EXPLAINER: How Grammy winners are selected

The 2024 66th Grammy Awards ceremony, also known as the Grammys, was held last night at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Tagged “Music’s biggest night,” the Grammy Awards is regarded as the most prestigious award in the music industry worldwide.

It is presented by the Recording Academy of the United States.

This year’s award ceremony featured a total of 94 categories.

Below are the winners of the top four categories at last night’s award:

• Album of the Year – Taylor Swift, Midnights
• Record of the Year – Miley Cyrus, Flowers
• Song of the Year – Billie Eilish, What Was I Made For?
• Best new Artist – Victoria Monét

Taylor Swift was the highlight of this year’s Grammy Awards, making history as the first artiste to win the Album of the Year award for the fourth time.

This year, Africa was prominently represented at the awards.

In this report, PUNCH Online highlights the process by which Grammy winners are selected:

• The Grammy Awards process begins with submissions. Record companies and artistes submit their works to the Recording Academy for consideration.
• The submissions are made online, accompanied by a physical copy of the work, which is sent to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
• The submission must meet several eligibility categories, including the release date, submission deadline, proper categorization and other Academy rules that must be adhered to. For example, for the 2024 awards, only works released between October 1, 2022, and September 15, 2023 were nominated..