While the American pop star Beyoncé won the top Grammy award for album of the year at the 2024 Grammy awards in Los Angeles, and the rapper Kendrick Lamar swept the five categories he was nominated for, French artists Gojia and Justice also took home awards.
The French metal band Gojira's memorable performance with opera singer Marina Viotti at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics won the Grammy for "metal performance of the year".
Their version of Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!) on 26 July 2024, featuring imagery of a decapitated Marie-Antoinette, beat out competitors such as Metallica and Judas Priest.
And the French electronic duo won the Grammy for best dance/electronic recording, for their track Neverender.
“The Grammys are like the Oscars, it's mythical for us. We've been following them since we were kids,” Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Augé told Le Parisien newspaper.
The duo, on tour in France, were not in Los Angeles to receive their third Grammy – best remix in 2009 for MGMT's Electric Feel, and best dance/electronic album in 2019 for Woman Worldwide.
Their album Hyperdrama this year face stiff competition from favourite Charli XCX’s Brat.
Justice has three nominations in the Victoires de la musique, France’s version of the Grammys, which will be held on 14 February.
(with AFP)
