Grammys 2024's most electrifying performances: SZA, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Billy Joel and Fantasia Barrino thrill audience with powerful hits on music's biggest night

The biggest names in music turned out for an electrifying night of performances at the 2024 Grammy Awards, thrilling viewers with the best hits of the year and plenty of nostalgia too. As cameras shifted, they captured a woman in the audience skillfully wielding a sword, demonstrating her samurai expertise atop a table where Phoebe Bridgers and Victoria Monét were seated SZA was draped in a sleek black trench coat and a wide-brimmed hat for her stage performance of Snooze from her second album, SOS Against a backdrop resembling a dimly lit back alley adorned with blazing garbage cans and a dumpster, she delivered her song cloaked in shadows She later joined a group of dancers on stage, seamlessly integrating into the Quentin Tarantino-inspired performance of Kill Bill Grammy Awards 2024 winners: AT A GLANCE Album Of The Year: Taylor Swift - Midnights Record Of The Year: Miley Cyrus - Flowers Song Of The Year: Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For? Taylor Swift made history as she earned her fourth Album Of The Year award at the Grammy Awards 2024 Best New Artist: Victoria Monet Best Pop Solo Performance: Miley Cyrus - Flowers Best Pop Vocal Album: Taylor Swift - Midnights Best R&B Song: SZA - Snooze Best Country Albim: Lainey Wilson - Bell Bottom Country Best Música Urbana Album: Karol G - Mañana Será Bonito The songstress slipped into a tiny black leather bodysuit for the perfomance as she also belted out hits Houdini and Dance The Night Her saucy ensemble clung to her curves and featured racy cut outs and sheer panels, which she teamed with chunky boots Dua writhed around on stage as she entertained the star-studded audience The set featured a metal structure which the stunner climbed with ease as she showcased her impressive dance moves She also snagged the award for Best Progressive R&B Album for SOS. Supported by her brother Finneas on piano, the 22-year-old presented a refined and evocative version of her Oscar-nominated Barbie ballad Eilish made a striking appearance with a pink headscarf and a green dress, channeling the vintage Barbie look from 1965, as previewed on her Instagram earlier that Sunday The straightforward presentation highlighted her soft voice Prior to her performance, Billie secured the award for Best Song Written for Visual Media for the Barbie hit The straightforward presentation highlighted her soft voice, enabling it to rise and underscore the profound message within the lyrics, addressing the theme of finding one's purpose Prior to her performance, Billie secured the award for Best Song Written for Visual Media for the Barbie hit. Billy Joel, meanwhile, performed at the Grammys for first time in 30 years, as he is set to release his first new song since 2007 While veteran musician Billy Joel also debuted a new song, Turn the Lights Back On, he returned to the stage to close out the ceremony with his iconic 1980 bop You May Be Right The performances found themselves sandwiched rather unfairly between the top awards presented to Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift towards the end of the night As a result, a notable number of audience members were observed leaving during his second song While veteran musician Billy Joel also debuted a new song, Turn the Lights Back On, he returned to the stage to close out the ceremony with his iconic 1980 bop You May Be Right.