<h5>What are the Grammys?</h5><p>The <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newsahoot.com/articles/pm-modi-featured-song-nominated-for-grammy">Grammy Awards</a>, often known as Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States. The Grammys are given to recognise outstanding achievements in the global music industry.</p><p>The Latin Recording Academy presents the annual Latin Grammy Awards. The Grammys were originally called the Gramophone Awards.</p><p>The first Grammy Awards were held on 4th May 1959. The awards were given to performers to celebrate their musical achievements in 1958. Recently, the Grammys 2024 was held on 4th February in Los Angeles, USA. Awards were presented in various categories. Shankar Mahadevan’s group has won an award at Grammys 2024.</p><h5>Which award did Shankar Mahadevan’s group win?</h5><p>The music group's name is <i>Shakti</i>, and it is comprised of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, singer Shankar Mahadevan (part of the Bollywood composers Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy), and guitarist John McLaughlin (founding member of the music group). They have won the 2024 Grammy Award in the Best Global Music Album category for their album ‘This Moment.’</p><p>The album also features violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan and drummer Selvaganesh Vinayakram. Zakir Hussain also won two more Grammys - the Best Global Music Performance Award for his work on “Pashto” with Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, and Rakesh Chaurasia, and another Grammy in the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album category for ‘As We Speak.’</p><h5>Who are some of the major Grammy Awards 2024 winners?</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/shankar-mahadevan-s-music-group-wins-a-grammy%2FBillie%20Eilish.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=02a4b70e-7c50-45a3-88ab-25dfb6ea30f1"><figcaption>Billie Eilish and FINNEAS with their Grammys. Photo by Recording Academy / GRAMMYs.</figcaption></figure><p>The Grammy for the Record Of The Year was won by Miley Cyrus for “Flowers.” Cyrus also won the Best Pop Solo Performance for “Flowers.” The Album Of The Year was won by Taylor Swift for ‘Midnights.’ Billie Eilish and FINNEAS won the Song Of The Year award for the song “What Was I Made For?” This song was used in the film <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newsahoot.com/articles/barbie-movie-breaks-box-office-records">Barbie</a>.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/shankar-mahadevan-s-music-group-wins-a-grammy%2FTaylor%20Swift.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=98084948-c694-40ff-985d-24a2478898ee"><figcaption>Taylor Swift with her Grammy Award. Photo by Recording Academy / GRAMMYs.</figcaption></figure><p>These are some of the major wins from Grammys 2024. You can check out the full list <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.grammy.com/awards/66th-annual-grammy-awards-2023">here</a>.</p>

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