Key Points
- US supergroup boygenius, Kylie Minogue, Billie Eilish and Finneas have cleaned up at this year's Grammys.
- Minogue's win in the Best Pop Dance Recording category was her first Grammy in 20 years and her second ever.
- Singer SZA is leading the nomination count with nine, followed closely by Victoria Monét and Bridgers with seven
Taylor Swift won the Grammy award on Monday for album of the year, becoming the only artist to win the top music industry prize four times over her career.
Swift won the honour on for her pop album "Midnights" at a ceremony dominated by female musicians.
Swift also used the occasion to announce a new album, which she later revealed in a social media post would be titled The Tortured Poets Department, would come out on 19 April.
The excitement started early with Kylie Minogue winning her second-ever Grammy.
Minogue won Best Pop Dance Recording for Padam Padam - her first Grammy win in 20 years. Her first was for the song Come Into My World in 2004.
The 55-year-old Australian singer was not present to collect the award, but the song's British producer Peter Rycroft appeared on stage.
"This is such a unique process on this song, it started as an idea with a friend who I wrote it with originally and we built up a fairly rough demo and it got into the hands of Kylie," he said.
"She is such a powerhouse, she recorded her own vocals in her hotel room and sent me the project - she is very hands on and very collaborative."
The pop princess recorded her reaction to the win in a video on Instagram.
Boygenious collect three Grammys
US supergroup boygenius landed three Grammy Awards at the 66th annual ceremony.
The trio - comprising stars Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus - were sporting matching white suits as they picked up best rock song and best rock performance for their hit Not Strong Enough, and best alternative music album for their debut The Record.
Bridgers exclaimed "what the hell" after collecting their third award in quick succession.
"This is so incredible, we're just screaming backstage - it's just been a constant scream," she said.
Boygenius accept the award for best alternative music album for The Record during the Grammys. Credit: Sipa USA
"This is shocking to me," Eilish said. "I was expecting to turn right back around and leave."
Finneas said: "I want to thank our parents, our dad, who worked as a construction worker at Mattel Corporation for much of our childhood to keep food on the table."
The Beatles also won best music video for the animated clip for I'm Only Sleeping.
Women outpace men in the major Grammy categories, so expect to see a spotlight on its female nominees as the night continues.
SZA is the lead contender with nine nominations, followed closely by Victoria Monét and Bridgers with seven. Bridgers' band boygenius has six, as does Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Brandy Clark, Batiste and producer Jack Antonoff.
Singer SZA leads all Grammy nominees this year with nine nods. Credit: Amy Harris
If Victoria Monét 's Hollywood wins Best Traditional R&B Performance, her two-year-old daughter Hazel will become the youngest Grammy winner.
Karol G could become the first female artist to ever win in the best Música Urbana album category if she wins for Manana Sera Bonito. Jack Antonoff could tie Babyface as the producer with the most consecutive wins in the producer of the year, non-classical category with a third win in 2024.
Where can you watch the Grammys in Australia?
In Australia, the 66th Grammys will air live on Channel 7 and 7Plus, starting at midday (AEDT).
The award show will also be available to stream on Paramount+ for subscribers.
