” while Beyonce was not nominated for any Grammys.
&#8220;You know, some of you gonna go home tonight and feel like you&#8217;ve been robbed. Some of you may get robbed. Some of you don&#8217;t belong in a category. No, when I get nervous I tell the truth,&#8221; Jay-Z added.
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Jay-Z concluded his speech while standing beside his daughter, Blue Ivy. He said, “We gotta keep showing up. And forget the Grammys for a second, just in life. As my daughter sits and stares at me, nervous as I am. Just in life, you gotta keep showing up, forget the Grammys, you gotta keep showing up. Until they give you all those accolades you think you deserve, until they call you a chairman, until they call you a genius, until they call you the greatest of all time. You feel me?”
Viewers were quick to compare Jay-Z’s speech to the infamous incident at the 2009 MTV VMAs when Kanye West interrupted then-19-year-old Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video and declared that Beyonce should have won instead.
“Yo, Taylor, I&#8217;m really happy for you, I&#8217;mma let you finish,” West said at the time. “But Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!”

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