Coco Jones had previously thought the industry had abandoned her after a ‘career stall’ she referenced in the aftermath of her breakout role in Disney’s Let it Shine. Her second chance came around in the form of her viral track “I.C.U.” Jones is now signed to Def Jam Recordings and is set to release her official debut album later this year.
SZA ended up being the 2024 Grammys’ most-nominated artist. She was nominated for nine, and took home three awards in the following categories: “R&B Song,” “Pop Duo/Group Performance,” and “Urban Contemporary Album.”
Ice Spice was nominated for four awards in the following categories: “New Artist,” “Pop Duo/Group Performance,” “Rap Song,” and “Song Written for Visual Media.”
Notably, Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter highlighted Beyonce while accepting his Lifetime Achievement Award, and he brought up important topics related to the categories, and to the winners.
“I don’t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than everyone and never won Album of The Year. So even by your own metrics, that doesn’t work. Think about that. The most Grammys; [and she] never won album of the year, that doesn’t work,” he said.
“We love y’all. We want y’all to get it right, at least get it close to right.”