Billie Eilish won Song of the Year at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for “What Was I Made For? [From The Motion Picture ‘Barbie’].” The Recording Academy credits Eilish and her brother, Finneas O’Connell, as the songwriters. The song also won Best Song Written for Visual Media.
Who won 2024 Grammy Song of the Year?
The Recording Academy named Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell as the writers of “What Was I Made For? [From The Motion Picture ‘Barbie’],” the 2024 Song of the Year winner. The award recognizes songwriting achievement for a song comprising music and lyrics, rather than honoring only the performer.
Eilish’s fellow nominees were “A&W,” “Anti-Hero,” “Butterfly,” “Dance the Night,” “Flowers,” “Kill Bill,” and “Vampire.” The Academy’s 2024 category record lists the nominees and identifies the two credited songwriters.
What Song of the Year recognizes
Song of the Year and Record of the Year are separate Grammy categories. Song of the Year is a songwriter’s award; Record of the Year recognizes a recording and credits artists and recording contributors. The Recording Academy’s 2024 category record and full winners list show the distinction in their category descriptions and credits.
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- Billie Eilish's third studio album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, released via Darkroom/Interscope Records is her most daring body of work to date, a diverse yet cohesive collection of songs - ideally listened to in its entirety from beginning to end - does exactly as the album title suggests; hits you hard and soft both lyrically and sonically, while bending genres and defying trends along the way
The Barbie song’s other Grammy win
“What Was I Made For?” was written for the Barbie motion picture and also won Best Song Written for Visual Media at the February 4, 2024 ceremony. Barbie The Album separately won Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, according to the Academy’s award-night report.
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The 66th Annual Grammy Awards took place on Sunday, February 4, 2024, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Eilish performed the song during the ceremony, accompanied by Finneas on piano and a five-piece string section, as described in the Academy’s performance report.
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After the win, Eilish said, “Damn, dude! I’m shocked out of my balls!” The Recording Academy’s report of the result also quotes her praising the other nominees as “a crazy list of incredible people.”
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