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Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment Congratulates Recording Academy® New York Chapter and New York Based 2024 GRAMMY® Winners and Honorees

Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter Presented with the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award


NEW YORK, February 12, 2024 - The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment congratulates the Recording Academy® New York Chapter and New York-based winners, nominees and honorees recognized at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards®, held Sunday, February 4 in Los Angeles.

During the GRAMMY Awards ceremony, Brooklyn born and raised Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter was presented with the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award for his contributions to the industry and for using his platform as an artist and entrepreneur to make a positive impact on the music community. Winner for Best New Artist at the 65th GRAMMY Awards and Best Jazz Performance at the 66th GRAMMY Awards, Samara Joy performed "Can't Get Out of This Mood". New York City legends and past GRAMMY recipients Billy Joel and Jon Batiste also put on memorable performances.

Recording Academy New York Chapter and New York-based 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners:

  • Samara Joy - Best Jazz Performance - Tight
  • Some Like It Hot - Best Musical Theatre Album
  • Alicia Keys & Ann Mincieli - Best Immersive Audio Album - The Diary of Alicia Keys
  • Harlem Quartet - Best Classical Compendium - Passion For Bach And Coltrane
  • David Frost, Latonia Moore, Yannick Nezet-Seguin - Best Opera Recording - Blanchard: Champion (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
  • Nicole Zuraitis - Best Jazz Vocal Album - How Love Begins
  • Jack Antonoff - Album of the Year - Midnights
  • Jack Antonoff - Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
  • Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus of boygenius - Best Rock Performance - Not Strong Enough
  • Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus of boygenius - Best Rock Song - Not Strong Enough
  • Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus of boygenius - Best Alternative Music Album - The Record
  • Miguel Zenon & Luis Perdomo - Best Latin Jazz Album - El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2
  • Meshell Ndegeocello - Best Alternative Jazz Album - The Omnichord Real Book
  • Fred again... - Best Dance/Electronic Music Album - Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)
  • Rubén Blades - Best Tropical Latin Album - Siembra: 45º Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico, 14 de Mayo 2022)
  • Antaeus - Best Reggae Album - Colors Of Royal
  • David Frost & Silas Brown - Best Engineered Album, Classical - Contemporary American Composers
  • Jessie Montgomery - Best Contemporary Classical Composition - Montgomery: Rounds

Dr. Dre Global Impact Award Honoree: Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter