Paramore ‘This Is Why’ Wins Best Rock Album at 2024 Grammys

Paramore won the award for Best Rock Album at the 2024 Grammys!

On Sunday, February 4, the annual awards show took place in Los Angeles. Musicians hailed to the Crypto.com Arena for the main telecast and Peacock Theater for the premiere ceremony. During the pre-event, the majority of winners were announced, including Best Rock Album.

In addition to their win, Paramore makes GRAMMY history as the first female-fronted band to win Best Rock Album.

The accolade marks the first time in 9 years that Paramore is recognized with a win at the GRAMMY’s, having won their first ever award back in 2015 for Best Rock Song with “Ain’t It Fun.”

2024 Best Rock Album Grammys Nominees

But Here We Are
Foo Fighters

Starcatcher
Greta Van Fleet

72 Seasons
Metallica

This Is Why
Paramore

In Times New Roman…
Queens Of The Stone Age

All About Rock at the Grammys

This year, Queens of the Stone Age were also nominated for Best Rock Song for “Emotion Sickness.” Meanwhile, Paramore’s “This Is Why,” is also up for Best Alternative Performance. Additionally, Foo Fighters were considered for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for “Rescued.” Metallica was honored in both Best Rock and Best Metal Performance categories.

Metallica has garnered multiple Grammy victories throughout their illustrious career. Their groundbreaking self-titled album, commonly known as “The Black Album,” earned them the Grammy for Best Metal Performance with the song “One” in 1990. Metallica’s dominance continued in subsequent years, with wins for Best Metal Performance in 1991 (“Stone Cold Crazy”), 1992 (“Metallica”) and 1999 (“Better Than You”). Their performance with the San Francisco Symphony for “S&M” also earned them a Grammy in 2001.

Paramore’s defining Grammy moment occurred in 2008 when their breakthrough hit “Misery Business” earned them a nomination for Best Short Form Music Video. In 2011, Paramore was spotlighted as they won the Grammy for Best Rock Song with “The Only Exception.”