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Miley Cyrus wins Record of the Year Grammy for 'Flowers'

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Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:958px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/AFP__20240205__34HP3LC__v1__HighRes__66thGrammyAwardsShow.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">US singer-songwriter Miley Cyrus accepts the Record Of The Year award for &quot;Flowers&quot; on stage during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Valerie Macon, AFP</span> </span></span></span></div><p>LOS ANGELES -- Pop chameleon Miley Cyrus bested a stacked field that included Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish to win the Grammy for Record of the Year on Sunday.</p><p>She nabbed the prize -- recognizing overall performance of a song –- for her hit single &quot;Flowers,&quot; which spent eight weeks at number one on the Billboard top songs chart last year.</p><p>&quot;This award is amazing but I really hope it doesn&#x27;t change anything because my life was beautiful yesterday,&quot; Cyrus said onstage as she accepted he award.</p><p>&quot;Not everyone in the world will get a Grammy, but everyone in this world is spectacular, so please don&#x27;t think that this is important.&quot;</p><p>The tune also earned the 31-year-old Cyrus a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year, which honors songwriting. She also earned a nod for Album of the Year.</p><p>She won her first Grammy of the day for Best Pop Solo Performance, also for &quot;Flowers.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Flowers&quot; was the lead single off Cyrus&#x27; eighth studio album &quot;Endless Summer Vacation,&quot; which she released to critical praise, particularly for her vocals and its commercial appeal.</p><p>The dance-pop album also incorporates some country and rock elements, a nod to Cyrus&#x27; roots in Tennessee, where she grew up outside of Nashville.</p><p>The pop star, whose father is country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, first gained fame as a teen idol, after breaking out on the hit Disney Channel series &quot;Hannah Montana.&quot;</p><p>As she reached adulthood, Cyrus broke away from her alter ego and created a more provocative image, including youthful exploits that served as tabloid catnip.</p><p>Cyrus has had a number of hit singles including &quot;Party In the USA&quot; and &quot;Wrecking Ball&quot; under her belt, and is praised for her versatility and cover songs.</p><p>&quot;I don&#x27;t think I forgot anyone,&quot; she said as she left the stage, but not before quipping: &quot;But I might have forgotten underwear.&quot;</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Pop chameleon Miley Cyrus bested a stacked field that included Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish to win the Grammy for Record of the Year on Sunday.</p>

Pop chameleon Miley Cyrus bested a stacked field that included Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish to win the Grammy for Record of the Year on Sunday.