Irish singer-songwriter Cian Ducrot has won a Grammy Award for songwriting. The Cork musician was one of the co-writers of Saturn, performed by singer SZA, which won the Grammy for best R&B song at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Ducrot’s debut album, Victory – released in October 2023 – topped both the Irish and UK charts, and he picked up the RTÉ Choice Music Prize for Irish Song of the Year with his track Heaven. Last summer he played a series of high-profile concerts in Ireland, including St Anne’s Park, Dublin, and a sold-out hometown show at Cork’s Virgin Media Park.
Beyoncé, leading nominee at the 67th Grammy Awards, won her first award of the night for her song featuring Miley Cyrus, II Most Wanted. It took home the country duo/group performance during the Grammys’ Premiere Ceremony, where 85 awards are handed out.
The Premiere Ceremony, a pre-telecast show, began with host/songwriter Justin Tranter setting the scene, giving the first award of the day, best pop solo performance, to Sabrina Carpenter for Espresso.
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It is her first Grammy win. First-time winners were abundant. Charli XCX also won her first two Grammys, in the best pop dance recording category for Von Dutch and best dance/electronic album for Brat.
Sierra Ferrell won her first Grammys for Americana performance, Americana roots song, Americana album and American roots performance.
“Honestly this is kind of hilarious,” she joked after returning to the stage for a third time. “Yikes,” she said as she started her fourth acceptance speech.
The energy was high from minute one: Yolanda Adams, Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, Pentatonix’s Scott Hoying, Angelique Kidjo and Taj Mahal opened the premiere ceremony with a soulful rendition of Bridge Over Troubled Water.
As Los Angeles continues to recover from fires that destroyed more than 14,000 structures and displaced tens of thousands, the Recording Academy has reformatted its award show to benefit to help wildfire victims.
“We’re also going to recognise the resilience of our community and celebrate our first responders and do our very best to lift up this city that we love,” Recording Academy chief executive Harvey Mason Jr said in his opening remarks.
Comedian Trevor Noah will host for a fifth year in a row and history could be made when some of the biggest names in music gather. – PA/AP
