Miley Cyrus’ Big GRAMMYs Night: Why Her Two Wins Were Monumental
“Flowers” helped Miley Cyrus finally receive her, well, flowers. Take a look at the pop superstar’s GRAMMY history that made her 2024 GRAMMY wins so important.

She’s just bein’ Miley! The 2024 GRAMMYs were full of history-making moments, surprise appearances and unforgettable performances, but it’s possible no one came away from Music Biggest Night more euphoric than Miley Cyrus.

Over the course of the evening, the superstar not only gave the live television debut of her global No. 1 single “Flowers,” but also walked away with the first two GRAMMY Awards of her career — for Record Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.

Before the Feb. 4 ceremony, the one-time Disney Channel star had only been nominated twice, and only once for her own work. Her 2013 album, Bangerz, received a nod for Best Pop Vocal Album in 2014, and she earned a nod for Album Of The Year for her feature on Lil Nas X’s MONTERO in 2022.

However, Cyrus has been an undeniable fixture at the GRAMMYs dating back to the days when she was still getting the best of both worlds as Hannah Montana. Whether she was serving as a presenter — like the time she and Cyndi Lauper accepted the award for Best New Artist on behalf of Amy Winehouse in 2008 — or helping pay tribute to her godmother Dolly Parton alongside Katy Perry, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves and Little Big Town in 2019, the pop star has participated in roughly half of the GRAMMYs telecasts over the last 15 years.

She’s even performed multiple times — though before this year, she was always helping someone else sing their own song. In 2009, the then-teenage sensation duetted with Taylor Swift on Fearless single “Fifteen,” just one year before the then-country star would win her first Album Of The Year trophy for the full body of work. Nearly a decade later, she joined forces with Elton John for a special rendition of “Tiny Dancer” at the 2018 ceremony. The following year, she traded verses with Shawn Mendes on his GRAMMY-nominated single “In My Blood” on top of taking part in the star-studded Dolly tribute.

So naturally, her history of duets and collaborations would make her first time performing solo on the GRAMMYs stage all the more special, as she explained in the video package introducing her performance of “Flowers.”

“Why I’m performing at the GRAMMYs: so I can lay in bed on February 5th and watch a video of myself performing at the GRAMMYs,” she confessed with a grin. “That is, like, actually the most honest answer I could give you. I thought about it this morning! When I was rehearsing for the GRAMMYs, I thought, ‘Why am I doing this?’ And I was like, ‘Oh yeah, for me!'”

Cyrus’ journey to claiming her first pair of GRAMMYs on Sunday night has been equally unique and unexpected. More than once over the last decade, Cyrus’ songs have helped propel producers like Dr. Luke (“Wrecking Ball,” will.i.am collaboration “Fall Down”) and Andrew Watt (“Midnight Sky”) into the race for Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical — with Watt even taking home the award in 2021 — but without the singer landing nods of her own.

So whether she was giddily accepting the trophy for Best Pop Solo Performance from fellow “MC” Mariah Carey at the beginning of the telecast, shouting out the win during her performance of “Flowers” (“Started to cry, then remembered…I just won my first GRAMMY!”) or later being presented Record Of The Year by Meryl Streep and Mark Ronson, Cyrus’ big night served as a long-deserved victory lap for one of pop music’s most versatile hitmakers.

And yet, the superstar also happily vowed by night’s end that she wouldn’t be letting the addition of “two-time GRAMMY winner” to her long career of accomplishments get to her head.

“This award is amazing,” she said in her Record Of The Year acceptance speech. “But I really hope that it doesn’t change anything, because my life was beautiful yesterday. Not everyone in the world will get a GRAMMY, but everyone in this world is spectacular. So please don’t think that this is important, even though this is very important, right guys? We’re very excited to put this on the piano.”

The 2024 GRAMMYs telecast is nominated for Outstanding Variety Special (Live), Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Special, and three more awards at the 2024 Emmys, which take place Sunday, Sept. 15.

It’s officially awards season! Today, the nominees for the 2024 Emmys dropped — and, happily, the 2024 GRAMMYs telecast received a whopping five nominations.

At the 2024 Emmys, the 2024 GRAMMYs telecast is currently nominated for Outstanding Variety Special (Live), Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special, Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special, and Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Special.

Across these categories, this puts Music’s Biggest Night in a friendly head-to-head with other prestigious awards shows and live variety specials, including the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show starring Usher as well as fellow awards shows the Oscars and the Tonys.

2024 was a banner year for the GRAMMYs. Music heroes returned to the spotlight; across Categories, so many new stars were minted. New GRAMMY Categories received their inaugural winners: Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz Album and Best Pop Dance Recording. Culture-shaking performances and acceptance speeches went down. Those we lost received a loving farewell via the In Memoriam segment.

The 2025 GRAMMYs will take place Sunday, Feb. 2, live at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and will broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Nominations for the 2025 GRAMMYs will be announced Friday, Nov. 8, 2024.

For more information about the 2025 GRAMMY Awards season, learn more about the annual GRAMMY Awards process, read our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section, view the official GRAMMY Awards Rules and Guidelines, and visit the GRAMMY Award Update Center for a list of real-time changes to the GRAMMY Awards process.